CN220628279U - Electric connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an electric connector assembly, which comprises an electric connector and a switching component, wherein the electric connector comprises an insulating body and a conductive terminal fixed on the insulating body, the conductive terminal comprises a fixing part fixed on the insulating body, a contact part formed by extending from one end of the fixing part and a pin extending from the other end of the fixing part, the switching component comprises a substrate and a connecting terminal fixed on the substrate, and the connecting terminal comprises a connecting part fixed on the substrate, an elastic arm which is formed by extending from the connecting part and is abutted with the pin, and a contact which is exposed on the lower surface of the substrate and is used for being welded on a circuit board. The electric connector is elastically abutted with the switching component, so that the electric connector can be quickly disassembled and replaced, and the cost loss is reduced.

Description

Electric connector assembly

[ field of technology ]

The present utility model relates to an electrical connector assembly, and more particularly, to an electrical connector assembly capable of being quickly disassembled and replaced.

[ background Art ]

Chinese patent No. CN218896850U discloses an electrical connector, the electrical connector includes an insulating body and a conductive terminal fixed on the insulating body, the conductive terminal includes a fixing portion fixed on the insulating body, a contact portion formed by extending from one end of the fixing portion, and a soldering leg extending from the other end of the fixing portion to the insulating body, the soldering leg is soldered on a circuit board.

Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a new electrical connector that overcomes the above-described drawbacks.

[ utility model ]

The utility model aims to provide an electric connector assembly capable of being disassembled and replaced quickly.

The aim of the utility model is achieved by the following technical scheme: an electric connector assembly comprises an electric connector and a switching component, wherein the electric connector comprises an insulating body and a conductive terminal fixedly held on the insulating body, the conductive terminal comprises a fixedly holding part fixedly held on the insulating body, a contact part formed by extending from one end of the fixedly holding part and a pin extending out of the insulating body from the other end of the fixedly holding part, the switching component comprises a substrate and a connecting terminal fixedly held on the substrate, and the connecting terminal comprises a connecting part fixedly held on the substrate, an elastic arm which is formed by extending from the connecting part and is abutted with the pin, and a contact which is exposed on the lower surface of the substrate and is used for being welded on a circuit board.

Further, the conductive terminals are held to the insulating body in a lateral arrangement.

Furthermore, the substrate is provided with an accommodating space penetrating through the upper surface and the lower surface, the connecting terminal is accommodated in the accommodating space, and the pins enter the accommodating space from top to bottom to be abutted with the elastic arms.

Further, the accommodating space comprises a holding hole for holding the connecting part and an accommodating hole for accommodating the elastic arm, and the holding hole is integrally communicated with the accommodating hole.

Further, the connecting terminal is fixedly installed in the accommodating space from bottom to top, the connecting portion is fixedly arranged in the fixing hole in a vertical plate-shaped structure, a pair of elastic arms extending from the connecting portion to the accommodating hole jointly clamp the pins, and the elastic arms can elastically deform in the transverse direction.

Further, the upper surface of the switching component is concavely provided with a butt joint hole for the pins to enter, and the butt joint hole is arranged into a conical structure with a big upper part and a small lower part and penetrates downwards to the accommodating space.

Further, the radial dimension of the lower end of the butt joint hole is smaller than the dimension of the accommodating space in the transverse direction and the front-rear direction.

Further, the insulating body comprises a base and a tongue plate formed by extending forwards from the base, the retaining part of the conductive terminal is retained on the insulating body, the contact part is exposed on the abutting surface of the tongue plate, the pin extends out of the base from the retaining part, and the base is mounted on the switching component through a retaining piece.

Further, the conductive terminals include a first row of conductive terminals with a plurality of first conductive terminals and a second row of conductive terminals with a plurality of second conductive terminals, wherein the first row of conductive terminals and the second row of conductive terminals are arranged above the first row of conductive terminals in a transverse direction, the pins downwards extend out of the base from the fixing part, the pins of the first row of conductive terminals and the second row of conductive terminals are respectively divided into two rows in the front-rear direction, the tongue plate, the switching member and the circuit board are arranged in parallel, and the pins are perpendicular to the plane where the switching member is located.

Further, mounting holes are formed in two lateral sides of the base, second mounting holes are formed in positions, corresponding to the mounting holes, of two lateral sides of the switching member, and the fixing piece is a bolt member which penetrates through the mounting holes and the second mounting holes to mount the base on the switching member.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: the conductive terminals of the electric connector are inserted into the switching component from top to bottom and elastically abutted with the connection terminals of the switching component, and the electric connector is fixed on the switching component through bolts, so that the electric connector can be conveniently and quickly disassembled and replaced.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electrical connector assembly of the present utility model mated with a circuit board.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector assembly and circuit board of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of fig. 2 from another direction.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector of the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of fig. 4 from another direction.

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the adapter member and circuit board of the present utility model.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of fig. 6 from another direction.

Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the conductive terminal of the present utility model in contact with the connection terminal.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of fig. 1.

The utility model will be further described in the following detailed description in conjunction with the above-described figures.

[ detailed description ] of the utility model

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present utility model includes an electrical connector 10 and a switching member 20, wherein the electrical connector 10 and the switching member 20 are fixedly mounted on a circuit board 30, the electrical connector 10 includes an insulative housing 11 and a plurality of conductive terminals 12 transversely arranged and fixedly mounted on the insulative housing 11, the insulative housing 11 includes a base 111 and a tongue plate 112 horizontally extending from the base 111, the conductive terminals 12 include a fixing portion 121 (see fig. 9) fixedly mounted on the insulative housing 11, a contact portion 122 horizontally extending from one end of the fixing portion 121 and a pin 123 extending from the other end of the fixing portion 121 to the lower surface of the base 111, the contact portion 122 is exposed on the abutting surface of the tongue plate 112, and the switching member 20 includes a substrate 210 and a connection terminal 220 fixedly mounted on the substrate 210.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the base 111 is a substantially rectangular plate structure extending in a horizontal direction, the tongue plate 112 is formed by extending horizontally forward from a front end surface of the base 111, the adapting member 20 is also a substantially rectangular plate structure extending in a horizontal direction, and the adapting member 20 and the tongue plate 112 are disposed parallel to each other. The adapting member 20 is provided with a receiving space 230 penetrating through the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate 210 for receiving the connection terminal 220, and the pins 123 vertically enter the receiving space 230 from top to bottom to elastically abut against and electrically connect with the connection terminal 220. A pair of mounting holes 113 are formed at two lateral ends of the base 111, a pair of second mounting holes 211 are formed at two lateral ends of the substrate 210 corresponding to the positions of the mounting holes 113, the circuit board 30 has a third mounting hole 31 corresponding to the mounting holes 113 and the second mounting holes 211, and a pair of contact points 32 exposed on the upper surface of the circuit board 30 for welding the connection terminals 220. The electrical connector 10 and the adapting member 20 are mutually held and fixedly mounted on the circuit board 30 by a holder (not shown), wherein the holder (not shown) is a bolt member passing through the mounting hole 113, the second mounting hole 211 and the third mounting hole 31 in sequence, and the electrical connector and the adapting member can be separated only by removing the holder. In other embodiments, the electrical connector 10 and the adapting member 20 are mounted in a matching manner by the fixing member (not shown), the adapting member 20 may be fixed to the circuit board 30 only by the connection terminal 220 by welding, and further, the electrical connector assembly 100 may be fixed to the circuit board 30 entirely by the connection terminal 220 by welding.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the conductive terminals 12 include a first row of conductive terminals 125 having a plurality of first conductive terminals 124 arranged in a transverse direction and a second row of conductive terminals 127 having a plurality of second conductive terminals 126 arranged above the first row of conductive terminals 125, the pins 123 of the first conductive terminals 124 and the second conductive terminals 126 extend downwards from the holding portion 121 to the base 111, and the pins 123 of the first row of conductive terminals 125 and the second row of conductive terminals 127 are respectively arranged in two rows in the front-rear direction, i.e. the pins 123 of the first row of conductive terminals 125 are respectively arranged in two rows in the transverse direction, and the pins 123 of the second row of conductive terminals 127 are also arranged in two rows in the transverse direction in the front-rear direction, so as to reduce the transverse dimension of the electrical connector. The electrical connector 10 further includes an intermediate shielding plate 128 disposed between the first row of conductive terminals 125 and the second row of conductive terminals 127, and two lateral sides of the lower surface of the base 111 protrude downward to form an abutment 114 for abutting against the adapting member 20.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, the adapting member 20 includes the substrate 210 and a plurality of connection terminals 220 fixed on the substrate 210, the connection terminals 220 are formed by integrally punching and bending a metal plate, and the connection terminals 220 include a connection portion 221 fixed on the substrate 210, an elastically deformable elastic arm 222 extending from the connection portion 221, and a contact 223 extending from the connection portion 221 for soldering to the circuit board 30. The substrate 210 has a plurality of accommodating spaces 230 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces thereof, the accommodating spaces 230 include a holding hole 231 for holding the connection portion 221 and an accommodating hole 232 for accommodating the elastic arm 222, the holding hole 231 is integrally communicated with the accommodating hole 232, the connection terminal 220 is mounted in the accommodating space 230 from bottom to top, the connection portion 221 has a vertical plate-like structure, and the contact 223 is bent back from the connection portion 221 to extend and expose to the lower surface of the substrate 210. The pair of elastic arms 222 extending from the connecting portion 221 to the accommodating hole 232 together hold the pins 123 to maintain reliable electrical connection between the elastic arms 222 and the pins 223, and the elastic arms 222 are configured as elastic structures that can be elastically deformed in the lateral direction, so as to further reduce the lateral space of the circuit board 30 occupied by the electrical connector 10.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, the pins 123 are vertically arranged in a cantilever-like structure, the tail of each pin 123 is smaller than the top of each pin 123, the elastic arms 222 elastically abut against the tail of each pin 123, the upper surface of the adapting member 20 is provided with a docking hole 240 in a concave manner at a position corresponding to the accommodating space 230, the docking hole 240 has a tapered guiding surface 241 with a large upper portion and a small lower portion and penetrates downward into the accommodating space 230, and the radial dimension of the lower end of the docking hole 240 is smaller than the dimension of the accommodating space 230 in the lateral direction and the front-rear direction. The electrical connector 10 is mated with the adapting member 20 from top to bottom, and the pins 123 enter the accommodating space 230 through the tapered guiding surfaces 241 of the mating holes 240.

The foregoing is only some, but not all, embodiments of the present utility model, and any equivalent modifications of the technical solution of the present utility model will be covered by the claims of the present utility model by a person of ordinary skill in the art from reading the present specification.

Claims (10)

1. An electrical connector assembly, characterized by: the electric connector assembly comprises an electric connector and a switching component, wherein the electric connector comprises an insulating body and a conductive terminal fixedly held on the insulating body, the conductive terminal comprises a fixedly holding part fixedly held on the insulating body, a contact part formed by extending from one end of the fixedly holding part and a pin extending out of the insulating body from the other end of the fixedly holding part, the switching component comprises a substrate and a connecting terminal fixedly held on the substrate, and the connecting terminal comprises a connecting part fixedly held on the substrate, an elastic arm which is formed by extending from the connecting part and is abutted with the pin, and a contact which is exposed on the lower surface of the substrate and is used for being welded on a circuit board.

2. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein: the conductive terminals are arranged and fixed on the insulating body in a transverse direction.

3. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein: the base plate is provided with an accommodating space penetrating through the upper surface and the lower surface, the connecting terminal is accommodated in the accommodating space, and the pins enter the accommodating space from top to bottom and are abutted with the elastic arms.

4. An electrical connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein: the accommodating space comprises a holding hole for holding the connecting part and an accommodating hole for accommodating the elastic arm, and the holding hole is integrally communicated with the accommodating hole.

5. The electrical connector assembly of claim 4, wherein: the connecting terminal is fixedly arranged in the accommodating space from bottom to top, the connecting part is fixedly arranged in the fixing hole in a vertical plate-shaped structure, a pair of elastic arms formed by extending from the connecting part to the accommodating hole jointly clamp the pins, and the elastic arms can elastically deform in the transverse direction.

6. An electrical connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein: the upper surface of the switching component is concavely provided with a butt joint hole for the pins to enter, and the butt joint hole is arranged into a conical structure with a big upper part and a small lower part and penetrates downwards to the accommodating space.

7. The electrical connector assembly of claim 6, wherein: the radial dimension of the lower end of the butt joint hole is smaller than the dimension of the accommodating space in the transverse direction and the front-rear direction.

8. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein: the insulating body comprises a base and a tongue plate formed by extending forwards from the base, the retaining part of the conductive terminal is fixedly held on the insulating body, the contact part is exposed on the abutting surface of the tongue plate, the pins extend out of the base from the retaining part, and the base is mounted on the switching component through a retaining piece.

9. The electrical connector assembly of claim 8, wherein: the conductive terminals comprise a first row of conductive terminals which are transversely arranged and provided with a plurality of first conductive terminals, and a second row of conductive terminals which are arranged above the first row of conductive terminals and provided with a plurality of second conductive terminals, the pins downwards extend out of the base from the fixing part, the pins of the first row of conductive terminals and the second row of conductive terminals are respectively divided into two rows in the front-back direction, the tongue plate, the switching member and the circuit board are arranged in parallel, and the pins are perpendicular to the plane where the switching member is located.

10. The electrical connector assembly of claim 8, wherein: the mounting holes are formed in the two lateral sides of the base, the second mounting holes are formed in the two lateral sides of the switching member corresponding to the positions of the mounting holes, and the fixing piece is a bolt member which penetrates through the mounting holes and the second mounting holes to mount the base on the switching member.