TW202002434A - Electrical connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes a mounting bracket and a number of electrical connectors assembled to the mounting bracket. Each electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of conductive terminals affixed to the insulative housing and a metal cover enclosing the insulative housing. the mounting bracket includes a first surface, a mounting surface opposite to the bracket surface and a number of receiving rooms recessed in the first surface from the mounting surface and receiving the electrical connectors for separating the electrical connectors from each other.

Description

Electrical connector assembly

The invention relates to an electrical connector assembly, in particular to an electrical connector assembly that can be easily assembled or disassembled.

In the conventional technology, referring to the invention application No. TW201405980A published in Taiwan, the coaxial connector disclosed has two pairs of terminal groups relative to the conventional coaxial connector to meet the needs of multiple sets of signal transmission, but the pair of terminals in the previous case The group is set in a coaxial connector. When one group of terminals fails, you need to replace a pair of terminal groups. The cost is higher; when the demand is greater than the two groups of signal transmission, the coaxial connector in the previous case is no longer applicable. Adding a common coaxial connector for mixed use, or customizing it as a coaxial connector with three sets of terminals based on the coaxial connector in the previous case, it has a high degree of customization in multiple uses and is not conducive to mass production.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new electrical connector assembly to overcome the above drawbacks.

In view of the above, the object of the present invention is to provide a new electrical connector assembly, which has the advantages of easy assembly, disassembly and production.

To achieve the foregoing object, the object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solution: an electrical connector assembly, the electrical connector assembly includes a mounting bracket and a plurality of electrical connectors held on the mounting bracket, each of the electrical connections The device includes an insulating body, a conductive terminal held in the insulating body and a metal case held in the insulating body, the mounting bracket includes a base surface and a mounting surface opposite to the base surface, the mounting bracket A plurality of accommodating spaces formed and recessed from the mounting surface toward the base surface are respectively provided for receiving and holding the plurality of electrical connectors to separate the plurality of electrical connectors from each other, and the plurality of electrical connectors are arranged side by side In the plurality of accommodation spaces.

Further, the mounting bracket of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention includes a base surface, two side walls extending from the lateral sides of the base surface toward the mounting surface, and the two located on the base surface A plurality of holding walls between the side walls, between the adjacent side walls and the holding walls, and between the two adjacent holding walls form the plurality of receiving spaces.

Further, the insulating body of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention includes a cylindrical body portion having a through hole and an extension portion formed to extend rearward from the body portion, and the metal housing has a body surrounding the body portion A cylindrical portion having a "C" shape and a back cover portion provided on the top surface of the cylindrical portion, holding portions are extended on both sides of the rear end of the cylindrical portion, and the back cover portion has a vertical A pair of first outer walls extending laterally on both sides of the cylindrical portion, a pair of second outer walls smaller than the pair of first outer walls on both lateral sides of the holding portion, and connecting the first A pair of third outer walls between the outer wall and the second outer wall.

Further, the mounting bracket of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention has a front end side for mounting the electrical connector from front to back and a rear end side opposite to the front end side, and the rear end of each side wall is provided with a lateral direction A first clamping portion protrudingly provided in the receiving space, and a rear end of each holding wall is provided with a second clamping portion protruding laterally into the receiving space, corresponding to the position in the same receiving space The lateral distance between the first clamping part and the second clamping part is smaller than the corresponding lateral distance between the side wall and the front end of the holding wall, and corresponds to two of the same in the receiving space The lateral distance between the second clamping parts is smaller than the lateral distance between the front ends of the corresponding two holding walls, corresponding to the side walls and holding walls and the adjacent two holding walls in the same receiving space A pair of first outer walls of the back cover portion, corresponding to the first clamping portion, the second clamping portion, and the two second clamping portions in the same receiving space, clamp the back A pair of second outer walls of the cover.

Further, the rear end of the first clamping portion of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention is recessed from the front to the front, and the rear end of the second clamping portion has a second recess from the front to the front groove.

Further, the resisting portion formed by the lateral ends of the side walls and the bottom ends of the retaining walls of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention extending laterally in the mounting surface corresponds to the position between the two resisting portions in the same receiving space The lateral separation distance is smaller than the lateral width in the receiving space, the blocking portion is used to limit the electrical connector in the receiving space in the up-down direction, and the blocking portion further includes a pressing portion at the rear end of the blocking portion , The lateral separation distance between the two pressing portions corresponding to the two resisting portions in the same storage space is smaller than the lateral spacing distance between the front ends of the two resisting portions, a pair of the back cover portions The lower edges of the second outer wall are respectively bent and extended to sandwich the holding portion and the first fixing portion of the extending portion, and the rear end of the pressing portion is laterally concavely provided with a locking slot into which the first fixing portion is inserted .

Further, the mounting bracket of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention is a metal component, and the mounting bracket includes a base surface and a cover plate bent backward from a front end of the base surface to cover the base surface, the The accommodating space is formed between the base surface and the cover plate, and the base surface is provided with a plurality of fixing grooves for holding the corresponding plurality of electrical connectors, respectively, and the metal housing portion of each electrical connector passes through The corresponding fixing grooves are held down by the cover plate to be held between the base surface and the cover plate.

Further, both sides of the cover plate of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention are provided with two end walls that are bent downward to clamp the two sides of the base surface, and both sides of the rear edge of the base surface are bent upward Two first rear baffle parts are formed, and two second rear baffle parts are formed by bending down on both sides of the rear edge of the cover plate, and the two second rear baffle parts are respectively pressed forward against the outer side In the metal shells of the two electrical connectors, the two first resisting portions respectively bear forward on the rear surfaces of the two second rear resisting portions.

Further, the rear edge of the base surface of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention is bent upward to form a plurality of latching portions, each of the latching portions is located between two adjacent fixing grooves, and the latching portions It includes a frame portion and a protruding portion that extends diagonally from the lower edge of the top arm of the frame portion, and the rear edge of the cover plate is bent downward to form a rear baffle wall corresponding to the plurality of locking portions, the The rear baffle wall has a vertical section and a horizontal section, the horizontal section is formed with a perforation through which the buckle portion passes, and the protruding portion bears down against the upper surface of the horizontal section.

Further, the present invention provides a docking connector assembly that docks with the electrical connector assembly. The docking connector assembly includes a plastic body and a plurality of ring shapes that are injection molded on the plastic body and dock with the electrical connector Butt connector, the butt connector includes a cylindrical metal ring and a pin-shaped butt terminal located in the metal ring.

Compared with the conventional technology, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: Since the plurality of electrical connectors are assembled and fixed in the mounting bracket, it is easy to assemble and disassemble, and it is easy to replace damaged electrical connectors, which is beneficial to production.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention will be described with reference to the first to seventeenth figures. The mating direction of the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention and the mating connector assembly 6 is defined as the up-down direction. Please refer to the first to ninth figures for the first embodiment of the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention, and the tenth to sixteenth figures for the second embodiment of the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention.

Referring to the first to ninth figures, the first embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical connector assembly 100 including a mounting bracket 1 and at least two electrical connectors 2 clamped in the mounting bracket 1, In this embodiment, there are four electrical connectors 2.

Referring to the first to seventh figures, the mounting bracket 1 is made of an insulating material. In this embodiment, the mounting bracket 1 is used to fix four electrical connectors 2. The mounting bracket has a front end side 17 into which each electrical connector 2 is inserted from front to back, and a rear end side 18 opposite to the front end side 17. The mounting bracket 1 includes a base surface 11, a mounting surface 16 opposite to the base surface 11, two side walls 12 extending from the lateral sides of the base surface 11 to the mounting surface 16, and located on the base Three retaining walls 13 between the two side walls 12 of the face 11. A total of four receiving spaces 15 are formed between the adjacent side walls 12 and the holding wall 13 and between the two adjacent holding walls 13. The rear end of each side wall 13 is provided with a first clamping portion 121 protrudingly formed into the accommodating space 15. The first clamping portion 121 defines a first groove 122 on the outer surface of the side wall 12. The rear end of each holding wall 13 is provided with a second clamping portion 131 protruding into the storage space on both sides in the lateral direction. The second clamping portion 131 is formed with a second groove 132 at the rear end of the holding wall 13. The first groove 122 and the second groove 132 can make the first clamping portion 121 and the second clamping portion 131 have a certain elasticity in the lateral direction to facilitate holding the electrical connector 2. The front ends of the first clamping portion 121 and the second clamping portion 131 are each formed with an inclined surface 133. The lateral distance between the first clamping portion 121 and the second clamping portion 131 corresponding to the same receiving space 15 is smaller than the lateral distance between the corresponding side wall 12 and the front end of the holding wall 13 . The lateral distance between the two second clamping portions 131 corresponding to the same receiving space 15 is smaller than the lateral distance between the front ends of the corresponding two holding walls 13. The bottom ends of each of the side walls 12 and the three holding walls 13 extend laterally in the mounting surface 16 to form a resisting portion 14. The resisting portion 14 of each side wall 12 extends laterally and inwardly. The resisting portion 14 of each of the holding walls 13 is formed to extend laterally to both sides. The lateral distance between the two resisting portions 14 in the same storage space 15 is smaller than the lateral width in the storage space 15. The rear end of each of the resisting portions 14 is formed with a pressing portion 141 that extends diagonally backward in the lateral direction. A clamping slot 142 is recessed laterally at the rear end of the pressing portion 141. The first clamping portion 121 and the second clamping portion 131 corresponding to the same receiving space 15, and the two resisting portions 14 extend oppositely and are arranged symmetrically.

Please refer to the first to ninth figures, each of the electrical connectors 2 has the same structure. Each of the electrical connectors 2 includes an insulating body 20, a conductive terminal 3 held in the insulating body 20, and a metal housing 4 held outside the insulating body 20. The electrical connector 2 is electrically connected to the conductive terminal 3 by a cable 5 to connect with the mating connector assembly 6. The cable 5 includes a core wire 51 at the center, an inner insulating layer 52 surrounding the core wire 51, a shielding layer 53 for grounding surrounding the inner insulating layer 52, and an outer insulating layer 54 surrounding the shielding layer 53.

The insulating body 20 includes a cylindrical body portion 21 having a through hole 211, a pressure plate 22 bent backward from the front end of the body portion 21, and an extension portion formed to extend backward from the rear end of the body portion 21 23 and a mounting groove 24 that penetrates the upper surfaces of the main body portion 21 and the extension portion 23 and communicates with the through hole 211. Two first locking portions 212 and two first locking grooves 213 formed on both sides of the main body 21 are formed on the two sides of the main body 21 near the front end. Two second clamping portions 231 are provided on both sides of the extending portion 23.

The conductive terminal 3 includes a holding portion 31 that extends forward and backward, two contact portions 32 formed by bending downward and extending near the front end of the holding portion 31, and bending downward at the rear end of the holding portion 31 to form a "U ”形的 welded portion 33.

The metal casing 4 includes a cylindrical portion 41 having a “C” shape, and a back cover portion 43 connected to the cylindrical portion 41 and folded over to cover the cylindrical portion 41. The cylindrical portion 41 includes two third clamping portions 411 protrudingly formed on both sides of the inner wall of the cylindrical portion 41 and two second clamping grooves located near the upper edge of the front end of the cylindrical portion 41 412. Two holding portions 42 each having a third holding groove 421 are formed to extend backward on both sides of the rear end of the cylindrical portion 41. Both sides of the back cover portion 43 have a pair of first outer walls 44 formed vertically extending on the lateral sides of the cylindrical portion 41 with a large span, and the lateral spans on the lateral sides of the holding portion 42 are small A pair of second outer walls 45 of the pair of first outer walls 44 connect the ground foreign currency 44 and the third outer wall 46 of the second outer wall 45 respectively. The lower edge of the second outer wall 45 of the back cover portion 43 is bent to form a first fixing portion 431 for clamping the holding portion 42 and the insulating body 20. The rear end of the back cover portion 43 has a total of two second fixing portions 432 located behind the first fixing portion 431 for clamping the cable 5. The lateral width of the back cover portion 43 is greater than the lateral distance between the two resisting portions 14 in the same receiving space 15.

In the manufacturing process of the electrical connector assembly 100 in the first embodiment of the present invention, first, the mounting bracket 1 is formed by injection molding for standby; then, the insulating body 20 is injection molded; then, the stamping is formed by stamping Conductive terminal 3, so that the welding portion of conductive terminal 3 is welded and fixed to the core wire 51 of the cable 5; then the conductive terminal 3 is installed into the installation groove 24 of the insulating body 20 from top to bottom, so that The two contact portions 32 of the conductive terminal 3 are accommodated in the through hole 211. At this time, the holding portion 31 of the conductive terminal 3 is installed in the mounting groove 24 and allows the welding portion 33 and the core wire 51 The part is also accommodated in the mounting groove 24; then, the metal shell 4 is formed by stamping, and at this time, the back cover portion 43 of the metal shell 4 has not been bent over the cylindrical portion 41; then , The insulating body 20 is installed in the cylindrical portion 41 from top to bottom, so that the two third holding portions 411 of the cylindrical portion 41 are respectively held by the two third holding portions of the insulating body 20 In a holding groove 213, the two first holding portions 212 of the insulating body 20 are respectively held in the two second holding grooves 412 of the cylindrical portion 41, so that the insulating body 20 The two second holding portions 231 are respectively held in the third holding grooves 421 of the two holding portions 42; then, the back cover portion 43 of the metal housing 4 is bent to cover the The upper portion of the cylindrical portion 41 is to hold the insulating body 20. At this time, the pressing plate 22 is bent to press against the upper end of the conductive terminal 3, so that the first fixing portion 431 is bent to hold the The extension portion 23 and the holding portion 42 of the insulating body 20 bend the second fixing portion 432 at the front to clamp the shield layer 53 of the cable 5, and bend the second fixing portion 432 at the rear to clamp Holding the outer insulating layer 54 of the cable 5 to fix the insulating body 20 and the metal shell 4; finally, four electrical connectors 2 are provided and are arranged side by side, so that the mounting bracket 1 After the four accommodating spaces 15 are respectively aligned with the four electrical connectors 2, the mounting bracket 1 is sleeved on the four electrical connectors 2 from back to front. In the process, each The connector 2 is held in the corresponding receiving space 15 from the front side 17 of the mounting bracket from front to back; each side wall 12 and the corresponding adjacent holding wall 13 respectively clamp the two electrical connectors 2 on the outside, so that The three holding walls 13 clamp the two electrical connectors 2 in the middle; the third outer wall 46 of the metal shell 4 of each electrical connector 2 is clamped with each of the first clamping portion 121 and the second The inclined surfaces 133 of the portion 131 correspond to each other, and the two electrical connectors 2 on the outer side are respectively clamped by the first clamping portion 121 and the corresponding adjacent second clamping portion 131 to the second of the metal housing 4 On both sides of the outer wall 44, the electrical connector 2 in the middle is clamped by two adjacent second clamping portions 131 on both sides of the second outer wall 44 of the metal housing 4, so that each of the blocking portions 14 The front end of the is pressed against each electrical connector from bottom to top 2, the lower edge of the first outer wall 44 of the back cover 43 makes the front ends of the pressing portions 141 abut against the lower edge of the second outer wall 45 of the back cover 43 of each electrical connector 2 from below, The first fixing portion 431 of each of the electrical connectors 2 is snapped into the slot 142 so that each of the electrical connectors 2 is restricted in each of the accommodation spaces 15 in the up-down and front-rear directions.

Referring to the tenth to sixteenth figures, the present invention further provides a second embodiment of the electrical connector assembly 100. The electrical connector assembly 100' in the second embodiment also includes a mounting bracket 1'and a clip Four electrical connectors 2'held in the mounting bracket 1'. Here, each of the electrical connectors 2'has the same structure as the electrical connectors 2 in the first embodiment.

The mounting bracket 1'in the second embodiment is different from the mounting bracket 1 in the first embodiment in that the mounting bracket 1'in the second embodiment is made of a metal material. The mounting bracket 1'includes a base surface 11', and a cover plate 12' bent back from the front end of the base surface 11' to cover the base surface 11'. A receiving space 14' is formed between the base surface 11' and the cover plate 12'. A connection wall between the base surface 11' and the cover plate 12' is formed with a front end wall 13' arranged vertically to connect the front edge of the base surface 11' and the front edge of the cover plate 12'. The base surface 11' is formed with four fixing grooves 111' corresponding to the shape of the cylindrical portion 41' of the metal housing 4'of the electrical connector 2'. Two sides of the rear edge of the base surface 11' are bent upward to form two first rear stop portions 112'. The rear edge of the base surface 11' is located at a position corresponding to two adjacent fixing grooves 111' and is bent upward to form three locking portions 113'. Each of the locking portions 113' has a frame portion 1131' and a protruding portion 1132' extending obliquely from the lower edge of the top arm of the frame portion 1131'. The cover plate 12' includes two side end walls 121' formed by bending down from both sides thereof, and two second back stops 122' formed by bending down from both sides of the rear edge thereof and the rear Three rear stop walls 123' formed by bending downward at positions corresponding to two adjacent fixing grooves 111' on the rim. Each rear wall 123' has a vertical section 1231' and a horizontal section 1232'. The horizontal section 1232' of each of the rear baffle walls 123' is formed with a through hole 1233' through which each of the locking portions 113' passes.

In the manufacturing process of the electrical connector assembly 100' in the second embodiment of the present invention, first, the mounting bracket 1'is formed by stamping, and at this time, the cover plate 12' of the mounting bracket 1'has not been bent Fold the cover above the base surface 11' for backup; install the four electrical connectors 2'respectively on the four fixing grooves 111' on the base surface 11' to make each of the electrical connections The cylindrical portion 41' of the metal casing 4 of the device 2'passes through each of the fixing grooves 111' and the periphery of the cylindrical portion 41' is matched with the inner edge of the fixing groove 111'. At this time, the electrical connection The metal shell 4'of the device 2'bears down against the upper surface of the base surface 11'; then, the cover plate 12' of the mounting bracket 1'is bent to bear down against the electrical connector 2 The upper surface of the metal shell 4'; then, the two side end walls 121' of the cover plate 12' are bent to clamp the lower surface of the base surface 11' upward, and the two are bent downward The second rear stop portion 122' is forwardly pressed against the outer edges of the two electrical connectors 2'located on the outside, and then the two first rear stop portions 112' are bent upward to respectively press forward to the two The rear surface of the second rear stop 122' allows each of the locking portions 113' to pass through the perforation 1233' of the horizontal section 1232' of each corresponding rear stop wall 123' The protruding portion 1132' of the buckling portion 113' bears downward on the upper surface of the horizontal section 1232' of each corresponding rear wall 123', so that the base surface 11' of the mounting bracket 1'and the cover plate 12' is fixed, so that the four electrical connectors 2'can be stably fixed in the mounting bracket 1'.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the first rear stop 112' and the second rear stop 122' may be fixed by welding to achieve better stability. In addition, since the metal shell 4'of each electrical connector 2'has the performance of a ground shield, the mounting bracket 1'directly fixed to the metal shell 4'can also reach the ground shield through the metal shell 4 The performance further enhances the anti-interference ability of the electrical connector assembly 100'.

The present invention can also provide the electrical connector assembly 100" of the third embodiment (not shown). The components of the electrical connector assembly 100" of the third embodiment have the same structure as the components of the first embodiment. The difference is that the mounting bracket 1 in the first embodiment is integrally formed by metal powder metallurgy injection. The mounting bracket 1'' made of metal material can be grounded together with the metal shell 4 of each docking portion to have a shield Formed, and has better structural strength.

The electrical connector assemblies 100, 100', 100" in the first to third embodiments of the present invention are all butted connector assemblies 6 to which the butted connector assemblies include a plastic body 61 and a plurality of A circular butt connector for butt connection of the electrical connector 2. Each of the butt connectors includes a cylindrical metal ring 63 held in the plastic body 61 and a pin-shaped butt terminal 62 located in the metal ring 63. The butt connector assembly 6 in the present invention corresponds to the electrical connector assemblies 100, 100', 100'', and preferably has four butt connectors, that is, has four butt terminals 62 and four metal rings 63.

Compared with the conventional technology, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: Since a plurality of the electrical connectors 2 are assembled and fixed in the mounting bracket 1, it is convenient to assemble and disassemble, and it is easy to replace the damaged electrical connector 2, which is beneficial to produce.

In summary, the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art may still make various substitutions and modifications based on the teaching and disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should not be limited to the content disclosed in the embodiments, that is, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent application scope of the present invention and the description content of the present invention should be included in the following patent application scope.

100, 100’‧‧‧ electrical connector assembly 1‧‧‧Mounting bracket 11‧‧‧Base 12‧‧‧Side wall 121‧‧‧First clamping part 122‧‧‧The first groove 13‧‧‧Retaining wall 131‧‧‧Second clamping part 132‧‧‧Second groove 133‧‧‧inclined surface 14‧‧‧Resistance Department 141‧‧‧Pressure Department 142‧‧‧Card slot 15‧‧‧ containment space 16‧‧‧Installation surface 17‧‧‧Front side 18‧‧‧ Rear side 2, 2’‧‧‧Electrical connector 20‧‧‧Insulation body 21‧‧‧Main part 211‧‧‧Through hole 212‧‧‧First Card Holder 213‧‧‧First card holding slot 22‧‧‧Press plate 23‧‧‧Extension 231‧‧‧Second Card Holder 24‧‧‧Mounting slot 3‧‧‧Conductive terminal 31‧‧‧Retaining Department 32‧‧‧Contact 33‧‧‧Welding Department 4, 4’‧‧‧ metal shell 41, 41’‧‧‧ barrel 411‧‧‧ Third Card Holder 412‧‧‧Second card slot 42‧‧‧Maintaining Department 421‧‧‧The third card holding slot 43‧‧‧Back cover 431‧‧‧First fixed part 432‧‧‧Second fixed part 44‧‧‧The first outer wall 45‧‧‧Second outer wall 46‧‧‧The third outer wall 5‧‧‧Cable 51‧‧‧Core 52‧‧‧Insulation 53‧‧‧Mask layer 54‧‧‧Outer insulation 1’‧‧‧Mounting bracket 11’‧‧‧Base 111’‧‧‧Fixed groove 112’‧‧‧ First backstop 113’‧‧‧Snap 1131’‧‧‧frame 1132’‧‧‧Projection 12’‧‧‧cover 121’‧‧‧Side end wall 122’‧‧‧second backstop 123’‧‧‧rear wall 1231’‧‧‧Vertical section 1232’‧‧‧ horizontal section 1233’‧‧‧Perforation 13’‧‧‧ Front wall 14’‧‧‧ containment space 6‧‧‧ Docking connector assembly 61‧‧‧Plastic body 62‧‧‧ docking terminal 63‧‧‧Metal ring

The first figure is a schematic perspective view of the electrical connector assembly and the mating connector assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The second figure is a schematic perspective view of the first figure seen from another direction. The third figure is a bottom view of the electrical connector assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention. The fourth figure is a partially exploded perspective view of the mounting bracket of the electrical connector assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention separated from the electrical connector. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the electrical connector assembly and the mating connector assembly in the first embodiment of the present invention. The sixth figure is a cross-sectional view of the fifth figure taken along the line VI-VI. The seventh figure is a cross-sectional view of the fifth figure taken along the line VII-VII. The eighth figure is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector in the electrical connector assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention. The ninth figure is an exploded perspective view of the eighth figure seen from another direction. FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of an electrical connector assembly and a mating connector assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention. Figure 11 is a schematic perspective view of Figure 10 seen from another direction. FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the electrical connector assembly of the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a partially exploded perspective view of the mounting bracket of the electrical connector assembly of the second embodiment of the present invention separated from the electrical connector. Figure 14 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 13 viewed from the other direction. FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view of the electrical connector assembly and the mating connector assembly of the second embodiment of the invention. Figure 16 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 15 taken along the line XVI-XVI. FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of a butt connector assembly butted with the electrical connector assembly of the present invention.

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100‧‧‧Electrical connector assembly

1‧‧‧Mounting bracket

16‧‧‧Installation surface

17‧‧‧Front side

2‧‧‧Electrical connector

20‧‧‧Insulation body

3‧‧‧Conductive terminal

4‧‧‧Metal shell

5‧‧‧Cable

6‧‧‧ Docking connector assembly

Claims (10)

An electrical connector assembly, wherein the electrical connector assembly includes a mounting bracket and a plurality of electrical connectors held in the mounting bracket, each of the electrical connectors includes an insulating body and conductive terminals held in the insulating body And a metal case held outside the insulating body, the mounting bracket includes a base surface and a mounting surface opposite to the base surface, the mounting bracket has a plurality of electrical connectors that accommodate and hold the Plural electrical connectors separated from each other are formed in a plurality of accommodation spaces formed concavely from the mounting surface toward the base surface, and the plurality of electrical connectors are arranged side by side in the plurality of accommodation spaces. The electrical connector assembly according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the mounting bracket includes a base surface, two side walls extending from the lateral sides of the base surface toward the mounting surface, and the base The plurality of holding walls between the two side walls of the surface, the plurality of holding spaces formed between the adjacent side walls and the holding walls, and between the two adjacent holding walls. The electrical connector assembly as described in item 2 of the patent application range, wherein the insulating body includes a cylindrical body portion having a through hole and an extension portion formed to extend backward from the body portion, and the metal housing has a surrounding A cylindrical portion having a "C" shape provided on the main body portion and a back cover portion provided on the top surface of the cylindrical portion, holding portions extending on both sides of the rear end of the cylindrical portion, the The back cover portion has a pair of first outer walls formed vertically extending on both lateral sides of the cylindrical portion, and a pair of second outer walls positioned on both lateral sides of the holding portion less than the pair of first outer walls And a pair of third outer walls connecting the first outer wall and the second outer wall. The electrical connector assembly as described in item 3 of the patent application range, wherein the mounting bracket has a front end side for the electrical connector to be installed from front to back and a rear end side opposite to the front end side, each of the side walls The rear end is provided with a first clamping portion protruding laterally into the receiving space, and the rear end of each holding wall is provided with a second clamping portion protruding laterally into the receiving space, corresponding to the same The lateral spacing between the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion in the storage space is smaller than the corresponding lateral spacing between the side wall and the front end of the holding wall, corresponding to the same storage space The lateral distance between the two second clamping parts in the inner is smaller than the lateral distance between the front ends of the corresponding two holding walls, corresponding to the side wall and the holding wall and the adjacent two in the same receiving space A pair of holding walls clamps the pair of first outer walls of the back cover portion, corresponding to the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion and the two second clampings in the same receiving space The portion clamps a pair of second outer walls of the back cover portion. The electrical connector assembly as described in item 4 of the patent application scope, wherein the rear end of the first clamping portion is concavely provided with a first groove from back to front, and the rear end of the second clamping portion is from rear There is a second groove forward. The electrical connector assembly as described in item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the resisting portions formed by the lateral ends of the side walls and the bottom ends of the holding walls extending laterally in the mounting surface correspond to two of the same receiving spaces The lateral separation distance between the resisting portions is smaller than the lateral width in the receiving space. The resisting portion is used to restrict the electrical connector in the receiving space in the up-down direction. The resisting portion further includes The pressing portion at the rear end of the portion corresponds to the lateral spacing distance between the two pressing portions of the two resisting portions in the same receiving space is smaller than the lateral spacing distance between the front ends of the two resisting portions, the The lower edges of the pair of second outer walls of the back cover portion are bent and extended to sandwich the holding portion and the first fixing portion of the extending portion, and the rear end of the pressing portion is recessed laterally for the first fixing Card slot. The electrical connector assembly according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the mounting bracket is a metal part, and the mounting bracket includes a base surface and is bent backward from a front end of the base surface to cover over the base surface A cover plate, the accommodation space is formed between the base surface and the cover plate, and the base surface is provided with a plurality of fixing grooves for holding the corresponding plurality of electrical connectors, each of the electrical connectors The metal casing part passes through the corresponding fixing grooves and is held down by the cover plate to be held between the base surface and the cover plate. The electrical connector assembly as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein both sides of the cover plate are provided with downward bending to clamp the two end walls on both sides of the base surface, and the rear of the base surface Two first backstops are formed by bending upwards on both sides of the rim, and two second backstops are formed by bending down on both sides of the rear edge of the cover plate, and the two second backstops respectively face The front resists the metal shells of the two electrical connectors located on the outer side, and the two first resisting portions respectively resist the rear surfaces of the two second rear resisting portions forward. The electrical connector assembly as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the rear edge of the base surface is bent upward to form a plurality of snap portions, and each of the snap portions is located between two adjacent fixing grooves The latching portion includes a frame portion and a protruding portion that extends diagonally from the lower edge of the top arm of the frame portion, and the rear edge of the cover plate is bent downward to form a corresponding number of the latching portions A rear baffle wall has a vertical section and a horizontal section, the horizontal section is formed with a perforation through which the buckle portion passes, and the protruding portion bears down against the upper surface of the horizontal section. A docking connector assembly that docks with the electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the docking connector assembly includes a plastic body and a plurality of ring shapes that are injection molded into the plastic body and dock with the electrical connector Butt connector, the butt connector includes a cylindrical metal ring and a pin-shaped butt terminal located in the metal ring.

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