TW201539880A - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly comprises an insulative housing, a reinforcing member and a plurality of contacts insert-molding in the insulative housing. The insulative housing comprises a tongue portion. The reinforcing member comprises a surrounding portion covering five surfaces of the insulative housing, formed by a lower surface, a left side surface, a right side surface, a front surface and a front end of upper front surface. Thus, the tongue portion is strengthed by the reinforcing member. The reinforcing member not only can protect the electrical connector assembly from being damaged when the complementary connector inserters into or pulls out from the electrical connector assembly in an improper direction, but also protect the front of the tongue portion from being worn.

Description

Electrical connector assembly

The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly, and more particularly to an electrical connector assembly as an input/output (I/O) interface for an electronic device.

The input/output (I/O) electrical connector assembly on a common electronic device includes an insulative housing, a terminal received in the insulative housing, and a metal housing that is shielded from the outside of the insulating body. The insulating body includes a base portion and a tongue extending forward from the base portion. When the plug connector is pulled out of the socket connector, the socket connector may be obliquely pulled out at an angle, and the plug connector directly contacts the tongue of the socket connector. The collision of the piece causes damage to the tongue, and the damage of the tongue will seriously affect the electrical connection effect between the plug connector and the socket connector. To solve the above problem, a metal piece is added to the tongue to enhance the strength of the tongue. The Chinese Patent No. CN101320860A, which is published on Dec. 10, 2008, discloses an electrical connector assembly comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing, and a metal sheet body, the insulative housing being provided with a base portion And a tongue extending forward from the base, the metal sheet is wrapped around the left and right side walls and the lower wall of the tongue, and is arranged such that when the butt connector is inserted and removed, the butt connector collides with the tongue, and the front wall of the tongue And the front end of the upper wall of the tongue is not protected and is easily damaged.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a new combination of electrical connectors to overcome the above problems.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector assembly that effectively protects the tongue portion.

The electrical connector assembly of the present invention can be implemented by the following technical solutions: an electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing having a tongue portion, a plurality of terminals embedded in the insulative housing, and a reinforcement, the reinforcement The cover member is provided with a covering portion that covers the front surface of the lower surface, the left side surface, the right side surface, the front surface, and the upper surface of the tongue portion.

Compared with the prior art, the reinforcing member of the present invention can not only enhance the strength of the tongue portion, but also prevent the butt connector from being pulled out at an angle obliquely to pull out the electrical connector assembly or reversely insert the electrical connector assembly to break the tongue portion, and The covering portion of the reinforcing member covers the lower surface, the left side surface, the right side surface, the front surface, and the front end of the upper surface of the tongue portion, and covers the tongue portion from the five faces, thereby protecting the tongue portion from the five faces, thereby avoiding The butt connector is worn against the tongue portion, and the front end of the tongue portion is scratched.

The first figure is a three-dimensional combination diagram of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention;

The second figure is an assembled view of the other angle of the electrical connector shown in the first figure;

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

The fourth figure is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector shown in the third figure at another angle.

The fifth drawing is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in the first figure.

Referring to the first and fifth figures, the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention is an input/output (I/O) port of an electronic device for interfacing with a plug connector (not shown). The electrical connector assembly 100 includes an insulative housing 1 , a plurality of terminals 2 embedded in the insulative housing 1 , a reinforcing member 3 , a holding member 4 , and a fixing member 5 .

Referring to the third to fourth figures, the insulative housing 1 includes a main body portion 11, a rear end portion 12 extending rearward from the main body portion 11, and a tongue portion 13 extending forward from the rear end portion 12, the main body portion 11 and the rear end portion The portion 12 is stepped, and the upper surface of the rear end portion 12 is lower than the upper surface of the main body portion 11. The main body portion 11 has an upper wall, a lower wall, a left wall, a right wall, and a housing cavity 112 surrounded by the upper wall, the lower wall, the left wall, and the right wall. The tongue portion 13 extends into the receiving cavity 112, and the tongue portion 13 is provided with a plurality of receiving slots 131 extending in the mating direction. The inner surface of the lower wall of the main body portion 11 has a recessed portion 114 and is recessed downward from the recessed portion 114 to form two recesses 113. The front end of the recessed portion 114 has a protrusion 115, and the left and right sides of the main body portion 11 are respectively provided with wing portions 111, and the wing portions 111 are respectively provided with mounting holes 1110. The insulative housing 1 is further provided with a plurality of through holes 110, 120 extending through the lower surface thereof at the main body portion 11 and the rear end portion 12, respectively.

Referring to the third to fourth figures, the terminal 2 is substantially Z-shaped, and has a level abutting portion 21, a leveling portion 23, and a vertical portion 22 connecting the leveling abutting portion 21 and the leveling portion 23, and the front end of the leveling portion 21 Extend forward and downward. A plurality of terminals 2 are received in the receiving groove 131, and the level soldering portion 23 extends out of the insulative housing 1.

Referring to the third to fifth figures, the reinforcing member 3 is substantially T-shaped and formed by stamping a metal sheet. The reinforcing member 3 has a beam portion 31 and a cladding portion 32 extending vertically forward from the beam portion 31. The covering portion 32 is provided with a substrate 324 and left and right bent portions 321 extending upward from the left and right sides of the substrate 324, and a front bent portion 322 extending in a hook shape is formed from the front end of the substrate 324. A rectangular hole 320 is provided in the middle of the substrate 324. The rectangular hole 320 in the covering portion 32 makes the reinforcing member 3 and the insulating body 1 more firmly bonded. The beam portion 31 of the reinforcing member 3 is insert-molded in the rear end portion 12 of the insulative housing 1, and the covering portion 32 covers the front surface of the lower surface, the left and right side surfaces, the front surface, and the upper surface of the tongue portion 13, from The five sides cover the tongue portion 13. The substrate 324 is parallel to the terminal 2 level abutting portion 21, and the end of the front bent portion 322 is adjacent to the free end of the terminal 2 level abutting portion 21.

Referring to the third to fourth figures, a pair of fixing members 5 are insert-molded on both sides of the rear end portion 12 of the insulative housing 1, and are provided with a flat plate portion 51 and a downwardly bent portion from the outer portion of the flat plate portion 51. Solder the foot 52.

Referring to the third to fourth figures, the holding member 4 is formed by stamping a metal sheet, and is provided with a fixing portion 41 extending in the lateral direction, and a pair of vertical portions 42 extending vertically from the fixing portion 41. The front end of the fixing portion 41 is provided with an arcuate notch 411, and the notch 411 cooperates with the protrusion 115 to better integrate the holding member 4 with the insulative housing 1. The vertical portions 42 are respectively provided with arcuate grooves 421 formed to be recessed downward, and the arcuate grooves 421 correspond to the grooves 113 on the insulative housing 1. The vertical portions 42 extend vertically downward from the outer sides thereof to form a soldering leg 422. The holding member 4 is only embedded in the lower wall of the main body portion 11, and its upper surface is exposed in the receiving cavity 112. This design in this embodiment ensures a miniaturization and slimming design of the entire molded electrical connector assembly 100. Of course, in other embodiments, the holding member 4 can completely cover the upper wall, the lower wall, the left wall and the right wall of the main body portion 11 of the insulative housing 1 . When the docking connector (not shown) is mated with the electrical connector assembly 100, the metal hook portion (not shown) on the docking connector is received in the arcuate slot 421 to prevent the metal hook on the docking connector. The inner surface of the insulating body 1 is worn.

Referring to the first to fifth figures, a plurality of terminals 2, the reinforcing member 3, the holding member 4, and the fixing member 5 are embedded in the insulative housing 1. The mounting gaps of the terminal 2, the reinforcing member 3, the holding member 4, the fixing member 5 and the insulating body 1 are completely sealed, respectively, and the waterproof effect is achieved. The holding legs 422 and 52 of the holding member 5 and the fixing member 5 extend through the through holes 110 and 120 of the lower wall of the insulating body 1. The vertical portion 22 of the terminal 2 is embedded in the rear end portion 12 of the insulating body 1 to be level welded. The portion 23 is attached to the lower surface of the insulative housing 1 and extends out of the rear end portion 12. The covering portion 32 of the reinforcing member 3 covers the lower surface, the left side surface, the right side surface, the front surface, and the front end of the upper surface of the tongue portion 13, and the tongue portion 13 is wrapped from the five faces. The reinforcing member 3 not only enhances the strength of the tongue portion 13, but also prevents the butt connector from obliquely pulling out the electrical connector assembly 100 at an angle or inserting the tongue connector portion 13 when the electrical connector assembly 100 is reversely inserted, and the covering portion 32 covers the front surface of the lower surface, the left side surface, the right side surface, the front surface, and the upper surface of the tongue portion 13, and covers the tongue portion 13 from the five faces, thereby protecting the tongue portion 13 from the five faces, thereby avoiding the butt joint The front end of the tongue portion 13 is scratched by the wear of the tongue portion 13. Finally, the assembled electrical connector assembly 100 is mounted to a printed circuit board (not shown), the soldering legs 422, 52 are soldered to the printed circuit board, and screws (not shown) are assembled into the mounting holes 1110. .

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a 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 variations in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector assembly

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧ Main body

111‧‧‧ wing

12‧‧‧ Back end

110,120‧‧‧through holes

1110‧‧‧ mounting holes

112‧‧‧ containment chamber

113‧‧‧ Groove

114‧‧‧Depression

115‧‧‧Bumps

2‧‧‧ terminals

21‧‧‧ Level Docking Department

22‧‧‧ vertical

23‧‧‧Level Welding Department

3‧‧‧Strength

31‧‧‧ Beam Department

32‧‧‧Covering Department

321‧‧‧ about the bend

322‧‧‧Front bend

320‧‧‧ rectangular holes

324‧‧‧Substrate

4‧‧‧Card holders

41‧‧‧ Fixed Department

42‧‧‧Vertical

422,52‧‧‧welding feet

5‧‧‧Fixed parts

51‧‧‧ Flat section

131‧‧‧Storage trough

421‧‧‧ arc slot

13‧‧ ‧ tongue plate

no

1‧‧‧Insulating body

2‧‧‧ terminals

3‧‧‧Strength

322‧‧‧Front bend

Claims (10)

An electrical connector assembly comprising:
Insulating body having a tongue portion;
a plurality of conductive terminals and reinforcements are embedded in the insulative body;
The reinforcing member is provided with a covering portion covering the front end of the lower surface, the left side surface, the right side surface, the front surface and the upper surface of the tongue portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the covering portion is provided with a substrate attached to a lower surface of the tongue portion, and covers a left side surface and a right side surface of the tongue portion a bent portion, a front bent portion that covers the front surface of the tongue portion and extends to a front end of the upper surface of the tongue portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member is T-shaped, and the reinforcing member further has a beam portion, and the covering portion is formed to extend vertically forward from the beam portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the insulative housing further includes a main body portion having an upper wall, a lower wall, a left wall, and a right wall, and a rear end portion extending rearward from the main body portion. The upper wall, the lower wall, the left wall, and the right wall define a receiving cavity, and the tongue portion extends forward from the rear end portion of the insulating body into the receiving cavity. The electrical connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the upper surface of the lower wall has two recesses, the electrical connector assembly further has a retaining member, and the retaining member is provided with two An arcuate groove is disposed corresponding to the groove on the insulating body. The electrical connector assembly of claim 5, wherein the holding member is provided with a fixing portion extending in a lateral direction, and a pair of vertical portions extending vertically from the fixing portion, the vertical portions respectively A soldering leg is formed vertically extending from the outside of the vertical portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the electrical connector assembly further comprises a pair of fixing members, each of which is embedded and molded on both sides of the rear end portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the fixing member is provided with a flat plate portion and a soldering leg formed by bending downward from an outer portion of the flat plate portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the left and right sides of the main body portion are respectively provided with wing portions, and the wing portions are respectively provided with mounting holes. The electrical connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the terminal is provided with a level abutting portion received in the tongue portion, and the end of the leveling abutting portion and the front bending portion of the covering portion are free. End adjacent.