TWI624748B - Machine case - Google Patents

Abstract

A box body, which is assembled downwards to a bracket, comprising a longitudinally sunken body portion, a platform, and an electrical connector fixed to the platform, and the platform is located at one end in the longitudinal direction of the body portion; The electrical connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of terminals, and each terminal is provided with an upper contact portion and a lower contact portion, and the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion are oppositely disposed in a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; the terminals The electrical connector is formed with the insulating body by a first injection molding; the electrical connector is formed as an insert on the platform by a second injection molding; the platform partially covers the electrical connector A connector; a portion of the upper contact portion of the terminal is buried in the platform, and other upper contact portions are exposed upward from the platform; the lower contact portions of the electrical connector are exposed downward from the platform. The box of this creation is simple to manufacture and can be reliably connected to the bracket and the like.

Description

Box

The present invention relates to a box body, and more particularly to a box body applied to wearable medical equipment.

Wearable medical devices can help patients and clinicians monitor important vital signs and symptoms, and as they enter the market, the field of wearable medical technology is becoming a hot area. Wearable medical equipment usually includes a box body, a cover body fixed to the box body, a cable, and a bracket connecting the box body and the cable. Among them, the box body contains a battery to provide power to the entire device, and the cover body includes electronic components such as a data processing module and a display module. During use, the box body is operatively inserted into the receiving cavity of the bracket and establishes an electrical connection with the bracket. After the box body and the bracket are assembled together, a docking slot for inserting a cable plug is formed, and the cable establishes an electrical connection between the peripheral equipment such as a sensor, the bracket, and the box body. The peripheral device transmits a series of physiological data such as heart rate, temperature, SpO2, blood pressure, cardiac output, cardiac output, exercise, activity, posture, pulse rate, and breathing rate to the box through a cable and a bracket. The data is presented to patients and clinicians by means of a display module assembled in the box. In order for the wearable medical device to work reliably and continuously, the box must be stably held in the bracket and establish a reliable electrical connection with the cable. In addition, the mechanical and electrical connection between the box and the battery, and the box and the cover must be stable and reliable .

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a box body to realize a reliable connection between the box body and a battery, a cover body, a bracket and the like.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a case that can be used for wearable medical equipment.

In order to achieve the purpose, the box body of this creation is assembled downwards to a bracket, and includes a long and sunken body portion, a platform, and an electrical connector fixed to the platform. The platform is located at One end in the longitudinal direction of the main body portion; the electrical connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of terminals, and each terminal is provided with an upper contact portion and a lower contact portion, and the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion are perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The upper and lower directions are opposite to each other; the electrical connection is formed between the terminal and the insulating body by first injection molding The electrical connector is formed on the platform as an insert by second injection molding; the platform partially covers the electrical connector; a portion of the contact portion of the terminal is buried in the platform The other upper contact portions are exposed upward from the platform; the lower contact portions of the electrical connector are exposed downward from the platform.

In order to achieve the purpose, a box body of this creation is used to receive a battery and a terminal module electrically connected to the battery; the box body includes a longitudinally sunken main body portion and two main bodies at two longitudinal ends of the main body portion. A platform and an electrical connector; the main body portion is formed with a receiving cavity, and one end of the receiving cavity in the longitudinal direction is provided with a door for receiving or detaching the battery from the receiving cavity, and the other end receives a terminal module; The electrical connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of terminals arranged in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the insulating body is provided with opposite upper and lower surfaces in the vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction; Each terminal is formed by punching and bending a metal panel, and is provided with an upper contact portion and a lower contact portion. The upper contact portion is exposed on the upper surface of the insulating body, and the lower contact portion is exposed on the lower portion of the insulating body. On the surface, at least one of the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion is provided with a tail portion, and the tail portion is used to connect the strip during production; the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion are flat and extend in the longitudinal direction. ; So The terminal and the insulating body are integrally formed by the first injection molding, and the platform and the electrical connector are integrally formed by the second injection molding; during the first injection molding, the insulating body A plurality of grooves are formed on the upper surface or the lower surface, and the grooves are located between the contact portions of two adjacent terminals; in the second injection molding, the grooves are filled with the material of the platform; the electrical connector is buried Within the platform.

Compared with the prior art, the electrical connector of the box body of this creation is integrally injection molded on the platform as an insert, which is simple to manufacture and stable.

100‧‧‧ Cover

102‧‧‧through hole

104‧‧‧Circuit Board

200, 300‧‧‧ box

210, 310‧‧‧ main body

214‧‧‧Container

217, 254‧‧‧ convex

220‧‧‧ Platform

320‧‧‧First Platform

360‧‧‧Second Platform

222‧‧‧Fixed post

322‧‧‧ opening

106, 240‧‧‧electrical connector

246‧‧‧Terminal Module

330‧‧‧First electrical connector

370‧‧‧Second electrical connector

244‧‧‧Insulated body

334‧‧‧First insulating body

374‧‧‧Second insulation body

336, 376‧‧‧ groove

339, 379‧‧‧ positioning holes

341‧‧‧ flange

242, 248‧‧‧ terminal

332‧‧‧First terminal

372‧‧‧Second Terminal

333‧‧‧Contact

333a‧‧‧ Upper contact

333b‧‧‧ Lower contact

335‧‧‧tail

338‧‧‧Transfer circuit board

337‧‧‧trace

270‧‧‧ gate

250‧‧‧ battery

252‧‧‧Conductive sheet

272‧‧‧Inner film

274‧‧‧Hook

276‧‧‧Screw

278‧‧‧Keyhole

The first figure is a perspective view of the case of the first embodiment of the present invention applied to the wearable medical device; the second figure is a partial exploded view of the wearable medical device shown in the first figure, with the box and the cover separated; The third figure is a top view of the application state of the box body shown in the second figure, in which the battery and the terminal module are assembled in the box body; the fourth figure is a cross-sectional view along the line IV-IV of the application state of the box body shown in the third figure; The fifth figure is a partial exploded view of the box application state shown in the third figure, with the door open; the sixth figure is a further exploded schematic view of the box application state shown in the fifth figure, where the door is separated from the box, and the battery and the box are separated The seventh figure is a partial exploded view of the box body shown in the sixth figure, in which two electrical connectors are separated from the box body; the eighth figure is a schematic perspective view of the box body of the second embodiment of this creation; the ninth figure It is a partial exploded view of the box body shown in the eighth figure, in which the first and second electrical connectors are separated from the box body; the tenth figure is a schematic view of the box body at another angle shown in the ninth figure; the eleventh figure is the first The perspective view of the first electrical connector of the box shown in Fig. 9; Fig. 12 is a schematic view of the first electrical connector shown in Fig. 11 from another angle; A cross-sectional view of the body along the line XIII-XⅢ, in which the first electrical connector is embedded in the first platform; the fourteenth figure is an exploded view of the first electrical connector shown in the eleventh figure, where the first terminal and the transfer circuit board are from The first electrical connector is separated; the fifteenth figure is the second electrical connection of the box body shown in the ninth figure A perspective schematic view; FIG sixteenth and exploded view of a second line of the electrical connector shown in Figure XV.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the preferred embodiments.

The first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the first to seventh figures. As shown in the first figure, the cover body 100 is mounted downward on the box body 200, and the cover body 100 includes an electronic display screen and a data processing module. The box body 200 includes a longitudinally sunken main body portion 210, two platforms 220 located at both longitudinal ends of the main body portion 210, and two electrical connectors 240. In the first injection molding, the electrical connector 240 is molded. In the second injection molding, the electrical connector 240 is used as an insert to mold the platform 220 and the main body 210. The electrical connector 240 includes an insulating body 244 and a plurality of terminals 242 arranged laterally in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The insulating body 244 and the terminals 242 are integrally injection-molded. For the convenience of description, the vertical direction and the horizontal direction are defined herein as a vertical direction or a vertical direction.

The platform 220 projects upward to form a plurality of fixing posts 222. The cover 100 is provided with a plurality of through holes 102 correspondingly, and the fixing posts 222 are inserted into the through holes 102. The cover 100 is further provided with a circuit board 104 and installation The two electrical connectors 106 on the circuit board are provided with flexible terminals for mechanically or electrically connecting the electrical connectors 240.

The main body 210 is recessed downward to form a receiving cavity 214 to receive the battery 250. The receiving cavity 214 is provided with a door 270 at one end in the longitudinal direction, and the other end is used for receiving the terminal module 246. The end provided with the door 270 is defined as an outer, and the end receiving the terminal module 246 is defined as an outer. That is, the receiving cavity 214 is provided with a door 270 at the outer end in the longitudinal direction for receiving the battery 250 from the outside or for the battery 250 to be detached from the receiving cavity 214, and the inner end opposite to the outer end is used for receiving the terminal module 246. The terminal module 246 includes an insulating body and a plurality of terminals 248 held on the insulating body. The battery 250 is inserted into the receiving cavity 214 through the door 270 along the lengthwise direction. The inner end of the battery 250 is provided with a plurality of conductive pieces 252 to make electrical contact with the terminal module 246. The door 270 is pivotally installed at the outer end of the receiving cavity 214. The door 270 is provided with an inner rubber sheet 272 to cushion the impact force so as to ensure a reliable connection between the conductive sheet 252 and the terminal 248. The door 270 is provided with a hook portion 274. The hook portion 274 is formed on one side of the door 270 in a lateral direction. The hook portion 274 cooperates with the main body portion 210 as a pivot for the door 270 to rotate. 270 Assembly or disassembly. On the other side of the opposite hook portion 274, the door 270 is provided with a lock hole 278. The door 270 also includes a detachable screw 276. The screw 276 extends into the lock hole 278 to lock the door 270 to the main body portion 210. It is easy to understand that the terminal module 246 connected to the battery 250 can be connected to the electrical connector 240 adjacent thereto through a switching device (not shown), so that the entire electronic device is powered on.

In this embodiment, the main body 210 is further provided with a convex portion 217 to restrict the horizontal movement of the battery 250 in the receiving cavity 214. As shown in the sixth figure, the battery 250 is provided with a convex portion 254; correspondingly, the main body portion 210 may also be provided with a corresponding structure inside the receiving cavity 214 to cooperate with the convex portion 254, thereby further restricting the battery 250 in the receiving cavity 214 Move up inside. In addition, the door 270 may be provided with a sealing ring (not shown) to have a waterproof function.

The second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 to 16.

The box body 300 is assembled downward on the bracket and establishes an electrical connection with the docking terminal in the bracket. The box body 300 includes a longitudinally sunken body portion 310, a first platform 320 and a second platform 360 located at both longitudinal ends of the body portion 310, and a first electrical connector 330 and a second connector 370. The first electrical connector 330 is integrally injection-molded on the first platform 320 as an insert, and the second electrical connector 370 is integrally injection-molded on the second platform 360 as an insert.

In this embodiment, the first and second electrical connectors 330 and 370 are molded by the first injection molding. During the second injection molding, the first and second electrical connectors 330 and 370 are used as the inserts to enable the first and second platforms 320 and 320. , 360 and the main body portion 310 are molded. That is, in this embodiment, the electrical connector is stably held on the corresponding platform using over-molding. It should be noted that the above molding method is different from the prior art in which the electrical connector is assembled on the platform after the platform is injection molded.

The first electrical connector 330 includes a first insulating body 334 and a plurality of first terminals 332 arranged laterally. The first insulating body 334 is provided with opposite upper and lower surfaces. The first insulating body 334 and the first terminal 332 are integrally injection-molded. During the first injection molding, a plurality of grooves 336 are formed on the lower surface of the first insulating body 334, and the grooves 336 are located between two adjacent first terminals 332. Each groove 336 can be inserted by the mold core to locate the corresponding first A terminal 332; in the second injection molding, the groove 336 is filled with a partial material of the first platform 320.

It is easy to understand that although the length of the longitudinal direction of the groove 336 in this embodiment is shorter than that of the adjacent first terminal 332 when viewed from the up and down direction, in other embodiments, the longitudinal direction of the groove 336 is shorter. The length can be set to be longer or equal to the first terminal 332 according to actual needs. At the same time, the groove 336 may also be provided on the upper surface of the first insulating body 334.

The first electrical connector 330 is further provided with a transition circuit board 338, which is located above the first insulating body 334 and is mechanically and electrically connected to the tail portion 335 of the first terminal 332. The transfer circuit board 338 is provided with a plurality of traces 337 for selectively electrically transferring a portion of the first terminal 332. During the second injection molding, the transfer circuit board 338 is buried in the first platform 320 to be further fixed.

The first insulating body 334 integrally extends in the longitudinal direction to form a flange 341 to support the adapter circuit board 338 upward. The upper surface of the flange 341 is lower than the upper surface of the first insulating body 334 to form a recessed space for receiving the adapter. Circuit board 338. The first insulating body 334 is formed with a pair of positioning holes 339. During the second injection molding, the positioning holes 339 are used to position the first electrical connector 330.

The first terminals 332 are generally U-shaped. Each first terminal 332 is stamped and bent from a metal panel to form two contact portions 333 facing each other. The contact portions 333 are flat. At least one of the two contact portions 333 is provided with a tail portion 335, which is used to connect the strip during production. The tail portion 335 extends from one end of the contact portion 333 and has a substantially right angle shape. The tail portion 335 includes a horizontal section extending in the longitudinal direction and a vertical section extending in the vertical direction. The contact portion 333 includes an upper contact portion 333 a exposed on the upper surface of the first insulating body 334 and a lower contact portion 333 b exposed on the lower surface of the first insulating body 334. The first terminals 332 are arranged in a lateral direction and are provided with a plurality of terminal groups. The plurality of terminal groups includes two outer terminal groups located at two ends in the lateral direction and two inner terminal groups located in the middle. Each terminal group is composed of four first terminals 332. During the second injection molding, the upper contact portions of the two outer terminal groups located on the upper surface of the first insulating body 334 333a is covered by the first platform 320, and the upper contact portions 333a of the two inner terminal groups located on the upper surface of the first insulating body 334 are exposed upward from the first platform 320, but the four terminal groups are located under the first insulating body 334 The lower contact portions 333 b on the surface are all exposed downward from the first platform 320. The first platform 320 is provided with a plurality of openings 322 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces thereof, and the openings 322 correspond to the lower contact portions 333 b of the four terminal groups located on the lower surface of the first insulating body 334. The docking terminal of the bracket is received in the opening 322. Viewed from above and below, the two contact portions 333 of each first terminal 332 of the outer terminal group are aligned vertically, and the two contact portions 333 of each first terminal 332 of the inner terminal group are laterally offset from each other. The two sets of upper contact portions 333a of the two inner terminal groups located on the upper surface of the first insulating body 334 are shifted in opposite directions away from each other, while the two sets of lower contact portions 333b on the lower surface of the first insulating body 334 are not shifted. The two internal terminal groups are composed of a first terminal group and a second terminal group. The first terminal 332 of the first terminal group and the first terminal 332 of the second terminal group are mirror images of each other. It is easy to understand that during the manufacturing process, the first terminal 332 of the first terminal group and the first terminal 332 of the second terminal group may share a mold.

Similarly, the second electrical connector 370 includes a second insulating body 374 and a plurality of second terminals 372 embedded in the second insulating body 374. The second insulating body 374 has a plurality of grooves 376 formed on a lower surface thereof, and each groove 376 is located between two adjacent second terminals 372. During the first injection molding, each groove 376 can be inserted into the mold core to locate a corresponding second terminal 372. During the second injection molding, the partial material of the second platform 360 is filled with the groove 376, so that the second insulating body 374 and the second platform 360 are integrally formed. The second insulating body 374 is further provided with a pair of positioning holes 379, which are used to position the second electrical connector 370 during the second injection molding. Unlike the U-shaped first terminal 332 of the first electrical connector 330, the second terminal 372 of the second electrical connector 370 is substantially Z-shaped, and the upper contact portion 333a at the upper surface of the second insulating body 374 is in the longitudinal direction. The length is shorter than and located behind the lower contact portion 333b at the lower surface of the second insulating body.

In summary, this creation complies with the elements of an invention patent, and a patent application is filed in accordance with the law. However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of this creation, and the scope of this creation is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, those who are familiar with the skills of this case make equivalent modifications or changes based on the spirit of this creation. It should be covered by the following patent applications.

Claims (10)

A box body is assembled on a bracket. The box body includes: a main body portion extending in the longitudinal direction; a platform at one end of the main body portion in the longitudinal direction; and an electrical connector that is fixed. On the platform, the electrical connector includes: an insulating body; and a plurality of terminals, each terminal is provided with an upper contact portion and a lower contact portion, and the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion are perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The upper and lower directions are opposite to each other; wherein the terminal and the insulating body are formed by the first injection molding of the electrical connector, and the electrical connector is formed as an insert on the platform by the second injection molding. The upper part of the platform covers the electrical connector, part of the upper contact part of the terminal is buried in the platform, the other upper contact parts are exposed upward from the platform, and the lower contact part of the electrical connector All are exposed downward from the platform. The box according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the platform is provided with a plurality of openings for receiving the docking terminals fixed to the bracket, and the contact portion under the electrical connector is exposed in the opening. . The box according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the electrical connector is provided with a transfer circuit board connected to the terminal, and the transfer circuit board is used to selectively electrically transfer the circuit board. The terminal is embedded in the platform. According to the box of claim 3, wherein each terminal is provided with a tail portion, the tail portion is provided with a vertical section extending in the up-down direction, and the vertical section is fixed to the transfer circuit. board. The box body according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein during the first injection molding, the insulating body is formed with a plurality of grooves between adjacent terminals, and during the second injection molding, the platform A material is used to fill the groove so that the insulating body is integrally formed with the platform. The box body according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the length of the upper contact portion in the longitudinal direction is different from that of the lower contact portion, and the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion are vertically up and down, The lateral directions of the longitudinal direction are offset from each other. The case according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the main body portion is used for accommodating a battery, and the main body portion is provided with a door, and when the door is opened, the battery can communicate with the battery along the longitudinal direction. The main body part is separated. A box body for accommodating a battery and a terminal module electrically connected to the battery. The box body includes: a main body portion, which extends in a longitudinal direction and includes a receiving cavity and two platforms at two longitudinal ends of the main body portion. The main body part is provided with a door at one end in the longitudinal direction of the receiving cavity, the door is used to receive the battery from the outside or the battery is separated from the receiving cavity, and the terminal module is received at the other end of the receiving cavity; and The connector includes: an insulating body, which is provided with upper and lower surfaces opposite to each other; and a plurality of terminals, which are arranged in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and each terminal is stamped and bent by a metal panel And is provided with an upper contact portion and a lower contact portion, the upper contact portion is exposed on the upper surface of the insulating body, the lower contact portion is exposed on the lower surface of the insulating body, and the upper contact portion and the lower contact At least one of the parts is provided with a tail part, and the tail part is used to connect the tape during the production process, and the upper contact part and the lower contact part are flat and extend in the longitudinal direction; wherein the terminal and the insulation Ontology The platform and the electrical connector are integrally formed by a second injection molding. During the first injection molding, a plurality of grooves are formed on the upper surface or the lower surface of the insulating body. The groove is located between the contact portions of two adjacent terminals. During the second injection molding, the groove is filled with the material of the platform, and the electrical connector is buried in the platform. According to the case of claim 8 in the scope of the patent application, a part of the upper contact portion of the electrical connector is buried in the platform, the other upper contact portions are exposed upward from the platform, and the electrical connector contacts below. The parts are exposed downward from the outside of the box. The box body according to item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the groove is formed on the lower surface of the insulating body during the first injection molding, and the length of the groove in the longitudinal direction is shorter than the length of the groove. Lower contact.