TWI448021B - Cable connector assembly - Google Patents

Description

Cable connector assembly

The present invention relates to a cable connector assembly, and more particularly to a USB cable connector assembly.

Conventional USB3.0 connection plug cables generally use round cables in accordance with the requirements of the USB Association. The arrangement of the wires in the round cables is also in accordance with the requirements of the Association. However, in order to enhance the masking effect of the electrical connector, the structure of the grounding terminal is modified so that the ready-made round cable cannot be matched with the terminal. Moreover, the wire of the existing round cable is complicated in the manufacturing process, and the jumper processing cannot be directly performed. Therefore, in the prior art, in order to overcome the problem that the round cable cannot be directly matched, the PCB is additionally used for signal switching, such as the USB cable connector assembly disclosed in US Pat. No. US20080207021, the cable connector assembly. The conductive terminals and the cables are transferred through the circuit board. Since the conventional cable connector assembly is transferred using the circuit board, the size of the cable connector assembly becomes large, and the production cost becomes high.

In view of this, it is necessary to further improve the conventional cable connector assembly to solve the above problems.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cable connector assembly that has improved shielding performance and high signal transmission efficiency.

To achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a cable connector assembly including: a first electrical connector, the first electrical connector includes: a first insulative housing; a plurality of first conductive terminals, wherein the plurality of first conductive terminals are disposed on Each of the first conductive terminals includes a first contact portion, a first holding portion and a first connecting portion, and a first mask housing, wherein the first mask housing is covered by the foregoing An insulating body, the first mask housing comprises a first grounding portion; the second electrical connector, the second electrical connector comprises: a second insulating body; a plurality of second conductive terminals, the plurality of second conductive terminals assembled Each of the second conductive terminals includes a second contact portion, a second holding portion, and a second connecting portion; and a second mask housing, wherein the second mask housing is shielded from the foregoing a second insulating body, the second mask housing includes a second grounding portion; and a flat cable, the flat cable connecting the first and second electrical connectors, the flat cable comprising a plurality of wires, one end of each of the wires Separately A plurality of first connection portions and the first grounding portion is electrically connected to the other end of each wire are connected to the second connecting portion and the second ground portion electrically.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first conductive terminal is divided into the first group And the second group, the first group and the second group of first conductive terminals extend along different planes, the second conductive terminals are divided into a first group and a second group, and the first group and the second group of second conductive terminals are different Plane extension.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first mask housing includes a first top wall, a first bottom wall opposite to the first top wall, and a first interval connecting the first top wall and the first bottom wall a sidewall, the first grounding portion is a pair and extends from the rear end of the first sidewall, the second mask housing includes a second top wall, a second bottom wall opposite to the second top wall, and a connection portion a second side wall of the second top wall and the second bottom wall are spaced apart from each other, and the number of the second ground portions is a pair and extends from the rear end of the second side wall.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the plurality of wires comprise a first set of wires and a second set of wires, wherein the first group of wires respectively connect a portion of the second group of first conductive terminals and the corresponding portion of the second group of second conductive terminals and connect one a first grounding portion and a second grounding portion, wherein the second set of wires are connected to the remaining second set of first conductive terminals and the remaining second set of second conductive terminals and to the other first grounding portion and the other The two grounding portions are connected between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the plurality of wires further includes a third group of wires, the third group of wires connecting the first group of first conductive terminals and the first group of second conductive terminals, and the two ends of the third group of wires are located at different planes Inside.

As a further improvement of the present invention, each set of wires includes four wires.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first and second connecting portions are thorns In the broken connection portion, the outer side of each of the wires is covered with an insulating layer, and the piercing connection portion pierces the insulating layer to electrically connect the wires.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first connection portion of the first group of first conductive terminals and the first connection portion of the second group of first conductive terminals extend in opposite directions, and at the same time, the first group of second conductive terminals The second connecting portion and the second connecting portion of the second set of second conductive terminals extend in opposite directions.

As a further improvement of the present invention, at least one of the aforementioned first conductive terminals is provided with two first connecting portions, and at least one of the aforementioned second conductive terminals is provided with two second connecting portions.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion; a plurality of conductive terminals, wherein the plurality of conductive terminals are disposed on the insulative housing, each of the foregoing conductive The terminal includes a holding portion held by the base portion, a contact portion extending from one end of the holding portion and exposed on a surface of the tongue portion, and a connecting portion extending from the other end of the holding portion and being connectable to connect the flat cable And a mask housing, the mask housing is shielded from the outside of the insulating body, the mask housing has a ground portion for connecting the flat cable, the number of the ground portions is a pair, and the pair of grounding The portions are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the conductive terminals and extend in opposite directions, and the ground portion is disposed in parallel with the connecting portion.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the foregoing conductive terminal comprises a first set of conductive The terminal and the second set of conductive terminals, the ends of the connecting portions of the first group of conductive terminals are bent and extended in one direction, and the ends of the connecting portions of the second group of conductive terminals are bent and extended in opposite directions.

As a further improvement of the present invention, at least one of the aforementioned conductive terminals is provided with two aforementioned connecting portions.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the aforementioned connecting portion is a piercing joint.

The cable connector assembly of the invention is provided with two grounding members, thereby improving the shielding effect and improving the signal transmission quality. At the same time, the first and second electrical connectors are connected by using the flat cable, so that the jumper can be conveniently used, so that the cable can be omitted. The board is switched to reduce production costs.

As shown in the first to third figures, the cable connector assembly 1 of the present invention includes a first electrical connector 100, a second electrical connector 200, and a first electrical connector 100 and a second electrical connector. 200 flat cable 300. In the present embodiment, the first electrical connector 100 is an electrical connector conforming to the USB 3.0 specification, and the structure of the second electrical connector 200 is identical to that of the first electrical connector 100. However, whether the first electrical connector 100 and the second electrical connector 200 are completely identical is not limited, and may be designed into different shapes and structures as needed.

As shown in the fourth to ninth embodiments, the first electrical connector 100 includes a first insulative housing 10 and a plurality of first insulative housings 10 A conductive terminal 20, a first mask housing 30 covering the first insulative housing 10, and a first plastic housing 40. The first insulative housing 10 includes a base portion 11 and a tongue portion 12 extending forward from the base portion 11.

Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the plurality of first conductive terminals 20 are assembled on the first insulative housing 10 , and each of the first conductive terminals 20 includes a mating connector (not shown). The first contact portion 21 and the first holding portion 22 for holding the first conductive terminal 20 in the first insulative housing 10 and the first connecting portion 23 connected to the flat cable 300 are provided. The first conductive terminal 20 is divided into a first group 210 and a second group 220. The first group of first conductive terminals 210 and the second group of first conductive terminals 220 are located on different planes, and the first group of first conductive terminals 210 includes four. The first conductive terminals 20 are arranged side by side and spaced apart, and the first set of first conductive terminals 210 are arranged according to the standard of USB 2.0 and can transmit corresponding signals. The first contact portion 21 of the first group of first conductive terminals 210 has a flat plate structure and is arranged at the front end of the tongue portion 12 of the first insulating body 10. The second group of first conductive terminals 220 includes five first conductive terminals 20 arranged side by side and spaced apart, and the second group of first conductive terminals 220 and the first group of first conductive terminals 210 are arranged according to the USB 3.0 standard and can be transmitted correspondingly. The signal and power supply, the detailed terminal distribution will not be described here. The second group of first conductive terminals 220 are arranged on the tongue portion 12 of the first insulative housing 10 and behind the first group of first conductive terminals 210. The first contact portion 21 of the second group of first conductive terminals 220 Flexible structure. The first connecting portion 23 is a piercing connecting portion, and the piercing connecting portion pierces the flat row Line 300 is electrically connected. Each of the first connecting portions 23 includes a pair of spaced apart arm portions, and a receiving portion is formed between the pair of spaced arm portions. The first contact portion 21 and the first holding portion 22 of each of the first conductive terminals 20 are substantially located in a plane, and the corresponding first connecting portion 23 extends in a direction perpendicular to the plane. The first connecting portion 23 of the first group of first conductive terminals 210 extends in one direction, and the first connecting portion 23 of the second set of first conductive terminals 220 extends in the opposite direction. One of the first set of first conductive terminals 220 is provided with two first connecting portions 23.

The first mask housing 30 includes a first top wall 31, a first bottom wall 32 opposite to the first top wall 31, and a first side wall that is spaced apart from the first bottom wall 31 and the first bottom wall 32. 33. The first grounding portion 34. In this embodiment, the number of the first ground portions 34 is a pair, but is not limited. One of the first ground portions 34 extends from the rear end of the one first side wall 33 toward the other first side wall 33, and the other The first ground portion 34 extends from the rear end of the other first side wall 33 toward the one of the first side walls 33. The first ground portion 34 is disposed in parallel or coplanar with the first connecting portion 23 . In this embodiment, the first grounding portion 34 is disposed on both sides of the second group of first conductive terminals 220 and aligned with the first connecting portion 23 of the second group of first conductive terminals 220. The first ground portion 34 also has the same piercing connection structure as the first connecting portion 23. The first plastic housing 40 is mounted on the outer side of the first mask housing 30. The first plastic housing 40 includes a housing 41 and a lower housing 42 that can be coupled to each other.

As shown in the first to ninth embodiments, the second electrical connector 200 includes a second insulative housing 50, a plurality of second conductive terminals 60 assembled on the second insulative housing 50, and a second insulating cover. a second mask housing 70 on the body 50 and a second plastic housing 80. The structure of the aforementioned second electrical connector 200 is identical to that of the first electrical connector 100.

Each of the second conductive terminals 60 of the second electrical connector 200 includes a second contact portion 61 for mating with a mating connector (not shown) and a second conductive terminal 60 for retaining the second conductive terminal 60 within the second insulative housing 50. The second holding portion 62 and the second connecting portion 63 connected to the flat cable 300. The second conductive terminal 60 is also divided into a first set of second conductive terminals 610 and a second set of second conductive terminals 620. The first group of second conductive terminals 610 and the second group of second conductive terminals 620 are not in the same plane. The second connecting portion 63 of the first set of second conductive terminals 610 extends in one direction, and the second connecting portion 63 of the second set of second conductive terminals 620 extends in the opposite direction. One of the second conductive terminals 620 of the second group of second conductive terminals 620 is provided with two second connecting portions 63.

The second mask housing 70 includes a second top wall 71, a second bottom wall 72 opposite to the second top wall 71, and a second side wall that is spaced apart from the second bottom wall 71 and the second bottom wall 72. 73 and the second ground portion 74. In the present embodiment, the number of the second ground portions 74 is a pair, but is not limited, and the second ground portion 74 extends from the rear end of the second side wall 73. The second connection portion 63 and the second ground portion 74 are also pierced connection structures. The second electrical connector 200 is disposed opposite to the first electrical connector 100, that is, the first electrical connector The top of the 100 is facing up and the top of the second electrical connector 200 is facing down.

The flat cable 300 is electrically connected between the first electrical connector 100 and the second electrical connector 200. The flat cable 300 includes a plurality of wires, and one end of each of the wires is connected to the plurality of first connecting portions 23 and the first ground portion 34, and the other ends of the wires are respectively connected to the second connecting portion 63 and the second ground portion. 74 corresponding connection. The outer side of each of the aforementioned wires is covered with an insulating layer 302 so that adjacent wires can be insulated from each other. The first connecting portion 23 of the first conductive terminal 20 and the first ground portion 34 of the first mask housing 30 pierce the insulating layer 302 outside the corresponding wire to electrically connect with the wire. In the present embodiment, the flat cable 300 includes a first set of wires 310, a second set of wires 320, and a third set of wires 330, each of which has four wires. The first set of wires 310 connects a portion of the second set of first conductive terminals 220 and a corresponding portion of the second set of second conductive terminals 620 and connects a first ground portion 34 and a second ground portion 74. The second set of wires 320 connects the remaining second set of first conductive terminals 220 with the remaining second set of second conductive terminals 620 and the other first ground portion 34 and the other second ground portion 74. That is, the first set of wires 310 are connected from the first conductive terminal 20 and the first ground portion 34 on the first electrical connector 100 side to the second conductive terminal 60 and the second ground on the opposite side of the second electrical connector 200. The first conductive terminal 20 and the first grounding portion 34 of the second group of wires 320 from the other side of the first electrical connector 100 are connected to the remaining second conductive terminal 60 of the second electrical connector 200 and The second ground portion 74 is on. The first group of wires 310 and the second group of wires 320 are disposed to be connected to the second group of first conductive terminals. 220 is between the second set of second conductive terminals 620. The first set of wires 310 are in the same plane as one end of the second set of wires 320, and the other ends of the first set of wires 310 and the second set of wires 320 are located in different planes. The third group of wires 330 is connected to the first group of first conductive terminals 210 and the first group of second conductive terminals 610. The two ends of the third group of wires 330 are located in different planes.

It is to be understood that the equivalents of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as claimed.

1‧‧‧Cable connector assembly

100‧‧‧First electrical connector

10‧‧‧First Insulation Body

11‧‧‧ base

12‧‧‧ tongue section

20‧‧‧First conductive terminal

21‧‧‧First contact

22‧‧‧First Holding Department

23‧‧‧First Connection Department

210‧‧‧First set of first conductive terminals

220‧‧‧Second group of first conductive terminals

30‧‧‧First mask housing

31‧‧‧First top wall

32‧‧‧First bottom wall

33‧‧‧First side wall

34‧‧‧First grounding

40‧‧‧First plastic case

41‧‧‧Upper casing

42‧‧‧ Lower case

200‧‧‧Second electrical connector

50‧‧‧Second insulation body

60‧‧‧Second conductive terminal

61‧‧‧Second contact

610‧‧‧First set of second conductive terminals

62‧‧‧Second holding unit

620‧‧‧Second set of second conductive terminals

63‧‧‧Second Connection Department

70‧‧‧Second mask housing

71‧‧‧Second top wall

72‧‧‧ second bottom wall

73‧‧‧second side wall

74‧‧‧Second grounding

80‧‧‧Second plastic case

300‧‧‧flat cable

302‧‧‧Insulation

310‧‧‧First set of wires

320‧‧‧Second set of wires

330‧‧‧ third set of wires

The first figure is a perspective view of the cable connector assembly of the present invention.

The second figure is a perspective view of another perspective view of the cable connector assembly shown in the first figure.

The third figure is a side view of the cable connector assembly shown in the first figure.

The fourth figure is a partial exploded view of the cable connector assembly shown in the first figure.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the first mask housing of the cable connector assembly shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the first insulative housing of the cable connector assembly shown in Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a partially exploded view of another perspective view of the cable connector assembly shown in Figure 4.

Figure 8 is an exploded view of the cable connector assembly shown in Figure 1.

Figure 9 is an exploded view of another perspective view of the cable connector assembly shown in Figure 8.

10‧‧‧First Insulation Body

20‧‧‧First conductive terminal

30‧‧‧First mask housing

34‧‧‧First grounding

40‧‧‧First plastic case

50‧‧‧Second insulation body

60‧‧‧Second conductive terminal

70‧‧‧Second mask housing

80‧‧‧Second plastic case

300‧‧‧flat cable

302‧‧‧Insulation

Claims (13)

A cable connector assembly includes: a first electrical connector, the first electrical connector includes: a first insulative housing; a plurality of first conductive terminals, wherein the plurality of first conductive terminals are disposed on the first insulative housing, each Each of the first conductive terminals includes a first contact portion, a first holding portion and a first connecting portion; and a first mask housing, the first mask housing is shielded from the first insulating body, the first The mask housing includes a first grounding portion, and the second electrical connector includes: a second insulating body; a plurality of second conductive terminals, wherein the plurality of second conductive terminals are assembled on the second insulating body, Each of the second conductive terminals includes a second contact portion, a second holding portion and a second connecting portion; and a second mask housing, the second mask housing is shielded from the second insulating body, the foregoing The second mask housing includes a second grounding portion, and the flat cable is connected to the first and second electrical connectors, the flat cable includes a plurality of wires, and one end of each of the wires is respectively connected to the first plurality of wires Department and first ground Electrically connected to the other end of each wire are connected to the second connecting portion and the second ground portion electrically. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the aforementioned The first conductive terminal is divided into a first group and a second group, the first group and the second group of first conductive terminals extend along different planes, and the second conductive terminals are divided into a first group and a second group, the first group and the first group The two sets of second conductive terminals extend along different planes. The cable connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the first mask housing comprises a first top wall, a first bottom wall opposite the first top wall, and the first top wall and the first a first side wall of the bottom wall, the first grounding portion is a pair and extends from the rear end of the first side wall, and the second mask housing comprises a second top wall and a second top The wall is opposite to the second bottom wall, and the second side wall is connected to the second bottom wall and the second bottom wall. The second grounding portions are in a pair and extend from the rear end of the second side wall. The cable connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the plurality of wires comprise a first group of wires and a second group of wires, and the first group of wires respectively connect a portion of the second group of first conductive terminals and corresponding portions a second set of second conductive terminals and a first grounding portion and a second grounding portion, wherein the second set of wires is connected to the remaining second set of first conductive terminals and the remaining second set of second conductive terminals Another first grounding portion and another second grounding portion, the first set of wires and the second set of wires are cross-connected between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. The cable connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the plurality of wires further comprises a third group of wires, the third group of wires connecting the first group of first conductive terminals and the first group of second conductive terminals, Both ends of the three sets of wires Located in different planes. The cable connector assembly of claim 5, wherein each set of wires comprises four wires. The cable connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the first and second connecting portions are pierced connecting portions, and the outer side of each of the wires is covered with an insulating layer, and the piercing connection is The portion of the insulating layer is electrically connected to the wire. The cable connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the first connecting portion of the first set of first conductive terminals and the first connecting portion of the second set of first conductive terminals extend in opposite directions while The second connecting portion of the first set of second conductive terminals and the second connecting portion of the second set of second conductive terminals extend in opposite directions. The cable connector assembly of claim 8, wherein at least one of the first conductive terminals is provided with two first connecting portions, and at least one of the second conductive terminals is provided with two second connecting portions. . An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion; a plurality of conductive terminals, wherein the plurality of conductive terminals are disposed on the insulative housing, and each of the conductive terminals includes a holding held by the base portion a contact portion extending from one end of the holding portion and exposed on a surface of the tongue portion and a connecting portion extending from the other end of the holding portion and usable to connect the flat cable; And the mask case, the mask case is covered outside the insulating body, the mask case has a ground portion for connecting the flat cable, the number of the ground portions is a pair, and the pair of ground portions are respectively The two sides of the conductive terminals are disposed to extend in opposite directions, and the ground portion is disposed in parallel with the connecting portion. The electrical connector of claim 10, wherein the conductive terminal comprises a first set of conductive terminals and a second set of conductive terminals, and the ends of the connecting portions of the first set of conductive terminals are bent and extended in one direction, and The ends of the connecting portions of the second group of conductive terminals are bent and extended in opposite directions. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein at least one of the aforementioned conductive terminals is provided with two of the aforementioned connecting portions. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein the connecting portion is a piercing connecting portion.