TWI412181B - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector, used for receiving a mating connector or an electrical card, includes an insulative housing, a plurality of electrical contacts retained in the insulative housing and an ejector. The insulative housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending forward from the base portion. The tongue portion defines a plurality of passageways. Each electrical contact includes a contact portion partly retained in the passageway and partly extending beyond the tongue portion, and an inserting portion extending from the contact portion out of the tongue portion. The ejector is assembled at a backside of the insulative housing along a direction which the mating connector or the electrical card is inserted along. The electrical connector of the present invention provides smaller space in width direction and the inserted electrical card is efficiently and stably ejected therefrom.

Description

Electrical connector

The invention provides an electrical connector, in particular a USB electrical connector capable of interposing an electronic card and a docking connector for common use.

Under normal circumstances, electronic products need to set USB electrical connectors and electronic card connectors at the same time. The USB electrical connector is electrically connected to a circuit board, and the USB electrical connector and the mating connector are plugged into each other, so that the docking connector is electrically connected to the circuit board to facilitate transmitting electronic signals. The electronic card connector is also electrically connected to the circuit board, and the electronic card connector houses the electronic card, so that the electronic card and the circuit board are electrically connected to transmit data. A USB electrical connector compatible with an electronic card has been developed, which avoids the large space and high manufacturing cost caused by separately providing a USB electrical connector and an electronic card connector, and is increasingly valued by consumers in the industry and consumers. Love. The USB electrical connector that can be compatible with the electronic card generally has a card ejecting mechanism to lock and unlock the electronic card. However, the existing USB electronic connector compatible with the electronic card has a card ejecting mechanism disposed on the side of the card space, which still occupies a certain space, and the card ejecting mechanism disposed on the side has a problem that the card is unstable. In addition, since the size of the USB electrical connector itself is small, the card ejecting mechanism mounted on one side is also small, and the force is small when the card is retracted, and the card cannot be effectively retracted.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a new electrical connector to overcome the above drawbacks.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a new electrical connector that is compatible with a docking connector and an electronic card, an effective and stable card retraction, and that reduces the space occupied in the width direction.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: an electrical connector for accommodating a docking connector or an electronic card, comprising: an insulative housing comprising a body portion and a tongue extending forward from the body portion, the tongue plate a plurality of terminal accommodating slots are provided; the conductive terminals include a contact portion received in the terminal accommodating groove and partially exposed on the surface of the tongue plate, and a plug portion extending from the contact portion and extending through the tongue plate; and a card ejecting mechanism; The direction of insertion of the mating connector or the electronic card is set at the rear end of the insulating body.

Compared with the prior art, the card ejecting mechanism of the electrical connector of the present invention is disposed at the rear end of the insulative body along the direction in which the mating connector or the electronic card is inserted, thereby reducing the space occupied in the width direction and effectively and stably releasing the card. .

100‧‧‧Electrical connector

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧ Body Department

111‧‧‧ Limit slot

112‧‧‧ Containment trough

113‧‧‧ holding holes

12‧‧ ‧ tongue

121‧‧‧ accommodating slots

122‧‧‧ slot

2‧‧‧Electrical terminals

21‧‧‧Contacts

22‧‧‧Interface

3‧‧‧Metal housing

31‧‧‧Upper casing

311‧‧‧Shrap

32‧‧‧ Lower case

37‧‧‧ socket

38‧‧‧ card space

4‧‧‧Retirement agency

41‧‧‧Sliding block

411‧‧‧ base

4110‧‧‧heart slot

412‧‧‧ transverse section

4120‧‧‧ pillar

42‧‧‧Flexible components

43‧‧‧ linkage rod

The first drawing is a perspective assembled view of the electrical connector of the present invention; the second drawing is a perspective assembled view of the electrical connector of the present invention; the third drawing is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention; A top view of the electrical connector of the present invention after removal of the upper housing; the fifth drawing is a front view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

Referring to the first to fifth figures, the electrical connector 100 of the present invention is used to accommodate a docking connector (not shown) or an electronic card (not shown) including an insulative housing 1 and an insulating body. The plurality of conductive terminals 2 in the first covering, the metal casing 3 outside the insulating body 1 and the card ejecting mechanism 4. When the docking connector and the electronic card are not at the same time, they are docked with the electrical connector 100 in the same mating direction.

Referring to the third and fourth figures, the insulative housing 1 includes a body portion 11 and a tongue plate 12 extending forward from the body portion 11. The tongue plate 12 is provided with a plurality of terminal accommodating grooves 121 and two slits 122 which are disposed on both sides of the terminal accommodating groove 121 and are parallel to each other. The length of the slot 122 is greater than the length of the terminal receiving groove 121. The height of the body portion 11 in the vertical direction is greater than the height of the tongue plate 12. A receiving slot 111 having a larger width and a receiving slot 112 having a smaller width parallel to the limiting slot 111 are disposed on the main body portion 11 at a position close to the central portion. Both the limiting slot 111 and the receiving slot 112 extend in the mating direction. Seen in the mating direction, at the end of the limiting slot 111, the insulative housing 1 is provided with a retaining hole 113.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the conductive terminal 2 includes a contact portion 21 received in the terminal receiving groove 121 and partially exposed on the surface of the tongue plate 12, and a plug extending perpendicularly to the contact portion 21. Part 22. The plug portion 22 passes through the tongue plate 12 to be exposed outside the metal case 3 to be electrically connected to a circuit board (not shown) for transmitting an electronic signal.

Referring to the first, third and fifth figures, the overall length of the metal casing 3 is substantially twice that of the insulating body 1. Therefore, when docking, whether it is a docking connector or an electronic card, it is necessary to move for a considerable period of time. The insulative body 1 can be accessed. The front end of the metal casing 3 has an open shape, and the inside together with the tongue plate 12 of the insulative housing 1 forms a socket 37 for accommodating the mating connector. The metal casing 3 includes an upper casing 31 and a lower casing 32. A card insertion space 38 for inserting an electronic card is formed between the upper casing 31 and the tongue plate 12. The upper casing 31 is provided with a resilient piece 311 extending downward in the opposite direction of the mating direction.

Referring to the third and fourth figures, the card ejecting mechanism 4 is mounted on the body portion 11 of the insulative housing 1 and includes a sliding block 41, an elastic member 42 and a linkage rod 43. The slider 41 is substantially "T" shaped and includes a base portion 411 and a transverse portion 412 extending perpendicularly to the base portion 411. The base portion 411 is slidably limited to the above-mentioned limiting slot 111. The base 411 is provided with a heart shaped groove 4110. One end of the interlocking rod 43 is fixed to the retaining hole 113 of the body portion 11, and the other end is movably fitted in the core groove 4110. The elastic piece 311 abuts on the interlocking lever 43 to prevent it from jumping out of the core groove 4110 during the movement. The transverse portion 412 spans the tongue plate 12 of the insulative housing 1 and the transverse portion 412 is provided with two legs 4120 extending vertically downward. The post 4120 is received within the slot 122 and is slidable within the slot 122. In this embodiment, the elastic members 42 are two springs, and are respectively received in a receiving groove 112 so as to be symmetrically disposed on both sides of the sliding block 41. In this embodiment, the number of the elastic member 42 and the support 4120 are both two, so that the electronic card abuts on the transverse portion 412, and the sliding block 41 is pushed to move backwards in a balanced manner along the mating direction, and the electronic card is finally locked in the lock. Hold the status. At this time, the elastic member 42 generates a pair of balanced elastic forces. When the card is retracted, the electronic card is pushed a little more, and the elastic force of the elastic member 42 is released, and the electronic card is unlocked and exited. The principle of actuation of the card ejecting mechanism 4 is a well-known art in the field of electronic card connectors, and will not be described herein. However, the number of the elastic members 42 and the pillars 4120 are both two, only provided By balancing the positions of the elastic members 42 and the pillars 4120, the number of the elastic members 42 and the pillars 4120 can be one, and the same effect can be achieved.

The electrical connector 100 of the present invention is compatible with the docking connector and the electronic card, and the card ejecting mechanism 4 is disposed at the rear end of the insulative housing 1 in the direction in which the mating connector or the electronic card is inserted, thereby reducing the space occupied in the width direction. And can effectively and stably withdraw the card.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above 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.

11‧‧‧ Body Department

12‧‧ ‧ tongue

122‧‧‧ slot

21‧‧‧Contacts

32‧‧‧ Lower case

411‧‧‧ base

412‧‧‧ transverse section

42‧‧‧Flexible components

43‧‧‧ linkage rod

Claims (7)

An electrical connector for accommodating a mating connector or an electronic card, comprising: an insulative housing comprising a body portion and a tongue plate extending forwardly from the body portion, the tongue plate being provided with a plurality of terminal receiving slots; and a conductive terminal The device includes a contact portion that is received in the terminal receiving groove and partially exposed on the surface of the tongue plate, and a plug portion that extends from the contact portion and passes through the tongue plate; and a card ejecting mechanism is disposed along the direction in which the mating connector or the electronic card is inserted The rear end of the insulative housing is disposed on the front and rear body portions and the tongue plate, and includes a sliding block, two elastic members and a linkage rod, wherein the body portion is respectively provided with a limit sliding block for sliding back and forth The limiting slot and the two receiving slots that are symmetrically located on both sides of the limiting slot and parallel to the limiting slot and accommodate the two elastic members. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the sliding block comprises a base, and the base sliding limit is located in the limiting slot. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the sliding block comprises a transverse portion extending perpendicularly to the base portion and a pillar extending vertically downward from the transverse portion, the tongue plate being provided with a receiving post a slot in which the post slides back and forth in the slot. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the number of the pillars is two, corresponding to the pillars, and the slots are also two, and the slots are respectively disposed at two sides of the terminal receiving slots. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the base is provided The heart-shaped groove has one end of the linkage rod fixed to the body portion, and the other end is movably fitted in the heart-shaped groove. The electrical connector of claim 1, further comprising a metal housing having an open end, the interior of the metal housing and the tongue of the insulative housing together forming a socket for receiving the mating connector. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein a card space for inserting an electronic card is formed above the tongue in the socket.