TW201310784A - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector includes at least a terminal module which has a magnetic module and at least two terminal groups. Each of terminal modules also includes a first relay connected between the terminal groups and the magnetic. Different terminal groups transmit signals in time-sharing mode according to the same magnetic module by switch of the first relay. It decreases the number of the magnetic module for saving cost.

Description

Electrical connector

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to a terminal module structure of an electrical connector.

In order to adapt to high-frequency signal transmission, the existing network electrical connector is generally provided with a magnetic coil for filtering purposes. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a terminal module received in the insulative housing, and a shielding housing covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing is provided with a weir for insertion of the mating connector. The terminal module includes a conductive terminal set and a magnetic module electrically connected to the conductive terminal set. The conductive terminal group extends into the 埠 to electrically conduct with the mating connector. The magnetic module includes an internal circuit board and a magnetic coil soldered to the internal circuit board, and one 埠 corresponds to one conductive terminal set and one set of magnetic coils. However, when there are a large number of electrical connectors, it is necessary to install an equal number of magnetic coil sets in accordance with the number of turns, which would cause the manufacturing cost of the electrical connectors to be high.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, it is necessary to modify the existing technology.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector that achieves cost reduction by reducing the number of magnetic modules.

In order to achieve the foregoing objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: an electrical connector includes: at least one terminal module, each terminal module includes a magnetic module and at least two conductive terminal sets, each of the terminal modes The group further includes a first relay connected between the conductive terminal group and the magnetic module, and the first relay is switched to enable different conductive terminal groups to transmit signals by the same magnetic mode component.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: by switching the first relay, different conductive terminal groups can share the same magnetic module, thereby reducing the number of magnetic modules and saving production costs.

As shown in the first figure, the electrical connector 100 includes an insulative housing 1 , a terminal module 2 housed in the insulative housing 1 , and a shielding housing 3 covering the insulative housing 1 .

As shown in the second and third figures, the insulative housing 1 includes a plurality of turns 11 (four in the present embodiment) for insertion of a docking connector (not shown). A plurality of through channels 13 are provided between each of the turns 11 and the rear wall 12 of the insulative housing 1. The insulative housing 1 is further provided with two side walls 14 that connect the rear wall 12, and the two side walls 14 extend rearward to form two wings 15 and form a receiving space 16 between the wings 15. A flat plate portion 17 extends rearwardly from the rear wall 12 and connects the two wing portions 15. The flat plate portion 17 is provided with a plurality of spaced apart support beams 18, and the inner side of the wing portion 15 and the opposite sides of the support beam 18 are respectively provided with positioning grooves. 19.

As shown in the fourth and fifth figures, the terminal module 2 includes a conductive terminal group 21, a first circuit board 22, a second circuit board 23, a base 24, and a transfer terminal 25. Each of the conductive terminal sets 21 corresponds to a crucible 11 including a horizontally extending base 211 and a plurality of conductive terminals 212 held on the base 211. Each of the conductive terminals 212 includes a horizontally extending holding portion 213 , a contact portion 214 located at one end of the holding portion 213 and extending obliquely downward, and a welded portion 215 extending at the other end of the holding portion 213 . The contact portion 214 extends through the channel 13 and into the crucible 11 for electrical conduction with the docking electrical connector. The adapter terminal 25 has a vertical needle shape and is fixed on the base 24. The base 24 is further provided with a plurality of receiving cavities 241 and outwardly projecting guide rails 242 on both sides. The guide rail 242 is slid into the positioning groove 19, so that the terminal module 2 is received in the insulative housing 1, and the flat plate portion 17 can support the base 24. The first circuit board 22 is disposed in a vertical direction perpendicular to the mating direction. The first circuit board 22 is provided with a plurality of first soldering holes 221 on the upper side and a plurality of plugging portions 222 on the lower side. In the present embodiment, the first soldering holes 221 are electrically connected to each other and to one of the conductive terminal groups 21 . The soldering portion 215 of the conductive terminal 212 is soldered into the first soldering hole 221, and the plug portion 222 is inserted into the receiving cavity 241 of the two bases 24 to position the first circuit board 22. The first circuit board 22 is soldered with a magnetic module 26 on the side opposite to the conductive terminal group 21. The second circuit board 23 is disposed at a level and is mounted on each of the two bases 24. Each of the second circuit boards 23 is provided with a plurality of second soldering holes 231 corresponding to the switching terminals 25, and the switching terminals 25 are The second soldering hole 231 is soldered to the second circuit board 23. That is, the terminal module 2 includes two conductive terminal sets 21, a first circuit board 22, two second circuit boards 23, a magnetic module 26, two bases 24, and a transfer held on each of the bases. Terminal 25.

In the present embodiment, the two conductive terminal groups 21 are soldered to the same first circuit board 22, that is, the conductive terminal groups corresponding to the two turns 11 share a magnetic module. This embodiment has two terminal modules. Of course, each terminal module may also include more than two sets of conductive terminals, which is not limited in this embodiment.

As shown in the sixth figure, the magnetic module 26 includes a transformer 261 and a common mode choke 262. A first relay 4 is disposed between the plurality of conductive terminal groups 21 (including two in the present embodiment) and the magnetic module 26, and the first relay 4 connects all the conductive terminals of one conductive terminal group 21 at a certain time (J1- J8) is electrically connected to the magnetic module 26, and at another time, the first relay 4 electrically connects all the conductive terminals of the other conductive terminal group 21 to the magnetic module 26. That is, the first relay 4 can switch between different conductive terminal groups according to the signal transmission needs, and transmit signals in time sharing. In this way, only one magnetic module is needed to realize the signal transmission requirements of two or more conductive terminal groups, and no additional magnetic modules are required, which saves production cost.

In this embodiment, a second relay 5 is further disposed between the magnetic module 26 and the transfer terminal 25. When the first relay 4 is switched, the second relay 5 is simultaneously switched, thereby switching to the corresponding transfer of the corresponding conductive terminal group. On the terminal.

By switching the relays, the different conductive terminal groups can share the same magnetic module, thereby reducing the number of magnetic modules and saving production costs.

In summary, the creation meets the requirements of the invention patent, and the patent application is filed according to law. However, the foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and any equivalent modification or change made by a person familiar with the skill of the present invention in accordance with the spirit of the present invention should be It is covered by the following patent application.

100. . . Electrical connector

1. . . Insulating body

11. . . port

12. . . Back wall

13. . . Channel

14. . . Side wall

15. . . Wing

16. . . Accommodating space

17. . . Flat section

18. . . Support beam

19. . . Positioning slot

2. . . Terminal module

twenty one. . . Conductive terminal set

211. . . Base

212. . . Conductive terminal

213. . . Holding unit

214. . . Contact

215. . . Welding department

twenty two. . . First board

221. . . First soldering hole

222. . . Plug-in

twenty three. . . Second circuit board

231. . . Second welding hole

twenty four. . . Pedestal

241. . . Containment chamber

242. . . guide

25. . . Transfer terminal

26. . . Magnetic module

261. . . transformer

262. . . Common mode choke

3. . . Shaded housing

4. . . First relay

5. . . Second relay

The first figure is an assembled view of the electrical connector of the present invention;

The second figure is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention;

The third drawing is an exploded perspective view of another angle of the electrical connector of the present invention;

The fourth figure is an exploded perspective view of the terminal module of the electrical connector of the present invention;

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing another angle of the terminal module of the electrical connector of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a circuit schematic of the electrical connector of the present invention.

2. . . Terminal module

211. . . Base

213. . . Holding unit

214. . . Contact

215. . . Welding department

221. . . First soldering hole

222. . . Plug-in

twenty three. . . Second circuit board

231. . . Second welding hole

twenty four. . . Pedestal

241. . . Containment chamber

242. . . guide

25. . . Transfer terminal

26. . . Magnetic module

Claims (9)

An electrical connector comprising:
At least one terminal module, each of the terminal modules includes a magnetic module and at least two conductive terminal sets, each of the terminal modules further includes a first relay connected to the conductive terminal set and the magnetic mode Between the groups, by switching the first relay, different conductive terminal groups transmit signals by the same magnetic mode component. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the terminal module comprises a first circuit board, and two conductive terminal sets are soldered to the first circuit board. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the terminal module comprises two bases, the first circuit board being disposed perpendicular to the docking direction and being held together with the two bases. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the base is provided with a plurality of receiving cavities, and the first circuit board is provided with a plurality of plugging portions for insertion into the receiving cavity. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the two bases are each mounted with a second circuit board, the second circuit board being horizontally disposed. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the two bases each hold a plurality of adapter terminals and are soldered to the second circuit board. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein a second relay is disposed between the magnetic module and the switching terminal, and when the first relay is switched, the second relay is simultaneously on different bases. Switching between the transfer terminals. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the magnetic module is soldered to the first circuit board and is opposite to the first circuit board on the opposite side of the first circuit board. The electrical connector of any one of clauses 1 to 8, wherein the magnetic module comprises a transformer and a common mode choke.