TWI580126B - Electrical card connector and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Description

Electronic card connector and manufacturing method thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic card connector and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to an electronic card connector having a good flatness and a method of manufacturing the same.

The all-in-one electronic card connector generally includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals held on the insulative housing, and a metal housing that is shielded from the insulative housing. Because the insulating body needs to hold a large number of conductive terminals, a large number of terminal slots are formed on the insulating body, which may cause insufficient strength of the insulating body. Therefore, the multi-in-one electronic card connector is usually provided with a reinforcing member for reinforcing the strength of the insulating body. The reinforcing member and the conductive terminal are formed by the same material strip. Although the material has the advantages of saving materials and reducing the process, the large metal strips form a plurality of components together, and when the strips are cut, the plurality of components are easy to mutually It is not easy to control the flatness of each. The insulating body is formed into a whole body, and the warpage is also large due to the large area, and the flatness of the entire product is difficult to control.

Therefore, in view of the above problems, it is necessary to provide an electronic card connector having a good flatness and a method of manufacturing the same to solve the above problems.

The object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an electronic card connector having a good flatness and a method of manufacturing the same.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides an electronic card connector including insulation The body is fixed to the plurality of conductive terminals of the insulating body and the metal reinforcing member, wherein the conductive terminal and the metal reinforcing member are made of different strips, and the insulating body comprises a plurality of insulating blocks separated from each other, the insulating block is injection molded The conductive terminal and the metal reinforcement are formed in the process.

Further, wherein the insulating block includes a first insulating block and a second insulating block which are located at both edges and extend to the trailing edge and are separated from each other, and are located between the first insulating block and the second insulating block in the left-right direction and are mutually The third insulating block and the fourth insulating block are separated.

Further, wherein the metal reinforcement connects the first insulating block, the second insulating block to the third insulating block, and the fourth insulating block.

Further, wherein the first insulating block and the second insulating block respectively comprise vertical arms and lateral arms perpendicular to each other, the metal reinforcement comprises left and right side wings extending in the front-rear direction, and the left and right side wings are located on the vertical arms of the first insulating block And between the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block, the left and right side wings are also located between the vertical arm of the second insulating block and the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block.

Further, wherein the third insulating block does not protrude from the leading edge of the vertical arm of the first insulating block and the second insulating block, and the fourth insulating block is located in front of the lateral arm of the first insulating block and the second insulating block and Separation.

Further, the conductive terminal includes a first conductive terminal held by the third insulating block, a second conductive terminal held by the fourth insulating block, and a third conductive terminal between the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block. .

Further, the third conductive terminal includes a holding portion held by the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block and a contact portion between the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block.

Further, wherein the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal are both left and right rows The third conductive terminal extends in a row from left to right.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention also provides a method for manufacturing an electronic card connector, comprising the steps of: respectively providing a conductive terminal strip and a metal reinforcement strip, the conductive terminal strip including a plurality of conductive terminals in the middle portion and the conductive terminals a first connecting strip at both ends, the metal reinforcing strip includes a left and right side flap extending in the front-rear direction and a second connecting strip at the two ends of the side flap, the conductive terminal strip and the metal reinforcing strip are placed on the upper and lower horizontal planes and left and right The side flaps are located on both sides of the plurality of conductive terminals; the injection insulating body is formed on the conductive terminal strip and the metal reinforcement strip to form a plurality of insulating blocks separated from each other; and the first connecting strip and the second connecting strip are broken.

Further, wherein the insulating block includes a first insulating block and a second insulating block which are located at both edges and extend to the trailing edge and are separated from each other, and are located between the first insulating block and the second insulating block in the left-right direction and are mutually The third insulating block and the fourth insulating block are separated.

Compared with the prior prior art, the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: the conductive terminal and the metal reinforcing member of the electronic card connector of the present invention are separately manufactured by different tapes, thereby ensuring the flatness of each of the conductive terminal and the metal reinforcing member, and The injection molded insulating body is divided into a plurality of insulating blocks, which avoids the warpage of the insulating body and improves the overall flatness of the product.

100‧‧‧electronic card connector

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧Insulation block

111‧‧‧First insulating block

112‧‧‧Second insulation block

1112‧‧‧ vertical arm

1121‧‧‧transverse arm

113‧‧‧ Third insulating block

114‧‧‧fourth insulation block

2‧‧‧Electrical terminals

21‧‧‧First conductive terminal

22‧‧‧Second conductive terminal

23‧‧‧ Third conductive terminal

231‧‧‧ Holding Department

232‧‧‧Contacts

3‧‧‧Metal reinforcements

31‧‧‧Flanking

4‧‧‧Retirement agency

41‧‧‧Put

42‧‧‧Execution

421‧‧‧ pivot

422‧‧‧ first end

423‧‧‧second end

5‧‧‧Metal housing

50‧‧‧ accommodating space

51‧‧‧ side

52‧‧‧ base

521‧‧‧ convex hull

6‧‧‧Drawer

61‧‧‧ Main body

611‧‧‧First containment chamber

612‧‧‧Second containment chamber

613‧‧‧ third containment chamber

62‧‧ ‧ blocking

2'‧‧‧Terminal tape

20‧‧‧First connection belt

3'‧‧‧Reinforcement strip

30‧‧‧Second connection belt

The first figure is a perspective assembled view of the electronic card connector of the present invention.

The second figure is an exploded perspective view of the electronic card connector of the present invention.

The third figure is a schematic view showing the position of the actuator after the drawer of the electronic card connector of the present invention is inserted into the accommodating space.

The fourth figure is the conductive terminal, the reinforcing member and the insulating body of the electronic card connector of the present invention. An exploded view of the type before.

The fifth figure is a combination diagram of the conductive terminal, the reinforcing member and the insulating body of the electronic card connector of the present invention, but the connecting tape is not cut off.

The sixth figure is a combination diagram of the conductive terminal, the reinforcing member and the insulating body of the electronic card connector of the present invention, and the connecting strip is cut off.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of the electronic card connector 100 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , the electronic card connector 100 of the present invention is configured to receive an electronic card (not shown), including an insulative housing 1 , a plurality of conductive terminals 2 and a metal reinforcement 3 held by the insulative housing 1 , The ejecting mechanism 4 attached to the insulative housing 1 and the metal housing 5 that is shielded from the insulative housing 1 to form the receiving space 50 and the drawer 6 that is slidably received in the receiving space 50. The present invention relates to the "up and down", "left and right", and "front and rear" orientations with reference to the first drawing, and is merely for convenience of description and does not limit the invention.

Referring to the second figure, the insulative housing 1 includes a plurality of insulating blocks 11 separated from each other, and the insulating blocks 11 are formed by injection molding in the conductive terminals 2 and the metal reinforcing members 3. The insulating block 11 includes a first insulating block 111 and a second insulating block 112 at both edges and extending to the trailing edge, that is, the first insulating block 111 and the second insulating block 112 respectively include vertical arms 1112 perpendicular to each other and Transverse arm 1121. The lateral arms 1121 of the first insulating block 111 and the second insulating block 112 are separated from each other in the left-right direction. The lateral arm 1121 of the second insulating block 112 at the right edge is larger than the lateral arm 1121 of the first insulating block 111 at the left edge. The insulating block 11 includes a third row arranged in the front-rear direction Insulation block 113 and fourth insulation block 114. The third insulating block 113 and the fourth insulating block 114 are separated from each other in the front-rear direction. The third insulating block 113 and the fourth insulating block 114 are located between the first insulating block 111 and the second insulating block 112 in the left-right direction. The third insulating block 113 located at the front does not protrude from the leading edge of the vertical arm 1112 of the first insulating block 111 and the second insulating block 112, and the fourth insulating block 114 located at the rear is located at the first insulating block 111 and the second insulating block 112. The lateral arm 1121 is forward and separated.

Referring to the second figure, the conductive terminal 2 includes a first conductive terminal 21 held by the third insulating block 113, a second conductive terminal 22 held by the fourth insulating block 114, and a third insulating block 113 and a fourth insulating layer. A third conductive terminal 23 between the blocks 114. The first conductive terminal 21 and the second conductive terminal 22 extend in two rows on the left and the right, each for docking with a micro SIM card (not shown). The third conductive terminals 23 extend in a row from left to right for docking with a micro SD card (not shown). The third conductive terminal 23 includes a holding portion 231 held by the third insulating block 113 and the fourth insulating block 114 and a contact portion 232 between the third insulating block 113 and the fourth insulating block 114.

Referring to the second figure, the metal reinforcement member 3 includes left and right side wings 31 extending in the front-rear direction, and is located on the right side of the vertical arm 1112 of the first insulating block 111 and the left side of the vertical arm 1112 of the second insulating block 112, that is, left and right. The side flaps 31 are located between the vertical arm 1112 of the first insulating block 111 and the third insulating block 113 and the fourth insulating block 114. The left and right side flaps 31 are also located at the vertical arm 1112 and the third insulating block 113 of the second insulating block 112, The fourth insulating blocks 114 are connected to the first insulating block 111, the second insulating block 112 to the third insulating block 113, and the fourth insulating block 114, that is, all the insulating blocks 11 are integrally connected.

Referring to the second and third figures, the card ejecting mechanism 4 is mounted on the second insulating block 112, and includes a push rod 41 on the vertical arm 1112 and an actuator 42 on the lateral arm 1121. The actuator 42 includes a pivot portion 421, is located on one side of the pivot portion 421, and is coupled to the push rod The first end portion 422 of the interference is 41 and the second end portion 423 located on the other side of the pivot portion 421. The second end portion 423 has a position protruding into the accommodating space 50 (shown in the second figure) and a position after exiting the accommodating space 50 (shown in the third figure), respectively corresponding to the drawer seat 6 not being inserted into the receiving position The unplugged state of the space 50 and the state in which the drawer 6 is inserted into the accommodating space 50 are inserted.

Referring to the second figure, the metal casing 5 includes a side portion 51 of the vertical arm 1112 of the first insulating block 111 and the second insulating block 112 and a base portion 52 of the connecting side portion 51. The base portion 52 is provided with a convex 521 toward the inner edge of the accommodating space 50. When the product is assembled, the second end 423 of the actuator 42 is in the forward position to avoid the convex hull 521 so as not to affect the assembly of the product. When the drawer holder 6 carries the electronic card insertion process, that is, when the second end portion 423 of the actuator 42 is moved from the front position to the rear position, the convex hull 521 interferes with the second end portion 423 to prevent the actuator 42 from being shaken as a whole. The impact with the metal casing 5 generates noise.

Referring to the second figure, the drawer seat 6 includes a main body portion 61 and a stopper portion 62 in front of the main body portion 61. The main body portion 61 is provided with a first receiving cavity 611 at the rear, a second receiving cavity 612 at the front, and a third receiving cavity 613. The first receiving cavity 611 is independent of the second receiving cavity 612 and the third receiving cavity 613 and does not interfere spatially. The second receiving cavity 612 and the third receiving cavity 613 partially overlap in the horizontal direction. The first receiving cavity 611 and the second receiving cavity 612 are each for receiving a micro SIM card, and the third receiving cavity 613 is for receiving a micro SD card. Therefore, the electronic card connector 100 of the present invention can accommodate two types of cards at the same time: two SIM cards or one SIM card and one micro SIM card.

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , in the process of injection molding the conductive terminal 2 , the metal reinforcement 3 and the insulative housing 1 of the electronic card connector 100 of the present invention, the following steps are included: respectively providing the terminal strip 2 ′ and the reinforcing member Strip 3', terminal strip 2' includes a plurality of conductive terminals 2 in the middle and a first connecting strip 20 at both ends of the conductive terminal 2, the reinforcing material strip 3' includes left and right side flaps 31 extending in the front-rear direction and a second connecting strip 30 at both ends of the side flaps 31, the terminals The strip 2' and the reinforcing material strip 3' are placed on two upper and lower horizontal planes and the left and right side flaps 31 are located on both sides of the plurality of conductive terminals 2; the injection molded insulating body 1 is formed on the terminal strip 2' and the reinforcing member strip 3' to form each other The separated plurality of insulating blocks 11 include a first insulating block 111, a second insulating block 112, a third insulating block 113, and a fourth insulating block 114; and the first connecting strip 20 and the second connecting strip 30 are broken.

The conductive terminal 2 and the metal reinforcing member 3 of the electronic card connector 100 of the present invention are respectively made of different strips 2', 3', which ensure the flatness of the conductive terminal 2 and the metal reinforcing member 3, and are injection molded. The insulating body 1 is divided into a plurality of insulating blocks 11 to avoid warping of the insulating body 1 and to improve the flatness of the entire product.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed 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 thereto. Equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in the spirit of the present invention are still included in the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧Insulating body

2‧‧‧Electrical terminals

3‧‧‧Metal reinforcements

20‧‧‧First connection belt

30‧‧‧Second connection belt

Claims (7)

An electronic card connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals held on the insulative housing, and a metal reinforcement, wherein the conductive terminal and the metal reinforcement are made of different strips, and the insulative housing includes a plurality of a separate insulating block formed by injection molding in a conductive terminal and a metal reinforcing member, the insulating block including a first insulating block and a second insulating block which are located at both edges and extend to the trailing edge and are separated from each other, And a third insulating block and a fourth insulating block which are located between the first insulating block and the second insulating block and are separated from each other in the left-right direction, the conductive terminal includes a first conductive terminal held by the third insulating block, and is held by a second conductive terminal of the fourth insulating block and a third conductive terminal between the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block. The electronic card connector of claim 1, wherein the metal reinforcement connects the first insulating block, the second insulating block to the third insulating block, and the fourth insulating block. The electronic card connector of claim 2, wherein the first insulating block and the second insulating block respectively comprise vertical arms and lateral arms perpendicular to each other, and the metal reinforcing members comprise left and right side wings extending in the front-rear direction. The left and right side wings are located between the vertical arm of the first insulating block and the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block, and the left and right side wings are also located between the vertical arm of the second insulating block and the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block. The electronic card connector of claim 3, wherein the third insulating block does not protrude from a vertical arm leading edge of the first insulating block and the second insulating block, and the fourth insulating block is located at the first The insulating block and the lateral arm of the second insulating block are forward and separated. The electronic card connector of claim 1, wherein the third conductive terminal comprises a holding portion held by the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block and located between the third insulating block and the fourth insulating block. Contact part. The electronic card connector of claim 1, wherein the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal extend in two rows of left and right, and the third conductive terminals extend in a row from left to right. A method for manufacturing an electronic card connector, comprising the steps of: respectively providing a conductive terminal strip and a metal reinforcement strip, wherein the conductive terminal strip comprises a plurality of conductive terminals at the middle portion and a first connecting strip at both ends of the conductive terminals, The plurality of conductive terminals comprise a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal and a third conductive terminal, wherein the third conductive terminal comprises a holding portion and a contact portion, and the metal reinforcement material strip comprises left and right side wings extending in the front-rear direction and at both ends of the side wing a second connecting strip, the conductive terminal strip and the metal reinforcing material strip are placed on two upper and lower horizontal planes, and the left and right side flaps are located on both sides of the plurality of conductive terminals; the injection molded insulating body is formed on the conductive terminal strip and the metal reinforcing member strip to form a plurality of insulating blocks separated from each other, the insulating block including a first insulating block and a second insulating block which are located at both edges and extend to the trailing edge and are separated from each other, and are located in the first insulating block and the second insulating block in the left-right direction a third insulating block and a fourth insulating block separated from each other, the first conductive terminal being held by the third insulating block, the second Electrical terminal retained in a fourth insulating block, the third conductive terminal located between the third block and the fourth insulating dielectric block; and a breaking of the first strap and the second strap.