JP3056506U - Shielded connectors for computer peripherals - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a shielded connector for a computer peripheral device which can be manufactured at low cost. SOLUTION: A front case 11 in which a plurality of conductive terminals 14 are drilled inside and a part of the conductive terminals 14 are exposed outside the insulating case 10 is provided as an insulating case 10. And a plurality of locking pieces 25 and locking grooves 26 and 27 at the rear end, and a rear case having a front end, And a plurality of locking grooves 32 and locking pieces 33 and 34. The front case 11 and the rear case 12 cover the outside of the insulating case 10 and the front case 11 Locking piece 25 and locking groove 26 at the rear end of
27, locking groove 32 at the front end of rear case 12 and locking piece 3
The complete case body is formed by the engagement of 3, 34.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a shielded connector for a computer peripheral device for connecting a computer and its peripheral devices, and more particularly to a shielded connector structure capable of significantly reducing the manufacturing cost and the failure rate.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventional shielded connectors for connecting a computer and its peripheral devices, such as a universal serial bus connector, belong to a new type. It can match most different types of I / O connectors, for example, Taiwan Patent Publication No. 288683 discloses a kind of shielded connector. Such a conventional shielded connector has the following disadvantages. 1. To make the case have good elasticity, withstand insertion and removal, and prevent elastic fatigue, the case is generally made of a highly elastic material such as stainless steel, but stainless steel is relatively expensive. In the case of using copper or the like, which is relatively inexpensive, as a material that does not meet the economic merit, electroplating is further applied. Because of the flaky shape, tears and other problems occurred at the pre-folding line due to snagging and collisions, and the failure rate increased. For this reason, hanging-type electroplating is generally used, but this type of electroplating is time-consuming, labor-intensive, relatively expensive, and not economical. 2. A grounding elastic piece is provided integrally with the front side of the case, and this grounding elastic piece must be made of a highly elastic material such as stainless steel. Restrictions created the need to make the case from the same material as the grounding elastic strip.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of shielded connector for a computer peripheral device, in which a front case and a rear case are formed as a prescribed square body by bending before electroplating, so that electroplating is achieved. It is resistant to tearing and deformation due to snagging and collision during the process, and it is applicable to rotating drum type electroplating.It has a structure that can save labor and time of manufacturing, can reduce manufacturing cost, and lower the defective rate. Shall be.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a shielded connector for a computer peripheral device, in which an elastic component and a front case and a rear case are designed according to functional differences, and both are designed. Are made of different materials, and the elastic parts are made of high-elasticity stainless steel, and have good elasticity and insertion / extraction strength.The front case and the rear case are made of low-cost copper material. Costs can be reduced.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The invention according to claim 1 is as follows: an insulating case 10 is provided, in which a plurality of conductive terminals 14 are bored, and a part of the conductive terminals 14 is exposed outside the insulating case 10. The front case 11 has an insertion hole 22 used for mutual insertion with a corresponding connector, and has a plurality of locking pieces 25 and locking grooves 26 and 27 at a rear end. And a rear case having a plurality of locking grooves 32 and locking pieces 33 and 34 at its front end. And the engagement of the locking pieces 25 and the locking grooves 26 and 27 at the rear end of the front case 11 and the locking grooves 32 and the locking pieces 33 and 34 at the front end of the rear case 12 to complete the case. Characterized by having a body composition and having the above constitution, It is a shielded connector for computer peripherals.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a front locking groove 15 and a rear locking groove 16 are formed in the insulating case 10, a front locking piece 24 is provided in the front case 11, and a rear locking groove 12 is provided. The front case 11 is locked in the front locking groove 15 of the insulating case 10 by the front locking piece 24, and the rear case 12 is fixed to the insulating case 10 by the rear locking piece 31. The shield type for computer peripheral equipment according to claim 1, wherein the front case (11) and the rear case (12) are locked to the rear locking groove (16), and the front case (11) and the rear case (12) are joined to the insulating case (10). Connector.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the front case 11 is composed of a front plate 19, an upper plate 20 and both side plates 21. Shield type connector.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the rear case 12 is composed of a back plate 28, an upper plate 29, and left and right side plates 30, according to claim 1. Shield type connector.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, at least one insertion portion 13 is provided in the insulating case 10, the conductive terminal 14 is coupled to the insertion portion 13, and the insertion portion 13 of the insulating case 10 is attached to the front case 11. 3. A shielded connector for a computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein an insertion hole 22 corresponding to the connector is provided.

The invention according to claim 6 is that an elastic part made of a highly elastic metal conductive material is provided inside the insulating case 10, a clamping set is provided on the elastic part, and the holding set is connected to the clamping set. The shielded connector for a computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of elastic holding pieces for elastically holding the connector are provided.

[0011]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the present invention provides a kind of shielded connector, which includes a board (not shown) and one peripheral equipment in a computer main body. And a connector used to electrically connect the connector to the connector. The connector includes one insulating case 10, one front case 11, and one rear case 12, wherein the insulating case 10 has a substantially cubic shape. Inside, upper and lower insertion portions 13 extending in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance are provided, and the insertion portions 13 are used for mutual connection with corresponding connectors. A plurality of conductive terminals 14 are formed in the insulating case 10, and the upper end of the conductive terminal 14 is connected to the insertion portion 13 so as to be in contact with a corresponding connector. A part is exposed outside the insulating case 10 and is used for electrical connection with the substrate. A front locking groove 15 and a rear locking groove 16 are provided on the left side surface and the right side surface of the insulating case 10, respectively. A front stop block 17 is formed at the front end of the front locking groove 15, and the rear locking groove is formed. A rear stop block 18 is formed at the rear end of the block 16.

The front case 11 is made of a material such as copper or iron, has a hollow rectangular shape, and is composed of one front plate 19, an upper plate 20 and both side plates 21. The upper plate 20 and both side plates 21 are formed in a prescribed rectangular shape before electroplating, and two insertion holes 22 corresponding to the two insertion portions 13 of the insulating case 10 are formed in the front plate 19 to connect with the connector. Used for mutual connection. A ground piece perforation 23 is provided between the two insertion holes 22 of the front plate 19. Front locking pieces 24 corresponding to the front locking grooves 15 of the insulating case 10 are provided on the left and right side plates 21 of the front case 11. At the rear end of the front case 11, a locking piece 25 and locking grooves 26, 27 used for coupling with the plurality of rear cases 12 are provided. The locking grooves 27 are provided at the rear ends of the side plates 21.

The rear case 12 is made of a material such as copper or iron, and has a hollow rectangular shape, which is composed of one back plate 28, an upper plate 29, and left and right side plates 30. The plate 28, the upper plate 29, and the left and right side plates 30 are formed into a prescribed rectangular body before electroplating. Rear locking pieces 31 corresponding to the rear locking grooves 16 of the insulating case 10 are provided on the left and right side plates 30 of the rear case 12. At the front end of the rear case 12, a locking groove 32 and locking pieces 33, 34 used for coupling to the front case 11 are provided. The locking groove 32 and the locking piece 33 are provided at the front end of the upper plate 29. The locking piece 34 is provided at the front end of both side plates 30.

The above-described front case 11 and rear case 12 cover the outside of the insulating case 10, and also include the locking pieces 25, locking grooves 26 and 27 at the rear end of the front case 11 and those at the front end of the rear case 12. One complete case body is formed by the mutual engagement of the corresponding locking groove 32 and the locking pieces 33, 34, and the complete shielding protection effect is achieved by covering the front case 11 and the rear case 12. Further, the front case 11 is locked and connected to the front locking groove 15 of the insulating case 10 by the front locking pieces 24 of the both side plates 21, and the rear case 12 is fixed by the rear locking pieces 31 of the both side plates 31. The front case 11 and the rear case 12 are firmly connected to the insulating case 10 and the connection strength between the front case 11 and the rear case 12 is increased. After the front locking piece 24 and the rear locking piece 31 are locked in the front locking groove 15 and the rear locking groove 16, respectively, they are prevented from falling off by the front stop block 17 and the rear stop block 18, respectively.

The shielded connector of the present invention further includes an elastic part 35 made of a highly elastic metal conductive material such as stainless steel, and a pair of opposed U-shaped clamping sets 36 are provided above and below the elastic part 35. The elastic component 35 is assembled inside the insulating case 10, and the two holding sets 36 are respectively coated on the upper and lower insertion portions 13 of the insulating case 10, and the holding set 36 has a plurality of insert-resistant strengths. An elastic holding piece 37 is provided and used to elastically hold a corresponding connector. Two grounding elastic pieces 38 protrude between the two clamping sets 36, and these two grounding elastic pieces 38 protrude from the front side of the front plate 19 of the front case 11 and come into contact with the computer main body case. Used for grounding purposes.

[0016]

[Effect of the invention]

 With the configuration described above, the present invention has the following excellent points. 1. The front case 11 and the rear case 12 of the present invention are formed into a predetermined rectangular shape by bending before electroplating, and have a relatively short length. It does not cause a situation where parts are cut off, so it can be applied to rotary drum type electroplating, which reduces processing time and labor, reduces manufacturing costs, and reduces the defect rate . 2. The elastic part 35 and the front case 11 and the rear case 12 are designed according to the difference in function, and both are made of different materials, and the elastic part 35 is made of stainless steel having high elasticity. Since the front case 11 and the rear case 12 can be made of a copper material having a relatively low manufacturing cost, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[0017] In summary, the present invention solves the drawbacks of the conventional shielded connector that the manufacturing cost is high and the defect rate is high. It can be said that this is a creative idea.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a combined perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 insulating case 11 front case 12 rear case 13 insertion portion 14 conductive terminal 15 front locking groove 16 rear locking groove 17 front stop block 18 rear stop block 19 front plate 20 upper plate 21 side plate 22 insertion hole 23 grounding hole drilling 24 Front locking piece 25 Locking piece 26 Locking groove 27 Locking groove 28 Back plate 29 Upper plate 30 Side plate 31 Rear locking piece 32 Locking groove 33 Locking piece 34 Locking piece 35 Elastic component 36 Holding set 37 Holding piece 38 Grounding elastic piece

Claims (6)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. The following, that is, an insulating case 10 in which a plurality of conductive terminals 14 are bored, and a part of the conductive terminals 14 is exposed outside the insulating case 10 A front case 11 having an insertion hole 22 used for mutual insertion with a corresponding connector, and having a plurality of locking pieces 25 and locking grooves 26 and 27 at a rear end; A rear case having a plurality of locking grooves 32 and locking pieces 33 and 34 at the front end, including the above, wherein the front case 11 and the rear case 12 cover the outside of the insulating case 10 and , Front case 1
1, a complete case body is formed by engagement of the locking pieces 25 and locking grooves 26 and 27 at the rear end and the locking grooves 32 and locking pieces 33 and 34 at the front end of the rear case 12. A shielded connector for a computer peripheral device having the above configuration. 2. A front locking groove 15 and a rear locking groove 16 are formed on the insulating case 10, a front locking piece 24 is provided on the front case 11, and a rear locking piece 31 is formed on the rear case 12.
The front case 11 is locked in the front locking groove 15 of the insulating case 10 by the front locking piece 24, and the rear case 12
Is the rear locking groove 1 of the insulating case 10 by the rear locking piece 31.
The shielded connector for a computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the front case (11) and the rear case (12) are engaged with the insulating case (10). 3. The shielded connector for a computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein said front case 11 is composed of a front plate 19, an upper plate 20 and both side plates 21. 4. The shielded connector for a computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the rear case 12 is composed of a rear plate 28, an upper plate 29, and left and right side plates 30. 5. The insulating case 10 has at least one insertion portion 13, a conductive terminal 14 is coupled to the insertion portion 13, and the front case 11 has an insertion portion 1 of the insulating case 10.
3. The shielded connector for a computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein an insertion hole 22 corresponding to 3 is provided. 6. An elastic part made of a highly elastic metal conductive material is provided inside the insulating case 10, a holding set is provided on the elastic part, and a connector of a connection partner is elastically held by the holding set. The shielded connector for a computer peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of elastic holding pieces are provided.