TWI412179B - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an electrical connector including an insulative housing, a number of LED modules and a number of light pipes. The insulative housing has a plurality of receiving rooms. Each LED module has a holding base and a pair of LED received in the holding base. The holding base is mounted on the rear portion of the insulative housing and between the adjacent receiving rooms. The light pipes send the light of the LED.

Description

Electrical connector

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to a structure of a display device that displays the operational state of the electrical connector.

US Pat. No. 7,367,851 discloses an electrical connector including an insulative housing, a plurality of light guides juxtaposed in the insulating body, and a light emitting module mounted on the rear end of the insulative housing, the lighting module further The utility model comprises a carrier and an illuminant. The carrier has a plurality of pairs of receiving slots arranged in parallel, and the illuminant comprises a illuminating member and a conductive pin extending from one end of the illuminating member. The illuminator is received in the receiving slot, and the conductive pin extends below the carrier. The end of the light guide extends from the rear end of the insulating body and abuts on the illuminating member. The electrical connector assembles the light-emitting module to the rear end of the insulating body, has a simple structure and is convenient to assemble. However, the arrangement makes the overall length of the connector large, and the space occupied by the customer board or the external device is large. Therefore, it is desirable to provide an electrical connector that is simple in construction and that can take up less space on a customer board or external device.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector that is simple in construction and that has a small length and that can occupy less space on the customer board or external device.

The object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions: an electrical connector for mounting to an external circuit board, the electrical connector comprising an insulating body, a light emitting module mounted in the insulating body, and a light guiding member, The insulative housing is provided with a plurality of docking spaces for inserting and docking the mating connector, and the light emitting module comprises a positioning component and a pair of light emitting bodies received in the positioning component, the positioning component is mounted on the horizontal One end of the light guide member guides the light emitted from the illuminating member after the direction between the adjacent docking spaces.

Compared with the prior art, the electrical connector of the present invention places the light-emitting module between adjacent docking spaces, which reduces the length of the electrical connector and reduces the space occupied by the connector on the external circuit board or the external device. In addition, the distance from the light guide to the light-emitting member of the light-emitting module becomes small, thereby reducing the length of the light guide, and the structure is simple, and the cost of the connector is saved.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector that is simple in structure and can reduce the length of the connector and saves cost.

The object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solution: an electrical connector for mounting to an external circuit board, the electrical connector comprising an insulative body provided with a plurality of docking spaces for mating the docking connector And a light-emitting module and a plurality of light-guiding members mounted in the insulating body, wherein the light-emitting module comprises a positioning component and a pair of light-emitting bodies received in the positioning component, the positioning component has a pair of side-by-side arrangement in the insertion direction of the docking connector The illuminating body is provided with a illuminating member and a plurality of conductive pins extending from one end of each illuminating member. The pair of illuminating members are received in the pair of receiving slots, and all the conductive pins extend out of the positioning member and can be electrically connected. Connect to an external circuit board.

Compared with the prior art, the illuminating module of the electrical connector of the present invention is arranged side by side in the insertion direction of the connector, and the locating member is installed in the insulating body and disposed between the adjacent docking spaces. Thereby reducing the length of the electrical connector, reducing the space occupied by the connector on the external circuit board or the external device, and reducing the length of the connector, the length of the light-emitting member incorporated in the insulating body is reduced, thereby saving the connector the cost of.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector

200‧‧‧External circuit board

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧ top wall

111‧‧‧First through hole

113‧‧‧Second through hole

115‧‧‧ third through hole

117‧‧‧ openings

12‧‧‧ partition wall

13‧‧‧ bottom wall

15‧‧‧ side wall

17‧‧‧ front end

19‧‧‧ docking space

3‧‧‧Docking module

31‧‧‧ Built-in board

33‧‧‧ docking terminal

35‧‧‧ coil module

51‧‧‧First lighting module

511‧‧‧ holding parts

512‧‧‧First illuminant

513‧‧‧First light-emitting parts

515‧‧‧First conductive pin

516‧‧‧Second conductive pin

53‧‧‧Second lighting module

531‧‧‧ Positioning parts

5311‧‧‧Support

5313‧‧‧ Flat section

532‧‧‧Second illuminator

533‧‧‧ Reception trough

534‧‧‧second illuminating parts

535‧‧‧ Third conductive pin

536‧‧‧Weld Department

55‧‧‧The third lighting module

551‧‧‧3rd illuminating part

553‧‧‧fourth conductive pin

7‧‧‧Light guides

71‧‧‧Second light guide

711‧‧‧Second Main Body

713‧‧‧Second light receiving unit

715‧‧‧Second display

717‧‧‧second bump

73‧‧‧First light guide

731‧‧‧ First main body

733‧‧‧First Light Receiving Department

735‧‧‧First Display Department

737‧‧‧ first bump

The first figure is an assembled perspective view of an electrical connector in accordance with the present invention.

The second figure is an exploded view of the electrical connector shown in the first figure.

The third figure is an exploded view of the electrical connector at another angle shown in the second figure.

The fourth figure is a perspective view of the insulative housing of the electrical connector shown in the third figure.

The fifth figure is a diagram of the light module and the light guide of the electrical connector.

The sixth figure is an exploded view of the light-emitting module and the light guide.

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 6, there is disclosed an electrical connector 100 for mounting to an external circuit board 200 or an external device in accordance with the present invention. The electrical connector 100 includes an insulative housing 1 , a plurality of docking modules 3 mounted on the insulative housing 1 , a light emitting module (not labeled), and a light guiding member 7 .

Referring to the second to fourth figures, the insulative housing 1 is provided with a top wall 11, a bottom wall 13 opposite to the top wall 11, and a pair of side walls 15 connecting the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 13. The insulating body 1 is further A front end face 17 is provided. The insulative housing 1 is provided with a plurality of docking spaces 19 for receiving mating connectors (not shown). The plurality of docking spaces 19 are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction, and the partition walls 12 are disposed between the adjacent docking spaces 19. The first insulating hole 1 is recessed in the top wall 11 near the side wall 15 , and the second through hole 113 is recessed in the top wall 11 between the adjacent butting spaces 19 A third through hole 115 is defined in the bottom wall 13 of the docking space 19, and the first, second, and third through holes 111, 113, and 115 penetrate the insulating body 1 rearward from the front end surface 17. The top wall 11 is further provided with an opening 117 that penetrates into the second through hole 113.

Referring to the second and third figures, each docking module 3 includes a built-in circuit board 31 disposed parallel to the external circuit board 200, a plurality of docking terminals 33 soldered to opposite sides of the built-in circuit board 31, and a built-in circuit board 31. The coil module 35 below.

Referring to the second, third, fifth, and sixth figures, the light-emitting module (not labeled) further includes a first light-emitting module 51, a second light-emitting module 53, and a third light-emitting module 55. The first illuminating module 51 includes a holding member 511 and a first illuminant 512, and the first illuminant 512 further includes a first illuminating body 512. The light-emitting member 513 and the first conductive pin 515 and the second conductive pin 516 extending from one end of the first light-emitting member 513, the first conductive pin 515 and the second conductive pin 516 are retained in the holding member 511 and can be combined with the external circuit board 200. Electrical connection. The second light-emitting module 53 includes a positioning member 531 and a second light-emitting body 532, and the second light-emitting module 53 is inserted into the insulating body 1 from the rear end of the insulating body 1. The positioning member 531 is provided with a supporting portion 5311 disposed parallel to the external circuit board 200 and a flat plate portion 5313 perpendicular to the supporting portion 5311. The width of the supporting portion 5311 in the horizontal direction is larger than that of the flat plate portion 5313. The support portion 5311 is recessed downwardly with a pair of receiving slots 533. Each of the receiving slots 533 further defines a pair of first through holes (not shown) recessed from the bottom thereof. The first through holes (not shown) pass through the flat plate. Part 5313. The receiving slots 533 are arranged side by side in the insertion direction of the mating connector (not shown), and one of the first through holes (not shown) in each of the receiving slots 533 is also arranged side by side in the insertion direction of the mating connector and arranged in a row. On the line. The second illuminant 532 further includes a second illuminating member 534 and a third conductive pin 535 extending horizontally from the second illuminating member 534. The conductive pin 535 is provided with a soldering portion 536. The second illuminating member 534 and the third conductive pin 535 are received in the receiving groove 533 of the positioning member 531, and the soldering portion 536 of the third conductive pin 535 extends out of the positioning member 531 and can be electrically connected to the external circuit board 200. The three conductive pins 535 are arranged in a straight line in the insertion direction of the mating connector (not shown). The third light-emitting module 55 is only an illuminant. The third illuminators 55 include a third illuminating member 551 and a pair of fourth conductive pins 553 extending in parallel from one end of the third illuminating member 551.

Referring to the fifth and sixth figures, the light guide 7 includes a first light guide 73 and a second light guide 71 disposed in parallel with the second light guide 71 in the horizontal direction. The first light guiding member 73 and the pair of third light emitting members 551 are in the same vertical plane. The first light guiding member 73 has a first body portion 731 and a first light receiving portion 733 disposed at one end of the first body portion 731. And the first display portion 735 at the other end, the first light receiving portion 733 extends perpendicularly to the horizontal surface to protrude from the horizontal plane, and the first body portion 731 is provided with the first protrusion 737. The second light guide 71 has a second body portion 711, a second light receiving portion 713 disposed at one end of the second body portion 711, and a second display portion 715 at the other end. The second light receiving portion 713 is a second body portion. a protrusion formed by vertically bending from a horizontal surface toward the outside, the protruding portion The 713 (second light receiving portion) extends perpendicularly to the horizontal surface to extend downward to protrude from the horizontal plane, and the second main body portion 711 is provided with the second projection 717.

During the installation, each of the docking modules 3 is inserted into the insulative housing 1 from the rear end of the insulative housing 1 , and the mating terminal 33 is extended and received in the docking space 19 for mating connection with a mating terminal (not shown) of the mating connector. The first illuminating member 513 and the first and second conductive pins 515 and 516 are inserted into the first through hole 111, and the holding member 511 is disposed behind the abutting space 19 of the side wall 15 and below the first through hole 111. The first and second conductive pins 515 and 516 are partially fixed on the holding member 511, so that the first illuminant 512 is stably mounted in the insulating body 1. The first and second light guiding members 73 and 71 are respectively mounted in the second through holes 113 on both sides of the partition wall 12, and the positioning member 531 is mounted behind the partition wall 12, that is, after the adjacent docking space 19, The second display portion 715 of the second light guide 71 extends to the front end surface 17 of the insulative housing 1 , and the second light receiving portion 713 extends over the positioning member 531 and is disposed on one of the second illumination members 534 . The second protrusion 717 of the second light guide 71 is received in the opening 117; the first display portion 735 of the first light guide 73 extends to the front end surface 17 of the insulative housing 1, and the second light receiving portion 733 extends. The first protrusion 737 of the first light guide 73 is correspondingly received in the opening 117; the soldering portion 536 of the third conductive pin 535 is mounted on the second illuminating member 534. Then soldered to the external circuit board 200. At this time, the first light receiving portion 733 of the first light guiding member 73 is located above the second light emitting member 534 of one of the receiving grooves 533, and the second light receiving portion 713 of the second light guiding member 71 and the second main body portion 711 The second light-emitting member 534 is disposed on the second light-emitting member 534 in the other receiving groove 533, and the first light-guiding member 73 is disposed in the second light-receiving portion 713 of the second light-guiding member 71 along the mounting direction of the positioning member 531. The rear end, that is, the first light guiding member 73 corresponds to the second light emitting member 534 near the front end of the insulating body 1 to guide the light emitted by the second light emitting member 534, and the second light guiding member 71 is connected to the connector (not shown) The insertion direction extends beyond the first light guide 73 and is bent at the extended end to extend away from the second light-emitting member 534 of the insulative housing 1 to guide the light emitted by the second light-emitting member 534. The welding portions 536 of all the third conductive pins 535 in the positioning member 531 are in the same straight line along the mounting direction of the positioning member 531. on. The third illuminating member 551 and the portion of the fourth conductive pin 553 of the third illuminant 55 are received in the third through hole 115, and the fourth conductive pin 553 extends from the insulating body 1 to the external circuit board 200.

In the electrical connector 100 of the present invention, a light-emitting device for partially displaying the working state of the electrical connector 100 is disposed in such a manner that the light guiding members 71, 73 are coupled with the illuminating body 532 and the positioning member 531, and the illuminating body 532 and the positioning member are disposed. The illuminating module (not labeled) formed by the 531 is installed between the adjacent docking spaces 19, that is, the docking space, not only reduces the length of the conductive pins 535, but also reduces the situation that the conductive pins 535 are too long to be easily damaged during assembly. Moreover, the overall length of the electrical connector 100 is reduced, saving the connector from occupying space on the external circuit board 200 or an external device.

In summary, the creation has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and the patent application was filed according to law. However, the above-mentioned embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to make equivalent modifications or variations in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.

531‧‧‧ Positioning parts

5311‧‧‧Support

5313‧‧‧ Flat section

533‧‧‧ Reception trough

536‧‧‧Weld Department

711‧‧‧Second Main Body

713‧‧‧Second light receiving unit

715‧‧‧Second display

717‧‧‧second bump

731‧‧‧ First main body

733‧‧‧First Light Receiving Department

735‧‧‧First Display Department

737‧‧‧ first bump

Claims (16)

An electrical connector for mounting to a horizontal external circuit board, the electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a plurality of docking spaces for mating connectors to be inserted back and forth from the front to the rear, the plurality of docking spaces being The light-emitting module installed in the insulating body; and the light-guiding member; the light-emitting module includes a positioning member and a pair of illuminators received in the positioning member, the positioning member is adjacent to the horizontal direction After the docking space, the light guiding member guides the light emitted by the illuminating body to the front end of the electrical connector, wherein the positioning member is provided with a pair of receiving grooves aligned in front and rear, and the pair of illuminants are respectively provided with illuminating And a plurality of conductive pins extending from one end of each of the illuminating members, wherein the pair of illuminating members are received in the pair of receiving slots, and all of the conductive pins extend out of the positioning member and can be electrically connected to the external circuit board. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein all of the conductive pins of the pair of illuminating members are arranged in a line in a direction in which the mating connector is inserted. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the light guiding member comprises a first light guiding member and a second light guiding member disposed in parallel with the first light guiding member in a horizontal direction, the first light guiding member Corresponding to the illuminating member near the front end of the insulating body to guide the light emitted by the illuminating member to the front end of the electrical connector, the second light guiding member extending beyond the first light guiding member in the insertion direction of the mating connector and at the extending end The bend extends to the illuminating member away from the front end of the insulating body to guide the light emitted by the illuminating member to the front end of the electrical connector. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the first light guiding member and the pair of light emitting members are in the same vertical plane. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the insulative housing is provided with a top wall and a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, the insulative housing further has a front end surface, and the top wall is recessed from the front end surface. A plurality of through holes for accommodating the light guide member. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the top wall further defines an opening corresponding to each of the through holes, and each of the light guiding members is provided with a protrusion, and when the light guiding member is received in the through hole, the protruding portion The block holder is housed in the opening. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein a partition wall is disposed between the adjacent docking spaces, and the through holes are disposed at two sides of the partition wall. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the insulative housing is further provided with a pair of sidewalls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall, and the top wall is further provided with a first through hole at the side wall thereof, the electrical connector There is also a holding member received in the first through hole and a light-emitting device held on the holding member. The electrical connector of claim 8, wherein the illuminating device comprises a second illuminating member and a second conductive pin electrically connected to the second illuminating member, wherein the second illuminating member is disposed at a front end of the insulating body. The second conductive pin is fixedly connected to the holding member and can be electrically connected to the external circuit board. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the positioning member is provided with a flat portion perpendicular to the outer circuit board and a support portion perpendicular to the flat portion, wherein the width of the support portion in the horizontal direction is greater than the flat portion. The receiving groove is formed to be recessed downward from the support portion. An electrical connector for mounting to a horizontal external circuit board, the electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a plurality of docking spaces for mating connectors to be inserted back and forth from the front to the rear, the plurality of docking spaces The space is arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction; the light emitting module is mounted in the insulating body; and the plurality of light guiding members; wherein the light emitting module comprises a positioning member and a pair of light emitting bodies received in the positioning member, the positioning member is along The insertion connector has a pair of side-by-side arrangement slots, and each of the illuminants is provided with a illuminating member and a plurality of conductive pins extending from one end of each of the illuminating members, wherein the pair of illuminating members are received in the pair of receiving slots. All of the conductive pins extend out of the keeper and can be electrically connected to the external circuit board. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein the positioning member is installed between the adjacent butting spaces in the horizontal direction, and all the conductive pins loaded into the positioning member are in a straight line in the insertion direction of the mating connector. arrangement. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein the light guiding member comprises a first light guiding member and a second light guiding member disposed in parallel with the first light guiding member in a horizontal direction, the first light guiding member Corresponding to the illuminating member near the front end of the insulating body to guide the light emitted by the illuminating member to the front end of the electrical connector, the second light guiding member extending beyond the first light guiding member in the insertion direction of the mating connector and at the extending end The bend extends to the illuminating member away from the front end of the insulating body to guide the light emitted by the illuminating member to the front end of the electrical connector. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the first light guiding member and the pair of light emitting members are in the same vertical plane. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein the insulative housing is provided with a top wall and a bottom wall, and the insulative housing is further provided with a front end surface, and the top wall is recessed from the front end surface to provide a plurality of light guides Through hole of the piece. The electrical connector of claim 15, wherein the top wall further defines an opening corresponding to each of the through holes, and each of the light guiding members is provided with a protrusion, and the protruding block is when the light guiding member is received in the through hole. The card is housed in the opening.