TW201902045A - Cap - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cap. The cap has a cap body. The cap body has a base body, a first supporting part extending from the left sight of the base body and a second supporting part extending from the right sight of the base body. The first supporting part and the second supporting part are provided with an asymmetric structure.

Description

Cover

The present invention relates to a cover, and more particularly to a cover for supporting a fixed electrical connector.

The power connector is a bridge connecting the power output end and the receiving end. The existing power connector is mostly a sinking power connector, and the sinking power connector has a center of gravity, and the sinking power connector and the circuit board are performed. During the surface soldering process, the mating socket end of the sinker power connector is easily tilted forward. The designer will design a cover body to be inserted into the mating socket of the power connector. The cover body is also provided with a support portion extending downward, and the support portion is supported upward by the circuit board to achieve the docking end of the power connector. Support to prevent the power connector from leaning forward.

However, this design is based on the fact that the space of the board is sufficiently advanced and sufficient to support the cover. When the space position of the circuit board is insufficient, the cover body cannot be provided with a support portion, that is, the function of supporting the power connector to prevent the power connector from leaning forward cannot be achieved.

In view of this, it is necessary to further improve the existing cover to solve the above problems.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cover that provides support for the power connector and that does not take up space.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cover body provided with a cover plate, the cover plate is provided with a body portion extending left and right, and the cover plate further has a first support portion extending from one end of the body portion to the outside and a second supporting portion extending from the other end of the body portion to the outside, wherein the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion are disposed in an asymmetrical structure.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the second supporting portion includes a connecting portion extending rearward from the other end of the body portion and a supporting plate extending outward from the connecting portion, and the first supporting portion is located in the supporting plate in the front-rear direction In front.

According to a further improvement of the present invention, the main body portion is perpendicularly connected to the connecting portion, and the cover plate is further provided with a diagonal bracing that obliquely connects the connecting portion and the support plate, and the diagonal bracing is disposed on the main body portion and the connecting portion. Connect the corner.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the cover body further includes a suction plate extending horizontally rearward from the cover plate, a suction surface at the top of the suction plate, and a back surface opposite to the suction surface, and the cover plate is further provided with an upward support A plurality of support ribs of the suction plate are disposed, and the plurality of support ribs are disposed at a corner of the connection between the back surface and the body portion.

According to a further improvement of the present invention, the main body portion is provided with a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and a retaining strip projecting rearward from the rear surface, and the retaining strip extends in the left-right direction.

According to a further improvement of the present invention, the body portion is further provided with a stopper protruding rearward from the rear surface, wherein the stopper extends in the up and down direction, and a retaining space is formed between the stopper and the connecting portion, and the foregoing A retaining strip is disposed between the aforementioned stopper and the aforementioned connecting portion.

According to a further improvement of the present invention, the body portion further includes at least one pair of buckles extending rearward from the rear surface, the pair of buckles including a first card arm disposed above the card holder and The second card arm below the card holder is disposed such that the first card arm and the second card arm are axially symmetric with respect to the card holder.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first supporting portion is provided with a first supporting surface at the bottom, and the main body portion is provided at a bottom surface of the bottom portion, and the first supporting surface is higher than the bottom surface in an up and down direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the support plate of the second support portion is provided with a second support surface, and the second support surface is coplanar with the first support surface in the up and down direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, in the front-rear direction, the first support portion and the second support portion do not extend forward beyond the front surface of the body portion.

Compared with the prior art, the cover body of the present invention is asymmetrically disposed in the left-right direction by the first support portion and the second support portion, and the first support portion and the second support portion are dislocated in the front-rear direction, so that When the cover is mounted on the electrical connector, not only can the electrical connector be supported, but when the plurality of electrical connectors are arranged side by side, the adjacent two covers can save space by the misalignment in the left and right direction.

As shown in the first to fifth embodiments, the first embodiment of the present invention discloses a cover 100. The cover 100 is inserted into the plug connector of the power connector 900, and is the power connector. 900 provides support. The cover body 100 is provided with a cover plate 1 and a suction plate 2 extending horizontally rearward from the cover plate 1. The suction plate 2 is provided with a suction surface 21 at the top and a back surface 22 opposite to the suction surface 21. The power connector 900 is inserted into the cover 100 to suck the suction surface 21 of the cover 1 by a robot arm (not shown), thereby achieving positional movement of the power connector 900.

The cover plate 1 is provided with a main body portion 12 extending left and right, a first support portion 11 extending from the end of the main body portion 12 to the left, and a second support portion 13 extending from the other end of the main body portion 12 to the right. A support portion 11 and the aforementioned second support portion 13 are disposed in a left-right asymmetric structure.

The main body portion 12 is provided with a front surface 121 and a rear surface 122 opposite to the front surface 121. The rear surface (not labeled) of the first support portion 11 is coplanar with the rear surface 122 of the main body portion 12. The front surface (not labeled) of the first support portion 11 is offset rearward, and is located behind the front surface 121 of the body portion 12. The first supporting portion 11 is provided with a first supporting surface 111 at the bottom, and the main body portion 12 is provided with a bottom surface 123 at the bottom. The first supporting surface 111 is higher than the bottom surface 123 in the vertical direction.

The second support portion 13 is provided with a connecting portion 131 extending rearward from the other end of the main body portion 12 and a support plate 132 extending from the upper half of the connecting portion 131 to the right. The first support portion 11 is located in front of the support plate 132 in the front-rear direction.

The connecting portion 131 extends vertically from the rear surface 122 of the main body portion 12, that is, the main body portion 12 is perpendicularly connected to the connecting portion 131. The support plate 132 is formed by being vertically connected to the connecting portion 131. The connection between the support plate 132, the connecting portion 131, and the main body portion 12 is Z-shaped. The support plate 132 of the second support portion 13 is provided with a second support surface 1321. The second support surface 1321 is coplanar with the first support surface 111 in the vertical direction. Thus, the cover body 100 can be supported on the circuit board by any one of the first support surface 111 of the first support portion 11 and the second support surface 1321 of the second support portion 13 and can maintain the same height.

In the front-rear direction, the first support portion 11 and the second support portion 13 do not extend forward beyond the front surface 121 of the body portion 12. By the arrangement, the first support portion 11 and the second support portion 13 are made to occupy no space in the front-rear direction.

The cover plate 1 is further provided with a diagonal stay 133 that obliquely connects the connecting portion 131 and the support plate 132. The diagonal stay 133 is disposed at a corner connecting the connecting portion 131 and the support plate 132. By arranging, the overall strength of the second support portion 13 is increased by the bracing 133 to extend the service life of the cover 100.

The cover body 100 is further provided with a plurality of support ribs 124 obliquely connecting the body portion 12 and the suction plate 2, and the plurality of support ribs 124 extend obliquely rearward and upward from the rear surface 122 of the body portion 12 and connect the back surface 22 of the suction plate 2 By the arrangement, the support ribs 124 can support the suction plate 2 from the bottom up, thereby reinforcing the connection strength between the suction plate 2 and the body portion 12.

The body portion 12 is further provided with a holding strip 125 protruding from the rear surface 122, a stopper 126 and a plurality of pairs of buckles 127. The holding strip 125 extends in the left-right direction, and the stopper 126 extends in the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, a holding space 120 is formed between the stopper 126 and the connecting portion 131, and the holding strip 125 is located in the holding space 120 between the stopper 126 and the connecting portion 131. In other embodiments, a stopper may be respectively disposed at two ends of the body portion 12, and a holding space is formed between the two blocks.

Each of the pair of latches 127 includes a first latching arm 1271 disposed above the latching strip 125 and a second latching arm 1272 disposed under the latching strip 125. The first latching arm 1271 and the second latching arm 1272 Compared with the aforementioned holding strip 125, it is arranged in an axis symmetry or is arranged upside down. In the embodiment, the first card arm 1271 and the second card arm 1272 are vertically symmetrically disposed. The first card arm 1271 and the second card arm 1272 are both cantilever beams, and the end of the first card arm 1271 and the end of the second card arm 1272 are inclined toward the latching space 120 for the first card. A latching cavity 1270 is formed between the arm 1271 and the aforementioned second latching arm 1272.

When the cover 100 is mounted on the power connector 900, the latching strip 125 is inserted into the plug connector of the power connector 900, and the front end of the power connector 900 is received in the latching space 120, and left and right. The end is held by the stopper 126 and the connecting portion 131, and the upper and lower ends are held by the first arm 1271 and the second arm 1272. The buckle 127 holds the front end of the power connector 900 in the up and down direction. By the arrangement, the cover 100 can be more stably mounted on the power connector 900, and can function more stably during the movement of the power connector 900.

As shown in the fifth figure, the first support portion 11 and the second support portion 13 of the cover 100 of the present invention are asymmetrically disposed in the left-right direction; in the front-rear direction, the first support portion 11 is located at the second support portion 13 The front of the support plate 132. The first support surface 111 at the bottom of the first support portion 11 is horizontally coplanar with the second support surface 1321 of the bottom of the support plate 132. When two power connectors are used side by side, in the adjacent two covers 100, The second support portion 13 of the cover 100 on the left side can be disposed behind the first support portion 11 of the cover 100 on the right side in the front-rear direction, thereby forming a misalignment, thereby saving space in the left-right direction and solving the problem. The power connector 900 has a problem that the space is too small. In addition, the first support portion 11 in the left side cover 100 is supported downward by the circuit board 800, and the second support portion 13 in the right side cover 100 is supported downward by the circuit board 800, so that the first support portion 11 is supported by the first support portion 11 And the second support portion 13 are asymmetrically disposed such that each power connector 900 can be supported by at least one support portion of the respective cover 100 such that each power connector 900 maintains a center of gravity balance, and at a plurality of power connectors 900 can also save space in the left and right direction when set side by side.

Referring to Figures 6 to 7, there is shown an electrical connector 100' according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the lid body 100' is substantially the same as the lid body 100 in the first embodiment. The cover 100' is also provided with a cover 1' and a suction plate 2' extending horizontally rearward from the cover 1'. The cover plate 1' is provided with a body portion 12' extending left and right, a first support portion 11' extending from the end of the body portion 12' to the left, and a second support extending from the other end of the body portion 11' to the right. In the portion 13', the first support portion 11' and the second support portion 13' are disposed in a left-right asymmetric structure. The only difference is that the cover 100' is not provided with a buckle on the lower side of the holding strip 125', and the other structures are the same. Therefore, it will not be repeated here.

Thus, by disposing the first support portions 11, 11' and the second support portions 13, 13' of the cover 100, 100' asymmetrically, and the first support portions 11, 11' and the support plates 132, 132' The arrangement is staggered in the front-rear direction, so that the cover body 100, 100' can not only obtain at least one support portion when being mounted to the power connector 900, thereby ensuring the balance of the center of gravity of each power connector 900, and multiple power connections. When the 900 is arranged side by side, it can also save space in the left and right direction.

The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", and the like, as used herein, are used to describe the relative position of the space for illustrative purposes as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The relationship of one feature to another. It is to be understood that the terms of the relative position of the space may be intended to include different orientations than those shown in the drawings, and should not be construed as limiting the claim. In addition, the descriptor "horizontal" as used herein is not exactly equivalent to being perpendicular to the direction of gravity, allowing for an angled tilt.

It is to be understood that the equivalents of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as claimed.

100, 100’‧‧‧ cover

1, 1'‧‧‧ cover

11, 11' ‧ ‧ first support

111‧‧‧First support surface

12, 12’‧‧‧ Body Department

120‧‧‧ card space

121‧‧‧ front surface

122‧‧‧Back surface

123‧‧‧ bottom

124‧‧‧Support ribs

125, 125’‧‧‧ card holder

  126‧‧ ‧block

127‧‧‧ buckle

1270‧‧‧ card holding chamber

1271‧‧‧first card arm

1272‧‧‧Second card arm

  13, 13' ‧ ‧ second support

131‧‧‧Connecting Department

132, 132'‧‧‧ support plate

  1321‧‧‧second support surface

133‧‧‧ struts

2, 2'‧‧‧ suction board

21‧‧‧ suction surface

22‧‧‧ Back

  800‧‧‧ boards

900‧‧‧Power connector

The first figure is a perspective view of a cover body mounted on a power connector in a first embodiment of the present invention. The second figure is a perspective view of the cover body and the power connector in the first embodiment of the present invention. The third figure is a perspective view of the cover body in the first embodiment of the present invention. The fourth figure is a perspective view of another angle of the cover body in the first embodiment of the present invention. The fifth figure is a perspective view of the two embodiments of the first embodiment of the present invention mounted on two power connectors arranged side by side. Figure 6 is a perspective view of a cover body according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 is a perspective view showing another angle of the cover body of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

a cover body provided with a cover plate, wherein the cover plate is provided with a body portion extending left and right; wherein the cover plate further has a first support portion extending from one end of the body portion and extending from the other end of the body portion The second supporting portion extends continuously, and the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion are disposed in an asymmetrical structure. The cover body of claim 1, wherein the second support portion includes a connecting portion extending rearward from the other end of the body portion and a support plate extending outward from the connecting portion, in the front-rear direction, the foregoing A support portion is located in front of the aforementioned support plate. The cover body according to claim 2, wherein the main body portion is perpendicularly connected to the connecting portion, and the cover plate is further provided with a diagonal support for obliquely connecting the connecting portion portion and the support plate, wherein the diagonal bracing is provided in the foregoing The connecting portion of the body portion and the connecting portion is at a corner. The cover body of claim 1, wherein the cover body further comprises a suction plate extending horizontally rearward from the cover plate, a suction surface at the top of the suction plate, and a back surface opposite to the suction surface, the cover The plate is further provided with a plurality of support ribs supporting the suction plate upward, and the plurality of support ribs are disposed at a corner of the connection between the back surface and the body portion. The cover body according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion is provided with a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and a retaining strip protruding rearward from the rear surface, the latching strip extending in the left-right direction Made. The cover body of claim 5, wherein the body portion further has a stopper projecting rearward from the rear surface, wherein the stopper extends in an up-and-down direction, and the stopper and the connecting portion are formed. A card holding space, and the aforementioned holding strip is disposed between the stopper and the connecting portion. The cover body of claim 5, wherein the body portion further has at least one pair of buckles extending rearward from the rear surface, and the pair of buckles are disposed above the card holder The first card arm and the second card arm disposed under the holding strip, the first card arm and the second card arm are axially symmetric with respect to the card holding strip. The cover body of claim 1, wherein the first support portion is provided with a first support surface at the bottom, and the body portion is provided at a bottom surface of the bottom portion, wherein the first support surface is higher than the first support surface The aforementioned bottom surface. The cover body of claim 8, wherein the support plate of the second support portion is provided with a second support surface, and the second support surface is coplanar with the first support surface in an up and down direction. The cover body of claim 5, wherein the first support portion and the second support portion do not extend forward beyond the front surface of the body portion in the front-rear direction.