CN2559109Y

CN2559109Y - Electric connector

Info

Publication number: CN2559109Y
Application number: CN02239183U
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: 2003-07-02
Anticipated expiration: 2012-06-25

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electric connector which is connected with a flexible circuit board. The electric connector comprises an isolating body, a plurality of electric conductive terminals which are contained in the isolating body, and a pressing device, wherein the top surface of the isolating body is provided with an inserting slot. The pressing device comprises a base board which is provided with two horizontal surfaces and a peripheral side surface which is positioned at the thickness direction. A pressing board is downwards extended from the lower surface of the base board. One side surface of the base board is provided with at least one narrow slot which is extended towards the direction of the opposite side surface. When the pressing device is arranged on the isolating body, the pressing device is extended into the inserting slot of the isolating body, and the base board is covered on the isolating body. At the moment, the side surface of the base board, on which the narrow slot is arranged, and the plane of the isolating body, on which the inserting slot is arranged, are mutually vertical. Furthermore, the narrow slot is interpenetrated with the inserting slot.

Description

Electric connector

[technical field]

The utility model is a kind of electric connector of being connected with flexible PCB of being used for, and refers in particular to a kind of electric connector that reduces whole electric connector assembled height.

[background technology]

Flexible PCB is widely used in the electronic installations such as laptop, mobile phone, facsimile machine, the electric connector that is connected with flexible PCB also has number of different types, and feature, material, method of operation and the specification etc. of high density flexible circuit board connector introduced in the article of http://www.hiroseeurope.com/pdf/FH16.pdf above chapter by name " High densityFFC/FPC connector) ".United States Patent (USP) the 6th, 210 No. 209, the 5th, 921, No. 785, the 5th, 928, No. 029, the 6th, 146, No. 172 and the 6th, 155, has disclosed several electric connectors of being connected with flexible PCB of being used for for No. 868.But in these patents, the direction of insertion that flexible PCB and electric connector are reached the bearing of trend that electrically connects its afterbody of back and flexible PCB is identical, thereby has increased the assembling space of whole electric connector.Especially for United States Patent (USP) the 6th, 210, No. 209 and the 5th, 921, that is disclosed for No. 785 is vertically mounted on electric connector on the circuit board, because flexible PCB is vertically to insert in the slot of insulating body, its afterbody is upwardly extending, increase the assembled height of whole electric connector, can not satisfy light, thin, the short and small development trend of current electronic installation.Therefore, be necessary existing this electric connector is improved, changing the bearing of trend of flexible PCB afterbody, thereby reduce the assembled height of whole electric connector.

[summary of the invention]

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of electric connector, and it can change the bearing of trend of flexible PCB afterbody, to reduce the assembled height of whole electric connector.

For achieving the above object, the utility model adopts following technical scheme: electric connector of the present utility model includes insulating body, some conducting terminal and pressures that is contained in the insulating body are put device, wherein offer slot on the end face of insulating body, pressure is put device and is included substrate, this substrate has two horizontal surfaces and is positioned at the peripheral side of thickness direction, is extended with downwards to press from the lower surface of substrate and puts plate; At least offer a slit to its opposite flank direction extension on one side of substrate, when pressure is put device and is installed on the insulating body, pressure is put in the slot that plate stretches into insulating body, substrate is covered on the insulating body, at this moment, the substrate side surfaces at slit place and insulating body plane, slot place are perpendicular, and slit and slot connect.

Compared to prior art, the utility model is provided with slit vertical mutually with slot and that connect by putting in pressure on the device, after making flexible PCB be assembled on the electric connector, its afterbody extends from the slit of substrate, thereby has reduced the assembled height of whole electric connector.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model electric connector.

Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional exploded view at another visual angle of the utility model electric connector.

Assembly drawing when Fig. 3 puts device and is not pressed into fully for the pressure of electric connector shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 4 puts assembly drawing after device is pressed into fully for the pressure of electric connector shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view of Fig. 4 along the A-A direction.

[embodiment]

Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 5, electric connector 1 of the present utility model includes an insulating body 10, some conducting terminal 20 and pressures that is contained in this insulating body 10 are put device 30.

Insulating body 10 includes end face 11, bottom surface 12, two sides 13 and both ends of the surface 14.Wherein end face 11 is provided with a slot 15, and the two side of slot 15 is provided with some the first terminal passages 151.Bottom surface 12 is provided with one and is used for the fluting 16 that is connected with butt connector, 15 of this fluting 16 and slots are provided with a dividing plate 17, dividing plate 17 is extended with a buttcover plate 18 downwards, the first terminal passage 151 on the two sides of buttcover plate 18 on corresponding slot 15 two sides is provided with second terminal channel 181 of equal number, and each second terminal channel 181 passes the first terminal passage 151 corresponding on dividing plate 17 and slot 15 sidewalls and communicates.First contact site 21 of conducting terminal 20 and second contact site 22 are housed in respectively in the first terminal passage 151 and second terminal channel 181.Be respectively equipped with a fastener 19 on the both ends of the surface 14, each fastener 19 roughly is ㄇ shape, is formed with buckle slot 191 therebetween.

Pressure is put device 30 and is had lengthwise shape horizontal base plate 31 on the end face 11 that can be covered in insulating body 10, and this substrate 31 includes upper surface 311, lower surface 312, two sides 313,314 and both ends of the surface 315,316.Lower surface 312 is extended with a pressure that can stretch in the slot 15 of insulating body 10 downwards and puts plate 32.Side 313 is provided with first slit 3131 and second slit 3132 that extends to another side 314, and wherein first slit 3131 roughly is positioned at the place, centre position of substrate 31, and its horizontal expansion runs through substrate 31 and connects with the breach 317 that is positioned on the side 314; Second slit 3132 is positioned at the below of first slit 3131, and it roughly is ㄇ shape and extends to press puts plate 32.Opposite end from substrate 31 is extended with a button gripping arm 33 and an external button gripping arm 34 in one pair downwards, button gripping arm 33 is provided with first clamping part 331 and second clamping part 332 wherein, outer button gripping arm 34 is provided with a holding section 341, so that electric connector 1 is fixed on the butt connector.Interior button gripping arm 33 and pressure are put has a gap 35 between the plate 32.

Please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5, during assembling, pressure is put on the buckle slot 191 of fastener 19 that first clamping part 331 on the interior button gripping arm 33 of device 30 is buckled in insulating body 10, press this moment and put plate 32 and also do not stretch in the slot 15, but having made basically to press puts device 30 and locate on longitudinally.Then the butt end 41 that has metal contact pad on first flexible PCB 40 is inserted to press and put in first slit 3131 of device 30, plate 32 is put in butt end 41 along pressure after passing first slit 3131 surface bends downwards and stretches in the slot 15 of insulating body 10, the lower horizontal that second slit 3132 of device is put from pressure in the butt end 51 that has contact mat on second flexible PCB 50 stretches into another surface bending downwards of putting plate 32 along pressure again and enters in the slot 15 of insulating body 10, at this moment, the butt end 41 of first flexible PCB 40 and second

flexible PCB

50,51 lay respectively at the both sides that pressure is put plate 32.Then, press down to press and put device 30, make that the buckle slot 191 of second clamping part 332 on button gripping arm 33 and fastener 19 is interlockingly connected in it, at this moment, the pressure that pressure is put device 30 is put plate 32 and is inserted in the slot 15 of insulating bodies 10, puts the extruding of plate 32 and the metal contact pad reached on the

butt end

41,51 of first flexible PCB 40 and second flexible PCB 50 electrically connects with first contact site 21 that conducting terminal 20 is housed in the first terminal passage 151 respectively by pressure.The utility model is by being provided with tail end 42,52 the extending laterally from insulating body 10 that first slit 3131 and second slit 3132 make first flexible PCB 40 and second flexible PCB 50 on the substrate 31 of putting device 30 in pressure, reduced the assembled height of whole electric connector 1, thereby can reduce the needed in design space of laptop, meet light, thin, the short and small development trend of laptop.

Claims

1. electric connector, comprise: insulating body, some conducting terminal and pressures that is contained in the insulating body are put device, wherein offer slot on the end face of insulating body, pressure is put device and is included substrate, this substrate has two horizontal surfaces and is positioned at the peripheral side of thickness direction, is extended with downwards to press from the lower surface of substrate and puts plate; It is characterized in that: offer a slit to its opposite flank direction extension on the side of substrate at least, when pressure is put device and is installed on the insulating body, pressure is put in the slot that plate stretches into insulating body, substrate is covered on the insulating body, at this moment, the substrate side surfaces at slit place and insulating body plane, slot place are perpendicular, and slit and slot connect.

2. electric connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the sidewall of the slot of insulating body is provided with some the first terminal passages.

3. electric connector as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that: the bottom surface of insulating body is provided with a fluting, be provided with a dividing plate between this fluting and slot, dividing plate is extended with a buttcover plate downwards, the two sides of buttcover plate are provided with some second terminal channels, and each second terminal channel passes the first terminal passage corresponding on dividing plate and the socket sidewalls and communicates.

4. electric connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: be respectively equipped with a fastener on the opposite end surface of insulating body, each fastener roughly is ㄇ shape, is formed with buckle slot therebetween.

5. electric connector as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: conducting terminal includes and is contained in first contact site in the first terminal passage and is contained in the second interior contact site of second terminal channel.

6. electric connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: place, centre position and horizontal expansion that slit roughly is positioned at substrate run through substrate, and connect with the breach that is positioned at the substrate opposite side.

7. electric connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: slit roughly is ㄇ shape and extends to press puts plate.

8. electric connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the opposite end of substrate is extended with a button gripping arm and an external button gripping arm in one pair downwards, and wherein interior button gripping arm is provided with first clamping part and second clamping part, detains gripping arm outward and is provided with a holding section.

9. electric connector as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: interior button gripping arm and pressure are put and are provided with a gap between the plate.