TW201639255A - Composite connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A composite connector having an isolated body, a plurality of connector terminals and a plurality of conductive terminals is disclosed. The isolated body has a tongue-plate extended forward, the tongue-plate has a notch at front end for forming a short-tongue. The connector terminals and the conductive terminals are respectively set at several terminal slots of the isolated body. The connector terminals are exposed out of the tongue-plate through a plurality of terminal opens behind the notch for constituting a first connector interface with the tongue-plate. The conductive terminals are respectively exposed out of the short-tongue through a plurality of opens at a top face and a bottom face of the short-tongue for constituting a second connector interface with the short-tongue.

Description

Composite connector (1) 【0001】

The present invention relates to connectors, and more particularly to a composite connector.

【0002】

Electronic devices seen on the market today, such as personal computers, notebook computers, tablets, and smart phones, usually have one or more connectors built in to communicate with the outside world. Common connectors are, for example, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector, a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector, a DisplayPort connector, and the like.

[0003]

Through the above connector, the electronic device can conveniently carry out data transmission with the outside. However, if a plurality of connectors are simultaneously disposed on the main board of the electronic device, a considerable arrangement space on the main board is required, and the volume of the electronic device cannot be reduced.

[0004]

In recent years, all kinds of electronic devices have been dominated by thin and short shapes, and the area of the main board has been reduced accordingly, and the space that the main board can allocate to the connector is rather limited. In view of this, manufacturers of electronic devices can only select the most necessary connectors, and cannot install all the connectors on the electronic device. Therefore, how to integrate multiple connectors is necessary.

[0005]

Furthermore, the development of connectors is changing rapidly. For example, the most popular connector in recent years is Type-C in the USB 3.1 specification. Similarly, if you want to set the USB Type-C connector on the electronic device, you will need to occupy some of the configuration space on the motherboard. However, before the USB Type-C connector has been popularized, it is easy to cause the USB Type-C connector to be provided on the electronic device, but the user does not use it, which wastes the configuration space of the electronic device.

[0006]

Furthermore, if the USB Type-C connector is not provided in order to save the configuration space, it may be criticized by the user after the USB Type-C connector is popularized, and the electronic device is early eliminated by the market.

【0007】

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the present invention is to provide a composite connector in which a short tongue is disposed at the leading edge of the tongue of the connector, whereby at least two connector interfaces are formed in a connector by the two tongues.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a composite connector comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of connector terminals and a plurality of lead terminals. The insulating body has a tongue plate extending forwardly, and the front edge of the tongue plate has at least one opening, and a short tongue plate is formed on the front edge of the tongue plate through the slit. The insulating body has a plurality of terminal slots, and the plurality of connector terminals and the plurality of conductive terminals are respectively disposed in the plurality of terminal slots. The plurality of connector terminals are respectively exposed outside the tongue plate through the plurality of terminal openings behind the slit, and together with the tongue plate constitute a first connector interface. The plurality of lead terminals are respectively exposed outside the short tongue through the plurality of openings of the top and bottom surfaces of the short tongue, and together with the short tongue form a second connector interface.

【0009】

The technical effect achieved by the present invention over the prior art is that the provision of the short tongue plate allows a single connector to be compatible with two or more connector interfaces at the same time, thereby reducing electronic products. The cost of setting up multiple connectors while saving valuable configuration space on the motherboard of the electronics.

[0010]

In addition, the present invention can add a USB Type-C connector interface to the existing connector through the short tongue and the plurality of lead terminals corresponding to the USB Type-C specification, which will facilitate the USB Type-C. Before the interface is not popularized, the flexibility of the user to select the connector interface is improved.

[0051]

1, 1', 3, 4, 6‧‧‧ composite connectors

[0052]

10, 30, 40, 60‧‧‧Insulated body

[0053]

11, 31, 41, 61‧ ‧ ‧ tongue

[0054]

111‧‧‧Incision

[0055]

112‧‧‧Terminal opening

[0056]

12, 32, 42, 62‧‧‧ Short tongue

[0057]

121‧‧‧first opening

[0058]

122‧‧‧second opening

[0059]

13‧‧‧Terminal slot

[0060]

141, 341, 441, 641‧‧‧ connector terminals

[0061]

142, 342, 442, 642‧‧ ‧ lead terminals

[0062]

15‧‧‧ iron shell

[0063]

21‧‧‧USB2.0 connector male

[0064]

211‧‧‧ Male tongue

[0065]

212‧‧‧ Male terminal

[0066]

22‧‧‧USB Type-C Connector Male

[0067]

221‧‧‧Upper tongue

[0068]

222‧‧‧ Lower tongue

[0069]

223‧‧‧ Male lead terminal

[0011]

1 is an exploded perspective view of a composite connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0012]

2 is a perspective assembled view of a composite connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0013]

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a composite connector in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0014]

Figure 4 is a first schematic view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0015]

Figure 5A is a schematic view showing the second use of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0016]

Figure 5B is a third schematic view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0017]

Figure 6 is a schematic view of a composite connector in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0018]

Figure 7 is a schematic view of a composite connector in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.

[0019]

Figure 8 is a schematic view of a composite connector in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[0020]

Figure 9 is a schematic view of a composite connector in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0022]

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , respectively, FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of a composite connector, a three-dimensional combination diagram of a composite connector, and a cross-sectional view of a composite connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The present invention discloses a composite connector 1. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the composite connector 1 is mainly modified based on a standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 connector, so that the composite connector 1 is There are two or more connector interfaces on the top. However, the USB 2.0 connector is only one of many embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

[0023]

As shown, the composite connector 1 mainly has an insulative housing 10, a plurality of connector terminals 141, and a plurality of lead terminals 142. The insulating body 10 has a tongue plate 11 extending forwardly, and a plurality of terminal slots 13 are disposed inside the insulating body 10. The number of the plurality of terminal slots 13 corresponds to the total number of the plurality of connector terminals 141 and the plurality of terminal terminals 142, and the plurality of connector terminals 141 and the plurality of terminal terminals 142 are respectively disposed in the plurality of terminal slots 13 Inside.

[0024]

The front edge of the tongue 11 is provided with at least a slit 111 facing inward. In the present embodiment, the number of the slits 111 is two, and a short tongue plate 12 is formed at the front edge portion of the tongue plate 12 through the two slits 111. More specifically, the short tongue plate 12 is preferably disposed at a centering position of the front edge of the tongue plate 11, but is not limited.

[0025]

The tongue plate 11 is disposed behind the two slits 111 with a plurality of terminal openings 112 communicating with the plurality of terminal slots 13 , and the plurality of connector terminals 141 are respectively exposed outside the tongue plate 11 through the plurality of terminal openings 112 and the tongue The plates 11 together form a first connector interface. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the size of the tongue 11 corresponds to the size of the tongue of the standard USB 2.0 connector female, the number of the plurality of terminal openings 112 is four, and the plurality of connector terminals The number of 141 is four, and the first connector interface is a USB 2.0 connector female interface. However, this is only one of many embodiments of the present invention and is not limited.

[0026]

The short tongue plate 12 is provided with a plurality of openings communicating with the plurality of terminal slots 13. More specifically, the short tongue plate 12 is provided with a plurality of first openings 121 on one side and a plurality of second openings 122 on the opposite side. The plurality of lead terminals 142 are exposed outside the short tongue plate 12 through the plurality of first openings 121 and the plurality of second openings 122, and form a second connector interface together with the short tongue plate 12. The plurality of first openings 121 and the plurality of second openings 122 are located in front of the plurality of terminal openings 112.

[0027]

In this embodiment, the size of the short tongue 12 corresponds to the size of the tongue of the standard USB Type-C connector female, and the number of the plurality of first openings 121 is twelve, and the plurality of second openings 122 The number is twelve, the number of the plurality of conductive terminals 142 is twenty-four, and the second connector interface is exemplified by the USB Type-C connector female interface, but is not limited thereto.

[0028]

The composite connector 1 further has an iron shell 15 for covering the insulative housing 10, the plurality of connector terminals 141 and the plurality of lead terminals 142 for providing a metal shielding effect. However, in other embodiments, the iron shell 15 may not necessarily be present.

[0029]

Referring to Figure 4, there is shown a first use schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention. In the present invention, the short tongue 12 is disposed at the front edge of the tongue 11 and the plurality of conductive terminals 142 are located in front of the plurality of connector terminals 141 and are offset from the plurality of connector terminals 141. Therefore, the setting of the second connector interface does not affect the normal use of the first connector interface.

[0030]

Since the size of the tongue 11 in this embodiment corresponds to the size of the tongue of the standard USB 2.0 connector female, as shown in FIG. 4, when a standard USB 2.0 connector male 21 is inserted When the composite connector 1 is used, the male tongue 211 of the USB 2.0 connector male 21 can be accommodated in the composite connector 1, and the USB 2.0 connector male 21 is exposed on the male connector The plurality of male terminals 212 outside the head plate 211 can be electrically connected to the plurality of connector terminals 141 exposed on the composite connector 1 outside the tongue plate 11. Thereby, the composite connector 1 can be connected to the USB 2.0 connector male 21 through the first connector interface (USB 2.0 connector interface in this embodiment), and normal data is performed. , power transmission function.

[0031]

5A and FIG. 5B are respectively a second schematic diagram and a third usage diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the short tongue 12 is disposed on the front edge of the tongue 11, so that the second connector interface is not interfered by the first connector interface.

[0032]

More specifically, since the size of the short tongue 12 in this embodiment corresponds to the size of the tongue of the standard USB Type-C connector female, as shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, when a standard USB is used. When the Type-C connector male connector 22 is inserted into the composite connector 1, the upper tongue portion 221 and the lower tongue portion 222 of the USB Type-C connector male head 22 can just cover the top surface of the short tongue plate 12. And the bottom surface, and the plurality of male lead terminals 223 exposed on the upper tongue portion 221 and the lower tongue portion 222 of the USB Type-C connector male 22 are just barely exposed to the composite connector 1 The plurality of lead terminals 142 outside the tongue 12 are electrically connected. Thereby, the composite connector 1 can be connected to the USB Type-C connector male 22 through the second connector interface (USB Type-C connector interface in this embodiment), and is normally Information, power transmission function.

[0033]

In the foregoing embodiment, the first connector interface is mainly an example of a USB 2.0 connector female interface, but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first connector interface can also be a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connector female interface, a display port (DisplayPort) connector, and a Micro USB connector. The header interface or the USB3.0 connector female interface, etc., are described in detail below.

[0034]

Referring to Figure 6, there is shown a schematic view of a composite connector in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 discloses a composite connector 3 of the second embodiment, which is modified based on the HDMI connector female, as described in detail below.

[0035]

In this embodiment, the composite connector 3 has an insulative housing 30. The insulative housing 30 has a tongue plate 31 extending forwardly, and the insulative housing 30 is internally provided with a plurality of terminal slots. The front edge portion of the tongue 31 is provided with two slits inwardly, and a short tongue 32 is formed by the two slits at the leading edge of the tongue 31.

[0036]

The composite connector 3 further has a plurality of connector terminals 341 and a plurality of conductive terminals 342 disposed in the terminal slots. In this embodiment, the top surface and the bottom surface of the tongue plate 31 are respectively provided with a plurality of terminal openings behind the slits, and the plurality of connector terminals 341 respectively expose the tongue plate 31 via the plurality of terminal openings, and the tongue plate 31 together form an HDMI connector female interface. More specifically, the size of the tongue 31 in the present embodiment corresponds to the size of the tongue of the standard HDMI connector female, and the number of the plurality of connector terminals 341 is nineteen.

[0037]

The top surface and the bottom surface of the short tongue plate 32 are respectively provided with a plurality of upper layer openings and a plurality of lower layer openings, and the plurality of upper connection terminals 342 are exposed outside the short tongue plate 32 through the plurality of upper layer openings and the plurality of lower layer openings respectively, and The short tongues 32 together form a USB Type-C connector female interface. In a second embodiment, the composite connector 3 can be used to connect a standard HDMI connector male and a USB Type-C connector male, thereby enabling data and power transmission in two different formats.

[0038]

Referring to Figure 7, there is shown a schematic view of a composite connector in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 discloses a composite connector 4 of a third embodiment which is modified on the basis of a DisplayPort connector female, as described in detail below.

[0039]

In this embodiment, the composite connector 4 has an insulative housing 40. The insulative housing 40 has a tongue plate 41 extending forwardly, and the insulative housing 40 is internally provided with a plurality of terminal slots. The front edge portion of the tongue plate 41 is provided with two slits inwardly, and a short tongue plate 42 is formed by the two slits at the front edge of the tongue plate 41.

[0040]

The composite connector 4 further has a plurality of connector terminals 441 and a plurality of conductive terminals 442 disposed in the terminal slots. In this embodiment, the top surface and the bottom surface of the tongue plate 41 are respectively provided with a plurality of terminal openings behind the slits, and the plurality of connector terminals 441 respectively expose the tongue plate 41 via the plurality of terminal openings, and the tongue plate 41 together form a DisplayPort connector female interface. More specifically, the size of the tongue 41 in this embodiment corresponds to the size of the tongue of the standard DisplayPort connector female, and the number of the plurality of connector terminals 441 is twenty.

[0041]

The top surface and the bottom surface of the short tongue plate 42 are respectively provided with a plurality of upper layer openings and a plurality of lower layer openings, and the plurality of upper connection terminals 442 are exposed outside the short tongue plate 42 through the plurality of upper layer openings and the plurality of lower layer openings respectively, and The short tongues 42 together form a USB Type-C connector female interface. In a third embodiment, the composite connector 4 can be used to connect a standard DisplayPort connector male and a USB Type-C connector male, thereby enabling data and power transmission in two different formats.

[0042]

Referring to Figure 8, there is shown a schematic view of a composite connector in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 8 discloses a composite connector 6 of a fourth embodiment which is modified on the basis of a USB 3.0 connector female, as described in detail below.

[0043]

In this embodiment, the composite connector 6 has an insulative housing 60. The insulative housing 60 extends forwardly with a tongue 61. The insulative housing 60 is internally provided with a plurality of terminal slots. The front edge portion of the tongue plate 61 is provided with two slits inwardly, and a short tongue 62 is formed on the front edge of the tongue plate 61 through the two slits.

[0044]

The composite connector 6 further has a plurality of connector terminals 641 and a plurality of conductive terminals 642 disposed in the terminal slots. In this embodiment, one side of the tongue plate 61 is provided with a plurality of terminal openings behind the slit, and the plurality of connector terminals 641 are exposed outside the tongue plate 61 via the plurality of terminal openings, and are formed together with the tongue plate 61. A USB3.0 connector female interface. More specifically, the size of the tongue 61 in this embodiment corresponds to the size of the tongue of the standard USB 3.0 connector female, and the number of the plurality of connector terminals 641 is nine, including five planar terminals And four convex terminals.

[0045]

The top surface and the bottom surface of the short tongue plate 62 are respectively provided with a plurality of upper layer openings and a plurality of lower layer openings, and the plurality of upper conductive terminals 642 are exposed outside the short tongue plate 62 through the plurality of upper layer openings and the plurality of lower layer openings respectively, and The short tongues 62 together form a USB Type-C connector female interface. In a fifth embodiment, the composite connector 6 can be used to connect a standard USB 2.0 connector male connector, a USB 3.0 connector male connector, and a USB Type-C connector male connector, thereby passing three different types. Format for data and power transmission.

[0046]

Referring to Figure 9, there is shown a schematic view of a composite connector in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment discloses another composite connector 1'. The composite connector 1 disclosed in the foregoing first embodiment differs in that the composite connector 1' is provided with only one slit 111 at the leading edge of the tongue plate 11.

[0047]

More specifically, the slit 111 is disposed adjacent to the left or right side of the tongue 11 and the slit 111 forms the short tongue 12 together with the left or right edge of the tongue 11. In the present embodiment, the number of the slits 111 is one, and the short tongue plate 12 is disposed at a position close to the left side edge or the right side edge of the leading edge of the tongue plate 11. Thereby, the flexibility of setting the second connector interface on the existing connectors (such as a USB 2.0 connector, a USB 3.0 connector, an HDMI connector or a DisplayPort connector) can be improved.

[0048]

The composite connector of the present invention can provide two or more connector interfaces simultaneously in a single connector, thereby saving valuable configuration space on the motherboard.

[0049]

The above is only a specific description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and any other equivalents are intended to be within the scope of the appended claims.

[0050]

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent changes to the scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Bright.

1‧‧‧Composite connector

10‧‧‧Insulated body

11‧‧‧ tongue plate

111‧‧‧Incision

112‧‧‧Terminal opening

12‧‧‧ Short tongue

121‧‧‧first opening

122‧‧‧second opening

13‧‧‧Terminal slot

141‧‧‧Connector terminals

142‧‧‧Connecting terminal

15‧‧‧ iron shell

Claims (10)

[Item 1] A composite connector comprising:
An insulative body, a tongue plate extending forwardly, and a plurality of terminal slots are disposed therein, wherein the tongue front edge is provided with at least a plurality of ports, and a short tongue plate is formed on the front edge of the tongue plate through the slit;
a plurality of connector terminals respectively disposed in the plurality of terminal slots, and the plurality of terminal openings behind the cutout are exposed outside the tongue plate, forming a first connector interface together with the tongue plate; and a plurality of conductive terminals, respectively Provided in the plurality of terminal slots, and exposed through the plurality of first openings and the plurality of second openings on the short tongue plate to the outside of the short tongue plate, together with the short tongue plate to form a second connector interface, wherein the plurality of connector interfaces The first opening and the plurality of second openings are located in front of the plurality of terminal openings. [Item 2] The composite connector of claim 1, further comprising an iron shell covering the insulative housing, the plurality of connector terminals and the plurality of lead terminals to provide a metal shielding effect. [Item 3] The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the number of the slits is two, and the short tongue is formed by the two slits at the leading edge of the tongue [Item 4] The composite connector of claim 3, wherein the short tongue is disposed at a centering position of the leading edge of the tongue. [Item 5] The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the size of the short tongue corresponds to the size of the tongue of the USB Type-C connector female, and the second connector interface is a USB Type-C connector female Head interface. [Item 6] The composite connector of claim 5, wherein the plurality of first openings are disposed on one side of the short tongue, and the plurality of second openings are disposed on opposite sides of the short tongue. [Item 7] The composite connector of any of claims 1-6, wherein the first connector interface is a USB 2.0 connector female interface. [Item 8] The composite connector of any of claims 1-6, wherein the first connector interface is a USB 3.0 connector female interface [Item 9] The composite connector of any of claims 1-6, wherein the first connector interface is an HDMI connector female interface. [Item 10] The composite connector of any of claims 1-6, wherein the first connector interface is a DisplayPort connector female interface.