CN220652409U

CN220652409U - Electric connector and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN220652409U
Application number: CN202322336636.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 请求不公布姓名
Original assignee: Shenzhen Krconn Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Krconn Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-08-29
Filing date: 2023-08-29
Publication date: 2024-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-29

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electric connector and electronic equipment, wherein the electric connector comprises an upper row of conductive terminal assemblies, a lower row of conductive terminal assemblies, an upper row of injection molding pieces and a lower row of injection molding pieces; the upper conductive terminal assembly comprises a first grounding terminal, a first VBUS terminal, a first SBU terminal, a first D-terminal, a first D+ terminal, a first CC terminal, a second VBUS terminal and a second grounding terminal; the lower conductive terminal assembly includes a third ground terminal, a third VBUS terminal, a second CC terminal, a second D+ terminal, a second D-terminal, a second SBU terminal, a fourth VBUS terminal, and a fourth ground terminal. The utility model can solve the problems that the TYPE-C of 8PIN and the TYPE-C of 16PIN in the prior art cannot be shared by the bonding pads and the wiring of the circuit board of the TYPE-C connector of 16PIN which is welded by the DIP holes is difficult.

Description

Electric connector and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to the field of connectors, and in particular, to an electrical connector and an electronic device.

Background

The electrical connector is widely applied to the field of electronic products due to stable electrical performance, and the TYPE-C connector is one of the connectors with wider use due to the advantages of high transmission speed, hot plug support, no division between front and back sides and the like.

Currently common TYPE-C connectors include 16PIN TYPE-C connectors and 8PIN TYPE-C connectors, which are typically soldered using DIP holes. In the prior art, the bonding pad of the TYPE-C connector of 16PIN and the bonding pad of the TYPE-C connector of 8PIN cannot be shared, so that when the TYPE-C connector of 16PIN and the TYPE-C connector of 8PIN are produced in a factory, two different bonding pads need to be developed, the production cost is high, and the TYPE-C connector of 16PIN is welded by all DIP holes, so that the holes of a circuit board are too many, and wiring of the circuit board is difficult.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present utility model is to provide an electrical connector, which solves the problems that the pads of the TYPE-C of 8PIN and the TYPE-C of 16PIN in the prior art cannot be shared, and the circuit board of the TYPE-C connector of 16PIN which is welded by DIP holes is difficult to wire.

An electric connector comprises an upper row of conductive terminal assemblies, a lower row of conductive terminal assemblies, an upper row of injection molding pieces and a lower row of injection molding pieces;

the upper row of conductive terminal assemblies are embedded in the upper row of injection molding pieces, and the lower row of conductive terminal assemblies are embedded in the lower row of injection molding pieces;

the upper conductive terminal assembly comprises a first grounding terminal, a first VBUS terminal, a first SBU terminal, a first D-terminal, a first D+ terminal, a first CC terminal, a second VBUS terminal and a second grounding terminal;

the lower conductive terminal assembly comprises a third grounding terminal, a third VBUS terminal, a second CC terminal, a second D+ terminal, a second D-terminal, a second SBU terminal, a fourth VBUS terminal and a fourth grounding terminal;

the first VBUS terminal, the second VBUS terminal, the third grounding terminal, the fourth grounding terminal, the second D-terminal, the second D+ terminal, the first SBU terminal and the second SBU terminal are fixed on a circuit board in an SMT welding mode;

the first grounding terminal, the first CC terminal, the first D+ terminal, the first D-terminal, the second grounding terminal, the third VBUS terminal, the second CC terminal and the fourth VBUS terminal are fixed on a circuit board in a DIP welding mode.

According to the electric connector provided by the utility model, 8 PINs are added on the basis of the traditional TYPE-C connector with 8 PINs, and the electrical connector is respectively as follows: the utility model provides a first VBUS terminal, the third earthing terminal, the fourth earthing terminal, the second D-terminal, the second D+ terminal, first SBU terminal, the second SBU terminal, 16 PIN's TYPE-C connector's function has been realized, compare in traditional 8 PIN's TYPE-C connector, 8PIN that the new increase adopts SMT welded mode to fix on the circuit board, consequently, the TYPE-C connector of above-mentioned 16PIN can share a pad with traditional 8 PIN's TYPE-C connector, manufacturing cost is reduced, in addition, the TYPE-C connector of above-mentioned 16PIN need not all to adopt the DIP hole to weld, the trompil quantity of circuit board has been reduced, the problem of circuit board wiring difficulty can be avoided.

In addition, the electrical connector provided by the utility model can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

further, an upper injection molding piece positioned between the first grounding terminal and the first VBUS terminal is provided with an upper first sinking structure arranged towards the lower injection molding piece, and an upper injection molding piece positioned between the second VBUS terminal and the second grounding terminal is provided with an upper second sinking structure arranged towards the lower injection molding piece;

the lower injection molding piece positioned between the third grounding terminal and the third VBUS terminal is provided with a lower first sinking structure arranged towards the upper injection molding piece, and the lower injection molding piece positioned between the fourth VBUS terminal and the fourth grounding terminal is provided with a lower second sinking structure arranged towards the upper injection molding piece;

the upper first sinking structure, the upper second sinking structure, the lower first sinking structure and the injection molding structure in the lower second sinking structure are integrated.

Further, the electrical connector also includes a middle steel sheet mounted between the upper row of conductive terminal assemblies and the lower row of conductive terminal assemblies.

Further, a hollowed-out part is arranged on the middle steel sheet.

Further, the injection molding structure in the hollowed-out part, the upper first sinking structure, the upper second sinking structure, the lower first sinking structure and the injection molding structure in the lower second sinking structure are integrated.

Further, the hollowed-out structure is in a runway shape.

Further, the electric connector further comprises a housing, and the upper row of conductive terminal assemblies, the lower row of conductive terminal assemblies, the upper row of injection molding pieces and the lower row of injection molding pieces are all fixed in the housing.

Another object of the present utility model is to provide an electronic device employing the above electrical connector.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an electrical connector according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of an electrical connector according to a first embodiment of the present utility model assembled on a circuit board;

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

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of upper and lower rows of conductive terminal assemblies;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of an upper conductive terminal assembly, a lower conductive terminal assembly, an upper injection molding member, and a lower injection molding member;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of an electrical connector (without a housing) according to a first embodiment of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

In order that the 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 specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. Several embodiments of the utility model are presented in the figures. This utility model may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "mounted" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "upper," "lower," and the like are used herein for descriptive purposes only and not to indicate or imply that the apparatus or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the utility model.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified 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 connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, an electrical connector 100 according to a first embodiment of the present utility model includes an upper conductive terminal assembly 10, a lower conductive terminal assembly 20, an upper injection molding 30, a lower injection molding 40, a middle steel sheet 50 and a housing 60.

The upper row of conductive terminal assemblies 10 are embedded in the upper row of injection-molded pieces 30, and the lower row of conductive terminal assemblies 20 are embedded in the lower row of injection-molded pieces 40.

The upper conductive terminal assembly 10 includes a first ground terminal 11, a first VBUS terminal 12, a first SBU terminal 13, a first D-terminal 14, a first d+ terminal 15, a first CC terminal 16, a second VBUS terminal 17, and a second ground terminal 18.

The lower row conductive terminal assembly 30 includes a third ground terminal 31, a third VBUS terminal 32, a second CC terminal 33, a second d+ terminal 34, a second D-terminal 35, a second SBU terminal 36, a fourth VBUS terminal 37, and a fourth ground terminal 38.

The middle steel sheet 50 is installed between the upper row conductive terminal assemblies 10 and the lower row conductive terminal assemblies 20.

The upper conductive terminal assembly 10, the lower conductive terminal assembly 20, the upper injection molding 30, and the lower injection molding 40 are all fixed in the housing 60.

The structure can realize a TYPE-C connector with a 16PIN function.

In this embodiment, the first VBUS terminal 12, the second VBUS terminal 17, the third ground terminal 31, the fourth ground terminal 38, the second D-terminal 35, the second d+ terminal 34, the first SBU terminal 13, and the second SBU terminal 36 are fixed on the circuit board 110 by SMT soldering.

The first ground terminal 11, the first CC terminal 16, the first d+ terminal 15, the first D-terminal 14, the second ground terminal 18, the third VBUS terminal 32, the second CC terminal 33, and the fourth VBUS terminal 37 are fixed on the circuit board 110 by DIP soldering.

According to the above electrical connector, on the basis of the conventional TYPE-C connector with 8 PINs, 8 PINs are added, which are respectively: the first VBUS terminal 12, the second VBUS terminal 17, the third grounding terminal 31, the fourth grounding terminal 38, the second D-terminal 35, the second D+ terminal 34, the first SBU terminal 13 and the second SBU terminal 36 realize the function of the TYPE-C connector of 16PIN, compared with the TYPE-C connector of 8PIN which is traditional, the newly added 8 PINs are fixed on the circuit board 110 in an SMT welding mode, therefore, the TYPE-C connector of 16PIN can share a bonding pad with the TYPE-C connector of 8PIN which is traditional, the production cost is reduced, in addition, the TYPE-C connector of 16PIN does not need to be welded by adopting DIP holes, the number of holes of the circuit board is reduced, and the problem of difficult wiring of the circuit board can be avoided.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the upper injection molding 30 located between the first ground terminal 11 and the first VBUS terminal 12 is provided with an upper first sinking structure 71 disposed toward the lower injection molding 40, and the upper injection molding 30 located between the second VBUS terminal 17 and the second ground terminal 18 is provided with an upper second sinking structure 72 disposed toward the lower injection molding 40.

The lower row of injection molded parts 40 located between the third ground terminal 31 and the third VBUS terminal 32 is provided with a lower row of first sinking structures 73 arranged towards the upper row of injection molded parts 30, and the lower row of injection molded parts 40 located between the fourth VBUS terminal 37 and the fourth ground terminal 38 is provided with a lower row of second sinking structures 74 arranged towards the upper row of injection molded parts 30.

The injection molding structures in the upper first sinking structure 71, the upper second sinking structure 72, the lower first sinking structure 73 and the lower second sinking structure 74 are integrated.

In this embodiment, the hollow portion 51 is disposed on the middle steel sheet 50. Preferably, the hollow structure 51 is a racetrack.

Specifically, the injection molding structure in the hollowed-out portion 51 is integrated with the injection molding structure in the upper first sinking structure 71, the upper second sinking structure 72, the lower first sinking structure 73 and the lower second sinking structure 74.

The manufacturing process of the electric connector comprises the following steps:

1. performing in-mold molding on the upper-row conductive terminal assembly 10 to obtain an upper-row injection molding piece 30, wherein the upper-row conductive terminal assembly 10 and the upper-row injection molding piece 30 form an upper-row injection molding main body;

2. carrying out in-mold molding on the lower-row conductive terminal assembly 20 to obtain a lower-row injection molding piece 40, wherein the lower-row conductive terminal assembly 20 and the lower-row injection molding piece 40 form a lower-row injection molding main body;

3. welding and fixing the upper row of injection molding bodies, the middle steel sheet 50 and the lower row of injection molding bodies together to obtain an intermediate piece;

4. the intermediate piece is subjected to secondary injection molding to obtain a secondary injection molding main body 80, in the process, the injection molding structure in the hollowed-out part 51, the upper-row first sinking structure 71, the upper-row second sinking structure 72, the lower-row first sinking structure 73 and the lower-row second sinking structure 74 are integrated, so that the injection molding structure fully penetrates through the upper-row injection molding main body and the lower-row injection molding main body to improve the bonding strength, and the problem that the plastic of the male-female socket opposite-plug durable main body is easy to separate and fall off is avoided;

5. the housing 60 is assembled outside the intermediate piece and the overmolding body 80.

In addition, it should be noted that when the data transmission function is not needed, but only the charging function is needed, the pads of the first VBUS terminal 12, the second VBUS terminal 17, the third ground terminal 31 and the fourth ground terminal 38 in the electrical connector can be closed, and the same burn-out preventing function of 8PIN can be achieved, so that the product damage preventing performance is improved, and the product expandability is increased.

In addition, a second embodiment of the present utility model provides an electronic device, which at least includes the electrical connector of the first embodiment, and it should be noted that the electronic device is, for example, a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a smart wearable device, etc.

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 utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The foregoing examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the utility model and are described in detail herein without thereby 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

1. An electric connector is characterized by comprising an upper row of conductive terminal assemblies, a lower row of conductive terminal assemblies, an upper row of injection molding pieces and a lower row of injection molding pieces;

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein an upper row of injection molded parts between the first ground terminal and the first VBUS terminal is provided with an upper row first sinker structure disposed toward the lower row of injection molded parts, and an upper row of injection molded parts between the second VBUS terminal and the second ground terminal is provided with an upper row second sinker structure disposed toward the lower row of injection molded parts;

3. The electrical connector of claim 2, further comprising a middle steel sheet mounted between the upper row of conductive terminal assemblies and the lower row of conductive terminal assemblies.

4. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the middle steel sheet is provided with a hollowed-out portion.

5. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the injection molded structure in the hollowed out portion is an integral structure with the injection molded structure in the upper first and second rows of sinkers, the lower first and second rows of sinkers.

6. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the hollowed-out portion is racetrack shaped.

7. The electrical connector of claim 1, further comprising a housing, wherein the upper row of conductive terminal assemblies, the lower row of conductive terminal assemblies, the upper row of injection molded pieces, and the lower row of injection molded pieces are all secured in the housing.

8. An electronic device comprising the electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 7.