TWI669858B - Intermediate transfer connector and electrical connector combination - Google Patents

Abstract

An intermediate transfer connector is adapted to electrically connect a first connector to a second connector, the intermediate transfer connector comprising a plurality of insulating spacers and a plurality of terminal modules. The terminal modules are alternately arranged in a first direction with the insulating spacers, such that each terminal module is located between two adjacent insulating spacers, and each terminal module includes a stack of the front and rear directions. a terminal plate member and a shielding plate member, the terminal plate member having a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in a second direction, each of the conductive terminals having a first contact portion and a second end opposite to each other in a third direction Two contact parts.

Description

Intermediate transfer connector and electrical connector combination

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an intermediate adapter connector and an electrical connector assembly.

U.S. Patent No. 5,702,258 discloses a connector showing a plurality of shield members, each shield member electrically connecting at least two points to selected contact elements. U.S. Patent No. 7,779,852 discloses a connector in which Fig. 23D shows that two terminal columns are arranged such that the coarse grounded shield terminals are opposed to a pair of fine signal terminals. The terminal pattern is maintained in a straight line. Each pair of signal terminals has a ground terminal on a side of the pair of signal terminals and at least one ground terminal faces a pair of signal terminals. The shield arrangement between the ground terminal and the signal terminal pair is only between the body portions of the terminals, not at the contact portion, and the connector of this case is a connector for mounting on a circuit board. U.S. Patent No. 7,967,638 (Embodiment No. CN102201622A) discloses a connector for directly connecting two circuit boards, each of which contains a plurality of tabs, and an organizer defines a plurality of Openings accommodate the tabs.

The aforementioned connector is disposed on the circuit board or directly connects two circuits The board, however, if the intermediate adapters of the two connectors are to be connected, for example, to connect the connectors respectively provided on the two boards to increase the distance between the two boards, the use requirements cannot be met. Moreover, as an intermediate transfer connector between the two connectors, because of the long terminals, the crosstalk interference is improved on the signal transmission path, and the signal integrity and signal transmission speed are reduced. In order to further improve the transmission speed of the signal, further creation and improvement are needed to suppress and reduce the crosstalk interference of the signal transmission, reduce the terminal impedance, and strengthen the shielding between the signal terminals. Also, as an intermediate transfer connector between two connectors having the same configuration, innovations and improvements other than conventional construction are required. Moreover, as an intermediate transfer connector between two connectors having a mating interface with a male and female plug-in structure, innovations and improvements other than conventional configurations are required.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an intermediate transfer connector for connecting two connectors.

Accordingly, another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector assembly comprising two connectors and an intermediate transfer connector connecting the two connectors.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the intermediate adapter connector of the present invention is adapted to electrically connect a first connector to a second connector, the intermediate adapter connector including a first mating interface for The first connector is mated; a second mating interface, For aligning with the second connector; a plurality of insulating spacers; and a plurality of terminal modules, and the insulating spacers are alternately arranged in a first direction so that each terminal module is located adjacent to the two Between the insulating spacers; each terminal module includes a terminal plate member and a shielding plate member stacked in the first direction, the terminal plate member having a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in a second direction, each The conductive terminal has a first contact portion at the first mating interface and a second contact portion at the second mating interface.

In some embodiments, the insulating spacers and the terminal modules are combined to form the first mating interface on the opposite sides of the first direction and the third direction of the second direction, and the first mating interface a second mating interface, and the first mating interface and the second mating interface each have a plurality of ribs extending in the second direction and a plurality of slots recessed relative to the ribs, and The ridges are alternately arranged in the first direction in the slots.

In some implementations, the first contact portion and the second contact portion of each of the conductive terminals are elastic contact portions and are respectively located at the first mating interface and the second mating interface, and the conductive terminals of each of the terminal modules The first contact end and the second contact end face in opposite directions in the first direction, and the first contact end of the conductive terminal of the adjacent terminal module faces the opposite direction and the adjacent terminal in the first direction The second contact end of the conductive terminal of the module faces in the opposite direction in the first direction.

In some implementations, the ribs and the slot of the first mating interface are arranged in the same manner and shape as the second mating interface, but are first. The position in the direction is reversed.

In some embodiments, each of the insulating spacers forms a spacer on one side of the third direction to correspondingly form one of the ribs and the other side of the spacer is not formed to correspondingly constitute one of the slots. A spacer has a plurality of receiving slots, and the first and second contact ends of the conductive terminals of each terminal module face the spacers of the adjacent one of the insulating spacers and are correspondingly received in the receiving slots.

In some embodiments, at least two of the insulating spacers have the same configuration but different directions, and at least two of the terminal modules have the same configuration but different directions.

In some implementations, the conductive terminals of each terminal module are composed of a plurality of ground terminals and a plurality of pairs of signal terminals, and the pair of ground terminals and signal terminals are alternately arranged in the second direction, each terminal The shielding plate of the module is mechanically and electrically connected to the grounding terminals.

In some embodiments, the terminal plate of each terminal module further has an insulating plate body, and the conductive terminals are embedded in the plate body, and the shielding plate member is coupled to a plate surface of the plate body.

In some implementations, each of the ground terminals has a width in the second direction that is greater than a width between each pair of signal terminal pairs in the second direction, and a signal terminal between the adjacent two terminal modules. The positions of the pair are staggered and the positions in the first direction do not overlap, and each pair of signal terminals between the adjacent two terminal modules is in the The first direction is within the width of the corresponding ground terminal.

In some embodiments, the insulating spacers respectively form a limiting block at four corners, and the four corners of the terminal plate members between the insulating spacers are respectively formed with the limiting positions. The corner of the space in which the block is placed.

In some embodiments, in the adjacent insulating spacers, the corresponding two limiting blocks are formed with complementary matching grooves and bumps.

In some embodiments, the plate body of each terminal plate member has a plate and two side strips, and the side strips are located at opposite edge edges of the plate along the second direction, and the main body of each insulating partition The width between the opposite edge edges of the second direction is smaller than the width between the strips of the strips of each of the terminal plates, and when the terminal modules are overlapped with the insulating spacers, the insulating spacers The two rims of the body of the panel are constrained in the second direction between the strips of the panels of the adjacent terminal panels.

The main body of the insulating spacers is formed with positioning blocks protruding in the second direction, and the side strips of the plate body of each terminal plate member are formed with matching grooves corresponding to the positioning blocks, and the terminal modules are When the insulating spacers are stacked, the positioning blocks of the insulating spacers are accommodated in a space formed by the recesses of the adjacent terminal plates.

In some embodiments, at least the outermost two of the insulating spacers form a plurality of buckles on both sides of the second direction, and each terminal panel forms a plurality of sides along the second direction. a buckle block, and each of the terminal plate members is offset from the adjacent insulating spacer and the buckle of the other terminal plate member along the third direction, and the intermediate transfer connector further includes a plurality of connecting plates each having a plurality of fastening holes respectively corresponding to the buckles and respectively disposed on the laminated insulating partitions and the second direction of the terminal modules On both sides, the insulating spacers are combined with the terminal modules.

Thus, in some embodiments, the electrical connector assembly of the present invention includes a first connector for mounting on a first circuit board and a second connector for mounting to a second circuit board; An intermediate adapter connector for mating with the first connector and the second connector to electrically connect the first connector to the second connector, the intermediate adapter connector including a first connector a connector interface for mating with the first connector; a second mating interface for mating with the second connector; a plurality of insulating spacers, and a plurality of terminal modules spaced apart from the plurality of terminals The boards are alternately arranged in a first direction such that each terminal module is located between two adjacent insulating spacers; each terminal module includes a terminal plate member and a shielding plate stacked in the first direction The terminal plate has a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in a second direction, each of the conductive terminals having a first contact portion on the first mating interface and a second contact portion on the second mating interface, An insulating spacer is formed together with the terminal modules in a vertical direction and the first direction The first matching interface and the second mating interface are respectively disposed on the opposite sides of the second direction, and the first mating interface and the second mating interface are respectively used with the first connector and the first Two connectors are mated.

In some implementations, the first connector is configured in the same manner as the second connector as a whole and the two can be mated to each other. The first mating interface is configured. Corresponding to the second connector, the structure of the second mating interface corresponds to the first connector, so that the first mating interface can be mated with the first connector, and the second mating interface can The second connector is mated.

In some implementations, the first mating interface and the second mating interface each have a plurality of ribs extending in the second direction and a plurality of slots recessed relative to the ribs. And the ridges are alternately arranged in the first direction in the slots.

In some implementations, the first contact portion and the second contact portion of each of the conductive terminals are elastic contact portions and are respectively located at the first mating interface and the second mating interface, and the conductive terminals of each of the terminal modules The first contact end and the second contact end face in opposite directions in the first direction, and the first contact end of the conductive terminal of the adjacent terminal module faces the opposite direction and the adjacent terminal in the first direction The second contact end of the conductive terminal of the module faces in the opposite direction in the first direction.

In some embodiments, the ribs and the slots of the first mating interface are arranged in the same manner and shape as the second mating interface but have opposite positions in the first direction.

In some embodiments, each of the insulating spacers forms a spacer on one side of the third direction to correspondingly form one of the ribs and the other side of the spacer is not formed to correspondingly constitute one of the slots. A spacer has a plurality of receiving slots, and the first and second contact ends of the conductive terminals of each terminal module face the spacers of the adjacent one of the insulating spacers and are correspondingly received in the receiving slots.

In some embodiments, at least two of the insulating spacers have the same configuration but different directions, and at least two of the terminal modules have the same configuration but different directions.

In some implementations, the conductive terminals of each terminal module are composed of a plurality of ground terminals and a plurality of pairs of signal terminals, and the pair of ground terminals and signal terminals are alternately arranged in the second direction, each terminal The shielding plate of the module is mechanically and electrically connected to the grounding terminals.

In some embodiments, the terminal plate of each terminal module further has an insulating plate body, and the conductive terminals are embedded in the plate body, and the shielding plate member is coupled to a plate surface of the plate body.

In some implementations, each of the ground terminals has a width in the second direction that is greater than a width between each pair of signal terminal pairs in the second direction, and a signal terminal between the adjacent two terminal modules. The positions of the pair are staggered and the positions in the first direction do not overlap, and each pair of signal terminals between the adjacent two terminal modules is within the width of the corresponding ground terminal in the first direction.

In some embodiments, the insulating spacers respectively form a limiting block at four corners, and the four corners of the terminal plate members between the insulating spacers are respectively formed with the limiting positions. The corner of the space in which the block is placed.

In some embodiments, in the adjacent insulating spacers, the corresponding two limiting blocks are formed with complementary matching grooves and bumps.

In some embodiments, at least the outermost two of the insulating spacers form a plurality of buckles on both sides of the second direction, and each terminal panel forms a plurality of sides along the second direction. a buckle block, and each of the terminal strips is offset from the adjacent insulating partition and the outer sleeve of the other terminal plate member in the third direction, the intermediate adapter connector further comprising a plurality of connecting plates, the links Each of the plate members has a plurality of fastening holes respectively corresponding to the buckles, and are respectively disposed on the laminated insulation partitions and the two sides of the terminal modules along the second direction to separate the insulation The board is fixed in combination with the terminal modules.

In some implementations, the first connector and the second connector are mezzanine connectors.

The present invention has at least the following effects: the intermediate transfer connector is formed by alternately stacking a plurality of insulating spacers and terminal modules to form a main structure, and the shielding plate member of each terminal module can cover the conductive terminals in a large area. Most of them (including the first contact portion and a portion of the second contact portion) can provide comprehensive shielding between the conductive terminals of the adjacent terminal modules, and more effectively shield the interference of the signals. In addition, the insulating spacers have a plurality of identical configurations but different directions, and the plurality of terminals in the terminal modules have the same configuration but different directions, and the overall configuration is simplified in a configuration in which the number of terminals is changed. The combined construction not only facilitates manufacturing to reduce manufacturing costs, but also has more flexible expansion performance. Furthermore, the first mating interface and the second mating interface of the interposer connector have the same structure, and the first connector and the second connector having the same configuration can be connected.

100‧‧‧First connector

101‧‧‧First board

200‧‧‧Second connector

201‧‧‧Second circuit board

300‧‧‧Intermediate transfer connector

1‧‧‧Insulation partition

1A‧‧‧First insulation spacer

1B‧‧‧Second type insulation partition

1C‧‧‧Type 3 insulation partition

1D‧‧‧4th insulation spacer

11‧‧‧ Subject

111‧‧‧ board edge

12‧‧‧ spacer

121‧‧‧ receiving trough

13a, 13b, 13c, 13d‧‧‧ Limit Blocks

131‧‧‧ recessed gap

132‧‧‧Outstanding structure

14‧‧‧ Positioning block

2‧‧‧Terminal module

2A‧‧‧First Terminal Module

2B‧‧‧Second type terminal module

3‧‧‧Connected board

31‧‧‧ buckle hole

4‧‧‧Terminal plate

41‧‧‧Electrical terminals

411‧‧‧First contact

412‧‧‧Second contact

413‧‧‧ Body Department

414‧‧‧Contact hole

42‧‧‧ board

421‧‧‧ slotted

422‧‧‧ corner

423‧‧‧ binding column

424‧‧‧ Grounding terminal exposed hole

425‧‧‧ Signal terminal exposed window

426‧‧‧Edge strips

5‧‧‧Shielding plates

51‧‧‧ Grounding terminal exposed hole

52‧‧‧ Signal terminal exposed window

53‧‧‧Contact finger

54‧‧‧Combination hole

6‧‧‧First mating interface

6’‧‧‧Second mating interface

61‧‧ ‧ ribs

62‧‧‧ slots

7‧‧‧ side

8‧‧‧deduction

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

D3‧‧‧ third direction

G‧‧‧ Grounding terminal

S‧‧‧ signal terminal pair

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an electrical connector assembly of the present invention, illustrating an intermediate transfer connector. FIG. 2 is another perspective view of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the intermediate adapter of the embodiment; FIG. A partial exploded view of the intermediate transfer connector, wherein the two connecting plates are not shown; FIGS. 5a, 5b, and 5c are full exploded views corresponding to FIG. 4, and are divided into three pages in order to clearly show the content of the graphic. Figure 6 is a top view of the intermediate transfer connector; Figure 7 is a bottom view of the intermediate transfer connector; Figure 8 is a perspective view of the first type terminal module of the intermediate transfer connector; 9 is another perspective view of FIG. 8; FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 9; FIG. 11 is another exploded perspective view of the first type terminal module; FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the A area of FIG. Figure 13 is an enlarged view of the area B in Figure 11; 14 is a perspective view of a second type terminal module of the intermediate transfer connector; FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 14; FIG. 16 is only a shield plate member and a conductive terminal in a part of the terminal module. 3 is a perspective view showing the arrangement relationship between the shielding plate member and the conductive terminal and the conductive terminal; FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a partial area of FIG. 16; and FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the first type insulating spacer of the intermediate transfer connector. Figure 19 is a perspective view of a second type of insulating spacer of the intermediate transfer connector; Figure 20 is another perspective view of Figure 19; Figure 21 is a third type of insulating spacer of the intermediate transfer connector Figure 22 is another perspective view of Figure 21; Figure 23 is a perspective view of a fourth type of insulating spacer of the intermediate adapter; and Figure 24 is another perspective view of Figure 23.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an embodiment of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention includes a first connector 100, a second connector 200, and an intermediate adapter connector 300. The first connector 100 is mounted on a first circuit board 101. The second connector 200 is mounted on a second circuit board 201. The intermediate adapter connector 300 is configured to be coupled to the first connector 100 and the second connector 200 to electrically connect the first connector 100 with the second connector 200. The intermediate adapter connector 300 With the first connector A first mating interface 6 mated with 100 and a second mating interface 6' mated with the second connector 200. In this embodiment, the first connector 100 has the same overall configuration as the second connector 200 and the two can be mated to each other, for example, the first connector 100 and the second connector 200. The same configuration of the Mirror Mezzanine Connectors.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5a to FIG. 5c, the intermediate transfer connector 300 includes a plurality of insulating spacers 1, a plurality of terminal modules 2, and a plurality of connecting plates 3. The terminal modules 2 and the insulating spacers 1 are alternately arranged in a first direction D1 such that each terminal module 2 is located between two adjacent insulating spacers 1. Moreover, the insulating spacers 1 and the terminal modules 2 together form the first mating interface 6 and the second mating interface 6' on opposite sides of the third direction D3 in the vertical direction D1. . Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the first mating interface 6 and the second mating interface 6 ′ each have a plurality of ribs 61 extending in a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1 and the third direction D3 and A plurality of slots 62 are recessed relative to the ribs 61, and the ribs 61 and the slots 62 are alternately arranged in the first direction D1. For convenience of the following description, in the present embodiment, the first direction D1 arrow indicates the direction is the front, the reverse direction is the rear, the second direction D2 the arrow indicates the direction is the left, the reverse direction is the right, and the third direction D3 the arrow indicates the direction is the upper , the reverse is below. The configuration of the first mating interface 6 corresponds to the second connector 200 (see FIG. 1 ), that is, the arrangement of the ribs 61 and the slots 62 of the first mating interface 6 and the second connector 200 . The first mating interface 6 can be mated with the first connector 100, the second mating interface 6' The configuration corresponds to the first connector 100 (see FIG. 2), that is, the ribs 61 and the slots 62 of the second mating interface 6' are arranged in the same manner as the first connector 100, and the second is made The mating interface 6' can be mated with the second connector 200. In this embodiment, the first mating interface 6 is facing upward, the second mating interface 6 ′ is facing downward, and the ribs 61 of the first mating interface 6 are arranged integrally with the slot 62 . The shape has the same configuration as the second mating interface 6' but is opposite in the first direction D1.

Referring to FIG. 8 to FIG. 10, each terminal module 2 includes a terminal plate member 4 and a shielding plate member 5 which are overlapped in the first direction D1. The terminal plate member 4 has a plurality of conductive terminals 41 arranged in a second direction D2 parallel to the plate surface of the terminal plate member 4. Each of the conductive terminals 41 has a first contact portion 411 located at opposite ends of the third direction D3. And the second contact portion 412 and the body portion 413 connecting the first contact portion 411 and the second contact portion 412. The first contact portion 411 is located at the first mating interface 6 (see Fig. 1) and the second contact portion 412 is located at the second mating interface 6' (see Fig. 2). The end of the first contact portion 411 and the end of the second contact portion 412 face in opposite directions in the first direction D1. In this embodiment, the terminal plate member 4 of each terminal module 2 further has an insulating plate body 42, and the conductive terminals 41 are embedded in the plate body 42, that is, the conductive terminals 41 are buried. An insert molding method is combined with the plate body 42 to fix it. In this embodiment, the plate body 42 has a plate 420 and two side strips 426. The two side strips 426 are located at the left and right edge of the plate 420 and extend in the up and down direction, and the thickness of the side strips 426 in the front and rear direction is greater than that of the sheet 420. Thick thickness. The shielding plate member 5 is coupled to the plate 420 of the plate body 42 Facing the panel behind the illustration. Specifically, the plate body 42 faces the plate surface of the shielding plate member 5, and a plurality of protruding coupling posts 423 are formed. The shielding plate member 5 is made of a metal material and has an area covering the body portion 413 of the conductive terminals 41. And a portion of the first contact portion 411 and the second contact portion 412 connected to the main body portion 413, and a plurality of coupling holes 54 respectively corresponding to the coupling posts 423 are formed on the shielding plate member 5, and the coupling posts 423 are worn by the coupling portions 423. After the bonding holes 54 are inserted, the ends of the bonding columns 423 are thermally melted, so that the bonding columns 423 are not detached from the bonding holes 54, so that the shielding plate member 5 is combined with the plate body 42. In the embodiment, the shielding plate member 5 is fixedly coupled to the plate 420 and located between the two side strips 426.

Referring to FIG. 10 to FIG. 13 , in the embodiment, the conductive terminals 41 of each terminal module 2 are composed of a plurality of ground terminals G and a plurality of pairs of signal terminal pairs S, and the ground terminals G and the signal terminal pairs S is alternately arranged in the second direction D2. The shielding plate member 5 of each terminal module 2 is mechanically and electrically connected to the grounding terminal G. Specifically, the plate body 42 has a plurality of grounding terminal exposing holes 424 exposing the grounding terminals G, and A plurality of signal terminals exposing the signal terminal pairs S expose the window 425, and since the lengths of the conductive terminals 41 are long, the board body 42 has a vertical direction (ie, a direction in which the terminals extend) corresponding to each of the ground terminals G. The plurality of grounding terminals expose the holes 424. Similarly, the plate body 42 has a plurality of signal terminal exposure windows 425 corresponding to each of the signal terminal pairs S in the up and down direction (ie, the extending direction of the terminals). The shielding plate member 5 has a plurality of contact fingers 53 bent and extended toward the grounding terminals G, and each contact finger 53 is formed by stamping. The U-shaped hole 51 is defined and formed with respect to the bending of the shield plate member 5. The main body portion 413 of each of the grounding terminals G is formed with a plurality of contact holes 414 corresponding to the grounding terminal exposing holes 424 and the contact fingers 53. In this embodiment, the main body portion 413 of each of the grounding terminals G corresponds to the plate body 42. The area of each grounding terminal exposing hole 424 has two contact holes 414, and the two contact holes 414 also correspond to the two contact fingers 53 of the shielding plate member 5, so that when the terminal plate member 4 and the shielding plate member 5 are stacked In time, the contact fingers 53 pass through the corresponding ground terminal exposure holes 424 and extend into the corresponding contact holes 414 to contact the hole edges of the contact holes 414, that is, contact the ground terminal G, so that the shielding plate member 5 The grounding terminal G is mechanically and electrically connected. In the present embodiment, the end of each contact finger 53 is arcuate, but in a variant embodiment, the end of each contact finger 53 may also be bifurcated, not limited to this embodiment. The shielding plate member 5 can cover a large portion of the conductive terminals 41 (including a portion of the first contact portion 411 and the second contact portion 412) over a large area, and can provide the conductive terminals 41 of the adjacent terminal modules 2 Comprehensive shielding between the two, more effective shielding of signal interference. Moreover, the signal terminal exposing window 425 of the board 42 exposes the two signal terminals of the signal terminal pair S so as to directly face the shielding plate member 5, which can help improve the integrity of the signal.

Referring to FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, another type of terminal module 2 is used in the embodiment. For convenience of description, the terminal module 2 shown in FIG. 8-13 is defined as a set of first type terminals. Module 2A, and FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 show a set of second type terminal modules 2B. At least two groups of the terminal modules 2 have the same structure but are not arranged in the direction. with. The difference between the second type terminal module 2B and the first type terminal module 2A is only the number of the ground terminal G and the signal terminal pair S. The ground terminal G of the first type terminal module 2A has four, and the signal terminal pair S has Four pairs, and the second type terminal module 2B has five ground terminals G, and the signal terminal pair S has five pairs.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 16 and FIG. 17 , in the embodiment, the first contact portion 411 and the second contact portion 412 of each of the conductive terminals 41 are elastic contact portions and are respectively located on the first mating interface 6 . And the second mating interface 6 ′, and the end of the first contact portion 411 and the end of the second contact portion 412 of each terminal module 2 face in opposite directions in the first direction D1, and adjacent terminal modules The end of the first contact portion 411 of the conductive terminal 41 of FIG. 2 faces in the opposite direction in the first direction D1 and the end of the second contact portion 412 of the conductive terminal 41 of the adjacent terminal module 2 faces in the opposite direction in the first direction D1 . In this embodiment, the first contact portion 411 and the second contact portion 412 of each ground terminal G are respectively formed by two elastic arms spaced along the second direction D2, and each signal terminal is connected to each signal terminal of S The first contact portion 411 and the second contact portion 412 are constituted by one elastic arm. Referring to FIG. 6, the overall width W1 of each of the ground terminals G from the top to the bottom in the second direction D2 is greater than the overall width of each pair of signal terminals S from the top to the bottom in the second direction D2. W2, and the position of the signal terminal pair S of the adjacent terminal module 2 is staggered and does not overlap in the position of the first direction D1, and the ground terminal G on the adjacent terminal module 2 is in the first direction D1 The upper position is wrong but the edge portions have partial overlap, that is, on the adjacent terminal module 2, each pair of signal terminals S is at the The direction D1 is located within the width of the corresponding ground terminal G. Therefore, the width W2 of the signal terminal pair S is less than the width W1 of the entire ground terminal G and is within the coverage of the width W1 of the corresponding ground terminal G, so that the same terminal module 2 and the adjacent terminal module 2 can be strengthened. Each signal terminal has a virtual shield between S to reduce crosstalk interference. In addition, most of the signal terminal pairs S are surrounded by the ground terminal G of the same terminal module 2 and the ground terminal G of the adjacent terminal module 2, and the virtual shielding can also be enhanced to reduce crosstalk interference.

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 18 to Fig. 24, each of the insulating spacers 1 has the following common features: a main body 11 having a substantially rectangular plate shape, and one side of the main body 11 in the third direction D3. Forming a spacer 12 to correspondingly form a rib 61 of the first mating interface 6 (second mating interface 6 ′) and forming a spacer 12 on the other side thereof to correspondingly constitute the first mating interface 6 a slot 62 in the second mating interface 6'), the position of the spacer 12 of the adjacent insulating spacer 1 is vertically offset in the third direction D3, that is, adjacent two insulating spacers 1, wherein One of the spacers 12 is on the upper side, and the other of the spacers 12 is on the lower side so that the ribs 61 in the first mating interface 6 (second mating interface 6') are alternately arranged with the slots 62. The first contact portion 411 and the second contact portion 412 of the conductive terminal 41 of each terminal module 2 are oriented toward the spacer 12 of the adjacent insulating spacer 1, and each spacer 12 has a plurality of corresponding receiving portions. a contact portion 411 or a receiving groove 121 of the second contact portion 412. The first contact portions 411 and the second contact portions 412 are respectively received in the corresponding receiving slots 121. Each of the insulating spacers 1 is formed at each of four corners of the main body 11 The first direction D1 protrudes from the limiting blocks 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d of the main body 11, and a corner 422 is formed at four corners of each terminal plate member 4 between the insulating spacers 1, each of the corners 422 Providing a space in which the limiting blocks 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d of the four corners of each of the insulating spacers 1 of the adjacent two insulating spacers 1 are respectively placed, that is, corresponding positions of the adjacent insulating spacers 1 The limiting blocks 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d can project together into the notch 422 of the terminal block 4. Each terminal module 2 is sandwiched between two adjacent insulating spacers 1 in a first direction D1, and each terminal module 2 is bounded by four corners of adjacent insulating spacers 1 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d are limited in the third direction D3 and the second direction D2.

Referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 to FIG. 5c and FIG. 18 to FIG. 24, in the embodiment, the insulating spacers 1 have different configurations in addition to the above common features, and for convenience of explanation, The insulating spacer 1 shown in Fig. 18 is defined as a set of first type insulating spacers 1A, and the insulating spacers 1 shown in Figs. 19 and 20 are defined as a set of second type insulating spacers 1B, as shown in Figs. The illustrated insulating spacer 1 is defined as a set of third type insulating spacers 1C, and the insulating spacers 1 shown in FIGS. 23 and 24 are defined as a group of fourth type insulating spacers 1D in which the insulating spacers 1 are At least two groups have the same construction but different orientations. There are two types of the first type of insulating spacers 1A for being disposed at the outermost side; two of the second type of insulating spacers 1B are disposed between the adjacent two first type terminal modules 2A; There are two insulating spacers 1C for being disposed between the adjacent first type terminal module 2A and the second type terminal module 2B; the fourth type insulating spacer 1D has six for being disposed adjacent to each other. Two Between the second type terminal modules 2B. As shown in FIG. 5a to FIG. 5c, the two first-type insulating spacers 1A have the same structure, but the directions are different, and the two first-type insulating spacers 1A on the outermost sides are in the parallel second direction D2. The axis of rotation is rotated 180 degrees in different orientation settings. There are four first-type terminal modules 2A, which are respectively disposed in two groups of two adjacent first-type insulating spacers 1A, and two first-type terminal modules 2A of the same group are in a parallel first direction D1. The rotating shaft is disposed in a different direction of 180 degrees, and a second type insulating spacer 1B is disposed between the two first type terminal modules 2A of the same group, and two second type insulating spacers in different groups are provided. The plate 1B is disposed in a different direction in which the rotation axis parallel to the second direction D2 is relatively rotated by 180 degrees. The second type terminal module 2B is located between the two sets of the first type terminal modules 2A, and there are seven second type terminal modules 2B, and the adjacent second type terminal modules 2B are in the parallel first direction. The axis of rotation of D1 is set in a different direction than 180 degrees of rotation. The two third-type insulating spacers 1C are disposed in different directions in which the rotational axis parallel to the second direction D2 is relatively rotated by 180 degrees. The adjacent fourth-type insulating spacers 1D are disposed in different directions in which the rotational axes parallel to the first direction D1 are relatively rotated by 180 degrees. In other words, the intermediate transfer connector 300 can be arranged in a different arrangement direction to form a main structure by a plurality of insulating spacers 1 having the same configuration and a plurality of terminal modules 2 having the same configuration, and arranged in a part of the terminals. The number-variant configuration simplifies the overall combined construction, which is not only convenient to manufacture to reduce manufacturing costs, but also has more elastic expansion performance.

Referring to FIG. 5a to FIG. 5c, at least one positioning block 14 protrudes from the left and right sides of the main body 11 of the second to fourth type insulating spacers 1B, 1C, and 1D of the present embodiment, and the main body 11 A limit block 13b, 13c, 13d is formed in each of the four corners. Referring to the fourth type insulating spacer 1D shown in FIG. 23 and FIG. 24, the fourth type insulating spacer 1D shown in the figure is disposed on the limiting block 13d above the left and right board edges of the main body 11. The bumps 132 of the position and the direction are staggered, and the limiting block 13d below the left and right edge of the main body 11 is provided with the groove 131 with the position and the direction staggered; when combined, the two adjacent fourth type insulating spacers 1D One is disposed opposite to the other in a direction in which the rotational axes of the parallel front-rear directions are relatively rotated by 180 degrees, so that the two limit blocks 13d corresponding to each other between the two adjacent fourth-type insulating spacers 1D are The recess 131 and the bump 132 can be formed to complement each other. Referring to the third type insulating spacer 1C shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, two third type insulating spacers 1C are respectively located on opposite sides of the fourth type insulating spacer 1D in the first direction D1, as shown in FIG. The limiting block 13c of the four corners of the third type insulating spacer 1C and the limiting block 13d corresponding to the adjacent fourth type insulating spacer 1D also have bumps 132 which are matched with the unevenness and The groove 131, it is understood that the other third type insulating spacer 1C has the same configuration and is only rotationally inverted to cooperate with another adjacent fourth type insulating spacer 1D. Referring to the second type insulating spacer 1B shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, two second type insulating spacers 1B are located on opposite sides of the third type insulating spacer 1C in the first direction D1, for example, The two limiting blocks 13c, which are located at the left and right of the second type insulating spacer 1B, have recesses 131 which cooperate with the limiting blocks 13c corresponding to the adjacent third type insulating spacers 1C. It is understood that The other second type insulating spacer 1B has the same configuration only for the reverse rotation and another adjacent third type insulating spacer 1C cooperation. Referring to FIG. 18, the four corners of the main body 11 of the two outermost insulating spacers 1A on the outermost side in the first direction D1 are also respectively formed with a limiting block 13a, as shown in FIG. The two limiting blocks 13a of the board 1A above the main body 11 correspond to the positions of the limiting blocks 13b of the adjacent second-type insulating spacers 1B in the third direction D3, and the two limiting blocks located below the main body 11 13a is located below the stopper 13b of the adjacent second type insulating spacer 1B in the third direction D3. Therefore, it can be understood that the other first type insulating spacer 1A has the same configuration and is only rotationally inverted to be engaged with another adjacent second type insulating spacer 1B. In this way, the first to fourth types of insulating spacers 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D are made by the combination of the concavo-convex complementary structures of the limiting blocks 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d described above. Both the second direction D2 and the third direction D3 can reach the limit of each other. In the present embodiment, the terminal plate members 4 respectively form a notch 422 at the four corners of the plate body 42. When the insulating spacers 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D are overlapped, the terminal modules 2 are clamped. When disposed therebetween, the corners 422 provide a space in which the limiting blocks 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d of the adjacent insulating spacers 1 can be placed in each other, and the shapes of the corners 422 match the corresponding limiting blocks. 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, by stacking the terminal modules 2 with the insulating spacers 1, each terminal module 2 is sandwiched between adjacent insulating spacers 1 and the limits The blocks 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d are placed in the notch 422, and each of the terminal modules 2 is surrounded by the adjacent insulating spacers 1 and the four corner limiting blocks 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d of the adjacent insulating spacers 1 The first direction D1, the second direction D2, and the third direction D3 are limited.

In addition, in the embodiment, the side strips 426 of the board body 42 of the terminal block 4 of each terminal module 2 are formed with a plurality of recesses 421 corresponding to the positioning blocks 14 respectively, on each of the insulating spacers 1 The positioning block 14 is accommodated in a space formed by the recesses 421 of the adjacent terminal strips 4, thereby limiting the relative position of the laminated insulating spacers 1 and the terminal modules 2 in the third direction D3 and the first direction D1. Displacement. In addition, in the present embodiment, the width between the board edges 111 in the left-right direction of the main body 11 of the insulating spacers 1B, 1C, and 1D is smaller than the strips 426 of the board body 42 of the terminal block 4 of the terminal module 2. The width between the two sides of the side strip 426 in the front-rear direction is the board surface of the protruding sheet 420. Therefore, when the terminal modules 2 are overlapped with the insulating spacer 1, the insulating spacers 1B, 1C, The plate edge 111 in the left-right direction of the main body 11 of the 1D is restrained between the two side strips 426 of the plate body 42 of the adjacent terminal plate member 4 in the left-right direction, and the plate body 42 of the terminal plate member 4 positioned on the left and right sides. The side strips 426 are arranged in close proximity.

In this embodiment, the outermost two of the insulating spacers 1 (ie, the first type insulating spacer 1A) form a plurality of buckles 8 on both sides of the second direction D2, and each terminal plate member 4 is along the first A plurality of buckles 8 are formed on both sides of the two directions D2, and the buckles 8 protrude from the two side faces 7, and in the present embodiment, the positions of the buckles 8 on the same side of each terminal plate member 4 are adjacent to each other. The buckles 8 of the first type insulating spacer 1A or the terminal plate member 4 are vertically displaced, whereby when the terminal modules 2 are overlapped with the insulating spacer 1, the adjacent buckles 8 are not in contact with each other. put one's oar in. The connecting plates 3 each have a plurality of fastening holes 31 respectively corresponding to the buckles 8 and are respectively disposed on the laminated insulating spacers 1 and the second terminals of the terminal modules 2 On both sides of the direction D2, the insulating spacers 1 are combined with the terminal modules 2 in combination. Each of the buckles 8 is substantially T-shaped, and each of the fastening holes 31 is wide and narrow. When the connecting plate member 3 is combined with the buckles 8, the wider portion of the fastening hole 31 is first matched with the buckle 8 Inserting, the buckle 8 is inserted into the buckle hole 31, and then the connecting plate member 3 is moved upward, so that the buckle block 8 is inserted into the narrow portion of the buckle hole 31 to be fixed, and the assembly can be completed.

In summary, the intermediate transfer connector 300 is alternately laminated with a plurality of insulating spacers 1 and terminal modules 2 to form a main structure, and the shielding plate member 5 of each terminal module 2 can cover the conductive areas over a large area. A large portion of the terminal 41 (including a portion of the first contact portion 411 and the second contact portion 412) can provide a comprehensive shielding between the conductive terminals 41 of the adjacent terminal modules 2, and more effectively shield the signal. interference. In addition, the insulating spacers 1 have a plurality of identical configurations but different directions, and the terminal modules 2 have the same configuration but different orientations, which is simplified in the configuration in which the number of terminals is changed. The overall combined construction not only facilitates manufacturing to reduce manufacturing costs, but also has more flexible expansion performance. Furthermore, the first mating interface 6 and the second mating interface 6' of the intermediate transfer connector 300 have the same configuration, and the first connector 100 and the second connector 200 having the same configuration can be connected.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and all the equivalent equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the patent specification of the present invention are still The scope of the invention is covered.

Claims (30)

An intermediate adapter connector for electrically connecting a first connector to a second connector, the intermediate adapter connector comprising: a first mating interface for mating with the first connector; a second mating interface for mating with the second connector; a plurality of insulating spacers; and a plurality of terminal modules alternately arranged in a first direction with the insulating spacers, such that each The terminal module is located between two adjacent insulating partitions; each terminal module includes a terminal plate member and a shielding plate member which are overlapped in the first direction, and the terminal plate member has a plurality of second direction Arranging conductive terminals, each of the conductive terminals having a first contact portion on the first mating interface and a second contact portion on the second mating interface. The intermediate transfer connector according to claim 1, wherein the insulating spacers and the terminal modules are combined to form the first side opposite to the third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction a mating interface and the second mating interface, and the first mating interface and the second mating interface each have a plurality of ribs extending in the second direction and a plurality of ribs relative to the ribs a recessed slot, and the ribs are alternately arranged in the first direction in the slots. The intermediate adapter connector of claim 2, wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion of each of the conductive terminals are elastic contact portions and are respectively located at the first mating interface and the second mating interface, each of The first contact end of the conductive terminal of the terminal module and the second contact end face in opposite directions in the first direction, and the first contact end of the conductive terminal of the adjacent terminal module is in the first direction The second contact end toward the opposite direction and the conductive terminals of the adjacent terminal modules face in opposite directions in the first direction. The intermediate adapter connector of claim 3, wherein the ribs and the slot of the first mating interface are arranged in the same manner and shape as the second mating interface but in the first direction. The opposite is true. The intermediate transfer connector of claim 3, wherein each of the insulating spacers forms a spacer on one side of the third direction to correspondingly form one of the ridges and the other side of the spacer is not formed to correspond to Forming one of the slots, each of the spacers has a plurality of receiving slots, and the first and second contact portions of the conductive terminals of each of the terminal modules face the spacers of the adjacent one of the insulating spacers and are correspondingly received in the receiving slots . The intermediate transfer connector of claim 5, wherein at least two of the insulating spacers have the same configuration but different directions, and at least two of the terminal modules have the same configuration but a direction different. The intermediate transfer connector according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the conductive terminals of each terminal module are composed of a plurality of ground terminals and pairs of signal terminal pairs, and the ground terminals and signals are The pair of terminals are alternately arranged in the second direction, and the shielding plate member of each terminal module is mechanically and electrically connected to the grounding terminals. The intermediate adapter connector of claim 7, wherein the terminal plate member of each terminal module further has an insulating plate body, and the conductive terminals are embedded in the plate body, and the shielding plate member is coupled to the plate a board of the body. The intermediate transfer connector of claim 8, wherein a width of each of the ground terminals in the second direction is greater than a width between each pair of signal terminal pairs in an opposite direction of the second direction, and two adjacent terminals The positions of the signal terminal pairs between the modules are staggered and do not overlap in the first direction, and each pair of signal terminals between the adjacent two terminal modules are located at the corresponding ground terminals in the first direction. The width is covered. The intermediate transfer connector of claim 8, wherein the insulating spacers respectively form a limiting block at four corners, and the four corners of the terminal plates between the insulating spacers respectively A corner is formed for the space in which the limit blocks are placed. The intermediate transfer connector according to claim 10, wherein among the adjacent insulating spacers, the two corresponding limiting blocks are formed with complementary matching grooves and bumps. The intermediate adapter connector of claim 11, wherein the plate body of each terminal plate member has a plate and a double edge strip, and the edge strips are located at opposite edge edges of the plate along the second direction. The width between the opposite edge edges of the main body of each insulating spacer along the second direction is smaller than the width between the strips of the strips of each terminal panel, when the terminal modules are opposite to the insulating spacers When stacked, the two rims of the body of the insulating spacer are constrained in the second direction between the strips of the plates of the adjacent terminal strips. The intermediate transfer connector of claim 12, wherein a part of the insulating spacers is formed with a positioning block protruding in the second direction, and a side strip of each of the terminal plates is formed with a pair The positioning block of the insulating spacers should be placed in the space formed by the recesses of the adjacent terminal plates when the terminal blocks are overlapped with the insulating spacers. The intermediate transfer connector of claim 1, wherein at least the outermost two of the insulating spacers form a plurality of buckles along two sides of the second direction, and each terminal plate is along the second A plurality of buckles are formed on two sides of the direction, and each of the terminal plates is offset from the adjacent insulating spacer and the outer portion of the other terminal plate member in the third direction, and the intermediate adapter connector further comprises a plurality of a connecting plate member, each of the connecting plate members having a plurality of fastening holes respectively corresponding to the fastening blocks, and respectively disposed on the laminated insulating spacers and the two sides of the terminal modules along the second direction And fixing the insulating spacers in combination with the terminal modules. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a first connector for mounting on a first circuit board; a second connector for mounting to a second circuit board; and an intermediate transfer connector for Connecting the first connector and the second connector to electrically connect the first connector and the second connector, the intermediate adapter connector includes a first mating interface for the first a connector mating interface; a second mating interface for mating with the second connector; a plurality of insulating spacers, and a plurality of terminal modules alternately arranged in a first direction with the insulating spacers Each terminal module is disposed between two adjacent insulating partitions; each terminal module includes a terminal plate member and a shielding plate member which are overlapped in the first direction, and the terminal plate member has a plurality of a conductive terminal arranged in a second direction, each conductive terminal having a first contact portion on the first mating interface and a second contact portion on the second mating interface, the insulating spacers and the terminal modules Co-constituting a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction On opposite sides of the mating interface of the first and second mating interface, the first interface and the second mating interface for mating respectively with the first connector and the second connector mating. The electrical connector assembly of claim 15, wherein the first connector is configured in the same manner as the second connector as a whole and the two are mutually mateable, and the configuration of the first mating interface corresponds to a second connector, the second mating interface is configured to correspond to the first connector, so that the first mating interface can be mated with the first connector, and the second mating interface can be connected to the second connector Mating. The electrical connector assembly of claim 16, wherein the first mating interface and the second mating interface each have a plurality of ribs extending in the second direction and a plurality of ribs relative to the ribs a recessed slot, and the ribs are alternately arranged in the first direction in the slots. The electrical connector assembly of claim 17, wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion of each of the conductive terminals are elastic contact portions and are respectively located at the first mating interface and the second mating interface, each of The first contact end of the conductive terminal of the terminal module and the second contact end face in opposite directions in the first direction, and the first contact end of the conductive terminal of the adjacent terminal module faces in the first direction In the opposite direction and the second contact end of the conductive terminal of the adjacent terminal module faces in the opposite direction in the first direction. The electrical connector assembly of claim 18, wherein the ribs and the slot of the first mating interface are arranged in the same manner and shape as the second mating interface but in the first direction. in contrast. The electrical connector assembly of claim 18, wherein each of the insulating spacers forms a spacer on one side of the third direction to correspondingly form one of the ribs and the other side of the spacer is not formed to correspond to the composition Each of the slots has a plurality of receiving slots, and the first and second contact portions of the conductive terminals of each of the terminal modules face the spacers of the adjacent one of the insulating spacers and are correspondingly received in the receiving slots. The electrical connector assembly of claim 20, wherein at least two of the insulating spacers have the same configuration but different directions, and at least two of the terminal modules have the same configuration but different directions. . The electrical connector assembly of any one of claims 15 to 21, wherein the conductive terminals of each terminal module are composed of a plurality of ground terminals and pairs of signal terminals, and the ground terminals and signal terminals The shield plates of each terminal module are mechanically and electrically connected to the ground terminals in an alternate manner in the second direction. The electrical connector assembly of claim 22, wherein the terminal plate of each terminal module further has an insulating plate body, and the conductive terminals are embedded in the plate body, and the shielding plate member is coupled to the plate body. a board. The electrical connector assembly of claim 23, wherein a width of each of the ground terminals in the second direction is greater than a width between each pair of signal terminal pairs in an opposite direction of the second direction, and two adjacent terminal modes The positions of the signal terminal pairs between the groups are staggered and do not overlap in the first direction, and each pair of signal terminals between the adjacent two terminal modules are located at the corresponding ground terminals in the first direction. The width is covered. The electrical connector assembly of claim 15, wherein the insulating spacers respectively form a limiting block at four corners, and the four corners of the terminal plates between the insulating spacers are respectively formed There is a missing corner for the space in which the limit blocks are placed. The electrical connector assembly of claim 25, wherein a portion of the adjacent insulating spacers, the corresponding two limiting blocks are formed with complementary mating grooves and bumps. The electrical connector assembly of claim 26, wherein the plate body of each terminal plate member has a plate and a two-sided strip, the edge strips being located at opposite edge edges of the plate along the second direction, each The width between the opposite edge edges of the main body of the insulating spacer along the second direction is smaller than the width between the strips of the strips of each terminal panel, when the terminal modules overlap the insulating spacers In time, the two rims of the main body of the insulating spacer are constrained in the second direction between the strips of the plates of the adjacent terminal strips. The electrical connector assembly of claim 27, wherein a portion of the main body of the insulating spacer is formed with a positioning block protruding in the second direction, and a side strip of each of the terminal plate members is formed to correspond to When the terminal modules are overlapped with the insulating spacers, the positioning blocks of the insulating spacers are accommodated in a space formed by the recesses of the adjacent terminal plates. The electrical connector assembly of claim 15, wherein at least two outermost sides of the insulating spacers form a plurality of latches along two sides of the second direction, and each terminal panel is along the second direction Forming a plurality of buckles on both sides, and each of the terminal plates is offset from the adjacent insulating spacer and the outer portion of the other terminal plate member in the third direction, and the intermediate adapter connector further comprises a plurality of links Each of the connecting plates has a plurality of fastening holes respectively corresponding to the buckles, and are respectively disposed on the laminated insulating partitions and the two sides of the terminal modules along the second direction. The insulating spacers are fixed in combination with the terminal modules. The electrical connector assembly of claim 15, wherein the first connector and the second connector are mezzanine connectors.