TWI406457B - Connector structure (5) - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a connector, which has a female body, and a male body combined together. The female body is provided with a central hole, an annular separating surface formed in the central hole to separate the central hole into a front part hole and a rear part hole. The front part hole is further provided with plural axial guide grooves formed spaced apart in the annular surface so that an exterior connector may be connected with the female body in a definite direction. Further, a tenon guide groove is formed in an upper portion of the surface of the front part hole, and a tenon hole is formed in the upper wall of the front part hole and communicates with the tenon guide groove. One or more flexible constrict members are formed around the wall of the rear part. hole, and four corners of a square wall of the rear part hole are provided with a guide member so that the female body may be connected with the female terminal body in a definite direction by means of the guide members. The male body is provided with a front circular portion, an intermediate circular portion and a rectangular rear portion integrally formed together. The front circular portion is rather long, and the intermediate circular portion consists of a first large circular member, a second smaller member, a third small member and two rear square members. The rear rectangular portion continues with the rear square members, provided with plural connecting terminals and fixing bars formed to extend down from the bottom. Then the connector can be installed on a circuit board by means of the fixing bars after the male body is combined with the female body.

Description

Connector structure (5)

The invention relates to the connector structure (5), and specifies the domestic priority of the application No. 098134068, especially the terminal end portion of the terminal seat to be combined with the body, and constitutes a connector structure innovator for vehicle or signal flow. .

A conventional connector, such as the Taiwan Patent No. 234316, which was previously obtained by the applicant, and the "connector structure" disclosed on June 11, 2005, is mainly provided with a terminal slot for the body to accommodate the terminal block. A correction slot is arranged around the terminal slot; and a latch is disposed on the body, the latch is disposed in the latch slot, and the latch slot extends rearwardly to be coupled with the body to form the connecting rib and the pressing handle, and the terminal slot A plurality of lobes are arranged at the rear end to combine the terminal block and the terminal slot; the terminal block is made of a metal material, and a large and small ring circumference is arranged, and the large and small ring circumferences can be combined with the corresponding inner wall of the terminal groove. The terminal block is firmly coupled to the body; and a terminal is disposed in the terminal block to form a signal source with the terminal block to form a connector. The biggest difference between the conventional and the present invention is that the terminal block of the connector is circular. After being combined with the body, it is still necessary to try to integrate the terminal block and the body, otherwise the terminal block will be free to rotate. The problem of direction causes confusion in use and installation.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a connector structure that allows the terminal block and the body to be completely positioned without arbitrarily changing direction and allowing the connector to be combined with other connectors.

The connector structure (5) of the present invention is mainly characterized in that the body of the connector is a female terminal body, and the terminal seat groove is provided, and the terminal seat groove is provided with a spacing ring to form front and rear terminal seating grooves.

The connector structure (5) of the present invention is mainly provided with one or a plurality of elastic fastening elements on the side wall of the terminal seat groove after the body of the connector, and a guide seat on the inner side of the four end corners of the rear terminal seat groove. The lead seat is provided with an L-shaped guide angle, so that the terminal block is set according to a certain direction and is fixed.

The connector structure (5) of the present invention mainly has a circular shape at the front end of the terminal block and a square shape at the rear end portion, and a plurality of joint terminals and a fixing post are disposed under the rear end portion to use the fixed column to The connector is fixed above the board.

The connector structure (5) of the present invention is mainly disposed on the rear side of the square ring of the terminal block, and the plurality of terminals are arranged in the front end portion, and the outer surface of the front end portion is provided with a large ring circumference and a small ring circumference. A circular ring is arranged between the surrounding and the small ring, and a square ring is arranged behind the small ring.

The connector structure (5) of the present invention is mainly disposed on the rear side of the square ring of the terminal block, and the plurality of terminals are arranged in the front end portion, and the outer surface of the front end portion is provided with a large ring circumference and a small ring circumference. A circular ring is arranged between the surrounding and the small ring, and a square ring is arranged behind the small ring.

The connector structure (5) of the present invention is mainly used for the guide grooves of the connector A and the guides of the connector B for various position changes.

In this way, in order to enable the reviewing committee to fully understand the practical and progressive design of the present invention, the following diagram is illustrated as follows: As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the connector structure of the present invention (5), the connector A includes The main body 1 is provided with a terminal housing groove 10, and the terminal housing groove 10 is provided with a spacer ring 100 (as shown in FIG. 5). The terminal housing groove 10 is partitioned by the spacer ring 100 to form front and rear terminal housing grooves 10A and 10B. And the outer surface of the rear terminal groove is formed into a square body.

Wherein, the inner wall of the front terminal housing 10A is provided with a plurality of guiding grooves 11 to cooperate with the guiding cymbal 32 of the external connector B, and the guiding connector A and the external connector B are combined and arranged according to a certain direction ( As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , a latching guide groove 12 is disposed above the front terminal slot 10A, and a latching hole 120 is disposed above the guiding slot 12 (as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4); One or a plurality of elastic fastening elements 13 are disposed on the side wall of the rear terminal block 10B. Each of the elastic fastening elements 13 is provided with a connecting portion 130 for coupling with the body 1 and a fastening portion 131. The fastening portion 131 is provided. The vertical surface 132, the upper surface 133 and the rear inclined surface 134 are provided, and the connecting portion 130 can be used to provide the fastening element 13 with an appropriate elastic outer bending effect, and it is possible to restore the original shape by itself. Further, a guiding seat 14 is disposed on the inner side of the four end corners of the rear terminal housing groove 10B. Each guiding seat 14 is provided with an L-shaped guiding angle 140, so that the terminal housing 2 is combined with the body 1 according to a certain direction.

The terminal block 2 is provided with a front end portion 20, and the front end portion 20 has a circular outer appearance, and a plurality of terminals are provided inside the front end portion 20 (terminals are not shown in the drawings because of conventional techniques), and the front end portion 20 The outer surface is provided with a large circumference 21 and a small circumference 22, wherein the outer diameter of the large circumference 21 is larger than the outer diameter of the small circumference 22, and the outer circumference 21 and the small circumference 22 are further provided with a plane circumference. 23, the outer diameter of the planar ring 23 may be slightly smaller than or equal to the outer diameter of the front end portion 20, and the square ring circumference 24 is further disposed after the small ring circumference 22; the terminal block 2 is further provided with a rear end portion 25, a rear end portion 25 is located on the rear side of the square ring 24, and a plurality of joint terminals 26 and a fixing post 27 are disposed below the rear end portion 25 to fix the connector above the circuit board by the fixing post 27.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 6, when the terminal block 2 is to be combined with the body 1, the front end portion 20 of the terminal block 2 is extended from the rear terminal slot 10B of the body 1 to gradually enter the body 1 before the terminal slot 10A. And the square ring 24 of the front end portion 20 of the terminal block 2 is combined with the L-shaped guiding angle 140 of the guiding seat 14 of the body rear terminal block groove 10B, and the guiding terminal block 2 is extended according to a certain bonding direction. And the large circumference 21 of the terminal block 2 is passed through the locking portion 131 of the elastic fastening component 13 of the terminal socket 10B, and then the inclined surface 134 and the upper surface 133 are finally disposed above the connecting portion 130. One side of the body 1 is abutted against the spacer ring 100 of the body 1 , and the other side is the top surface 132 of the fastening portion 131 of each of the elastic fastening elements 13 of the terminal socket 10B after the body 1 is abutted, and at the same time The planar ring circumference 23 of the front end portion 20 of the terminal block 2 is combined with the upper surface 133 of each elastic fastening component 13 of the rear terminal housing groove 10B, so that the combination work of the body 1 and the terminal block 2 can be completed, and the direction of the combination is combined. Determined and convenient.

As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , the connector A and the external connector B are coupled to each other, wherein the external connector B is provided on the body 3 with an integrally formed elastic latch 30 , and the elastic latch 30 The front end of the main body 3 is connected, and the inclined surface 300, the vertical surface 301 and the pressing surface 302 are formed, wherein the pressing surface 302 is disposed inside the protection groove 31 to avoid being accidentally touched; the external connector B is provided with a guiding 榫32, in conjunction with the joint operation of the guide groove 11 of the connector A, it is convenient to combine the connector A with the external connector B. As shown in FIG. 9, the positional change between the guide groove 11 of the connector A of the present invention and the guide cymbal 32 of the external connector B has a total of 14 positional changes of (A)-(N). It can solve the connection angle requirements of various connectors, and cooperate with the narrow engine room space and signal line connection.

Thus, when the connector A and the external connector B are coupled to each other, the elastic latch 30 of the external connector B is latched from the latching slot 12 above the terminal slot 10A of the connector A. Guided into, and the elastic latch is pressed downward, and gradually enters the guiding slot 12, and finally the vertical surface 301 of the elastic latch 30 of the external connector B is locked to the front housing slot 10A of the body 1 In the card slot 120 (as shown in FIG. 8), the combination of the connector A and the external connector B is completed. The composition of this case.

1. . . Ontology

10. . . Terminal slot

100. . . Space around

10A. . . Front and rear terminal block

10B. . . The guide groove

11. . . Guide slot

12. . . Card hole

120. . . Elastic fastening element

13. . . even

130. . . Connection

131. . . Buckle

132. . . Upright

133. . . Upper plane

134. . . Rear bevel

14. . . Guide seat

140. . . L-shaped guide angle

2. . . Terminal Block

20. . . Front end

twenty one. . . Big circle

twenty two. . . Small circle

twenty three. . . Plane circle

twenty four. . . Square ring

25. . . Back end

26. . . Combined terminal

27. . . Fixed column

A. . . Connector

B. . . External connector

3. . . Ontology

30. . . Flexible card

300. . . Inclined surface

301. . . Upright

302. . . Pressing surface

31. . . Protection slot

32. . . Guided

Figure 1 is an exploded view of the connector A of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the body of the connector A of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the body of the connector A of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a rear elevational view of the body of the connector A of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the connector A of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a view of the connector A of the present invention in combination with the external connector B.

Figure 8 is a view showing the combination of the connector A of the present invention and the external connector B.

Figure 9 is a view showing the positional changes (A) - (N) of the guide turns of the connector A of the connector A of the present invention and the external connector B.

1. . . Ontology

10. . . Terminal slot

100. . . Space around

10A, 10B. . . Front and rear terminal block

11. . . The guide groove

12. . . Guide slot

120. . . Card hole

13. . . Elastic fastening element

130. . . Connection

131. . . Buckle

132. . . Upright

133. . . Upper plane

134. . . Rear bevel

14. . . Guide seat

2. . . Terminal Block

20. . . Front end

twenty one. . . Big circle

twenty two. . . Small circle

twenty three. . . Plane circle

twenty four. . . Square ring

25. . . Back end

26. . . Combined terminal

27. . . Fixed column

Claims (9)

The connector comprises at least: a body, a female terminal body, and a terminal seat slot, wherein the terminal seat slot is provided with a spacer ring to form a front and a rear terminal seat groove; wherein the inner wall of the front terminal seat groove is provided with a plurality of guiding grooves, The external connector is arranged in a certain direction; the front terminal slot is provided with a latching guide groove, and a latching hole is arranged above the guiding slot; secondly, one or more of the side walls of the rear terminal slot are provided The elastic fastening component, each elastic fastening component is provided with a connecting portion for combining with the body, and a fastening portion, the fastening portion is provided with an upright surface, an upper plane and a rear inclined surface; and the rear terminal seat is provided at the inner end of the four end corners The guiding seat and the guiding seat are provided with an L-shaped guiding angle, so that the terminal block is arranged according to a certain direction; the terminal seat has a front end portion, the front end portion has a circular appearance, and the front end portion is provided with a large ring circumference and a small ring circumference, and is large A circular ring is arranged between the ring and the small ring, and a square ring is arranged at the rear of the small ring; the rear end portion is located at the rear side of the square ring, and a plurality of joint terminals and fixed are arranged below the rear end portion. a post to secure the connector to the board using a mounting post Above; thus, the connector can be assembled by using the front body and the front end of the terminal block. The connector of claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the terminal groove behind the body is a square body. The connector of claim 1, wherein the front end portion of the terminal block is circular and the rear end portion is square. According to the connector of claim 1, wherein the front end of the terminal block is provided with a large ring circumference and a small ring circumference, and the outer diameter of the large ring circumference is larger than the outer diameter of the small ring circumference. According to the connector of claim 1, wherein the outer ring of the terminal block and the small ring are provided with a planar ring, the outer diameter of the planar ring may be slightly smaller than or equal to the outer diameter of the front end. According to the connector of claim 1, wherein the main body and the terminal block are combined, the large circumference of the front end of the terminal block abuts against the space of the body, and the other side is the aforementioned After the main body, the erecting surface of the fastening portion of each of the elastic fastening elements of the terminal housing is abutted, and at the same time, the planar ring circumference of the front end portion of the terminal block is combined with the upper surface of each elastic fastening component of the rear terminal housing groove. , the combination of the body and the terminal block can be completed. According to the connector of claim 1, wherein the body is provided with a guiding groove, and the position of the guiding groove can be varied. The invention relates to a connector comprising at least: the connector, the body is provided as a female terminal body, and the terminal seat slot is provided, and the terminal seat slot is provided with a spacer ring to form front and rear terminal sockets; wherein the front terminal slot is The wall is provided with a plurality of guiding grooves, so that the external connector is arranged in a certain direction; the front terminal slot is provided with a locking guide groove above the slot, and a clamping hole is arranged above the guiding slot; second, the side of the rear terminal slot The wall is provided with one or a plurality of elastic fastening elements, each of the elastic fastening elements is provided with a connecting portion to be combined with the body, and a fastening portion is provided, the fastening portion is provided with an upright surface, an upper plane and a rear inclined surface; and the rear terminal seat A guide seat is arranged on the inner side of the four end corners of the slot, and the guide seat is provided with an L-shaped guide angle, so that the terminal block is arranged according to a certain direction; the connector is provided with a terminal block, and the front end portion is provided, and the front end portion has a circular shape and a front end portion. There is a large ring and a small ring, a plane ring is arranged between the big ring and the small ring, and a square ring is arranged at the rear of the small ring; the rear end is located at the rear side of the square ring. A plurality of joint terminals and a fixed column are disposed under the rear end portion to utilize The fixing post fixes the connector above the circuit board; the external connector is provided with an integrally formed elastic latch on the body, and the elastic latch is connected from the front end of the body, and is formed with an inclined surface, an upright surface and a pressing a surface, wherein the pressing surface is disposed inside the protection groove; thus, when the connector and the external connector are coupled to each other, the elastic card of the external connector is clamped from above the terminal slot of the connector before the connector The cassette guiding groove is guided into, and the elastic cassette is pressed downward, and gradually enters the guiding groove, and finally the vertical surface of the elastic connector of the external connector is inserted before the body of the connector The card slot of the terminal block slot. According to the connector of claim 8, wherein the body of the connector is provided with a guiding groove, and the position of the guiding groove can be variously changed; and the body of the external connector is provided with a guiding cymbal, wherein the guiding cymbal can cooperate with the foregoing The position of the guide groove of the connector varies.