TWI412180B - Electrical connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly used for installed on the panel of the computer, includes a housing and a switch received in the housing, the electrical connector assembly also contains a lot kinds of electrical connectors used for I/O interface, the switch contains a body portion fixing on the housing, a pressing portion assembled on the body portion moving along the front to back direction and an operating portion actuating the movable of the pressing portion, the switch and the electrical connector arranging on one line of the lengthwise direction of the electrical connector assembly.

Description

Electrical connector assembly

This creation relates to an electrical connector assembly, and more particularly to an electrical connector assembly that integrates a standard input/output (I/O) interface such as USB with a voice interface.

In general, the external connector of the mainframe is usually installed on one end of the motherboard, and the socket of each connector is exposed to the end of the computer. The user uses the connector on the end of the computer to insert the external device. Expansion, to achieve the convenience of use of external devices.

The Chinese Patent Publication No. CN201112847Y discloses a novel electrical connector assembly structure in which a switching device is provided. However, the aforementioned patent does not disclose the specific structure of the switching device in the electrical connector assembly and how Fixedly positioned within the electrical connector assembly.

Therefore, it is indeed necessary to improve the electrical connector assembly to solve the aforementioned drawbacks in the prior art.

The purpose of the present work is to provide an electrical connector assembly having a switching device that can be stably secured within the electrical connector assembly.

In order to achieve the foregoing objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: an electrical connector assembly, which is a interface module for mounting on a panel of a computer case, comprising a body and a switch device housed in the body and a plurality of different types of input/output interfaces The electric connector includes a main body portion fixed in the main body, a pressing body assembled with the main body portion and movable in the front-rear direction, and an operating member for driving the pressing body to move, the switching device And the plurality of electrical connectors are perpendicular to The longitudinal direction of the front-rear direction is arranged in a row.

An advantage of the prior art electrical connector combination is that the switching device in the electrical connector combination controls the thermal activation of the computer and can be reliably positioned within the electrical connector assembly.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector assembly

12‧‧‧RCA electrical connector

13‧‧‧Audio electrical connector

14‧‧‧USB electrical connector

141‧‧‧ terminal block

142‧‧‧Metal housing

143‧‧‧Interface

15‧‧‧IEEE1394 electrical connector

2‧‧‧ Ontology

21‧‧‧First cover

210‧‧‧First containment space

211‧‧‧First base section

2121, 2131‧‧‧ lugs

2122, 2132‧‧‧ slotting

213, 223, 414, 424‧‧‧ left wall

212, 222, 415, 425‧‧‧ right wall

2122, 2132, 3122‧‧‧ grooves

214, 224, 412‧‧‧ front wall

215, 225, 413 ‧ ‧ back wall

2141‧‧‧ openings

216, 226‧‧‧ housing trough

2161‧‧‧First baffle

2162‧‧‧second baffle

217, 227‧‧‧ card slot

22‧‧‧Second cover

220‧‧‧Second containment space

221‧‧‧Second base section

2221‧‧‧Bumps

2222‧‧‧ recess

2241‧‧‧Half opening

230‧‧‧ openings

3, 31, 32‧‧‧ cable retention mechanism

311, 321‧‧‧ first clamping element

3111, 3211‧‧‧ first groove

3112‧‧‧ buckle

312, 322‧‧‧ second clamping element

3121, 3221‧‧‧ second groove

41‧‧‧ Main body

410, 421‧‧‧ bottom wall

411, 420‧‧‧ top wall

4101, 4111‧‧‧through holes

4120‧‧‧ Housing Department

4140, 4150‧‧‧ protruding parts

416‧‧‧Metal soldering feet

42‧‧‧ Pressing body

4201, 4202, 4211, 4212‧‧‧ wedge-shaped bumps

43‧‧‧Operating parts

431‧‧‧Operator

432‧‧‧square frame

The first figure is a perspective exploded view of the combination of the present electrical connector.

The second figure is a perspective exploded view of another angle of the combination of the present electrical connector.

The third figure is a partial three-dimensional assembly diagram of the present electrical connector assembly.

The fourth figure is a three-dimensional assembly diagram of the combination of the present electrical connector.

The fifth figure is a perspective exploded view of the switching device of the present invention.

The sixth figure is a partial three-dimensional assembly diagram of the switching device of the present invention.

Referring to the first to fourth figures, the present electrical connector assembly 100 is a front input/output (Front I/O) interface module mounted on the front panel of the computer case, including a plurality of different types of electrical connectors. 1. A main body 2 for accommodating the electrical connector, a cable holding mechanism 3 extending rearward from the main body 2, and a switch device 4 fixed to the main body 2.

The foregoing different types of electrical connectors include three RCA electrical connectors 12, three Audio electrical connectors 13, three USB electrical connectors 14, and an IEEE 1394 electrical connector 15, the electrical connectors 12, 13, 14, Although the functions and shapes of the 15 are not identical, they have a substantially similar basic structure. The USB electrical connector 14 is taken as an example. The USB electrical connector 14 includes a terminal block 141 and a cover of the terminal block 141. The metal housing 142 and the insertion interface 143 of the opening 2141 of the body 2 are disposed on one end surface of the electrical connector.

The body 2 of the electrical connector assembly includes a first cover 21 and a second cover assembled with the first cover 21 The body 22 has first and second covers 21 and 22 having substantially the same outer shape. The first cover 21 includes a first base portion 211 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a pair of left and right side walls 213 and 212 extending upward from the left and right side portions of the first base portion 211, from the front of the first base portion 211. The front and rear walls 214, 215 extending rearwardly, the first base portion 211, the left and right side walls 213, 212 and the front and rear walls 214, 215 together form the electrical connectors 12, 13, 14, 15 The first receiving space 210. The left and right side walls 213, 212 of the first cover body 21 extend upward to form a pair of lugs 2131, 2121, and the lugs 2131, 2121 are respectively provided with grooves 2132, 2122. The front wall 214 of the first cover 21 is provided with a plurality of half openings 2141 side by side. In addition, a plurality of positioning posts 3a are respectively disposed in the first receiving space 210 of the first cover body 21.

The second cover 22 includes a second base portion 221 having a substantially rectangular shape, a pair of left and right side walls 223 and 222 extending downward from the left and right side portions of the second base portion 221, and the second base portion 221 The front and rear walls 224, 225 extending downwardly from the front and rear edges, the second base portion 221, the left and right side walls 223, 222 and the front and rear walls 224, 225 together form the electrical connectors 12, 13, 14 The second receiving space 220 of the second receiving space 220 and the first receiving space 220 together form a receiving space for accommodating the electrical connectors 12, 13, 14, and 15. The second base portion 221 is provided with a plurality of receiving slots 226 of the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors 12, 13, 14, 15 are arranged in a row and are mounted and held in the corresponding receiving slots 226. The first cover body 21 is provided with a plurality of receiving slots 216 that cooperate with the receiving slots 226 of the second cover 22, and the receiving slots 216 include a first portion disposed in the lateral direction adjacent to the front wall 214. The baffle 2161 and the second baffle 2162 disposed on both sides of the first baffle 2161 and disposed in the longitudinal direction.

The outer surfaces of the left and right side walls 223 and 222 of the second cover 22 are recessed inwardly to form a recess 2222. The center of the corresponding recess 2222 is provided with a protrusion 2221. The protrusion 2221 can be convexly convex with the first cover 21. The grooves 2132, 2122 on the ears 2131, 2121 are snapped together to bond the first cover 21 and the second cover 22 together, and the recess 2222 can guide the lugs 2131, 2121 to slide in a certain direction. The first cover 21 and the second cover 22 are accurately assembled together. The front wall 224 of the second cover 22 is provided with a plurality of half openings 2241, which together with the half openings 2141 on the front wall 214 of the first cover 21 form a through hole through which the corresponding electrical connector can pass. .

The cable holding mechanisms 31 and 32 respectively extend rearward from the rear edge of the body 2, and the cable holding mechanisms 31 and 32 respectively include first clamping members 311 and 321 and second clamping members 312 and 322. The first clamping members 311, 321 are respectively provided with first grooves 3111, 3211, and the second clamping members 312, 322 are respectively provided with second grooves 3121, 3221 corresponding to the first grooves 3111, 3211, A recess 3111, 3211 and the second recess 3121, 3221 together form a cable receiving passage (not shown) that can be used to clamp a fixed cable (not shown). A pair of clasps 3112 protrude from the left and right sides of the first clamping member 311. The left and right sides of the second clamping member 312 are correspondingly provided with a pair of grooves 3122 that can be engaged with the clasps 3112.

The first cover body 21 and the first clamping member 311 are alternately provided with a plurality of positioning posts 3a, and the second cover body 22 and the second clamping member 312 are correspondingly provided with a plurality of positioning slots 3b for receiving the corresponding positioning posts 3a, each positioning A rib 3c that can be used to increase the holding force between the positioning post 3a and the positioning groove 3b is provided in the groove 3b. The first base portion 211 and the second base portion 221 corresponding to the first cover 21 and the second cover 22 are respectively provided with a plurality of card slots 217 and 227.

Referring to the fifth and sixth figures, the switch device 4 includes a main body portion 41 having a square shape, a pressing body 42 and an operating member 43. The main body portion 41 includes a bottom wall 410 and a top wall opposite to the bottom wall 410. 411. The front wall 412, the rear wall 413, the left side wall 414, and the right side wall 415 are perpendicular to the bottom wall 410 and the top wall 411. The receiving portion 4120 is recessed from the front wall 412 toward the rear wall 413. The front ends of the bottom wall 410 and the top wall 411 are respectively provided with through holes 4101 and 4111, and the left side wall 414 and the right side wall 415 are respectively formed. The protruding portions 4140 and 4150 are inserted from the rear of the main body portion 41 with a plurality of metal soldering legs 416 that are soldered to corresponding cables (not shown).

The pressing body 42 includes a cylindrical front end portion and a square rear end portion including a top wall 420 and a top wall 420 The bottom wall 421, the left side wall 424, and the right side wall 425 of the pair are formed with wedge-shaped bumps 4202, 4201, 4211, and 4212 from the top end portion 420, the cylindrical front end portion of the bottom wall 421, and the square rear end portion, respectively. The operating member 43 includes an operating lever 431 and a square frame portion 432 which are narrow in front and are wide and have a cylindrical shape. The switch device 4 is further provided with an elastic member (not shown) that presses the switch device 4 and rebounds.

The electrical connector assembly 100 also includes a plurality of ground lugs 5 .

When the switch device 4 is assembled, the square rear end portion of the pressing body 42 is first placed in the receiving portion 4120 of the main body portion 1, and the wedge-shaped bumps 4201 and 4212 are respectively engaged in the through holes 4111 and 4101, and then The cylindrical front end portion of the pressing body 42 is attached to the square frame portion of the operating member 43 via the wedge-shaped projections 4211, 4212.

When assembling the electrical connector assembly 100, first, each of the electrical connectors 12, 13, 14, 15 and the switching device 4 are electrically connected to a corresponding cable (not shown). Then, each grounding lug 5 is mounted into the opening 230 of the second cover 22, and secondly, each of the connectors 12, 13, 14, 15 is mounted into the corresponding receiving slot 226 of the second cover 22, and then the switching device is 4 is installed in the corresponding receiving groove 226, and after the first cover body 21 is assembled to the second cover 22 in the up and down direction, the square frame portion 432 is fixed to the first baffle 2161 and the front wall 214. Meanwhile, the protruding portions 4140, 4150 of the switching device 4 are clamped between the rear ends of the second baffles 2162, and the operating member 43 is exposed outside the body 2. The first cover 21 and the upper clamping element 311 are positioned by the buckle between the slots 2122, 2132 on the first cover 21 and the protrusions 2221 on the second cover 22 The cooperation between the post 3a and the second cover 22 and the positioning groove 3b on the second clamping member 312 and between the hook 3112 on the first clamping member 311 and the recess 3122 on the second clamping member 312 The first cover 21 and the second cover 22 are reliably assembled together to form the body 2 for fixing the electrical connectors 12, 13, 14, 15 and the switching device 4.

The switching device 4 of the assembled electrical connector assembly 100 provides the function of the hot start button, and the operating lever 431 of the pressing operating member 43 reaches the restart of the control computer to function as an emergency switch. this The creation integrates the computer hot start button (switch device 4) into the front input/output interface module (electric connector assembly 100), which better realizes the integration of the interface and buttons on the front panel of the computer case, and the switching device Assembly is simple and reliable.

2‧‧‧ Ontology

21‧‧‧First cover

22‧‧‧Second cover

221‧‧‧Second base section

227‧‧‧ card slot

3, 31, 32‧‧‧ cable retention mechanism

431‧‧‧Operator

5‧‧‧ Grounding shrapnel

Claims (14)

An electrical connector assembly, which is an interface module for mounting on a panel of a computer case, comprising: a body; an electrical connector of a plurality of different types of input/output interfaces; and a switch device received in the body, wherein the switch device comprises a main body portion fixed to the main body, a pressing body that is movable in the front-rear direction, and an operating member that drives the pressing body to move, the main body includes a first cover body and the first a second cover body assembled with the cover body, the first cover body is provided with a receiving groove for accommodating the switch device, and the receiving groove includes a first wall disposed adjacent to the front wall of the first cover body and disposed in a lateral direction And a second baffle disposed on both sides of the first baffle and disposed in the longitudinal direction, wherein the switch device and the plurality of electrical connectors are arranged in a row in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector assembly is mounted to a front panel of a computer case, and the switch device is a hot start button of the computer. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector assembly comprises a plurality of RCA electrical connectors arranged in a row, a plurality of Audio electrical connectors, and a plurality of USB electrical connectors, A switching device is arranged on one side of the electrical connector and at one end of the electrical connector combination. The electrical connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the main body portion of the switch device includes a front wall and a rear wall, and a front wall of the main body portion is recessed rearwardly with a receiving portion, the rear of the pressing body The end is received in the receiving portion of the main body portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the main body portion includes a bottom wall and a top wall, and the front ends of the bottom wall and the top wall are respectively provided with through holes, the front end and the rear of the pressing body The ends are respectively provided with wedge-shaped bumps, and the wedge-shaped protrusions at the rear end of the pressing body are buckled in the through holes. The electrical connector assembly of claim 5, wherein the operating member comprises an operating rod and a square frame portion, and a wedge-shaped projection at the front end of the pressing body is mounted in the square frame portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 6, wherein the main body portion includes a left side wall and a right side wall, and the left and right side walls of the main body portion are respectively formed with protrusions. The electrical connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the square frame portion is fastened between the front wall of the first cover and the first baffle, and the protruding portion is fastened to the Between the rear ends of the second baffles, the operating rods are exposed outside the body. The electrical connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the rear wall of the pressing body is in contact with the front wall of the main body portion when the operating member is pressed. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the switching device further comprises a metal soldering leg that is inserted behind the main body portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the first cover body is provided with a plurality of positioning posts, and the second cover body is provided with a plurality of positioning slots for receiving the positioning posts. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a body; an electrical connector of a plurality of different types of input/output interfaces, mounted in the body and exposed at an interface on a front surface of the body; and a switch device as a hot start button of the computer The body includes a main body portion fixed in the main body and a self-rebounding pressing body; wherein the main body includes a first cover body and a second cover body assembled with the first cover body, The first cover body is provided with a receiving slot for accommodating the switch device, and the receiving slot includes a first baffle disposed adjacent to the front wall of the first cover body and disposed in a lateral direction and located at two sides of the first baffle And a second baffle disposed in the longitudinal direction. The electrical connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the switching device further comprises an operating member that can drive the movement of the pressing body. The electrical connector assembly of claim 13, wherein the pressing body of the switching device and the main body portion are provided with a distance for pressing the pressing body in the front-rear direction, and the pressing body of the switching device The distance from the main body portion coincides before and after the pressing body is pressed.