KR20150004087A - Receptacle connector and connector assembly including the same - Google Patents

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KR20150004087A
KR20150004087A KR1020130077094A KR20130077094A KR20150004087A KR 20150004087 A KR20150004087 A KR 20150004087A KR 1020130077094 A KR1020130077094 A KR 1020130077094A KR 20130077094 A KR20130077094 A KR 20130077094A KR 20150004087 A KR20150004087 A KR 20150004087A
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오상준
최경해
김동희
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/52—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
    • H01R12/716—Coupling device provided on the PCB
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/73—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/26—Pin or blade contacts for sliding co-operation on one side only
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/639—Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a receptacle connector and to a connector assembly including the same. The receptacle connector according to the present invention includes: a plug connector which includes a plug body and equips one or more plug contacts installed on the plug body; a receptacle body having an internal space for accepting the plug connector; a coupling unit which is installed inside the receptacle body; and a receptacle contact which is extended from the coupling unit and equips a contact unit which is contact with one side and the other side of the plug contact when the plug connector is inserted. The contact unit of the receptacle contact is formed in a U-shape after shearing the end of the receptacle contact.

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Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a receptacle connector and a connector assembly including the receptacle connector.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector device, and more particularly, to a receptacle connector and a connector assembly including the receptacle connector, wherein the structure of the receptacle contact is improved so as to enable lowering and narrowing.

The connector device is used for electrically connecting a circuit board, a circuit board, or a circuit board with an electronic component by using a cable or the like.

In recent years, connector devices have been widely applied to circuit boards such as portable terminals, and slimmer and thinner has been required to meet the trend of miniaturization of electronic devices. In addition, as the density of electronic elements mounted on the circuit board increases, the number of contacts provided in the connector device increases, and the narrow pitch and the low contact distance of the contacts become very important.

The connector assembly typically includes a receptacle connector 10 having a plurality of receptacle contacts 12 arranged in the body 11 as shown in Figure 1 and a plurality of receptacle contacts 12 fitted into the receptacle connector 10, And a plug contact 22 which is in one-to-one contact with the plug connector 20 is arranged on the main body 21. [ The receptacle contacts 12 and the plug contacts 22 are connected to the cable on the side of the receptacle connector 10 and the cable on the side of the plug connector 20 or are mounted on the circuit board. When the plug connector 20 is fitted into the receptacle connector 10 so that the receptacle contacts 12 and the plug contacts 22 are brought into contact with each other and rendered conductive, the cable for the receptacle connector 10 and the cable for the plug connector 20, Are electrically connected to each other.

2, the conventional receptacle contact 12 includes a first contact portion 12a, a second contact portion 12b bent inward so as to face the first contact portion 12a, And a connecting portion 12c connecting the first contact portion 12a and the second contact portion 12b. With this structure, when the plug connector 20 is inserted into the receptacle connector 10, both side surfaces of the plug contact 22 come into contact with the first contact portion 12a and the second contact portion 12b.

3, the conventional receptacle contact 12 has a banding structure extending to the connection portion 12c to ensure the reliability of mutual contact with the plug contact 22, and the connection portion 12c Since the insertion depth of the plug contact 22 is limited, the effective contact length A can not be made sufficiently long and the foreign substance removing performance is poor. In addition, when the effective contact length A is designed to be sufficiently long while maintaining the structure of the conventional receptacle contact 12, there is a limit to difficulty in lowering the contact length.

On the other hand, since the conventional receptacle contact 12 has a structure in which the end portion is bent inward, there is a limitation in designing the dimension B so that it is difficult to manufacture the product with a narrow width.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised to overcome the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a receptacle connector which can improve a structure of a receptacle contact and increase an effective contact length with a plug contact, The present invention is directed to a connector assembly comprising:

Another object of the present invention is to provide a receptacle connector and a connector assembly including the receptacle connector, which can prevent excessive deformation of the receptacle contact to improve contact reliability.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receptacle connector, comprising: a plug main body; and a plug connector coupled to the plug connector having at least one plug contact provided in the plug main body, A receptacle body; And a receptacle contact having a fastening portion provided in the receptacle main body and a contact portion extending from the fastening portion and contacting one surface of the plug contact with the other surface of the plug contact when the plug connector is inserted, The contact portion of the receptacle contact is formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped shape by shearing the terminal portion.

Preferably, the contact portion of the receptacle contact includes a first contact portion that is in contact with an outer side of the plug contact that extends from the coupling portion and that is inserted, and a second contact portion that is in contact with the other side of the plug contact that is inserted to face the first contact portion. And a connection portion connecting the first contact portion and the second contact portion to each other.

Preferably, the second contact portion is formed by shearing the end portion of the receptacle contact.

Preferably, the second contact portion is further formed with a contact protrusion formed so as to be in contact with the plug contact.

Preferably, the contact protrusion is formed at the time of forming the second contact portion by shearing the end portion of the receptacle contact.

Preferably, the receptacle body is further provided with an inner block which supports an end portion of the receptacle contact elastically deformed by the insertion of the plug connector.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receptacle connector comprising: a receptacle body provided with an internal space for accommodating a plug connector; and at least one receptacle contact provided in the receptacle body; And a plug connector including a plug main body that can be inserted into the receptacle main body and at least one plug contact provided to the plug main body, wherein when the receptacle connector and the plug connector are coupled, the receptacle contact and the plug contact are connected one- A plug connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the receptacle contact includes a fastening portion provided in the receptacle body, a contact portion extending from the fastening portion and contacting one surface of the plug contact with the plug contact, And a contact portion of the receptacle contact is formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped shape by shearing the terminal portion.

According to the present invention, since the structure of the receptacle contact is improved and the effective contact length with the plug contact can be sufficiently secured, it is possible to realize the connector assembly which is low in weight. In addition, since the receptacle contact has a slip shape through shearing, it is possible to narrow the product and reduce the mounting area. In addition, it is possible to prevent excessive deformation of the receptacle contact, thereby improving contact reliability.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, And shall not be interpreted.
1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a connector assembly according to the prior art.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the receptacle contact of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of engagement between the receptacle contact and the plug contact of Fig. 1;
4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a connector assembly according to the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the receptacle contact of Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the plug contact of Fig. 4;
7 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the connector assembly according to the present invention is coupled.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X 'in FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms, and the inventor should appropriately interpret the concepts of the terms appropriately It should be interpreted in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a connector assembly according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the receptacle contact of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the plug contact of FIG.

4, a connector assembly according to the present invention includes a receptacle connector 100 having a receptacle contact 120, and a receptacle connector 100 which is fitted to the receptacle connector 100 and which is coupled to the receptacle contact 120 And a plug connector (200) having a plug contact (220).

The receptacle connector 100 includes a receptacle body 110 formed of an insulating material and having a body in the longitudinal direction and receptacle contacts 120 provided at predetermined pitch intervals along the longitudinal direction of the receptacle body 110.

The receptacle body 110 is formed with a plurality of assembly grooves 111 for receiving the receptacle contacts 120. The plurality of assembly grooves 111 are formed at predetermined pitches along the length direction of the receptacle body 110, Respectively. And the receptacle contact 120 is fitted into the assembly groove 111 so as to be coupled and installed. Further, the receptacle contacts 120 can be arranged in two rows in the width direction of the receptacle body 110.

5, the receptacle contact 120 includes a coupling part 121 installed in the receptacle body 110 and a coupling part 121 extending from the coupling part 121 and having the plug connector 200 inserted therein And a contact portion 122 contacting the outer side (222a in Fig. 6) and the inner side (222b in Fig. 6) of the plug contact 220 about the plug contact 220. [

The fastening portion 121 includes a hooking structure bent to have a substantially L shape so as to be able to be locked with respect to the receptacle body. One end of the coupling part 121 is drawn out of the receptacle body 110 and positioned at substantially the same height as the bottom surface of the receptacle body 110.

The contact portion 122 extends from the other end of the coupling portion 121 and contacts one face 222a and the other face 222b of the plug contact 220 about the plug contact 220 when the plug connector 200 is inserted Quot; U " shape. At this time, the contact portion 122 is formed by shearing the terminal end portion of the receptacle contact 120 to remove the bent structure from the second contact portion (12b in Fig. 2) of the conventional receptacle contact .

Specifically, the contact portion 122 includes a first contact portion 122a that is in contact with an outer side surface 222a of the plug contact 220 extending from the coupling portion 121 and inserted into the first contact portion 122a, And a connecting portion 122c connecting the first and second contact portions 122a and 122b to each other. The second contact portion 122b is in contact with the other outer surface 222b of the plug contact 220 to be inserted.

Here, the second contact portion 122b is formed by shearing the end portion of the receptacle contact 120. For example, a lancing process, an embossing process, or the like may be used as the shearing process.

 The second contact portion 122b may be formed with a contact protrusion 123 protruding toward the plug contact 220 so as to have an electrical contact point with the plug contact 220 and a tightening feeling. The contact protrusions 123 may be formed at the time of forming the second contact portions 122b by shearing the end portions of the receptacle contacts 120. [ The contact protrusion 123 is formed at the tip end where the second contact portion 122b starts to contact with the plug contact 220 to provide electrical contact and tightening feeling with the plug contact 220, And also serves to prevent separation from being caused.

The receptacle body 110 is formed with an inner block 115 for supporting the end portion of the receptacle contact 120 elastically deformed by insertion of the plug contact 220 of the plug connector 200. This makes it possible to prevent the receptacle contact 120 from being excessively deformed by the inner block 115 when an abnormally excessive force is applied during the fastening operation of the connector.

The plug connector 200 includes a plug main body 210 made of an insulating material and having a longitudinal body insertable into the receptacle main body 110, And plug contacts 220 provided at the same pitch intervals corresponding to the plug contacts 120.

6, the plug contact 220 includes a coupling part 221 provided in the plug main body 210 and a coupling part 221 extending from the coupling part 221 and inserted into the receptacle connector 100 And a contact portion 222 in contact with the receptacle contact 120.

The fastening part 221 includes a hooking structure bent to have a substantially L shape so as to be locked to the plug body. One end of the fastening portion 221 is pulled out of the plug main body 210 and is positioned at substantially the same height as the bottom surface of the plug main body 210.

The contact part 222 extends from the other end of the coupling part 221 and has a substantially U shape and an outer side 222a and an inner side 222b are connected to the first and second ends of the receptacle contact 120, And comes into contact with the contact portions 122a and 122b.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the connector assembly according to the present invention is coupled, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X 'in FIG.

7 and 8, when the receptacle connector 100 and the plug connector 200 according to the present invention are combined,

The contact portions 122 of the receptacle contacts 120 are formed in a substantially U shape and include first and second contact portions 122a and 122b on the outer side and an inner side respectively and the end portions of the receptacle contacts 120 are subjected to shearing Since the second contact portion 122b is formed to have a structure excluding the conventional banding structure, the effective contact length A 'at which the plug contact 220 contacts can be sufficiently long, and the receptacle contact 120 can be eliminated and the dimension B 'in the width direction can be slipped so that it is advantageous in realizing a low-profile and narrow-width implementation of the connector.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be understood that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

100: receptacle connector 200: plug connector
110: Receptacle main body 210: Plug main body
120: receptacle contact 220: plug contact

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1. A receptacle connector coupled to a plug main body and a plug connector having at least one plug contact provided in the plug main body,
A receptacle body provided with an internal space for accommodating the plug connector; And
And a receptacle contact having a fastening portion provided in the receptacle body and a contact portion extending from the fastening portion and contacting the other surface of the plug contact with the plug contact about the plug contact when the plug connector is inserted,
Wherein the contact portion of the receptacle contact is formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped shape by shearing the terminal portion. The method according to claim 1,
The contact portion of the receptacle contact
A first contact portion extending from the coupling portion and contacting an outer side of the plug contact to be inserted,
A second contact portion which is in contact with the other inner surface of the plug contact which is inserted to face the first contact portion,
And a connection portion connecting the first contact portion and the second contact portion to each other. 3. The method of claim 2,
And the second contact portion is formed by shearing the end portion of the receptacle contact. The method of claim 3,
And the second contact portion is further formed with a protrusion formed so as to be in contact with the plug contact. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the contact protrusion is formed at the time of forming the second contact portion by shearing the end portion of the receptacle contact. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receptacle body is further formed with an inner block supporting an end portion of the receptacle contact elastically deformed by insertion of the plug connector. A receptacle connector having a receptacle body provided with an internal space for accommodating a plug connector, and at least one receptacle contact provided in the receptacle body; And a plug connector including a plug main body that can be inserted into the receptacle main body and at least one plug contact provided to the plug main body, wherein when the receptacle connector and the plug connector are coupled, the receptacle contact and the plug contact are connected one- A connector assembly for making contact,
Wherein the receptacle contact includes a fastening portion provided in the receptacle body and a contact portion extending from the fastening portion and contacting the other surface of the plug contact with the plug contact about the plug contact when the plug connector is inserted,
Wherein the contact portion of the receptacle contact is formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped shape by shearing the terminal portion. 8. The method of claim 7,
The contact portion of the receptacle contact
A first contact portion extending from the coupling portion and contacting an outer side of the plug contact to be inserted,
A second contact portion which is in contact with the other inner surface of the plug contact which is inserted to face the first contact portion,
And a connection portion connecting the first contact portion and the second contact portion to each other. 9. The method of claim 8,
And the second contact portion is formed by shearing the end portion of the receptacle contact. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the second contact portion is further formed with a protrusion protruding to be in contact with the plug contact. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the contact protrusions are integrally formed at the time of forming the second contact portions by shearing the end portions of the receptacle contacts. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the receptacle body further comprises an inner block supporting an end portion of the receptacle contact elastically deformed by insertion of the plug connector.
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