TW201328041A - Cable connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A cable connector assembly comprises a housing, a plurality of contacts accommodated in the housing, a metal shell shielding the housing, a PCB and a cable connecting to the PCB. The PCB is fixed on the metal shell and has a light-emitting element mounted them on. A light pipe sheltered the light-emitting. The two wires of the cable are welded to the PCB and are connected to the light-emitting element. The cable connector assembly also comprises a holder sleeve holding the PCB.

Description

Cable connector combination

The present invention relates to a cable connector combination, and more particularly to a cable connector combination that can transmit data signals.

The conventional cable connector assembly generally includes an insulative housing, a conductive terminal disposed in the insulative housing, a cable electrically connected to the conductive terminal, and a metal housing shielded from the periphery of the insulative housing. In the existing cable connector combination, in general, the metal casing is completely shielded from the periphery of the insulative housing, so that it is impossible to visually observe the operation of the connector assembly from the periphery of the cable connector assembly to the consumer. The use of this brings a lot of inconvenience, therefore, how to overcome such a problem has become a research direction of the staff in the field, and a cable connector which can be visually observed from the periphery of the cable connector combination will be described below. The method of combining work or not.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cable connector combination for transmitting data signals.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a cable connector assembly including an insulative housing, a conductive terminal received in the insulative housing, a metal housing shielded around the insulative housing, a circuit board, and a cable electrically connected to the wire terminal and the circuit board, the circuit board is fixed on the outside of the metal casing, the circuit board is mounted with the light-emitting body and the light-guiding component shielding the light-emitting body, and the cable is provided with two terminals Soldering on the circuit board is electrically connected to the illuminator; the cable connector assembly further includes a ferrule holding the circuit board, the ferrule clamping the circuit board to the metal casing.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following effects: by disposing a circuit board and an LED in a cable connector assembly, the working state of the cable connector assembly can be observed, and the circuit board is assembled outside the metal casing through a The ferrule and the support member are fixed to avoid the hole on the metal casing, thereby affecting the performance of the connector and also avoiding damage to the circuit board when the outer mold is molded.

Referring to the first to sixth figures, the cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention includes an insulative housing 1, a conductive terminal 2 disposed in the insulative housing 1, a circuit board 3, and a conductive terminal 2 and a circuit board 3. The connected cable 4, the supporting member 6 supporting the circuit board 3, and the metal casing 7 shielded from the insulating body 1. The cable connector assembly 100 further includes an illuminator 51 disposed above the circuit board 3, a light guiding member 52 covering the illuminator 51, and an insulating covering 8 covering the metal casing 7.

The insulative housing 1 includes a main body portion 10 and a support portion 11 extending rearward from the main body portion 10. The recessed inward from the front surface of the main body portion 10 forms a receiving cavity 101. The upper and lower inner wall surfaces of the receiving cavity 101 are provided with a plurality of terminal receiving slots (not labeled) The upper and lower surfaces of the support portion 11 are respectively provided with a plurality of terminal holding grooves (not labeled).

The plurality of conductive terminals 2 include a total of two rows of terminals. Each of the conductive terminals 2 includes a body portion, an abutting portion, and a tail portion. The terminal abutting portion is received in the terminal receiving groove, and the tail portion extends rearwardly and retained in the terminal holding groove of the tongue plate.

The cable 4 includes a plurality of core wires 42 and two terminals 41 for connecting the circuit boards 3. The plurality of core wires 42 are electrically connected to the conductive terminals 2, and the two terminals 41 are respectively soldered to both sides of the upper surface of the circuit board 3 and pass through the circuit board. 3 is connected to the illuminator 51 so that the connection state of the connector can be displayed. When the cable connector assembly 100 is plugged into the docking connector, the circuit board 3 drives the illuminator 51 to emit bright light and is exposed through the light guiding element 52.

The cable connector assembly 100 further includes a metal housing 7 disposed on the periphery of the insulative housing 1. The metal housing 7 includes a lower housing 71 and an upper housing 72 that is assembled with the lower housing 71. The lower casing 71 includes a bottom portion 710, a side edge 711 bent upward from both sides of the bottom portion 710, and a cable grip portion 712 extending rearward from a rear surface of the bottom portion 710. The side edge 711 is divided into two sections spaced back and forth, and a locking portion 7110 is formed on the rear section of the side edge 711.

The upper casing 72 includes a front end frame portion 720 and an extending portion 721 extending rearward from the upper surface of the frame portion 720 . The side edge 722 is formed by bending from the extending portion 721 , and the side edge 722 is provided with the locking portion 7110 . Cooperating locking holes 7220.

The circuit board 3 is substantially flat and disposed on the upper surface of the rear end of the metal casing 7, and includes a plate body portion 30 and a protruding portion 31 extending forward from an intermediate portion of the plate body portion 30. The illuminator 51 and the light guiding element 52 covering the illuminator are mounted on the upper surface of the plate body 30. In the present embodiment, the illuminator is an LED. A through hole 301 having a triangular arrangement is provided around the LED 51. The light guiding member 52 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a protruding portion 520 is formed on the upper surface of the light guiding member 52. A recess portion 521 for receiving the LED 51 is recessed from the lower surface of the light guiding member 52, and the light guiding portion is guided. On the lower surface of the element 52, a projection 522 is formed in the through hole 301 provided in the circuit board 3 at a position around the recess 521. The light guiding element 52 and the circuit board 3 are fixedly assembled to each other by the assembly and cooperation between the protruding post 522 and the through hole 301. At this time, the LED 51 is received in the recessed portion 521 and disposed on the circuit board 3 and the light guiding element 52. between.

The cable connector assembly 100 further includes a ferrule 9 that is sleeved on the metal casing 7 and the circuit board 3 and a support member 6 that supports the circuit board 3. The upper surface of the inner wall of the ferrule 9 is provided with a recess 91. The protruding portion 31 of the circuit board 3 is mounted in the recess 91 to restrict the movement of the circuit board 3 and fix the circuit board 3 between the ferrule 9 and the metal casing 7. The support member 6 has a side opening shape and is located on the bottom surface of the circuit board 3 and is sleeved from the side opening to the metal housing 7 grip portion 712 to support the circuit board 3 while preventing the circuit board 3 from being damaged during the outer molding.

In the cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention, the circuit board 3 and the illuminant 51 and the light guiding member 52 are disposed on the outer surface of the insulating housing 8 to provide only light transmission through the insulating covering body 8 for the light guiding member to pass through. The hole 81 prevents the hole on the metal casing 7 from affecting the performance of the connector, and the ferrule 9 and the supporting member 6 are added to effectively fix and support the circuit board 3 to prevent damage to the circuit board 3 during the outer molding. .

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to make equivalent modifications or changes in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. It is covered by the following patent application.

10. . . Main body

100. . . Cable connector combination

101. . . Containment chamber

11. . . Support department

2. . . Conductive terminal

3. . . Circuit board

30. . . Plate body

301. . . Through hole

31. . . Protruding

4. . . Cable

41. . . Wiring head

42. . . Wire

51. . . illuminator

52. . . Light guiding element

520. . . Protruding

521. . . Depression

522. . . Tab

6. . . Supporting element

7. . . Metal housing

71. . . Lower housing

710. . . bottom

711. . . Side edge

7110. . . Locking part

712. . . Cable grip

72. . . Upper housing

720. . . Frame body

721. . . Extension

722. . . Side edge

7220. . . Locking hole

8. . . Insulating covering

81. . . Light transmission hole

9. . . card cover

91. . . Groove

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

The second drawing is an exploded perspective view of some of the components in the first figure;

The third figure is an exploded perspective view of another angle of the second figure;

The fourth figure is an exploded perspective view of the first figure;

Figure 5 is another perspective view of the internal components of the first figure;

The sixth figure is a schematic view of the ferrule of the cable connector combination of the present invention for fixing the circuit board to the metal casing.

3. . . Circuit board

4. . . Cable

41. . . Wiring head

6. . . Supporting element

7. . . Metal housing

712. . . Cable grip

9. . . card cover

Claims (10)

A cable connector combination comprising:
Insulating body
a plurality of conductive terminals are received in the insulating body;
a metal housing assembled to the periphery of the insulating body;
The circuit board is fixed to the metal casing, and the circuit board is provided with the light-emitting body and the light-guiding component shielding the light-emitting body;
The cable is electrically connected to the wire terminal and the circuit board. The cable is provided with two terminals and is electrically connected to the circuit board and electrically connected to the illuminator. The cable connector combination further includes a holding circuit board. a ferrule that clamps the circuit board to the metal housing. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable connector assembly further comprises an insulating covering body covering a periphery of the metal casing, the insulating covering body The wall is provided with a light transmission hole through which the light guiding member passes. The cable connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the circuit board comprises a plate body portion and a protruding portion, the light emitting body and the light guiding member are mounted on the plate body portion, and the plate body portion is provided with three A through hole arranged in a triangle and located around the illuminator. The cable connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the light guiding element is provided with a recessed portion and a pin, the pin is mounted in a through hole of the circuit board, and the light guiding component is fixed to the circuit. The illuminator is housed in the recess and covers the illuminator. The cable connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the top wall of the ferrule is provided with a moving groove for limiting the circuit board, and the protruding portion is mounted and fixed in the groove. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the metal housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, the circuit board being fixed to an outer surface of the upper housing. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable connector further comprises a support member for supporting the circuit board, the support member being clamped to the curled tail of the metal casing and supported on the circuit board The bottom surface. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the insulative housing comprises a main body portion and a plate-like protruding portion extending rearward from the main body portion, wherein the front end of the main body portion is open to the inside and is provided with a receiving cavity. The upper and lower inner walls of the receiving cavity are respectively provided with a plurality of terminal receiving grooves, and the lower and lower surfaces of the plate-shaped protruding portions are respectively provided with a plurality of terminal holding grooves. The cable connector assembly of claim 8, wherein the conductive terminal is divided into upper and lower rows and received in the terminal receiving groove in the main body portion and extends to the upper and lower surface of the plate-shaped protruding portion. Cable electrical connection. The cable connector assembly of claim 9, wherein the conductive terminal comprises a body portion, an abutting portion and a tail portion, the cable further comprising a plurality of core wires, the core wires being soldered to the tail portions of the conductive terminals.