TWI573348B - Electrical connector assembly - Google Patents

Description

Electrical connector assembly

The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly, and more particularly to an electrical connector assembly for high speed signal transmission.

In the prior art, the plug connector has a mating portion in the shape of a tongue. The upper and lower surfaces of the mating portion are provided with a plurality of plug terminals, the socket connector is provided with a receiving cavity, and the plurality of socket terminals and the pair of latching members extend to the receiving cavity. Inside. When the mating portion of the plug connector is inserted into the receiving cavity of the socket connector, the mating portion of the plug connector is subjected to a certain resistance of the socket terminal and the latching member in the socket connector, and the plug connector needs to overcome the above when inserted into the socket connector. Resistance, which causes inconvenience to the user. In addition, after long-term insertion and removal between the plug connector and the socket connector, the contact force between the plug connector plug terminal and the socket connector socket terminal may become weak, which may eventually cause poor contact and affect signal transmission.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a new combination of electrical connectors to overcome the above problems.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector assembly that increases terminal contact retention.

The electrical connector assembly of the present invention can be implemented by the following technical solution: an electrical connector assembly comprising a body provided with a docking port, a slider received in the body and close to the position of the docking port, received in the body and located behind the slider a terminal block, a plurality of terminals held by the terminal block and extending to the slider, and an elastic element between the slider and the terminal block The slider can slide back and forth in the body.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides the slider to be slidable and cooperates with the elastic member structure to increase the terminal holding force at the time of docking while releasing the terminal holding force when not in contact, thereby increasing the life of the terminal.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector assembly

1‧‧‧ Ontology

10‧‧‧ containment chamber

11‧‧‧ base

110‧‧‧ docking port

1101‧‧‧ ribs

12‧‧‧ side arm

120‧‧‧through slot

121‧‧‧Snap slot

13‧‧‧ bottom wall

2‧‧‧ Slider

21‧‧‧ cavity

2010‧‧‧Terminal slot

201‧‧‧ first surface

202‧‧‧ second surface

22‧‧‧Extension

220‧‧‧First positioning column

3‧‧‧ terminals

31‧‧‧Connecting Department

32‧‧‧Contacts

33‧‧‧ tail

310‧‧‧ inclined section

311‧‧‧U-shaped bend

4‧‧‧ terminal block

40‧‧‧ holding slot

41‧‧‧ base

410‧‧‧Second positioning post

411‧‧‧holding holes

42‧‧ ‧Tongue

5‧‧‧Flexible components

6‧‧‧Locks

60‧‧‧ Holding Department

601‧‧‧Keeping Department

602‧‧‧Detention Department

61‧‧‧arms

62‧‧‧Locking Department

The first figure is a perspective assembled view of the undocked state of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention; the second figure is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention; and the third figure shows the stereoscopic decomposition of the electrical connector combined with another angle. Figure 4 is a partial assembly view of the electrical connector of the present invention; the fifth drawing is a cross-sectional view in the VV direction in the first drawing; and the sixth drawing is a cross-sectional view in the VI-VI direction in the first drawing; A perspective view of a docking state of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention; an eighth section is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in the seventh diagram; and a ninth drawing is a cross-sectional view in the IX-IX direction in the seventh diagram.

In order to explain the technical contents, structural features, and efficacies of the present invention in detail, the embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 9 , the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention is an electrical connector that is placed inside an electronic device and used as an input and output, and includes a body 1 and a slider 2 that is received in the body 1 and assembled. a terminal block 4 at the rear end of the body and located at the rear of the slider 2, a plurality of terminals 3 held on the terminal block 4, and the slider 2 and the terminal block 4 The elastic element 5 between. The slider 2 is slidable in the front-rear direction within the body 1.

Referring to the first and sixth figures, the body 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and is provided with a receiving cavity 10 extending through the upper surface and the rear surface. The body 1 includes a base portion 11 and side arms 12 extending rearward from both sides of the base portion 11, and a bottom wall 13 connecting the side arms 12. The base 11 is provided with a docking port 110 that communicates with the receiving cavity 10. The arms 12 on both sides of the body 1 are respectively provided with through grooves 120 that communicate with the receiving cavity 10 and extend in the front-rear direction. The inner surface of the top wall of the docking port 110 of the body 1 is provided with a plurality of downwardly extending ribs 1101. The two ends of the rear ends of the arms 12 of the main body 1 are respectively provided with snap grooves 121 communicating with the receiving cavity 10.

Referring to the first to sixth figures, the slider 2 is block-shaped, and includes a cavity 21 recessed inwardly from the front surface and a plurality of terminal slots 2010 provided on the upper surface thereof. The cavity 21 of the slider 2 is in communication with the docking port 110 of the body 1. The front end of the terminal groove 2010 extends in the up and down direction into the cavity 21 and communicates with the cavity 21. A pair of outwardly extending extensions 22 are provided at the rear of the slider 2 on both sides. The slider 2 further includes a first positioning post 220 disposed on a rear surface of the extension portion 22. The upper surface of the slider 2 includes a first surface 201 and a second surface 202 located on the rear side of the first surface 201 and lower than the first surface 201. A plurality of terminal slots 2010 are provided on the first surface 201 of the slider 2.

Referring to the first to sixth figures, the side of the terminal block 4 is an inverted L-shape, and includes a base portion 41 and a tongue portion 42 extending forward from the base portion 41. The terminal block 4 is provided with a plurality of holding grooves 40 extending downward from the upper surface of the terminal block 4 by a distance. The front surface of the base 41 is provided with a pair of spaced apart second positioning posts 410. A latching hole 411 is defined in each of the two sides of the terminal block 4. The lower surface of the tongue portion 42 of the terminal block 4 is slightly higher than the second surface 202 of the slider 2, and the upper surface of the tongue portion 42 is slightly lower than the first surface 201 of the slider.

Referring to the first to sixth figures, each of the terminals 3 includes a connecting portion 31, a contact portion 32 extending forward from the connecting portion 31 and having a curved shape, and a tail portion 33 extending rearward from the connecting portion 31. . When the terminal 3 is in an unstressed state, the connecting portion 31 of the terminal 3 includes the inclined portion 310 and the U-shaped bent portion 311, wherein the inclined portion 310 is disposed above the slider 2 and the terminal block 4, and the U-shaped bent portion 311 receives A portion of the holding groove 40 of the terminal block 4 and the U-shaped bent portion 311 protrudes from the front surface of the base portion 41. The contact portion 32 of the terminal 3 extends into the terminal slot 2010 of the slider 2.

Referring to the first to sixth figures, the elastic member 5 is a pair of spaced springs and is located between the slider 2 and the terminal block 4. The first end of the elastic member 5 is fixed to the first positioning post 220 of the slider 2 , and the second end of the elastic member 5 is fixed to the second positioning post 410 of the terminal block 4 .

The electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention further includes a pair of latching members 6 engageable with the mating connector, including a retaining portion 60, an arm portion 61 extending forwardly from the retaining portion 60, and extending forwardly from the arm portion 61 and A locking portion 62 that is curved. The holding portion 60 includes a holding portion 601 that extends downward in a vertical shape and a holding portion 602 that is bent inward. The locking member 6 is received in the side arm 12 on both sides of the body 1. The locking portion 62 can extend to the receiving cavity 10 through the through slot 120. When the docking connector is not inserted into the electrical connector assembly 100, the latch portion 62 abuts against the side surface of the slider 2. The latching portion 602 of the latching member 60 is fastened into the latching slot 121 of the body 1 and extends into the latching hole 411 of the terminal block 4 . Thus, the body 1 and the terminal block 4 are positioned together by the locking member 6.

Referring to the first figure and the seventh to ninth figures, when the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention is not docked with the mating connector, the slider 2 is received by the receiving member 10 of the body 1 under the thrust of the elastic member 5 and The front surface abuts against the rear surface of the base 11 of the body 1 to close the through groove 120 of the arms 12 on both sides of the body 1 and the upper surface of the body 1. The cavity 21 of the front surface of the slider 2 forms a contact with the docking port 110 of the body 1. The receiving cavity is not in communication with the inside of the electrical connector, so that external dust and moisture cannot pass through the through slot 120 and receive The cavity 10 enters the interior of the electronic device to achieve a dustproof and waterproof effect. When the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention is docked with the docking connector, the docking connector can easily enter the cavity 21 of the slider 2 and apply a thrust to the slider 2 to slide back and compress the elastic member 5, the slider 2 The rear surface will abut against the front surface of the base portion 41 of the terminal block 4. At this time, the tongue portion 42 of the terminal block 4 is placed above the second surface 202 of the slider 2 and is stopped by one step of the slider 2. The portion of the U-shaped bent portion 311 of the terminal 3 protruding from the base portion 41 is pressed by the slider 2 to move the contact portion 32 of the terminal 3 downward and pass through the front end portion of the terminal slot 2010 to enter the receiving cavity 10 and press and dock A terminal (not shown) in the connector, so that the contact holding force between the terminal 3 and the terminal on the mating connector is sufficiently large to ensure stable signal transmission. When the slider 2 moves backward, the locking portion 62 holds the side surface of the mating connector plug portion, so that the buckle between the electrical connector assembly 100 and the mating connector is completed, and the docking port 110 of the body 1 is docked. The device is blocked so that dust or moisture cannot enter.

Referring to the fifth and sixth figures, when the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention is in an unused state, the resilient member 5 applies the forward thrust of the slider 2 and holds the slider 2 to the original position. The front end of the slider 2 extends to the docking port 110 of the body 1, and the plurality of ribs 1101 of the docking port of the body 1 are engaged in the plurality of terminal slots 2010 of the slider 2. The terminal 3 is in a state where no force is applied.

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.

1‧‧‧ Ontology

10‧‧‧ containment chamber

11‧‧‧ base

1101‧‧‧ ribs

12‧‧‧ side arm

120‧‧‧through slot

121‧‧‧Snap slot

13‧‧‧ bottom wall

2‧‧‧ Slider

3‧‧‧ terminals

4‧‧‧ terminal block

411‧‧‧holding holes

5‧‧‧Flexible components

6‧‧‧Locks

100‧‧‧Electrical connector assembly

Claims (9)

An electrical connector assembly includes: a body having a receiving cavity and a docking port communicating with the receiving cavity; a slider being received in the body and adjacent to the docking port, the slider being slidable in the body The terminal block is received in the body and located at the rear of the slider, and the terminal block is provided with a plurality of holding slots; the plurality of terminals are fixed on the terminal block and extend to the upper surface of the slider, the terminal a connection portion, a contact portion extending forward from the connection portion, and a tail portion extending rearward from the connection portion; wherein the connection portion of the terminal includes an inclined portion disposed above the slider and the terminal block, and a holding groove received in the terminal block The inner curved portion, when the slider slides rearward, a portion of the terminal connecting portion is pressed by the slider, so that the terminal contact portion generates a downward displacement. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the slider is provided with a cavity recessed inwardly from the front surface, the cavity being in communication with a docking port of the body. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the slider is provided with a plurality of terminal slots, the contact portion of the terminal extends into the terminal slot of the slider, and the slider slides backward After the removal, the contact portion of the terminal extends into the receiving cavity. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector assembly further comprises a resilient member between the slider and the terminal block. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector assembly further comprises a pair of latching members assembled to both sides of the body and positioning the body and the terminal block together. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the terminal block includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending forward from the base portion, and a portion of the bent portion of the terminal protrudes from a front surface of the base portion . The electrical connector assembly of claim 6, wherein the upper surface of the slider comprises a first surface, and a second surface located at a rear of the first surface and lower than the first surface, when the slider is rearward After moving, the tongue of the terminal block is located on the second surface. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the upper wall of the body docking port is provided with a plurality of ribs that can be received in the plurality of terminal slots of the slider. The electrical connector assembly of claim 5, wherein the front end latching portion of the locking member extends into the receiving cavity when the slider is moved rearward.