TWI542097B - The manufacturing method of the connector and the connector made by the connector - Google Patents

Description

Connector manufacturing method and connector made thereof

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a connector and a connector thereof, which mainly comprises an insulating body block and an insulating assembly block on a strip, and is bent by the movement of the insulating assembly block. The covered terminal and the abutted terminal further manufacture a connector.

In general, the existing connector usually uses a stamping process to punch a strip of a plurality of transfer terminals, and further bends the transfer terminals to form a desired shape, and then coats the plurality of transfer terminals by an injection molding process. The ground is fixed to form a connector.

Among them, since the size of the transmission terminal is usually very thin, in the process of bending the transmission terminal, it is easy to cause the position of the transmission terminal to run away, so that the finally produced connector becomes a defective product, even in the process of bending. It is more likely to directly damage the transmission terminal. In addition, since the shape of the transmission terminal is very irregular after being bent, the design of the mold is extremely complicated when the injection molding process is used to form the insulator covering the transmission terminal, which increases the manufacturing difficulty.

In view of the prior art, the way to manufacture the connector is mainly After the input terminal is bent to form a desired shape, an insulator covering the transmission terminal is formed by an injection molding process to manufacture a connector. However, since the shape of the transmission terminal is very irregular after being bent, the design of the mold for injection molding can be very complicated.

Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to provide a connector manufacturing method and a connector therefor, which are used to cover a portion of a transmission terminal that is intended to be bent by an insulating assembly block, and utilize the movement of the insulator. To bend the transmission terminal to create a connector.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a connector manufacturing method for solving the problems of the prior art, and provides a method for manufacturing a connector, comprising the steps of: first preparing a tape, the tape comprising a plurality of extensions along an extension a first terminal member extending in a direction, a plurality of second terminal members extending in the extending direction, a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, wherein the first terminal material and the second terminal material are alternately arranged. And the two sides of the first terminal material are respectively integrally coupled to the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, and one side of the second terminal material is integrally coupled to the second connecting piece; An insulating body block and an insulating assembly block are formed by an injection molding process, and the first terminal material member and the second terminal material member are embeddedly fixed to the insulating body block, and the insulating assembly block is fixedly wrapped. a terminal material member, wherein the insulating assembly block abuts against the second terminal material; then, the second connecting piece is cut off; and then, the insulating assembly block is moved and buckled on the insulating body block along a bending direction To make the first terminal material and The two terminal materials are respectively bent by the insulating assembly block to form a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals; after that, the first connecting piece is cut off; finally, a connector housing is sleeved on the insulating body. Block to form A connector.

An auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned technical means is that the first terminal material has a first body segment, a first pre-bending segment and a first contact segment, and the first body segment is embedded in the first body segment. In the insulative housing block, the first pre-bending section is integrally coupled to the first body segment and embedded in the insulating assembly block, and the first contact segment is integrally coupled to the first body segment and exposed Insulated body block. Preferably, the second terminal material has a second body segment, a second pre-bending segment and a second contact segment, and the second body segment is embedded in the insulating body block, and the second pre-bending segment The second body segment is integrally formed and abuts against the insulating assembly block, and the second contact portion is integrally coupled to the second body segment and exposed to the insulating body block. In addition, when the insulating assembly block is moved in the bending direction and snapped onto the insulating body block, the first pre-bending section is bent in the bending direction when the insulating assembly block moves in the bending direction. And the second pre-bending section is bent in the bending direction and abuts against the insulating body block by the pushing of the insulating assembly block when moving in the bending direction.

An auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned technical means is that, in the step of forming the insulating body block and the insulating assembly block, the insulating body block is adjacent to the first connecting piece, and the insulating assembly block is adjacent to the first Two connecting pieces.

The present invention further provides a connector which is manufactured by the above-described method of manufacturing a connector, and the connector includes an insulating body block, a first terminal, a second terminal, an insulating assembly block, and a connection for solving the problems of the prior art. Housing. The first terminals each include a first body segment, a first bent segment, and a first contact segment. The first body segment is fitted to the insulation book Body block and extending in the direction of extension. The first bending section is integrally joined to the first body section and extends in different directions of the extending direction. The first contact segment is integrally formed to the first body segment and exposed to the insulative body block. The second terminals each include a second body segment, a second bending segment, and a second contact segment. The second body segment is fitted to the insulative housing block and extends in the extending direction. The second bending section is integrally formed to the second body section. The second contact segment is integrally formed to the second body segment and exposed to the insulative housing block. The insulating assembly block is fastened to the insulative housing block and is used for positioning the second bending section of the second terminal, and the first bending section of the first terminal is passed out from the insulating assembly block. The connector housing is sleeved on the insulative housing.

An auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned technical means is that the insulative housing block further has a body portion and an extension portion, the body portion has at least one engagement slot and a plurality of terminal positioning slots, and the engagement slot is used for the card. The buckle insulation assembly block is configured to position the second bending section of the second terminal. Preferably, the insulating assembly block has at least one fastening portion, and the fastening portion is used for snapping into the engagement groove.

One of the subsidiary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means is that the connector is a universal serial bus connector.

In summary, since the connector manufacturing method of the present invention and the connector formed thereby form an insulating body block and an insulating assembly block on the tape, the insulating assembly block covers the first terminal. a first pre-bending section of the material member and a second pre-bending section of the second terminal member, so that the first pre-bending section and the second pre-bending can be made by the movement of the insulating assembly block in the bending direction The folding section is bent, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process of the connector and forming the insulating assembly block The first terminal and the second terminal are fixed to effectively improve the yield.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described by the following examples and drawings.

100‧‧‧Connector

1‧‧‧Insulated body block

11‧‧‧ Body Department

111‧‧‧ snap groove

112‧‧‧Terminal positioning slot

12‧‧‧Extension

121‧‧‧Second terminal slot

122‧‧‧First terminal slot

2‧‧‧First terminal

2a‧‧‧First terminal parts

21‧‧‧First ontology segment

22‧‧‧First bend

22a‧‧‧First pre-bending section

221, 321‧‧‧ welding end

23‧‧‧First contact segment

3‧‧‧second terminal

3a‧‧‧Second terminal parts

31‧‧‧Second body segment

32‧‧‧second bend

32a‧‧‧Second pre-bending section

33‧‧‧Second contact

4‧‧‧Insulation block

41‧‧‧through slot

42‧‧‧Withholding department

5‧‧‧Connector housing

200‧‧‧Material

201‧‧‧ first link

202‧‧‧Second piece

D1, D2‧‧‧ extending direction

D3‧‧‧Bending direction

The first figure shows a perspective view of a connector provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention; the second figure shows a perspective exploded view of the connector provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and the third figure shows a manufacturing method of the connector. In the manufacturing method of the connector, a three-dimensional schematic diagram of forming an insulating body block and an insulating assembly block on the tape by using an injection molding process; 4 is a schematic side view of the strip, the insulating body block and the insulating block shown in the fourth figure; the sixth figure shows a three-dimensional schematic view of the insulating block snapped to the insulating body block; the seventh figure is the sixth figure AA cross-sectional view; and the eighth figure is a BB cross-sectional view of the sixth figure.

Referring to the first and second figures, the first figure shows a perspective view of a connector provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention; the second figure shows a perspective exploded view of the connector provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention. as the picture shows, A connector 100 includes an insulative housing block 1, five first terminals 2, four second terminals 3, an insulating assembly block 4, and a connector housing 5.

The insulative housing block 1 includes a body portion 11 and an extension portion 12. The body portion 11 has two engagement slots 111 and four terminal positioning slots 112. The extending portion 12 integrally extends from the body portion 11 in an extending direction D1, and the extending portion 12 has four second terminal slots 121 and five first terminal slots 122.

The first terminals 2 each include a first body segment 21, a first bending segment 22 and a first contact segment 23. The first body segment 21 is fitted to the body portion 11 of the insulative housing block 1 and extends in the extending direction D1. The first bending section 22 is integrally coupled to the first body section 21 and extends along a direction D2 extending perpendicular to the extending direction D1 to form a soldering end 221 . The first contact portion 23 is integrally coupled to the first body segment 21 and extends in the extending direction D1 and is exposed to the first terminal groove 122 in a bent manner. The end of the first contact segment 23 is fixedly fitted to the extension 12 in a fitting manner.

The second terminals 3 each include a second body segment 31, a second bending segment 32, and a second contact segment 33. The second body segment 31 is fitted to the body portion 11 of the insulative housing block 1 and extends in the extending direction D1. The second bending section 32 is integrally coupled to the second body section 31 and extends along the extending direction D2 to form a welding end 321 , and the second bending section 32 is respectively disposed in the terminal positioning groove 112 . The second contact portion 33 is integrally coupled to the second body segment 31 and extends in the extending direction D1 and is exposed to the first terminal slot 122 in a bent manner.

The insulating assembly block 4 has five through slots 41 and two fastening portions 42 (only one is shown). Wherein the first bending segment 22 of the above five first terminals 2 The two fastening portions 42 are respectively fastened to the engaging grooves 111 of the insulating block body 11 , so that the insulating assembly block 4 is fastened to the insulating body block 1 and simultaneously The second bending section 32 of the second terminal 3 is fixedly fixed between the insulating assembly block 4 and the insulating body block 1.

The connector housing 5 is sleeved on the insulative housing block 1. In practical application, the connector housing 5 is a metal housing, and after the metal housing is sleeved on the insulating body block 1, a part of the metal piece of the gold mouse housing is bent and deformed to make the metal housing. It is fixed on the insulating body block 1.

Please refer to the first to eighth figures together. The third figure shows the three-dimensional schematic diagram of the strip prepared by the stamping process in the manufacturing method of the connector; the fourth figure is shown in the manufacturing method of the connector. a schematic view of forming an insulating body block and an insulating assembly block on the strip by using an injection molding process; the fifth drawing is a side view of the strip, the insulating body block and the insulating assembly block shown in the fourth figure; The figure shows a three-dimensional schematic view of the insulating assembly block being fastened to the insulating body block; the seventh figure is a schematic view of the AA cross section of the sixth figure; and the eighth figure is the BB sectional view of the sixth figure.

As shown, a connector manufacturing method is used to manufacture the connector 100 described above, the first step of which is to prepare a tape 200 comprising five first terminal members extending in the extending direction D1. 2a, four second terminal members 3a extending along the extending direction D1, a first connecting piece 201 and a second connecting piece 202. The first terminal member 2a and the second terminal member 3a are alternately arranged, and the two sides of the first terminal member 2a are integrally coupled to the first connecting piece 201 and the second connecting piece, respectively. 202. One side of the second terminal material 3a is integrally coupled to the second connecting piece 202.

The first terminal material members 2a each have a first body segment 21, a first pre-bending segment 22a and a first contact segment 23. The first pre-bending section 22a is integrally coupled to the first body section 21, and the first contact section 23 is integrally coupled to the first body section 21. The second terminal member 3a has a second body segment 31, a second pre-bending segment 32a and a second contact segment 33. The second pre-bending segment 32a is integrally coupled to the second body segment 31, and the second The contact section 33 is integrally joined to the second body section 31.

Then, the insulating body block 1 and the insulating assembly block 4 are formed on the tape 200 by an injection molding process. The insulating body block 1 is adjacent to the first connecting piece 201, and the insulating assembly block 4 is adjacent to the second connecting piece 202. The first terminal material 2a and the second terminal material 3a are embeddedly fixed to the insulating body block 1, and the insulating assembly block 4 is fixedly fixed to the first terminal material 2a, and the insulating assembly block 4 It is abutted against the second terminal member 3a.

The first body segment 21 is embedded in the insulating body block 1 , and the first pre-bending segment 22 a is embedded in the insulating block 4 . The first contact segment 23 is embedded in the insulating body block 1 and is self-contained. The first terminal slot 122 of the insulative housing block 1 is exposed; the second body segment 31 is embedded in the insulative housing block 1 , the second pre-bending segment 32 a abuts against the insulating assembly block 4 , and the second contact segment 33 is bent The fold is exposed to the second terminal slot 121 of the insulative housing block 1 .

Then, the second web 202 is cut off.

Then, the insulating assembly block 4 is moved along a bending direction D3 and the fastening portion 42 is snapped onto the engaging groove 111 of the insulating body block 1 so that the first terminal member 2a and the second terminal member are 3a is driven by the insulating block 4 The first terminal 2 and the second terminal 3 are respectively bent and formed.

When the insulating assembly block 4 is moved in the bending direction D3 and snapped onto the insulating body block 1, the first pre-bending section 22a is driven by the insulating assembly block 4 moving in the bending direction D3. The second pre-bending section 32a is bent in the bending direction D3 and is disposed in the terminal positioning groove 112 by being pushed by the insulating assembly block 4 as it moves in the bending direction D3. Abutting against the insulating body block 1. Thereafter, the first web piece 201 is cut off. Finally, the connector housing 5 is sleeved on the insulative housing block 1 to form the connector 1.

In summary, since the connector manufacturing method of the present invention and the connector formed thereby provide the use of the insulating assembly block formed on the pre-bending section of the first terminal member and the second terminal member, The first terminal member and the pre-bending portion of the second terminal member are bent by the insulation assembly block moving along the bending direction, and are fixed by the insulation assembly block being fastened to the insulating body block. The first bending section and the second bending section are occupied; thereby, the invention can effectively simplify the manufacturing process of the connector, and the invention is formed by bending the transmission terminal and then forming the insulator by injection molding. When the terminal is stamped and formed without bending, the insulating body block and the insulating assembly block formed by injection molding are used to fix the terminal, which can effectively avoid terminal offset or deformation, and can simplify the mold design and effectively improve the process. Yield.

The features and spirit of the present invention will be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalents within the scope of the invention as claimed.

1‧‧‧Insulated body block

11‧‧‧ Body Department

111‧‧‧ snap groove

112‧‧‧Terminal positioning slot

12‧‧‧Extension

121‧‧‧Second terminal slot

122‧‧‧First terminal slot

2‧‧‧First terminal

21‧‧‧First ontology segment

22‧‧‧First bend

221, 321‧‧‧ welding end

23‧‧‧First contact segment

3‧‧‧second terminal

31‧‧‧Second body segment

32‧‧‧second bend

33‧‧‧Second contact

4‧‧‧Insulation block

41‧‧‧through slot

42‧‧‧Withholding department

5‧‧‧Connector housing

D1, D2‧‧‧ extending direction

Claims (8)

A method of manufacturing a connector, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a tape, the tape comprising a plurality of first terminal members extending along an extending direction, and a plurality of second terminal materials extending along the extending direction a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, the first terminal material and the second terminal materials are alternately arranged, and the two sides of the first terminal material are respectively integrally formed Connected to the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, one side of the second terminal pieces is integrally coupled to the second connecting piece; (b) formed on the strip by an injection molding process An insulating body block is coupled to an insulating block, and the first terminal material and the second terminal material are embeddedly fixed to the insulating body block, and the insulating component block is fixedly fixed to the insulating block a first terminal member, wherein the insulating assembly block abuts the second terminal members; (c) cutting the second connecting piece; (d) moving the insulating assembly block in a bending direction And snapping onto the insulating body block to receive the first terminal material and the second terminal materials Driving the insulating block to respectively form a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals; (e) cutting the first connecting piece; and (f) sleeve a connector housing on the insulating On the body block, a connector is formed. The method of manufacturing the connector of claim 1, wherein the first terminal members each have a first body segment, a first pre-bend segment, and a first contact segment is embedded in the insulative housing block, and the first pre-bend segment is integrally coupled to the first body segment and embedded in the insulating assembly block The first contact segment is integrally formed to the first body segment and exposed to the insulative housing block. The method of manufacturing the connector of claim 2, wherein the second terminal members each have a second body segment, a second pre-bending segment and a second contact segment, the second The body segment is embedded in the insulative housing block, and the second pre-bending segment is integrally coupled to the second body segment and abuts against the insulating assembly block. The second contact segment is integrally formed. The second body segment is coupled to the second body segment and exposed to the insulating body block. The method of manufacturing a connector according to claim 3, wherein in the step (d), the first pre-bending section is driven by the insulating block in the bending direction The bending direction is bent, and the second pre-bending section is bent in the bending direction and abuts against the insulating body block by being pushed by the insulating assembly block when moving in the bending direction. The method of manufacturing a connector according to claim 1, wherein in the step (b), the insulating body block is adjacent to the first connecting piece, and the insulating block is adjacent to the second link sheet. A connector manufactured by the manufacturing method of the connector according to the first aspect of the invention, the connector comprising: the insulating body block having a body portion having at least one engaging groove and a plurality Each of the first terminals includes a first body segment that is fitted to the insulating body block and extends along the extending direction; a first bending segment integrally coupled to the first body segment; and a first contact segment integrally coupled to the first body segment and exposed to the insulative body block; The terminal includes a second body segment that is coupled to the insulative housing block and extends along the extending direction. A second bending segment is integrally coupled to the second body segment, and the terminals are The positioning slot is configured to position the second bending portion of the second terminals; and a second contact portion is integrally coupled to the second body segment and exposed to the insulating body block; the insulating assembly block And engaging the engaging groove of the insulating body block, and positioning the second bending portion of the second terminals, and the first bending segments of the first terminals are worn from the insulating assembly block And the connector housing is sleeved on the insulative housing. The connector of claim 7, wherein the insulating block has at least one fastening portion, and the fastening portion is configured to be fastened to the engaging groove. The connector of claim 6, wherein the connector is a universal serial bus connector.