TW202037002A - Floating busbar connection assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a floating busbar connection assembly for connecting a first circuit board and a second circuit board, wherein the circuit board has a flexible cable. The floating busbar connection assembly includes a connecting portion and a joint portion. A plate body of the connecting portion is connected to a frame through an elastic member, and an edge of the frame of the connecting portion forms a T-shaped limiting groove to provide a first receiving space and the plate body forms a T-shaped cover body to provide a second receiving space. An opening is opened on the side of the T-shaped cover for the first flexible cable to be inserted. The joint portion includes a first connecting member, a stopping member and a limiting member. When the connecting portion engages the joint portion, the first connecting member is disposed in the second receiving space and the limiting member is disposed in the first receiving space.

Description

Floating busbar connection assembly

The present invention relates to the technical field of a connector, in particular to a floating busbar connection assembly capable of smoothly installing a busbar wire on a connector.

Traditionally, in the process of assembling the flexible flat cable and the main board, it is prone to shaking, resulting in damage to the connector structure or electrical characteristics during installation.

In view of this, the present invention proposes a floating busbar connection assembly, which is used to solve the shortcomings caused by traditional connectors.

The first object of the present invention is to provide a floating busbar connection assembly, which can achieve stable connection between a circuit board with a flexible flat cable and a motherboard with a connector.

The second object of the present invention is based on the aforementioned floating busbar connection assembly, which is mainly applied to thin electronic products, especially flexible cables with bends or corners.

The third object of the present invention is based on the aforementioned floating busbar connection assembly, which includes a frame, a plate, and an elastic member. The elastic body is arranged between the frame and the plate, and the frame is fixed on the sheet metal so that The plate body has elasticity through the elastic member.

The fourth object of the present invention is based on the above-mentioned floating busbar connection assembly, the plate can be restricted from moving in a certain direction or a certain plane by the limiting groove and the limiting member.

The fifth object of the present invention is based on the aforementioned floating busbar connection assembly, in The edge of the frame is bent at an angle to strengthen the strength of the board.

The sixth object of the present invention is to provide a female connector (also a male connector) with an upper width greater than a lower width (such as a bell mouth structure) based on the aforementioned floating busbar connector assembly, allowing the male connector to be inserted into the flexible flat cable Parts (also female connectors) can be easily combined.

In order to achieve the above objectives and other objectives, the present invention provides a floating bus bar connection assembly that connects a circuit board with a flexible flat cable and a main board. The floating busbar connection assembly includes a connection part and a joining part. The connecting part includes a frame, a plate and an elastic piece. The frame surrounds the board and the elastic body. The board is connected to the frame through the elastic member. A T-shaped limiting groove is formed on the edge of the frame to provide a first accommodating space, and the plate body is formed with a T-shaped cover to provide a second accommodating space, and an opening is broken on the side of the T-shaped cover to provide For flexible cable insertion. The coupling part includes a first connecting piece, a stop piece and a limiting piece. The first connecting piece connects the stop piece and the limit piece. The first connecting member is used for connecting the first soft board. The limit piece is arranged at the two ends of the first connecting piece. The stop piece is arranged between the first connecting piece and the limiting piece. Wherein, the connecting portion engages the connecting portion, so that the first connecting member is disposed in the second accommodating space and the limiting member is disposed in the first accommodating space. According to an external force, the plate body restriction member, the stop member and the T-shaped restriction groove move in a plane.

Compared with the prior art, the floating busbar connection assembly provided by the present invention can provide a flexible flexible cable that is bent or bent for stable assembly during the assembly process, especially for thin electronic products.

2‧‧‧First circuit board

22‧‧‧The first flexible cable

4‧‧‧Second circuit board

44‧‧‧Second flexible cable

6‧‧‧Motherboard

10‧‧‧Floating busbar connection assembly

12‧‧‧Connecting part

121‧‧‧Frame

122‧‧‧Plate body

124‧‧‧T-shaped cover

1242‧‧‧ Opening

126‧‧‧Elastic parts

128‧‧‧T type limit slot

1210‧‧‧Clip

14‧‧‧Joint

142‧‧‧First connecting piece

144‧‧‧Limiting piece

146‧‧‧stop

16‧‧‧Second connecting piece

SP‧‧‧Second accommodation space

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a floating busbar connection assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic side view illustrating the joining part of the connecting part of Fig. 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic top view illustrating the connecting part of Fig. 1 of the present invention.

4 is a schematic top view illustrating the floating busbar connecting assembly of FIG. 1 and the second connecting member of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the application of the floating busbar connection assembly of the present invention to the circuit board and the main board.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the following specific embodiments are used in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to give a detailed description of the present invention. The description is as follows.

In the present invention, "one" or "one" is used to describe the units, elements and components described herein. This is just for the convenience of description and provides a general meaning to the scope of the present invention. Therefore, unless it is clearly stated otherwise, this description should be understood to include one or at least one, and the singular number also includes the plural number.

In the present invention, the terms "including", "including", "having", "containing" or any other similar terms are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, product or device containing a plurality of elements is not limited to the elements listed herein, but may include those elements, structures, products or devices that are not explicitly listed but are generally inherent in the element, structure, product or device Other requirements. In addition, unless explicitly stated to the contrary, the term "or" refers to the inclusive "or" rather than the exclusive "or".

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of a floating busbar connection assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the floating busbar connection assembly 10 is connected to a first circuit board 2 having a first flexible flat cable 22, a second circuit board 4 having a second flexible flat cable 44, and a main board 6, as described above The first circuit board 2, the second circuit board 4 and the main board 6 are one and can refer to FIG. 5.

Returning to FIG. 1, the floating busbar connection assembly 10 includes a connecting portion 12 and a joining portion 14. It is worth noting that in this embodiment, the connecting portion 12 and the connecting portion 14 are implemented as separate components. In another embodiment, the connecting portion 12 and the connecting portion 14 may be an integrally formed implementation.

The connecting portion 12 includes a frame 121, a plate 122 and an elastic member 126. In this embodiment, the frame body 121, the plate body 122, and the elastic member 126 can be cut from the plate body 122 by means of laser engraving, CNC machining, or the like.

The frame body 121 surrounds the plate body 122 and the elastic body 126. In this embodiment, the shape of the frame 121 is illustrated by taking a rectangle as an example. In other embodiments, the shape of the frame 121 may also be a square or other shapes. The material of the frame 121 can be metal or non-metal material.

Furthermore, a T-shaped limiting groove 128 is formed on the edge of the frame 121, and the T-shaped limiting groove 128 forms a first accommodating space. In this embodiment, the inner edge of the short side of the frame 121 and the central part are taken as an example, and it can be adjusted according to the actual application.

The board 122 is connected to the frame 121 through the elastic member 126. Among them, the shape of the plate 122 is an inverted T-shaped structure as an example. In other embodiments, it is not limited to the T-shaped structure. As long as the plate 122 can form an accommodating space for the combined joint 14, it belongs to the present invention. The category. In this embodiment, the protruding portion of the plate body 122 is defined as a T-shaped cover 124, and the T-shaped cover 124 forms a second accommodating space SP for setting the coupling portion 14. In this embodiment, the T-shaped cover 124 is formed at the central part of the plate 122 to correspond to the position of the T-shaped limiting groove 128. In other embodiments, adjustments can be made according to actual application conditions, and not only must be set corresponding to the T-shaped limit slot 128, but can also be offset and misaligned. In addition, the number of elastic members 126 such as springs, elastic pieces, elastic arms, etc., in addition to the four in this embodiment, in other embodiments, it may be less or more In 4 pieces. In addition, the elastic member 126 in this embodiment has an S-shaped structure to generate elastic force.

In this embodiment, the edge of the frame 121 is bent at an angle to strengthen the strength of the connecting portion 12.

Furthermore, openings 1242 are respectively broken on the two sides of the T-shaped cover 124 to allow the first flexible flat cable 22 and the second flexible flat cable 44 to be inserted separately.

The coupling portion 14 includes a first connecting member 142, a limiting member 144 and a stopping member 146. The limiting member 144 and the stopping member 146 are respectively disposed at two ends of the first connecting member 142, and the limiting member 144 and the stopping member 146 are connected to the first connecting member 142. In this embodiment, the first connecting member 142 is described by taking the male terminal as an example. In other embodiments, the male terminal can also be replaced with a female terminal. The first connecting member 142 can respectively connect the first flexible flat cable 22 and the second flexible flat cable 44, one can refer to FIG. 5. Furthermore, the stopper 146 is disposed between the first connecting member 142 and the limiting member 144. In addition, the outer edge of the stopper 146 is greater than or equal to the outer edge of the T-shaped limiting groove 128.

It is worth noting that the shape or size of the aforementioned limiting member 144 and the shape or size of the T-shaped limiting groove 128 determine the direction in which the coupling portion 14 moves in the second accommodating space SP; and, the stopper 146 and the T-shaped The limiting groove 128 determines the depth of movement of the coupling portion 14 in the first accommodating space.

When the connecting portion 12 is engaged with the connecting portion 14, refer to FIGS. 2 and 3 together. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the connecting portion of FIG. 1 illustrating the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the present invention. A schematic top view of the connecting portion joining the connecting portion. The first connecting member 142 is disposed in the second accommodating space SP and the limiting member 144 is disposed in the first accommodating space. According to the application of an external force (not shown in the figure), the plate body 122 is restricted by the limiting member 144, the stopping member 146 and the T-shaped limiting groove 128 to move on the XY plane.

For example, when the connecting portion 12 engages the connecting portion 14, the first connecting member 142 is provided The second accommodating space SP and the limiting member 144 are accommodated in the first accommodating space. When an external force is applied to urge the plate body 122 to act, the plate body 122 is subjected to the action of the elastic member 126 to allow the limiting member 144 to move in the first accommodation space. In addition, during the movement of the limiting member 144, when the stopping member 146 touches the corresponding T-shaped limiting groove 128 in the first accommodating space, the limiting member 144 is restricted and only moves within a range, for example, , The moving range refers to the gap d between the T-shaped cover 124 and the T-shaped limiting groove 128. In particular, when the size of the limiting member 144 is close to the inner edge of the first accommodating space, the moving range will only be limited to, for example, the XY plane.

It is worth noting that the floating busbar connection assembly 10 may further include a fastener 1210 formed on the connection part 12 to be able to fix the connection part 12 to the sheet metal part 8 of FIG. 5, for example.

Referring to FIG. 4 together, the main board 6 of the floating busbar connection assembly 10 further includes a second connector 16 connected to the first connector 142. In this embodiment, the second connecting member 16 is illustrated by taking a female terminal as an example. In other embodiments, the second connecting member 16 may also be a male terminal. In another embodiment, you can also refer to the enlarged view of the second connecting end 16 in FIG. 4. The structure of the second connecting member is a shape with an upper width greater than a lower width, similar to a funnel or bell mouth structure, to facilitate the first connection The piece 142 slides into the second connecting piece 16 to be combined.

The present invention has been disclosed in preferred embodiments above, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to the embodiments should be included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the patent application.

10‧‧‧Floating busbar connection assembly

12‧‧‧Connecting part

121‧‧‧Frame

122‧‧‧Plate body

124‧‧‧T-shaped cover

1242‧‧‧ Opening

126‧‧‧Elastic parts

128‧‧‧T type limit slot

1210‧‧‧Clip

14‧‧‧Joint

142‧‧‧First connecting piece

144‧‧‧Limiting piece

146‧‧‧stop

SP‧‧‧Second accommodation space

Claims (10)

A floating busbar connection assembly, which connects a circuit board with a flexible flat cable and a main board. The floating busbar connection assembly includes: a connecting portion with a frame, a board, and an elastic member. The frame surrounds the board and The elastic body, the plate body is connected to the frame body through the elastic member, the edge of the frame body forms a T-shaped limiting groove to provide a first accommodating space, and the plate body forms a T-shaped cover to provide a second accommodating space , An opening is broken on the side of the T-shaped cover for insertion of the flexible flat cable; and the coupling part has a first connecting piece, a stopper and a limiting piece, the first connecting piece is connected to the stopper With the limiting member, the first connecting member is used to connect the first flexible board, the limiting member is provided at two ends of the first connecting member, and the stopper is provided between the first connecting member and the limiting member Between; wherein the connecting portion engages the connecting portion, so that the first connecting member is provided in the second accommodating space and the limiting member is provided in the first accommodating space, according to an external force, the plate is limited The positioning member, the stopping member and the T-shaped limiting groove move in a plane. The floating busbar connection assembly described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes a snap member formed on the connecting portion for fixing the connecting portion to the sheet metal member. The floating busbar connection assembly described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the edge of the frame body is bent at an angle. The floating busbar connection assembly described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the elastic member is a spring, an elastic sheet or an elastic arm. In the floating busbar connection assembly described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the elastic member has an S-shaped structure. For example, the floating busbar connection assembly described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the shape or size of the limiting member and the shape or size of the T-shaped limiting groove determine the joint portion to move in the second accommodating space Direction. For the floating busbar connection assembly described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the outer edge of the stopper is not smaller than the outer edge of the T-shaped limit groove. For the floating busbar connection assembly described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, the stopper and the T-shaped limiting groove determine the depth of movement of the joint portion in the first accommodating space. The floating busbar connection assembly described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes a second connection member for being arranged on the main board, and the second connection member is connected to the first connection member. According to the floating busbar connection assembly described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, the structure of the second connection member is a shape with an upper width greater than a lower width.

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