TW202335374A - Connector assembly comprising a guide shielding cover, a side cover plate, and a light guiding member - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector assembly comprises a guide shielding cover, a side cover plate, and a light guiding member. The guide shielding cover has a top wall and a side wall, and the side cover plate is assembled on the side wall. The side cover plate has a first mounting portion, and a fifth mounting portion located below the first mounting portion. The light guiding member is located outside the side wall. The light guiding member has a second mounting portion that is matched and assembled with the first mounting portion, and a sixth mounting portion that is matched and assembled with the fifth mounting portion. The connector assembly according to the present invention additionally provides a structure for assembling the light guiding member through the side cover plate that is assembled on the side wall of the guide shielding cover.

Description

Connector components

The present invention relates to a connector, and in particular to a connector assembly.

Chinese Invention Publication No. CN103928796 A (corresponding to U.S. Invention Patent Publication No. US2014/0196943A1) discloses a shielding case and a shielding element. The shielding case includes a plurality of walls, and the plurality of walls include at least two opposite side walls and at least one side wall. The interconnected top wall and the shielding case include a plurality of openings disposed on one of the top wall and the side wall, the openings having a first shape, and a flexible conductive shielding element having a second shape , the second shape is similar to the first shape but slightly larger than the first shape to provide an edge area extending around the perimeter of the opening, and the shielding element is bonded to the shielding cover around the perimeter of the opening to protect the Provides a barrier against electromagnetic interference (EMI) leaking from the shield. However, the disclosed shielding element is an independent component and needs to be installed on each opening individually, and the shielding element only has a single function of shielding each opening.

Chinese Utility Model Patent Announcement No. CN202167680U discloses a stopper of the light guide column and a tab catch of the upper bottom plate. The tab is integrally constructed from the upper bottom plate. The tab only serves as a single function for installing the light guide column. Moreover, the additional openings formed for the molded tabs will also affect the shielding effect.

Chinese invention patent publication number CN103036099A discloses that the cover body includes a flat plate part and two vertical parts. The flat plate portion is covered on the top wall of the housing body. The flat plate portion includes a plurality of clamping pieces extending upward for fixing the light guide. The clamping pieces have a base portion located on the flat plate portion and two arm portions extending upward from the base portion. However, the cover only has a single function for installing the light guide pipe.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly that can improve at least one problem in the prior art.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the connector assembly of the present invention includes a guide shield, a side cover, and a light guide. The guide shield has a top wall and a side wall. The side cover is assembled to the side wall, and has a first mounting part and a fifth mounting part located below the first mounting part. The light guide is located outside the side wall. The light guide has a second mounting part that is assembled with the first mounting part, and a sixth mounting part that is assembled with the fifth mounting part.

In some implementations, the fifth mounting part has a buckle, and the sixth mounting part has a buckle corresponding to the buckle.

In some embodiments, the side cover has a second assembly hole, and the guide shield has an assembly piece that is fastened to the second assembly hole. The side cover is assembled to the side wall by fastening.

In some embodiments, the guide shield is provided with a compartment frame, the side wall has a first assembly hole, the compartment frame has the first assembly hole passing through the side wall and is buckled on The assembly piece of the second assembly hole of the side cover.

In some embodiments, the second mounting portion of the light guide is assembled to the first mounting portion of the side cover from front to back.

In some implementations, the first mounting portion of the side cover has a tab located above the top wall, and a receiving groove located below the tab and extending from front to rear, and the light guide member The second mounting part has a holding block inserted into the receiving groove.

In some implementations, the receiving groove is jointly defined by the tab and the top wall.

In some embodiments, the holding block of the light guide has a slot, and the lower edge of the tab of the side cover is inserted into the slot.

In some embodiments, a fixing convex portion facing upward is formed in the slot of the holding block of the light guide, and a lower edge of the tab of the side cover is formed with a fixing convex portion facing downward and for the fixing convex portion to be provided. Snap-in fixing recess.

In some implementations, the side wall of the guide shield has an opening, and the side cover is assembled to the side wall and covers the opening.

In some embodiments, the side wall also has a locking piece formed by the opening structure.

In some embodiments, the front end of the guide shield is assembled with a plurality of ground pads, the ground pads have a plurality of elastic fingers, and a plurality of buckles formed in at least part of the elastic fingers. , the guide shield also has a plurality of button holes formed at least on the side wall and correspondingly assembled with a plurality of buckles of the ground pad, and the side cover covers the buckles located on the side wall. hole.

The connector assembly of the present invention not only shields the opening on the side wall through the side cover plate assembled on the side wall of the guide shielding case to produce electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI shielding), but also through the The side cover additionally provides a structure for assembling the light guide.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are designated with the same numbering.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , a first embodiment of a connector assembly 100 of the present invention is shown, which is suitable for plugging into a pluggable module 200 . The pluggable module 200 includes a housing 201, a plug-in board 202, and a cable 203. The housing 201 includes a plug-in part 201a, and the plug-in board 202 is provided at the end of the plug-in part 201a. , and the plug-in board 202 has a plurality of contact fingers 202a. The cable 203 is provided in the housing 201 and is mechanically and electrically connected to the plug-in board 202. The connector assembly 100 includes a guide shield 1 , a socket connector 2 , a heat dissipation module 3 , two side covers 4 , a light guide 5 , and a base 6 .

The guide shield 1 is constructed, for example, by stamping, bending, or other processing methods on a conductive metal plate, and is used to guide the pluggable module 200 and to shield electromagnetic interference. The guide shield 1 includes a cover body 11, a compartment frame 12 provided on the cover body 11, and the cover body 11 and the compartment frame 12 are jointly defined and separated by the compartment frame 12 and arranged vertically. Two plug-in spaces 13. The cover body 11 extends along a front-to-back direction D1 (the direction pointed by the arrow is front, and the opposite direction is rear), and has a top wall 111, along a left-right direction D2 (the direction pointed by the arrow is right, the opposite direction is left). The two side walls 112 are spaced apart from each other and connected to both sides of the top wall 111, and are spaced apart from the top wall 111 along an up and down direction D3 (the direction pointed by the arrow is up, and the opposite direction is down). A bottom wall 113 at the bottom edge, a rear wall 114 connected to the rear ends of the top wall 111 and the two side walls 112, and extending downward from the bottom edges of the two side walls 112 and the bottom edge of the rear wall 114 for insertion. A plurality of grounding pins 115 are provided on a circuit board (not shown), and each grounding pin 115 is configured in a pinhole shape for tight insertion into a conductive hole on the circuit board.

Each side wall 112 of the cover body 11 of the guide shield 1 has a plurality of first assembly holes 112a, and the compartment frame 12 has a plurality of assembly pieces 121 fastened to the first assembly holes 112a. The assembly pieces 121 pass outward through the first assembly holes 112 a and then are bent, so that the compartment frame 12 is assembled on the two side walls 112 of the cover body 11 of the guide shield 1 . The two plug-in spaces 13 are separated up and down by the partition frame 12. The plug-in space 13 located above is jointly defined by the top wall 111, the side walls 112 and the partition frame 12, and the plug-in space 13 located below is jointly defined by the top wall 111, the side walls 112 and the partition frame 12. The space 13 is jointly defined by the two side walls 112 , the bottom wall 113 and the compartment frame 12 . Each plug-in space 13 has a front-end socket 131 located at the front end for the pluggable module 200 to be inserted.

The socket connector 2 is arranged at the rear section of the guide shield 1 and includes a socket housing 21 and a plurality of socket terminals 22. The socket housing 21 is arranged up and down and is respectively provided in the two plug-in spaces toward the front. 13 of the two plug-in slots 211, the socket terminals 22 are provided in the socket housing 21, each of the socket terminals 22 has a contact portion 221 extending into the corresponding plug-in slot 211, and downward from the A tail portion 222 extends from the socket housing 21, and the tail portion 222 is used to pass through a bottom opening (not shown) of the cover body 11 of the guide shield cover 1 to be inserted into the circuit board.

After the pluggable module 200 enters the corresponding plug-in space 13 of the guide shield 1 from any of the front-end sockets 131, the plug-in board 202 at the end of the plug-in part 201a of the plug-in module 200 can Insert into the corresponding plug-in slot 211 of the socket housing 21 of the socket connector 2, so that the contact finger 202a of the plug-in board 202 contacts the socket terminal 22 in the plug-in slot 211 of the socket housing 21. The contact portion 221 allows the pluggable module 200 and the socket connector 2 of the connector assembly 100 to dock with each other. In addition, the front section of the guide shield 1 adjacent to the front socket 131 can be provided in a mounting hole (not shown) of a chassis (not shown). The guide shield 1 also includes a mounting hole (not shown) on the cover body. 11 a plurality of first ground pads 14 adjacent to the two front-end sockets 131, and a second ground pad 15 provided on the compartment frame 12 adjacent to the two front-end sockets 131. The first ground pad 14 has a plurality of first elastic fingers 141 extending rearwardly from the front end socket 131 and distributed on the outer and inner sides, and a plurality of buckles 142 . The outer ones of the first elastic fingers 141 are used to partially contact the periphery of the mounting hole of the chassis, and the inner ones of the first elastic fingers 141 are used to contact the pluggable module 200 The buckles 142 are formed at the inner ends of the first elastic fingers 141 . The guide shield 1 also has a plurality of button holes 116 formed on the top wall 111 , the side walls 112 and the bottom wall 113 and correspondingly assembled with the plurality of buckle pieces 142 of the first ground pad 14 . The second ground pad 15 has a plurality of second elastic fingers 151 extending rearward and distributed on the upper and lower sides of the compartment frame 12. The second elastic fingers 151 are used to communicate with the pluggable mold. The housings 201 of the group 200 are in contact.

In addition, each side wall 112 of the cover body 11 of the guide shield 1 has two openings 112b arranged up and down corresponding to the two plug-in spaces 13, and is formed from the two openings 112b and is formed from the two openings. Two locking pieces 112c extend obliquely inward and rearward from the front edge of 112b. The locking pieces 112c are used to snap into the locking recess 201b at the side of the plug-in part 201a of the pluggable module 200. To produce a locking effect on the pluggable module 200 inserted into the plug-in space 13 .

The top wall 111 of the cover body 11 of the guide shield 1 has a top opening 111a connected to the insertion space 13 above. The heat dissipation module 3 includes a radiator 31 and an elastic buckle 32 provided on the two side walls 112 of the guide shield 1 and assembling the radiator 31 to the top wall 111 of the guide shield 1 . The heat sink 31 has a heat dissipation base plate 311 provided on the top wall 111 from above, a plurality of heat dissipation fins 312 that are fastened to each other side by side and are disposed on the top surface of the heat dissipation base plate 311 by welding, for example, and are formed on There are two accommodating grooves 313 between the bottoms of the heat dissipation fins 312 and the heat dissipation substrate 311 and arranged side by side along the front and rear direction D1. The heat dissipation substrate 311 has a heat dissipation coupling portion (not shown) formed at the bottom. The heat dissipation coupling portion extends downwardly into the upper insertion space 13 through the top opening 111a. The elastic buckles 32 have respective The two receiving grooves 313 are used to press downwardly and elastically against the two pressing portions 321 of the heat dissipation substrate 311 of the heat sink 31 , and are respectively connected to the left and right ends of the two pressing portions 321 and buckled. The two buckling portions 322 are connected to the two side walls 112 of the guide shield 1 . Each side wall 112 is formed with a buckling protrusion 112d, and each buckling portion 322 is formed with a buckling hole 322a that is buckled with the buckling protrusion 112d. The downward pressing force provided by the two elastic buckles 32 can ensure that when the pluggable module 200 is inserted into the upper plug-in space 13 , the heat dissipation coupling part of the heat sink 31 can be connected with the pluggable module 200 . The top surface of the housing 201 of the module 200 is kept in contact as completely as possible to ensure heat dissipation performance.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 , the two side covers 4 are respectively assembled on the two side walls 112 and respectively cover the respective openings 112 b on the two side walls 112 . The side cover 4 has a second assembly hole 41 and a first mounting portion 42 . The second assembly hole 41 corresponds to at least part of the first assembly hole 112a of the side wall 112 (the first assembly hole 112a at the front section of the side wall 112). At least some of the plurality of assembly pieces 121 of the compartment frame 12 are fastened to the first assembly hole 112a and the second assembly hole 41 at the same time, and at least some of the assembly pieces 121 pass outward in sequence. The first assembly hole 112a and the second assembly hole 41 are then bent, so that the two side covers 4 are assembled to the two side walls 112 respectively. The rear wall 114 has a third mounting portion 114a. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , in the first embodiment, the positions of the assembly pieces 121 in front of the two left and right side walls 112 are different in the front-rear direction D1, so the side cover 4 is provided with two side-by-sides in the front-rear direction D1. For example, the right assembly piece 121 is toward the rear and the left assembly piece 121 is toward the front. The right side cover 4 uses the rear second assembly hole 41 to engage the right assembly piece 121 (as shown in the figure). 3), the left side cover 4 uses the second assembly hole 41 in the front to fasten the left assembly piece 121 (as shown in FIG. 1). In other modified embodiments, the positions of the assembly pieces 121 provided at the front sections of the left and right side walls 112 in the front-rear direction D1 can also be the same. In such modified embodiments, the side cover 4 can be positioned in the front-rear direction D1 Only one second assembly hole 41 is required.

The light guide 5 has two light guide pipes 51 located side by side on the top wall 111 and extending rearward to the rear wall 114 , a front connecting column 52 connected to the two light guide pipes 51 and A rear connecting column 53, two second mounting parts 54 that are respectively assembled with the first mounting parts 42 of the two side covers 4, and a fourth mounting part that is matched with the third mounting part 114a of the rear wall 114. Department 55. Each light pipe 51 has a light input end 511 facing downward and facing the light emitting element (not shown) on the circuit board, and a light output end 512 facing forward. The front connecting post 52 is connected to the near light exit end 512 of the two light guide tubes 51 , and the rear connecting post 53 is connected to the near light entrance end 511 of the two light guide tubes 51 . The two second mounting portions 54 are respectively formed on the left and right sides of the front connecting column 52 , and the fourth mounting portion 55 is formed on the rear connecting column 53 . However, it should be noted that the two second mounting portions 54 The fourth mounting part 55 and the two light guide tubes 51 are integrated structures.

Specifically, the two second mounting portions 54 of the light guide 5 are assembled to the first mounting portions 42 at the top of the two side cover plates 4 from front to back. The first mounting portion 42 of each side cover 4 has a tab 421 located above the top wall 111 , located below the tab 421 and extending from front to rear, and connected by the tab 421 and the tab 421 . The top walls 111 jointly define a receiving groove 422 . Each second mounting part 54 of the light guide 5 has a holding block 541 that is inserted backward into the receiving groove 422 of the corresponding first mounting part 42. The holding block 541 of the light guide 5 has a slot 541a. The lower edge of the tab 421 of each side cover 4 is inserted into the corresponding slot 541a. Moreover, a fixing protrusion 541b facing upward is formed in the slot 541a of the holding block 541 of the light guide 5, and the lower edge of the tab 421 of the side cover 4 is formed with a fixing protrusion facing downward for the fixing protrusion 541b. 541b snaps into a fixing recess 421a, thereby preventing the two second mounting parts 54 of the light guide 5 from protruding from the first mounting parts 42 of the two side covers 4 from back to front, thereby strengthening the overall The assembly strength between the first mounting part 42 and the second mounting part 54. The third mounting portion 114a of the rear wall 114 has two inserting pieces 114b extending rearwardly side by side. The fourth mounting portion 55 of the light guide 5 has two insertion holes 551 corresponding to the two inserting pieces 114b. . The insertion hole 551 is opened forward and downward to allow the insertion piece 114b to enter from the front or below. Through the cooperation between the first installation part 42 and the second installation part 54, and the cooperation between the third installation part 114a and the fourth installation part 55, the light guide 5 can be stabilized. The ground is held. Moreover, the side cover 4 assembled on the side wall 112 of the guide shield 1 not only blocks the opening 112b on the side wall 112, but also has an electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI shielding) effect. Furthermore, The side cover 4 also provides an additional structure for assembling the light guide 5 .

The base 6 is disposed between the light guide 5 and the light-emitting element of the circuit board. The base 6 has two accommodating holes 61 corresponding to the two light guide tubes 51 of the light guide member 5 . Each accommodating hole 61 accommodates the light entrance end 511 of the corresponding light guide tube 51 of the light guide member 5 . and corresponding light-emitting elements to ensure that the light emitted by the light-emitting elements can enter the light entrance end 511 of the corresponding light pipe 51 of the light guide 5 respectively. In addition, each receiving hole 61 is formed with a buckle recess 611 , and each light guide 51 is formed with a buckle block 513 corresponding to the buckle recess 611 , and a buckle block 513 for pressing against the top surface of the base 6 A stopper 514 enables the base 6 to be firmly positioned on the light guide 5 .

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9 , the difference between the second embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention and the first embodiment is that the light guide 5 is located outside one of the side walls 112 , and the light guide 5 on the side wall 112 is The side cover 4 also has a fifth mounting part 43 located below the first mounting part 42 , and the light guide 5 further has a sixth mounting part 56 assembled to the fifth mounting part 43 . The fifth mounting part 43 has a buckle 431 extending outward and bent upward. The sixth mounting part 56 has a buckle 561 corresponding to the buckle 431 . Specifically, in this second embodiment, the light guide 5 has four light guide pipes 51 connected to each other through a plurality of connecting posts 57, and the fourth light guide pipe 51 located at the bottom serves as the buckle 561; However, in other modified embodiments, any one of three of the four light guide pipes 51 may be used as the buckle part 561 , which is not limited to the second embodiment. Through the cooperation between the fifth mounting part 43 and the sixth mounting part 56 , the light guide 5 can be further held more stably.

Referring to Figure 10, a third embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the two side covers 4 are also extended forward to cover the two side walls 112 for assembly. The button hole 116 of the first ground pad 14 can further enhance the electromagnetic interference shielding effect.

To sum up, the connector assembly 100 of the present invention not only covers the opening 112b on the side wall 112 through the side cover 4 assembled on the side wall 112 of the guide shield 1, so as to generate electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI). (shielding), and also provides an additional structure for assembling the light guide 5 through the side cover 4 .

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made based on the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by the patent of this invention.

100: Connector components 1:Guide shielding cover 11: Cover body 111: Top wall 111a: Top opening 112:Side wall 112a: First assembly hole 112b:Open your mouth 112c: Locking piece 112d: Button convex part 113: Bottom wall 114:Rear wall 114a: The third installation department 114b: insert 115: Ground pin 116:Buttonhole 12: Compartment frame 121:Assembly piece 13:Plug space 131:Front end socket 14:First ground pad 141: First elastic finger 142:Buckle 15:Second ground pad 151: Second elastic finger 2:Socket connector 21:Socket shell 211:Plug slot 22:Socket terminal 221:Contact Department 222:Tail 3: Cooling module 31: Radiator 311:Heat dissipation substrate 312: Cooling fins 313: Accommodation groove 32: Elastic buckle 321: Pressure Department 322:Buckle connection part 322a: Buckle hole 4: Side cover 41:Second assembly hole 42:First installation department 421: Tab 421a: Fixed recess 422: Containment tank 43:Fifth installation department 431: buckle piece 5:Light guide 51:Light guide 511: light input end 512: Light output end 513:Deduction block 514: Stop block 52:Front connecting column 53:Rear connecting column 54:Second installation department 541:Keep block 541a:Slot 541b: Fixed convex part 55: The fourth installation department 551:Jack 56:Sixth Installation Department 561:Buckle 57:Connecting column 6: Base 61: Accommodation hole 611: buckle concave part 200: Pluggable module 201: Shell 201a: Plug-in part 201b: Lock recess 202:Plug-in board 202a: Contact with fingers 203:Cable D1: forward and backward direction D2: left and right direction D3: up and down direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective exploded view of a first embodiment of the connector assembly and a pluggable module of the present invention; Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment; Figure 3 is a perspective view of the first embodiment, with the heat dissipation module of the first embodiment omitted in the figure; Figure 4 is a partially enlarged perspective exploded view of the first embodiment; Figure 5 is another partially enlarged perspective exploded view of the first embodiment, illustrating the first mounting portion of the side cover and the second mounting portion of the light guide; 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the first embodiment, in which the holding block portion of the second mounting portion of the light guide member of the first embodiment is cut away; and 7 is another partially enlarged perspective exploded view of the first embodiment, illustrating the third mounting portion of the rear wall of the guide shield and the fourth mounting portion of the light guide; Figure 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention; Figure 9 is an exploded perspective view of the second embodiment; and FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a third embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention.

100: Connector components

1:Guide shielding cover

11: Cover body

111: Top wall

111a: Top opening

112:Side wall

112a: First assembly hole

112b:Open your mouth

112c: Locking piece

112d: Button convex part

113: Bottom wall

115: Ground pin

116:Buttonhole

12: Compartment frame

121:Assembly piece

13:Plug space

131:Front end socket

14:First ground pad

141: First elastic finger

142:Buckle

15:Second ground pad

151: Second elastic finger

4: Side cover

41:Second assembly hole

42:First installation department

421: Tab

421a: Fixed recess

422: Containment tank

5:Light guide

51:Light guide

512: Light output end

52:Front connecting column

54:Second installation department

541:Keep block

541a:Slot

D1: forward and backward direction

D2: left and right direction

D3: up and down direction

Claims (12)

A connector component that contains: The guide shield has a top wall and side walls; A side cover assembled to the side wall, the side cover having a first mounting part and a fifth mounting part located below the first mounting part; and The light guide member is located outside the side wall. The light guide member has a second mounting part that is matched and assembled with the first mounting part, and a sixth mounting part that is matched and assembled with the fifth mounting part. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the fifth mounting part has a buckle piece, and the sixth mounting part has a buckle part corresponding to the buckle piece. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the side cover has a second assembly hole, and the guide shield has an assembly piece that is fastened to the second assembly hole. The fastening of the hole and the assembly piece enables the side cover to be assembled on the side wall. The connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the guide shield is provided with a compartment frame, the side wall has a first assembly hole, and the compartment frame has the first assembly hole passing through the side wall. The assembly hole is fastened to the assembly piece of the second assembly hole of the side cover. The connector assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the second mounting portion of the light guide is assembled to the first mounting portion of the side cover from front to back. The connector assembly of claim 5, wherein the first mounting portion of the side cover has a tab located above the top wall, and a receiving groove located below the tab and extending from front to rear. , the second mounting part of the light guide member has a holding block inserted into the receiving groove. The connector assembly of claim 6, wherein the receiving groove is jointly defined by the tab and the top wall. The connector assembly according to claim 7, wherein the holding block of the light guide member has a slot, and the lower edge of the tab of the side cover is inserted into the slot. The connector assembly according to claim 8, wherein a fixing protrusion facing upward is formed in the slot of the holding block of the light guide member, and a lower edge of the tab of the side cover is formed with a fixing protrusion facing downward. A fixing recess for the fixing convex part to snap into. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the side wall of the guide shield has an opening, and the side cover is assembled to the side wall and covers the opening. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the side wall further has a locking piece formed by the opening structure. The connector assembly according to any one of claims 10 to 11, wherein the front end of the guide shield is assembled with a plurality of ground pads, the ground pads have a plurality of elastic fingers, and are formed on At least part of the elastic fingers include a plurality of buckles, and the guide shield also has a plurality of button holes formed on at least the side wall and correspondingly assembled with the plurality of buckles of the ground pad, The side cover covers the button hole located on the side wall.

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