Electric connector assembly
Technical Field
The present utility model relates to the field of electrical connection, and in particular, to an electrical connector assembly.
Background
With the trend of miniaturization and thinning 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, and 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 increasingly smaller and thinner, and the requirements on the reliability of the manufacturing process and product connection are also increasingly higher, for example, an FPC soft board connector is a commonly used miniature electric connector for realizing electric connection between an FPC soft board and a butt-joint connector or device, but because the volumes of the FPC soft board connectors are generally lighter and smaller, reliable and stable plugging force and connection strength are difficult to provide, loosening is easy to occur after plugging, and the stability of electric connection is affected.
Disclosure of utility model
The utility model provides an electric connector assembly for solving the problem that the plugging force and the connection strength of an FPC soft board are poor in the prior art.
The electric connector component comprises a base connector and an inserting head matched with the base connector in an inserting mode, wherein the base connector comprises an insulating body and terminals accommodated in the insulating body, an inserting groove is formed in the insulating body for inserting an FPC soft board, the inserting head comprises a metal sleeve and an operating rod arranged on the metal sleeve, the metal sleeve is provided with an upper cover plate, a lower cover plate and a pair of mounting parts which are integrally connected, and the operating rod is fixed on the pair of mounting parts and is buckled with the base connector through overturning operation so as to encircle the base connector on the inner side of the operating rod.
Further, a cavity for accommodating the FPC flexible board is formed between the upper cover plate and the lower cover plate, the upper cover plate is provided with a pair of limiting spring arms, and the limiting spring arms extend outwards in an inclined manner in the horizontal direction and are provided with a downward bent stop folding piece.
Further, the limiting folding piece protrudes downwards into the cavity, is clamped at two sides of the FPC soft board and is propped against the protruding parts at two sides of the FPC soft board forwards, and the two sides of the limiting elastic arm are provided with slots to provide deformation or displacement space for the limiting elastic arm.
Further, the upper cover plate and the lower cover plate are integrally connected through a pair of side baffle arms, an extraction opening for a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) to pass through is formed between the side baffle arms and the upper cover plate and between the side baffle arms and the lower cover plate, the side baffle arms are positioned on the left side and the right side of the extraction opening, and protruding parts on the two sides of the FPC are limited between the side baffle arms and the stop folding pieces in the front-back direction.
Further, the mounting part is formed by protruding outwards from the left side and the right side of the upper cover plate and the lower cover plate, a mounting groove for accommodating the operating rod is formed in the mounting part, the operating rod is provided with a cross rod, a pair of side rods and a pair of pivoting tail ends which are integrally connected, and the pivoting tail ends are mounted in the mounting groove.
Further, the length extending direction of the transverse rod is perpendicular to the inserting direction of the inserting head and the base connector, and the length extending direction of the transverse rod is parallel to the inserting direction of the inserting head and the base connector.
Further, the insulating body is provided with a rear end wall and a pair of supporting protrusions protruding backward out of the rear end wall, and the supporting protrusions are located at left and right ends of the rear end wall to support the cross bar.
Further, the base connector further comprises a metal shell, and a pair of outwards protruding locking convex arms are formed on the metal shell and are in snap fit with the side rods of the operating rod.
Compared with the prior art, the electric connector assembly provided by the utility model has the advantages that the flexible printed circuit FPC is inserted into the base connector through the plug connector, and the reliable and stable locking force is provided by utilizing the operating rod and the metal sleeve of the plug connector, so that the extraction force of the flexible printed circuit FPC is increased, the requirement of product strength is met, and meanwhile, the contact stability is ensured.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical connector assembly according to the present utility model prior to mating.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the electrical connector assembly of the present utility model after plugging.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of another view of the electrical connector assembly of the present utility model after mating.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the electrical connector assembly of the present utility model before the plug is plugged with the FPC flexible board.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the electrical connector assembly of the present utility model after the plug is plugged with the FPC flexible board.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the present utility model provides an electrical connector assembly 100, which includes a base connector 10 and a plug 20 in plug-in engagement with the base connector 10, wherein the plug 20 is used for fixing a flexible board 200 and inserting the flexible board into the base connector 10, so as to reliably fix the flexible board 200 in the base connector 10, thereby realizing stable and reliable electrical connection.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the base connector 10 includes an insulative housing 11, a plurality of terminals 12 accommodated in the insulative housing 11, and a metal housing 13 covering the surface of the insulative housing 11, wherein the insulative housing 11 is provided with a top wall 110, a bottom wall 111, a front end wall 112, and a rear end wall 113, a slot 114 is formed between the top wall 110 and the bottom wall 111, the front end wall 112 is not covered by the metal housing 13, and the slot 114 penetrates through the front end wall 112 and forms a notch 115 on the front end wall 112 for inserting the flexible board 200. As shown in fig. 3, the rear end wall 113 is formed with supporting protrusions 116 protruding rearward, preferably, two supporting protrusions 116 are provided, which are respectively located at the left and right ends of the rear end wall 113, and the bottom of the supporting protrusions 116 is integrally connected with the bottom wall 111, lower than the top wall 110 in the vertical direction. The terminal 12 is accommodated in the insulating body 11, and the terminal 12 is provided with a contact portion (not shown) protruding into the insertion groove 114 and mounting legs 120 protruding backward out of the rear end wall 113, and the mounting legs 120 are distributed at equal intervals between the two supporting protrusions 116.
As shown in fig. 3, the metal shell 13 is provided with a top cover 130, a bottom cover 131, a pair of side covers 132 and a rear end cover 133, the top cover 130 and the bottom cover 131 are respectively covered on the top wall 110 and the bottom wall 111 of the insulating body 11, the side covers 132 are covered on two side surfaces of the insulating body 11, the rear end cover 133 is covered on the rear end wall 113 of the insulating body 11, wherein the top cover 130 is provided with a pair of limiting flaps 134 which are bent downwards and extend into the top wall 110, and a pair of openings 135 which are distributed on the rear side edges of the metal shell 13, and the openings 135 are distributed on the top wall 110 and the rear end wall 113. The side cover 132 is provided with a locking arm 136 protruding outwards for locking engagement with the plug 20, and preferably, the locking arm 136 is V-shaped and located on the left and right sides of the metal housing 13.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the plug 20 includes a metal sleeve 21 and an operating rod 22 mounted on the metal sleeve 21, the metal sleeve 21 is used for accommodating and fixing the flexible board 200, the metal sleeve 21 is provided with an upper cover plate 210, a lower cover plate 211 and a pair of mounting parts 212, a cavity (not shown) for accommodating the flexible board 200 is formed between the upper cover plate 210 and the lower cover plate 211, a pair of limiting spring arms 213 are provided on the upper cover plate 210, the limiting spring arms 213 extend obliquely outwards in the horizontal direction and are provided with a downward bent stop tab 214, the stop tab 214 protrudes downward into the cavity and is clamped on two sides of the flexible board 200, preferably, the stop tab 214 is used for resisting a protruding part 201 (fig. 4 and 5) on two sides of the flexible board 200, so that the protruding part 201 is limited between the side stop arms 216 and the stop tab 214, thereby preventing the flexible board 200 from being separated from the cavity (not shown) backwards, and the limiting spring arms 213 are preferably provided with a downward bent stop tab 214, and a deformation space is provided on two sides of the flexible board 200, which is limited by the limiting spring arms 213. The upper cover plate 210 and the lower cover plate 211 are integrally connected by a pair of side blocking arms 216, the side blocking arms 216 are located at the left and right sides of the cavity, an outlet 217 through which the flexible board 200 passes is formed between the side blocking arms 216 and the upper and lower cover plates 211, and the head of the flexible board 200 passes through the outlet 217 and is inserted into the base connector 10. The mounting portion 212 is formed to protrude outward from both left and right sides of the upper and lower cover plates 210 and 211, and a mounting groove 218 for receiving the operating lever 22 is formed in the mounting portion 212. The operation lever 22 is provided with a cross bar 220, a pair of side bars 221 and a pair of pivoting ends 222, which are integrally connected, the length extending direction of the cross bar 220 is perpendicular to the plugging direction of the plugging head 20 and the base connector 10, after the two are plugged, the cross bar 220 is horizontally arranged on the outer side of the rear end wall 113 of the base connector 10 and placed on the supporting convex part 116, the length extending direction of the side bars 221 is parallel to the plugging direction of the plugging head 20 and the base connector 10, the side bars 221 are used for the snap fastening of the snap fastening convex arms 136, and the pivoting ends 222 are accommodated in the mounting grooves 218 of the mounting part 212 and serve as the pivoting center for realizing the overturning operation of the operation lever 22.
In summary, the flexible board 200 is inserted into the base connector 10 through the plug 20, and the reliable and stable locking force is provided by using the operation lever 22 of the plug 20, specifically, when the plug 20 and the base connector 10 are plugged in place, only the operation lever 22 needs to be turned over, so that the cross bar 220 is turned to the rear end wall 113 side of the base connector 10, the side bar 221 is snapped to the locking protruding arm 136, so that the stable connection between the plug 20 and the base connector 10 can be completed, and the base connector 10 is surrounded on the inner side of the operation lever 22, so that the flexible board 200 can be reliably and stably maintained in the base connector 10, even if vibration or external force is encountered, the flexible board is not easily loosened, and the stability and reliability of the electrical connection are ensured.
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.