JP2016018784A - Receptacle connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A receptacle adapted to receive electronic modules of various sizes, having greater versatility, and still retaining good electrical contact between the electronic module and the receptacle connector even in a vibrating state Provide a connector. A slot extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing receives and connects an electronic module in the slot, and one elastic pressing finger 110 is formed on a pair of side walls of the slot facing each other in the width direction of the housing. Formed in each. An area of the inclined flat surface 111 having a predetermined length is formed on each inner surface of the elastic pressing finger 110. When the electronic module is inserted into the slot, the inclined flat surface of the elastic pressing finger is pressed against the side edge at the top of the electronic module. As a result, the resultant force of the plurality of pressing forces exerted on the electronic module is directed to the bottom of the slot in the height direction of the housing. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

Cross-reference of related applications This application is filed with Chinese Patent Application No. 20140375019. Claim the profit of X. The entire disclosure of that application is incorporated herein by reference.

  The present invention relates generally to receptacle connectors and, more particularly, to receptacle connectors used to receive and connect to relays therein.

  In the prior art, a relay is typically electrically connected to a control circuit board via a receptacle connector to provide a voltage or current control signal to the relay.

  However, in the prior art, a relay having a certain size can only be inserted into a receptacle connector that matches a relay having this size. Accordingly, a receptacle connector having a certain size can only be fitted with a relay having a certain corresponding size, and cannot be fitted with a relay having a different size. As a result, the application of the receptacle connector and the control circuit board having the receptacle connector is limited. For example, when switching to a relay having a different size, the receptacle connector and even the control circuit board having the receptacle connector must be replaced at the same time, resulting in unnecessary disposal.

  The present invention has been made to solve at least one aspect of the above problems and disadvantages in the prior art.

  One object of the present invention is to provide a receptacle connector adapted to various size electronic modules.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a receptacle connector having a simple structure.

  In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a receptacle connector is provided that includes a housing having a slot extending the length of the housing. The slot is configured to receive an electronic module in the slot and connect the electronic module. One spring press finger is formed on each of the pair of side walls of the slot facing each other in the width direction of the housing. An area of a slope flat surface having a predetermined length is formed on each inner surface of the elastic pressing finger. Also, the angle between the inclined flat surface and the plane defined by the length and width directions is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. When the electronic module is inserted into the slot, the inclined flat surface of the elastic pressing finger is pressed against the side edge of the top of the electronic module, and as a result, the resultant force of the multiple pressing forces exerted on the electronic module increases the height of the housing. In the vertical direction, it is directed to the bottom of the slot.

  According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the angle between the inclined flat surface and the plane defined by the length and width directions is greater than 30 degrees and less than 60 degrees.

  According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the angle between the inclined flat surface and the plane defined by the length and width directions is equal to 45 degrees.

  According to a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, each end of the elastic pressing finger is formed with a hook-shaped protrusion to prevent the inserted electronic module from separating from the receptacle connector. The

  According to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the elastic pressing finger is integrally formed with the housing.

  According to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the resilient pressing fingers are offset (offset) from each other by a predetermined distance in the length direction of the housing.

  According to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electronic module is a relay and the receptacle connector is a relay socket.

  According to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the housing is provided with a plurality of electrical connection terminals. One end of each electrical connection terminal is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the other end of each electrical connection terminal is electrically connected to the terminal of the electronic module to be inserted.

  According to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electrical connection terminals are inserted into and connected to the circuit board.

  According to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the receptacle connector housing is provided vertically on the circuit board.

  In various embodiments of the present invention, the inclined flat surface of the elastic pressing finger can be brought into contact with and pressed against the side edges of the top of the electronic module having various sizes. For this reason, the receptacle connector of the present invention can be adapted to receive electronic modules having various sizes, and the receptacle connector has better versatility. As a result, it is possible to hold electronic modules having various sizes in a state of being clamped satisfactorily. Even in a vibrating state, good electrical contact between the electronic module and the receptacle connector can still be maintained. In addition, the receptacle connector of the present invention has a simple structure and is easy to manufacture.

  The above objects and features of the present invention, as well as other objects and features, will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are intended to provide a comprehensive understanding of the present invention. It will be clearer.

It is a schematic perspective view of a receptacle connector for receiving an electronic module therein and connecting the electronic module. Fig. 3 shows a receptacle connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention with an electronic module inserted into the receptacle connector. It is a schematic block diagram which shows a pair of elastic press finger in the receptacle connector of FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a pressing force applied to an electronic module by a pair of elastic pressing fingers in the receptacle connector of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a pair of resilient pressing fingers in the receptacle connector shown in FIG. 1 adapted to press and hold various sized electronic modules. It is the schematic of the control circuit board for mounting a receptacle connector.

  The present disclosure is described in further detail below with reference to a plurality of embodiments in combination with the accompanying drawings. In this description, the same or similar reference symbols in different embodiments represent the same or similar components. The following description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings is intended to illustrate the general concept of the invention and is not intended to limit the disclosure to the embodiments described herein. Absent.

  Furthermore, in the following detailed description, numerous details are set forth to provide a comprehensive understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure for ease of understanding. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these details. In other situations, well-known structures and devices are embodied by way of example in order to simplify the accompanying drawings.

According to the general technical concept of embodiments of the present disclosure, a receptacle connector is provided that includes a housing having a slot. The slot extends the length of the housing and is configured to receive and connect the electronic module within the slot.
One elastic pressing finger is formed on each of the pair of side walls of the slot facing each other in the width direction of the housing. A sloped surface area having a predetermined length is formed on each inner surface of the resilient pressing finger. Also, the angle between the inclined flat surface and the plane defined by the length and width directions of the housing is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.
When the electronic module is inserted into the slot, the inclined flat surface of the elastic pressing finger is pressed against the side edge of the top of the electronic module. As a result, the resultant force of the pressing force exerted on the electronic module is directed to the bottom of the slot in the height direction of the housing.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a receptacle connector, according to an illustrative embodiment of the invention. The receptacle connector receives the electronic module 200 and connects the electronic module 200 therein. In FIG. 1, an electronic module 200 is inserted into a slot of a housing 100 of a receptacle connector.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the receptacle connector includes a housing 100, for example, a plastic housing formed by injection molding.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the housing 100 has a length direction Y, a width direction X perpendicular to the length direction, and a height direction Z perpendicular to the length direction Y and the width direction X. The housing 100 has a slot extending in the longitudinal direction Y thereof. The slot is configured to receive the electronic module 200 in the slot and connect the electronic module 200.

  Still referring to FIG. 1, one elastic pressing finger 110 is formed on each of the pair of side walls of the slot facing each other in the width direction X of the housing 100.

  FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a pair of elastic pressing fingers 110 in the receptacle connector of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, an area of a sloped flat surface 111 having a predetermined length is formed on each inner surface of the elastic pressing finger 110 and is sloped. The angle α between the flat surface 111 and the plane defined by the length direction Y and the width direction X of the housing 100 is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.

  FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the pressing force 2 * F applied to the electronic module 200 by the pair of elastic pressing fingers 110 of the receptacle connector of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, when the electronic module 200 is inserted into the slot of the housing 100, the inclined flat surface 111 of the elastic pressing finger 110 has a lateral edge 211 at the top of the electronic module 200. Is pressed against. As a result, the resultant force 2 * F2 of the pressing force 2 * F exerted on the electronic module 200 by the two elastic pressing fingers 110 moves toward the bottom of the slot in the height direction Z of the housing 100.

In the illustrated embodiment, as clearly shown in FIG. 3, the pressing force F exerted on the electronic module 200 by each of the elastic pressing fingers 110 is directed in a direction perpendicular to the inclined flat surface 111. The pressing force F exerted on the electronic module 200 by each of the elastic pressing fingers 110 has a horizontal component F1 in the width direction of the housing 100 and a vertical component F2 in the height direction Z of the housing 100. The two horizontal components of the pressing force 2 * F exerted on the electronic module 200 by the two elastic pressing fingers 110 are the same in magnitude but opposite in direction so that they cancel each other. Therefore, the resultant force 2 * F2 of the two pressing forces 2 * F exerted on the electronic module 200 by the two elastic pressing fingers 110 is the sum of the two vertical components, and is at the bottom of the slot in the height direction Z of the housing 100. Directed.
As a result, a downward holding force in the vertical direction is always exerted on the electronic module 200, the electronic module 200 can be securely held in the slot of the housing 100, and the electronic module 200 can be prevented from loosening. In this way, a reliable contact of a terminal (not shown) at the bottom of the electronic module 200 with the corresponding electrical connection terminal 120 in the housing 100 can be ensured, and as a result, the receptacle connector and the electronic module The 200 can still function reliably even in a vibrating state.

  In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the angle α between the inclined flat surface 111 and the plane defined by the length direction Y and the width direction X of the housing 100 is greater than 30 degrees and less than 60 degrees.

  In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the angle α between the inclined flat surface 111 and the plane defined by the length direction Y and the width direction X of the housing 100 is equal to 45 degrees.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described so far, and the angle α between the inclined flat surface 111 and the plane defined by the length direction Y and the width direction X of the housing 100 is set to 0 to 90 degrees. It should be noted that a random frequency in the range of 10 degrees, 20 degrees, 30 degrees, 40 degrees, 50 degrees, 60 degrees, 70 degrees, 80 degrees, etc. can be determined.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each end of the elastic pressing finger 110 is formed with a hook-shaped protrusion 112 to prevent the inserted electronic module 200 from being separated from the receptacle connector.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the elastic pressing finger 110 is integrally formed with the housing 100 as shown in FIG. For example, the elastic pressing finger 110 and the housing 100 can be integrally formed by injection molding.

  In the illustrated embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the pair of resilient pressing fingers 110 are offset from each other by a predetermined distance in the length direction Y. That is, the pair of elastic pressing fingers 110 are not aligned with each other in the width direction X. In this way, the electronic module 200 can be held more securely in the slot of the housing 100.

  In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the electronic module 200 can be a relay and the receptacle connector can be a relay receptacle. However, the present invention is not limited to these. For example, the electronic module 200 may be a memory bank module and the receptacle connector may be a corresponding memory bank receptacle connector.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a pair of resilient pressing fingers 110 of the receptacle connector shown in FIG. 1 adapted to press and hold electronic modules 200 having various sizes.

  In the illustrated embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the size W of the electronic module 200 sandwiched between the pair of elastic pressing fingers 110 in the width direction of the housing 100 exceeds the illustrated first size W1. And it can be a random size that is less than the illustrated second size W2. Therefore, the receptacle connector of the present invention can be adapted to press and hold electronic modules 200 having various sizes. Therefore, when replacing the electronic module 200 having a different size, there is no need to replace the receptacle connector, and the receptacle connector of the present invention therefore has better versatility.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a control circuit board for mounting the receptacle connector.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the housing 100 is provided with an electrical connection terminal 120, one end of each of the electrical connection terminals 120 is electrically connected to the circuit board 300, and the other end is It is electrically connected to a terminal at the bottom of the electronic module 200 to be inserted. In this way, the electronic module 200 can be electrically connected to the circuit board 300. In the embodiment of the present invention, the electrical connection terminal 120 can be directly inserted into the circuit board 300 and connected thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the receptacle connector housing 100 is provided vertically on the circuit board 300, and the plurality of receptacle connectors are arranged on the circuit board 300 so as to be separated from each other and aligned. Is done.

  The above embodiments are exemplary, and many modifications can be made to the above embodiments by those skilled in the art, and the various structures described in the various embodiments conflict in configuration or principle. Those skilled in the art will understand that they can be freely combined with each other without any problems.

  While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments disclosed in the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention by way of example. It should be understood that the disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments described herein.

  While several exemplary embodiments have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will recognize that various changes or modifications can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present disclosure. Will do. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

  It should be noted that the term “comprise” does not exclude other elements and steps, and the term “a” or “an” does not exclude two or more. In addition, any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

A receptacle connector comprising a housing (100) having a slot extending in the longitudinal direction (Y) of the housing,
The slot is configured to receive the electronic module (200) in the slot and connect the electronic module (200);
One elastic pressing finger (110) is formed on each of the pair of side walls of the slot facing each other in the width direction (X) of the housing (100),
An area of the inclined flat surface (111) having a predetermined length is formed on each inner surface of the elastic pressing finger (110), and the inclined flat surface (111) and the length direction ( The angle (α) between Y) and the plane defined by the width direction (X) is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees;
When the electronic module (200) is inserted into the slot, the inclined flat surface (111) of the elastic pressing finger (110) is against the lateral edge (211) at the top of the electronic module (200). As a result, a resultant force of a plurality of pressing forces exerted on the electronic module (200) is directed to the bottom of the slot in the height direction (Z) of the housing (100).
Receptacle connector. The angle (α) between the inclined flat surface (111) and the plane defined by the length direction (Y) and the width direction (X) is greater than 30 degrees and less than 60 degrees;
The receptacle connector according to claim 1. The angle (α) between the inclined flat surface (111) and the plane defined by the length direction (Y) and the width direction (X) is equal to 45 degrees;
The receptacle connector according to claim 2. Each end of the elastic pressing finger (110) is formed with a hook-shaped protrusion (112) for preventing the inserted electronic module (200) from separating from the receptacle connector. ,
The receptacle connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The receptacle connector according to claim 4, wherein the resilient pressing finger (110) is integrally formed with the housing (100). The elastic pressing fingers (110) are offset from each other by a predetermined distance in the longitudinal direction (Y) of the housing (100);
The receptacle connector according to claim 5.   The receptacle connector of claim 6, wherein the electronic module (200) is a relay and the receptacle connector is a relay socket. The housing (100) is provided with a plurality of electrical connection terminals (120),
Each of the plurality of electrical connection terminals (120) is electrically connected to one end of the circuit board (300) and the other terminal of the inserted electronic module (200). And having an end,
The receptacle connector according to claim 7. The electrical connection terminal (120) of the receptacle connector is inserted into the circuit board (300) and connected to the circuit board (300).
The receptacle connector according to claim 8. The housing (100) of the receptacle connector is vertically provided on the circuit board (300);
The receptacle connector according to claim 9.

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