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本發明涉及一種電連接器，尤指一種安裝到電路板上之電連接器。The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector mounted to a circuit board.
電源連接器廣泛應用於電子領域中，其具有內、外兩層端子並分別充當電源之正極和負極，電源連接器就是通過端子之正、負極來為電子元件提供工作電壓。現有電源連接器通常包括絕緣本體、用於傳輸電力之複數導電端子及用於傳輸訊號之複數訊號端子，其中前述複數導電端子包括可充當電源正極之導電端子與可充當電源負極之導電端子。惟，在電源連接器與對接連接器對接時，導電端子經常會受到較大之插拔力，從而造成導電端子容易損壞，進而導致電源連接器損壞，使得成本增加。The power connector is widely used in the field of electronics. It has two inner and outer terminals and serves as the positive and negative poles of the power supply. The power connector supplies the working voltage to the electronic components through the positive and negative terminals of the terminal. The existing power connector generally includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals for transmitting power, and a plurality of signal terminals for transmitting signals, wherein the plurality of conductive terminals include a conductive terminal that can serve as a positive pole of the power source and a conductive terminal that can serve as a negative pole of the power source. However, when the power connector is docked with the mating connector, the conductive terminals are often subjected to a large plugging force, which causes the conductive terminals to be easily damaged, thereby causing damage to the power connector, resulting in an increase in cost.
有鑒於此，有必要對現有電源連接器作進一步改進，以解決上述問題。In view of this, it is necessary to further improve the existing power connector to solve the above problems.
本發明之目的在於提供一種電連接器，該電連接器可以分散使用時所受到之插拔力，從而降低成本。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector that can be used to dissipate the insertion force that is received during use, thereby reducing cost.
為實現上述目的，本發明關於一種電連接器，包括絕緣本體及複數電源端子，前述絕緣本體上開設有複數端子收容槽用以收容前述複數電源端子，前述電源端子包括兩片接觸部及連接前述兩片接觸部之連接部，前述電源端子呈一體成型之U型結構，前述端子收容槽之 前端設有用以抵持前述兩片接觸部之擋塊。In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an electrical connector including an insulative housing and a plurality of power terminals. The insulative housing has a plurality of terminal receiving slots for receiving the plurality of power terminals, and the power terminal includes two contact portions and the foregoing a connecting portion of the two contact portions, the power terminal is integrally formed into a U-shaped structure, and the terminal receiving groove is The front end is provided with a stopper for resisting the two contact portions.
作為本發明之進一步改進，前述電源端子之兩片接觸部上，鄰近前述連接部一處分別定義一過渡區以連接前述接觸部與前述連接部。As a further improvement of the present invention, a transition zone is defined on each of the two contact portions of the power terminal adjacent to the connecting portion to connect the contact portion and the connecting portion.
作為本發明之進一步改進，前述過渡區與前述連接部之交接處形成有通槽，且前述通槽貫通前述過渡區。As a further improvement of the present invention, the intersection of the transition zone and the connecting portion is formed with a through groove, and the through groove penetrates the transition zone.
作為本發明之進一步改進，前述接觸部之至少一側邊設有彈性懸伸於前述接觸部外表面上之懸臂，且前述懸臂朝向前述連接部延伸。According to a further improvement of the present invention, at least one side of the contact portion is provided with a cantilever that is elastically suspended from an outer surface of the contact portion, and the cantilever extends toward the connecting portion.
作為本發明之進一步改進，前述端子收容槽包括用以收容前述懸臂之槽道，前述懸臂收容於前述槽道內以防止沿前後方向脫離前述絕緣本體。According to a further improvement of the present invention, the terminal receiving groove includes a channel for receiving the cantilever, and the cantilever is received in the channel to prevent the insulating body from being separated from the insulating body in the front-rear direction.
作為本發明之進一步改進，前述連接部上設有孔洞及自前述孔洞朝向前述接觸部方向延伸形成之收容腔，前述電連接器包括固定於前述收容腔內以將前述電源端子穩固於前述端子收容槽中之固定件。According to a further improvement of the present invention, the connecting portion is provided with a hole and a receiving cavity extending from the hole toward the contact portion, and the electrical connector includes a fixing body in the receiving cavity to fix the power terminal to the terminal. A fixing in the slot.
作為本發明之進一步改進，前述端子收容槽之內壁上設有複數導引塊，前述導引塊具有傾斜之導引面，前述電源端子抵頂於前述導引塊上，使得前述電源端子與前述端子收容槽之鄰近前述導引塊之內壁之間形成空隙以供散熱。As a further improvement of the present invention, the inner wall of the terminal receiving groove is provided with a plurality of guiding blocks, the guiding block has an inclined guiding surface, and the power terminal is abutted on the guiding block, so that the power terminal is A gap is formed between the terminal receiving groove adjacent to the inner wall of the guiding block for heat dissipation.
作為本發明之進一步改進，前述電連接器還包括複數訊號端子。As a further improvement of the present invention, the aforementioned electrical connector further includes a plurality of signal terminals.
作為本發明之進一步改進，前述複數訊號端子包括基部、自前述基部一端向外延伸之接觸部以及自前述基部另一端向外延伸之引腳。As a further improvement of the present invention, the plurality of signal terminals include a base, a contact portion extending outward from one end of the base portion, and a pin extending outward from the other end of the base portion.
本發明電連接器之電源端子為一體成型之U型結構，且前述電源端子包括呈鏡像對稱排列之兩片接觸部及連接前述兩片接觸部之連接 部，從而不僅能夠分散本發明電連接器在使用時所受到之插拔力，同時還能降低成本並簡化工藝流程。The power terminal of the electrical connector of the present invention is an integrally formed U-shaped structure, and the power terminal includes two contact portions arranged in mirror symmetry and a connection connecting the two contact portions In order to not only disperse the insertion force of the electrical connector of the present invention during use, but also reduce costs and simplify the process.
請參閱第一圖與第二圖所示，本發明之電連接器100包括絕緣本體10及收容於前述絕緣本體10內之複數電源端子20與複數訊號端子30。Referring to the first and second figures, the electrical connector 100 of the present invention includes an insulative housing 10 and a plurality of power terminals 20 and a plurality of signal terminals 30 received in the insulative housing 10.
請參閱第三圖與第四圖所示，前述絕緣本體10上開設有複數端子收容槽，即第一端子收容槽11以及第二端子收容槽12以分別收容前述複數電源端子20與複數訊號端子30(請參考第二圖)。本實施方式中，由於前述複數電源端子20與前述複數訊號端子30之形狀不盡相同，因此前述第一、第二收容槽11、12也呈匹配設計。Referring to the third and fourth figures, the insulative housing 10 is provided with a plurality of terminal receiving slots, that is, a first terminal receiving slot 11 and a second terminal receiving slot 12 for respectively receiving the plurality of power terminals 20 and the plurality of signal terminals. 30 (please refer to the second figure). In the present embodiment, since the shape of the plurality of power supply terminals 20 and the plurality of signal terminals 30 are not the same, the first and second receiving grooves 11 and 12 are also matched.
前述絕緣本體10之第一端子收容槽11之前端設有擋塊13，前述第一端子收容槽11之內壁上設有沿其中心軸位置上下對稱之兩個導引塊14。前述導引塊14具有傾斜之導引面141，使得前述導引塊14抵頂於前述電源端子20上，從而使得前述電源端子20與前述第一端子收容槽11之鄰近前述導引塊14之內壁之間形成較大之空隙。前述第一端子收容槽11之內壁上還設有複數槽道15，藉由前述空隙與前述槽道15之配合，可使前述電源端子20於前述第一端子收容槽11內產生之熱量散發出去。The front end of the first terminal receiving groove 11 of the insulative housing 10 is provided with a stopper 13. The inner wall of the first terminal receiving groove 11 is provided with two guiding blocks 14 which are vertically symmetrical along the central axis. The guiding block 14 has an inclined guiding surface 141 such that the guiding block 14 abuts against the power terminal 20, so that the power terminal 20 and the first terminal receiving slot 11 are adjacent to the guiding block 14 A large gap is formed between the inner walls. The inner wall of the first terminal receiving groove 11 is further provided with a plurality of channels 15 , and the gap between the gap and the channel 15 can dissipate heat generated by the power terminal 20 in the first terminal receiving slot 11 . Go out.
請參閱第五圖並結合第二圖與第三圖所示，前述每一個電源端子20均包括兩片接觸部21及連接前述兩片接觸部21之連接部22，故 前述電源端子20呈一體成型之U型結構。前述兩片接觸部21上，鄰近前述連接部22一處分別定義一過渡區220以連接前述接觸部21與前述連接部22，且前述過渡區220使前述接觸部21與前述連接部22大致垂直設置。前述過渡區220與前述連接部22之交接處形成有通槽23，且前述通槽23貫通前述過渡區220。前述兩片接觸部21之兩側邊均設有彈性懸伸於前述接觸部21外表面上之懸臂25，且前述懸臂25朝向前述連接部22延伸。前述擋塊13用以抵持前述兩片接觸部21，前述槽道15用以收容前述懸臂25，從而防止前述懸臂25沿前後方向脫離前述絕緣本體10，藉由前述接觸部21與前述擋塊13之配合、前述懸臂25與前述槽道15之配合，可限位前述電源端子20。前述連接部22上設有孔洞26及自前述孔洞26朝向前述接觸部21方向延伸形成之收容腔27，前述電連接器100還包括可固定於前述收容腔27內之固定件28及與前述固定件28相配合之卡片29(參考第二圖)，固定件28可為一螺絲、螺栓等，但不以此為限。本實施方式之固定件28以螺絲為例。藉由前述固定件28與前述收容腔27之配合及前述固定件28與前述卡片29之配合，以將前述電源端子20穩固於前述第一端子收容槽11內。Referring to FIG. 5 and the second and third figures, each of the power terminals 20 includes two contact portions 21 and a connecting portion 22 connecting the two contact portions 21, so The power terminal 20 is integrally formed in a U-shaped structure. A transition region 220 is defined adjacent to the connecting portion 22 to connect the contact portion 21 and the connecting portion 22, and the transition portion 220 makes the contact portion 21 substantially perpendicular to the connecting portion 22. Settings. A through groove 23 is formed in the intersection of the transition zone 220 and the connecting portion 22, and the through groove 23 penetrates the transition zone 220. Both sides of the two contact portions 21 are provided with cantilever arms 25 that are elastically suspended from the outer surface of the contact portion 21, and the cantilever arms 25 extend toward the connecting portion 22. The stopper 13 is configured to abut the two contact portions 21, and the channel 15 is configured to receive the cantilever 25, thereby preventing the cantilever 25 from being separated from the insulative housing 10 in the front-rear direction, by the contact portion 21 and the stopper The cooperation of the 13 and the cantilever 25 and the channel 15 can limit the power terminal 20. The connecting portion 22 is provided with a hole 26 and a receiving cavity 27 extending from the hole 26 toward the contact portion 21. The electrical connector 100 further includes a fixing member 28 that can be fixed in the receiving cavity 27 and is fixed to the foregoing. The card 28 is matched with the card 29 (refer to the second figure), and the fixing member 28 can be a screw, a bolt, etc., but not limited thereto. The fixing member 28 of the present embodiment is exemplified by a screw. The power supply terminal 20 is secured in the first terminal receiving groove 11 by the engagement of the fixing member 28 with the receiving cavity 27 and the fixing member 28 and the card 29.
請參閱第六圖並結合第四圖所示，前述複數訊號端子30包括收容於前述第二端子收容槽12中並呈平板狀之基部31、自前述基部31一端向外延伸之接觸部32以及自前述基部31另一端向外延伸之引腳33。本發明之電連接器100還包括用以收容前述引腳33之收容空間34。Referring to FIG. 6 and the fourth figure, the plurality of signal terminals 30 include a base portion 31 received in the second terminal receiving groove 12 and extending outward from the end of the base portion 31, and a contact portion 32 extending outward from one end of the base portion 31 and A pin 33 extending outward from the other end of the aforementioned base portion 31. The electrical connector 100 of the present invention further includes a receiving space 34 for receiving the aforementioned pins 33.
特別需要指出，對於本領域之普通技藝人員來說，在本發明之教 導下所作之針對本發明之等效變化，仍應包含在本發明申請專利範圍所主張之範圍中。It is particularly noted that those of ordinary skill in the art, in the teachings of the present invention The equivalent changes made to the present invention are still included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.
100‧‧‧電連接器100‧‧‧Electrical connector
10‧‧‧絕緣本體10‧‧‧Insulated body
11‧‧‧第一端子收容槽11‧‧‧First terminal receiving slot
12‧‧‧第二端子收容槽12‧‧‧Second terminal receiving slot
13‧‧‧擋塊13‧‧‧block
14‧‧‧導引塊14‧‧‧Guiding block
141‧‧‧導引面141‧‧ ‧ guiding surface
15‧‧‧槽道15‧‧‧ channel
20‧‧‧電源端子20‧‧‧Power terminal
21，32‧‧‧接觸部21,32‧‧‧Contacts
22‧‧‧連接部22‧‧‧Connecting Department
220‧‧‧過渡區220‧‧‧Transition zone
23‧‧‧通槽23‧‧‧through slot
25‧‧‧懸臂25‧‧‧ cantilever
26‧‧‧孔洞26‧‧‧ holes
27‧‧‧收容腔27‧‧‧ containment chamber
28‧‧‧固定件28‧‧‧Fixed parts
29‧‧‧卡片29‧‧‧ cards
30‧‧‧訊號端子30‧‧‧ Signal Terminal
31‧‧‧基部31‧‧‧ base
33‧‧‧引腳33‧‧‧ pin
34‧‧‧收容空間34‧‧‧ accommodating space
第一圖係本發明電連接器之立體圖。The first figure is a perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention.
第二圖係第一圖所示之電連接器之分解圖。The second figure is an exploded view of the electrical connector shown in the first figure.
第三圖係第一圖所示之電連接器之絕緣本體之立體圖。The third figure is a perspective view of the insulative body of the electrical connector shown in the first figure.
第四圖係第三圖所示之絕緣本體之另一視角立體圖。The fourth figure is another perspective view of the insulating body shown in the third figure.
第五圖係第一圖所示之電連接器之電源端子與固定件配合組裝之立體分解圖。The fifth figure is an exploded perspective view of the power terminal of the electrical connector shown in the first figure and the fixing member.
第六圖係第一圖所示之電連接器之訊號端子與收容空間配合組裝之立體分解圖。The sixth figure is an exploded perspective view of the signal terminal of the electrical connector shown in the first figure and the receiving space.
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26‧‧‧孔洞26‧‧‧ holes
27‧‧‧收容腔27‧‧‧ containment chamber
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