CN2554822Y

CN2554822Y - Electric connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN2554822Y
Application number: CN02239182U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴敏芳
Original assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2002-06-25
Filing date: 2002-06-25
Publication date: 2003-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 2012-06-25

Abstract

The utility model discloses an assembly of an electric connector, which comprises a socket connector, a clamping device and a flexible circuit board, wherein the socket connector comprises an insulation body. A center inserted groove is arranged on the top surface of the isolation body; a plurality of terminal passages are arranged on the side wall of the center inserted groove; a plurality of conductive terminals are accommodated in the terminal passages. The clamping device comprises two clamping boards and connection parts, wherein the clamping boards can be clamped to the upper part position of a metal contact pad of the flexible circuit board; the connection parts are positioned at both ends of the clamping boards; the two clamping boards are connected into one body by the connection parts. When the flexible circuit board is inserted into the center inserted groove of the isolation body, the clamping boards of the clamping device clamp the flexible circuit board; the connection parts provide guiding action when the flexible circuit board is inserted.

Description

Electric coupler component

[technical field]

The utility model is relevant a kind of electric coupler component, refers to a kind of electric coupler component of tool flexible PCB especially.

[background technology]

Flexible circuit board connector is widely used in the electronic installations such as mobile phone, keyboard, hard disk drive, facsimile machine.The formation of flexible PCB, terminal design and several development trend that is installed in the flexible circuit board electrical connector on the printed circuit board (PCB) of flexible circuit board electrical connector assembly introduced in the article of http://www.avxcorp.com/docs/Cata1ogs/ffchist.pdf above chapter " History of FFC/FPC ".But, existing flexible circuit board electrical connector assembly complex structure, and connector is lower to the positioning accuracy of flexible PCB.As United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 580, No. 272, the 5th, 695, No. 360 and the 6th, 280, the electric connector that is disclosed for No. 217, these electric connectors generally include an insulating body and are articulated in lid on this insulating body, the end of flexible PCB are inserted the receiving space of insulating body when lid is positioned at primary importance, again lid is rotated to the second place, reach the electric connection between flexible PCB and electric connector by means of compressing of lid.But this electric connector only can be used for the flexible PCB that one side has conductive contact pad, and whole electric connector structure complexity, and is lower to the positioning accuracy of flexible PCB.United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 947, two kinds of jockeys that are used between flexible PCB and the motherboard have been disclosed for No. 764, its first kind of device is to utilize the elastomer with two screwed holes, when elastomer group is contained on the motherboard, the electric connection of borrowing elastomer that the contact mat of contact mat on motherboard of flexible PCB end is pressed on and reaching the two, though the structure of this device is fairly simple, but its assembling is loaded down with trivial details, must position by the end of aid to flexible PCB, and can not be used for the limited occasion of assembling space; Its second kind of device is to utilize a kind of electric coupler component that includes the plug and socket connector, and this electric coupler component has complex structure, the loaded down with trivial details and defect of high cost of assembling.United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 967, disclosed the jockey between another flexible PCB and motherboard for No. 831, it includes a socket connector and a guide member, the fluting that it is bent into flexible PCB U-shaped and places socket connector earlier, again the insertion section of guide member is inserted in the formed U-lag of flexible PCB, borrow the extruding of insertion section and reach electric connection between flexible PCB and socket connector, but because the flexibility of flexible PCB itself, make it when placing the fluting of socket connector, can not obtain good location, and the insertion section also might influence the locating effect of flexible PCB during insertion, even the contact mat of flexible PCB both sides misplaces with corresponding terminal, and electrically transmission of influence.Therefore, be necessary to provide a kind of simple in structure, easy to assembly and can guarantee the electric coupler component that accurately docks between flexible PCB and socket connector.

[summary of the invention]

Main purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of electric coupler component, and wherein this electric coupler component is simple in structure, easy to assembly, can directly reach between flexible PCB and socket connector to electrically connect reliably.

For achieving the above object, the utility model adopts following technical scheme: electric coupler component includes socket connector, clamping device and flexible PCB, wherein socket connector includes an insulating body, offer a central slot on the end face of this insulating body, the sidewall of central authorities' slot is provided with the plurality of terminals passage, contains plurality of conductive terminals in the terminal channel; Clamping device includes the grip block at two places, metal contact pad top position that can be clamped to flexible PCB and is positioned at the connecting portion that the grip block two ends link into an integrated entity two grip blocks, when flexible PCB inserts in the central slot of insulating body, the grip block of clamping device clamps flexible PCB, the guide function when its connecting portion provides the insertion of flexible PCB.

Compared to prior art, the utility model can insert flexible PCB in the slot of socket connector and reach the two reliable and stable electric connection by clamping device, thereby makes whole electric coupler component simple in structure, easy to assembly.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional exploded view of socket connector, flexible PCB and the clamping device of the utility model electric coupler component.

Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional combination figure of the utility model electric coupler component.

Fig. 3 be electric coupler component shown in Figure 2 along A-A to cutaway view.

[embodiment]

Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 3, the utility model electric coupler component 1 comprises socket connector 10, clamping device 20 and flexible PCB 30.Socket connector 10 includes an insulating body 100 and plurality of conductive terminals 110.Wherein insulating body 100 is to extend longitudinally, and it has end face 101, bottom surface 102 and two sides 103.Offer a central slot 104 on the end face 101 of insulating body 100, the terminal channel 1041 that the two side 1040 of central slot 104 is provided with some end faces that run through insulating body 100 101 and bottom surface 102 and connects with central slot 104.Conducting terminal 110 is housed in the terminal channel 1041, and it includes and extends to the butt end 111 in the central slot 104 and extend the welding ends 112 of insulating body 100 bottom surfaces 102.The two ends of one sidewall 1040 of central authorities' slot 104 respectively are provided with a slit 1042 that runs through the end face 101 of insulating body 100 and bottom surface 102 and connect with central slot 104, are provided with a shoulder 1043 in each slit 1042.

Clamping device 20 include two along longitudinally extend and the grip block 200 that parallels with the central slot 104 of insulating body 100 and the end that is connected two grip blocks 200 and with the perpendicular connecting portion 210 of the bearing of trend of grip block 200, wherein roughly the thickness with flexible PCB 30 is identical for the parallel distance between two grip blocks 200.Each connecting portion 210 roughly takes the shape of the letter U, it includes two upright arms 211,212 that extension downwards forms from grip block 200 ends and the bend 213 that connects two upright arms 211,212, have the barb 2120 that can match on one of them upright arm 212 of each U-shaped connecting portion 210, and two upright arms 212 with barb 2120 are the same sides that are positioned at clamping device 20 with the shoulder 1043 in the slit 1042 of insulating body 100.During assembling, two grip blocks 200 of clamping device 20 are clamped in the place, top position of adjacent metal contact mat 300 on the flexible PCB 30, the operator in flexible PCB 30 inserts the central slot 104 of insulating body 100, contacts to reach metal contact pad 300 clamping device 20 with the electrical of conducting terminal 110.At this moment, the upright arm 212 of clamping device 20 is housed in the slit 1042 of insulating body 100, and it has guiding and positioning action in the insertion process of flexible PCB 30.Simultaneously, because insulating body 100 only has the two ends of a sidewall 1040 to be provided with slit 1042, correspondingly, two connecting portions 210 of clamping device 20 only have the upright arm 212 of the same side to be provided with barb 2120, and this architectural feature of this electric coupler component 1 can be avoided mispluging of clamping device 20 or instead insert.When clamping device 20 was inserted into its precalculated position, the barb 2120 on the upright arm 212 was snapped in the shoulder 1043 in the slit 1042 and clamping device 20 is assembled on the insulating body 100.When disassembling, only need two grip blocks 20 of press nip device 20, barb 2120 is broken away from from shoulder 1043, clamping device 20 and flexible PCB 30 can be dismantled from the central slot 104 of insulating body 100.The utility model can make flexible PCB 30 accurately firm with the electric connection of socket connector 10 by clamping device 20, thereby makes the simple in structure, easy to assembly of whole electric coupler component 1, and then can reduce cost.

Claims

1. electric coupler component, it includes socket connector, clamping device and flexible PCB, wherein socket connector includes an insulating body, offer a central slot on the end face of this insulating body, the sidewall of central authorities' slot is provided with the plurality of terminals passage, contains plurality of conductive terminals in the terminal channel; It is characterized in that: clamping device includes the grip block at two places, metal contact pad top position that can be clamped to flexible PCB and is positioned at the connecting portion that the grip block two ends link into an integrated entity two grip blocks, when flexible PCB inserts in the central slot of insulating body, the grip block of clamping device clamps flexible PCB, the guide function when its connecting portion provides flexible PCB to insert.

2. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: terminal channel runs through insulating body and communicates with central slot.

3. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the two ends of a sidewall of insulating body central authorities slot respectively are provided with a slit that runs through insulating body and connect with central slot, and each slit is equipped with a shoulder.

4. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: conducting terminal includes and extends to the butt end in the central slot and extend the welding ends of insulating body bottom surface.

5. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: two grip blocks of clamping device extend abreast along the central slot of insulating body.

6. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: the connecting portion of clamping device roughly takes the shape of the letter U, the bend that it includes two upright arms and connects two upright arms.

7. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: have the barb that can match with the shoulder in the slit of insulating body on one of them upright arm of each connecting portion, and two upright arms with barb are the same sides that are positioned at clamping device.