TWI688166B - Cap - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cap. The cap has a cap body. The cap body has a base body, a first supporting part extending from the left sight of the base body and a second supporting part extending from the right sight of the base body. The first supporting part and the second supporting part are provided with an asymmetric structure.

Description

Cover

The invention relates to a cover, in particular to a cover for supporting and fixing an electrical connector.

The power connector is a bridge connecting the output end and the receiving end of the power supply. Most of the existing power connectors are sink-type power connectors, and the sink-type power connector is centered on the front, and then the sink-type power connector is connected to the circuit board. During the surface welding process, the mating socket end of the sink plate power connector is easy to tilt forward. A general designer will design a cover to be inserted into the docking socket of the power connector. The cover also has a supporting portion extending downward, and the circuit board is used to support the supporting portion upward to achieve the docking socket end of the power connector To prevent the power connector from tilting forward.

However, the design is based on the fact that the space position of the circuit board is sufficient to front and support the cover. When the space position of the circuit board is not enough, this kind of cover cannot be provided with a supporting part, that is, it cannot achieve the function of supporting the power connector to prevent the power connector from tilting forward.

In view of this, it is necessary to further improve the existing cover to solve the above problems.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cover that provides support for a power connector and does not occupy space.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cover body provided with a cover plate, the aforementioned cover plate A body portion extending left and right is provided, and the cover plate is further provided with a first support portion continuing to extend outward from one end of the body portion and a second support portion continuing to extend outward from the other end of the body portion, the first support portion The second support portion is provided with an asymmetric structure. The second support portion includes a connection portion extending backward from the other end of the body portion and a support plate continuing to extend outward from the connection portion. The part is located in front of the aforementioned support plate.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the body portion and the connection portion are vertically connected, the cover plate is further provided with a diagonal brace connecting the connection portion and the support plate obliquely, the diagonal brace is provided between the body portion and the connection portion Connect the corner.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the cover body is further provided with a suction plate extending horizontally backward from the cover plate, a suction surface on the top of the suction plate, and a back surface opposite to the suction surface, and the cover plate is further provided with an upward support The plurality of support ribs of the suction plate, the plurality of support ribs are provided at the corner of the connection between the back surface and the body portion.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the body portion is provided with a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and a locking bar protruding backward from the rear surface, and the locking bar extends in the left-right direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the body portion is further provided with a stopper protruding backward from the rear surface, the stopper extends in the up-down direction, and a locking space is formed between the stopper and the connecting portion, and the The clamping bar is provided between the stopper and the connecting portion.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the body portion is further provided with at least one pair of buckles that extend rearwardly from the rear surface, and the pair of buckles includes a first clamping arm disposed above the clamping bar and a In the second clamping arm below the clamping bar, the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm are arranged axisymmetrically compared to the clamping bar.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a cover body provided with a cover plate, the cover plate is provided with a body portion extending left and right, and the cover plate is further provided with a first support portion which extends outward from one end of the body portion And a second support portion that continues to extend outward from the other end of the body portion, the first support portion and the second support portion are provided in an asymmetric structure, the first support portion is provided with a first support surface at the bottom, The body portion is provided with a bottom surface located at the bottom, and the first support surface is higher than the bottom surface in the up-down direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the support plate of the second support portion is provided with a second support surface, and the second support surface is coplanar with the first support surface in the up-down direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, in the front-back direction, the first support portion and the second support portion do not exceed the front surface of the body portion forward.

Compared with the prior art, the cover of the present invention has the first support portion and the second support portion disposed asymmetrically in the left-right direction, and in the front-rear direction, the first support portion and the second support portion are disposed in a misaligned manner, so that When the cover is installed on the electrical connector, it can not only provide support for the electrical connector but also when two electrical connectors are arranged side by side, the two adjacent covers can be space-saving by being arranged in the left-right direction.

100, 100’: cover

1. 1’: Cover

11, 11’: the first support

111: first support surface

12, 12’: Body part

120: card space

121: front surface

122: rear surface

123: Underside

124: support rib

125, 125’: card holder

126: Stop

127: snap

1270: card cavity

1271: The first card arm

1272: second card arm

13, 13’: Second support

131: Connection

132, 132’: support plate

1321: Second support surface

133: Bracing

2. 2’: suction plate

21: suction surface

22: back

800: circuit board

900: power connector

The first figure is a perspective schematic view of the cover body mounted on the power connector in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is a perspective schematic view of the cover body and the power connector in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is a perspective schematic view of the cover in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a schematic perspective view of the cover body in another angle according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The fifth figure shows that the two covers are installed on two power connectors arranged side by side in the first embodiment of the invention Three-dimensional schematic.

The sixth figure is a schematic perspective view of a cover according to a second embodiment of the invention.

The seventh figure is a schematic perspective view of the cover body according to the second embodiment of the present invention from another angle.

Please also refer to the first to fifth figures. The first embodiment of the present invention discloses a cover body 100. The cover body 100 is used to be inserted into the plug interface of the power connector 900, which is the power connector. 900 provides support. The cover body 100 is provided with a cover plate 1 and a suction plate 2 horizontally extending backward from the cover plate 1. The suction plate 2 is provided with a suction surface 21 at the top and a back surface 22 opposite to the suction surface 21. The power connector 900 is inserted into the cover body 100, and the suction surface 21 of the cover plate 1 is sucked by a robot arm (not shown), so that the position of the power connector 900 is moved.

The cover plate 1 is provided with a body portion 12 extending left and right, a first support portion 11 continuing to the left from one end of the body portion 12, and a second support portion 13 continuing to the right from the other end of the body portion 12, the first A support portion 11 and the aforementioned second support portion 13 are provided in a left-right asymmetric structure.

The body portion 12 is provided with a front surface 121 and a rear surface 122 opposite to the front surface 121. The rear surface (not labeled) of the first support portion 11 is coplanar with the rear surface 122 of the body portion 12. The front surface (not labeled) of the first support portion 11 is offset rearward, and is located behind the front surface 121 of the body portion 12. The first support portion 11 is provided with a first support surface 111 at the bottom, and the body portion 12 is provided with a bottom surface 123 at the bottom. The first support surface 111 is higher than the bottom surface 123 in the up-down direction.

The second support portion 13 is provided with a connecting portion 131 extending backward from the other end of the body portion 12 and a supporting plate 132 continuing to the right from the upper half of the connecting portion 131. The first support portion 11 is located in front of the support plate 132 in the front-rear direction.

The connecting portion 131 extends vertically backward from the rear surface 122 of the body portion 12 That is, the body portion 12 and the connection portion 131 are vertically connected. The supporting plate 132 is vertically connected to the connecting portion 131. The support plate 132, the connection portion 131, and the body portion 12 are connected in a Z shape. The support plate 132 of the second support portion 13 is provided with a second support surface 1321. The second support surface 1321 is coplanar with the first support surface 111 in the up-down direction. In this way, the cover 100 can be supported on the circuit board by any one of the first support surface 111 of the first support portion 11 and the second support surface 1321 of the second support portion 13 and can maintain the same height.

In the front-rear direction, the first support portion 11 and the second support portion 13 do not exceed the front surface 121 of the body portion 12 forward. With this arrangement, the first support portion 11 and the second support portion 13 do not occupy space in the front-rear direction.

The cover plate 1 is further provided with a diagonal brace 133 which obliquely connects the connecting portion 131 and the supporting plate 132. The diagonal brace 133 is provided at a corner of the connecting portion 131 and the supporting plate 132. With such arrangement, the overall strength of the second support portion 13 is improved by the diagonal braces 133, and the service life of the cover 100 is extended.

The cover body 100 is further provided with a plurality of support ribs 124 that obliquely connect the body portion 12 and the suction plate 2. The plurality of support ribs 124 extend obliquely upward from the rear surface 122 of the body portion 12 and connect to the back surface 22 of the suction plate 2 With such arrangement, the support ribs 124 can support the suction plate 2 upward from bottom to top, thereby strengthening the connection strength between the suction plate 2 and the body portion 12.

The body portion 12 is further provided with a retaining bar 125 protruding backward from the rear surface 122, a stopper 126 and a plurality of pairs of catches 127. The locking bar 125 extends in the left-right direction, and the stopper 126 extends in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, a latching space 120 is formed between the stopper 126 and the connecting portion 131, and the latching bar 125 is located in the latching space 120 between the stopper 126 and the connecting portion 131. In other embodiments, a stopper may be provided at each end of the body portion 12 to keep the card empty Is formed between the two blocks.

Each pair of the buckles 127 includes a first clamping arm 1271 disposed above the clamping bar 125 and a second clamping arm 1272 disposed below the clamping bar 125, the first clamping arm 1271 and the second clamping arm 1272 Compared with the above-mentioned clamping bar 125, they are arranged axisymmetrically or arranged up and down. In the present embodiment, the first clamping arm 1271 and the second clamping arm 1272 are arranged vertically symmetrically. The first clamping arm 1271 and the second clamping arm 1272 are both cantilever beams, and the end of the first clamping arm 1271 and the end of the second clamping arm 1272 are inclined toward the holding space 120 opposite to the first clamping A clamping cavity 1270 is formed between the arm 1271 and the second clamping arm 1272.

When the cover body 100 is mounted on the power connector 900, the holding bar 125 is inserted into the socket of the power connector 900, the front end of the power connector 900 is received in the holding space 120, and left and right The ends are caught by the stopper 126 and the connecting portion 131, and the upper and lower ends are caught by the first catch arm 1271 and the second catch arm 1272. The buckle 127 holds the front end of the power connector 900 in the up-down direction. With such arrangement, the cover 100 can be more stably installed on the power connector 900, and can more stably function during the process of moving the power connector 900.

With reference to the fifth figure, the first support portion 11 and the second support portion 13 of the cover 100 of the present invention are arranged asymmetrically in the left-right direction; in the front-rear direction, the first support portion 11 is located on the second support portion 13 Before the support plate 132. The first support surface 111 at the bottom of the first support portion 11 is horizontally coplanar with the second support surface 1321 at the bottom of the support plate 132. When two power connectors are used side by side, in the two adjacent cover bodies 100, The second support portion 13 of a cover 100 on the left side can be disposed behind the first support portion 11 of a cover 100 on the right side in the front-rear direction, thereby forming a misalignment, thereby saving space in the left-right direction, solving The problem is that the power connector 900 is too small. In addition, the first support portion 11 in the left side cover 100 is supported downward by the circuit board 800, and the second support portion 13 in the right side cover 100 is downward Supported by the circuit board 800, by arranging the first support portion 11 and the second support portion 13 asymmetrically, each power connector 900 can be supported by at least one support portion of the respective cover 100, so that each The power connector 900 maintains a balanced center of gravity, and can also save space in the left-right direction when multiple power connectors 900 are arranged side by side.

Please refer to the sixth to seventh figures for the electrical connector 100' according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The cover 100' in the second embodiment is substantially the same as the cover 100 in the first embodiment. The cover body 100' is also provided with a cover plate 1'and a suction plate 2'extending horizontally backward from the cover plate 1'. The cover plate 1'is provided with a body portion 12' extending left and right, a first support portion 11' extending leftward from one end of the body portion 12' and a second support extending rightward from the other end of the body portion 11' The portion 13', the first support portion 11' and the second support portion 13' are provided in a left-right asymmetric structure. The only difference is that the cover 100' is not provided with a buckle on the upper and lower sides of the holding bar 125', and the other structures are the same. So I won't repeat them here.

In this way, by arranging the first support portions 11 and 11' and the second support portions 13 and 13' of the cover bodies 100 and 100' in an asymmetric configuration, the first support portions 11 and 11' and the support plates 132 and 132' Staggered in the front-rear direction, so that the aforementioned covers 100, 100' can not only be supported by at least one support when installed to the power connector 900, so as to ensure the center of gravity of each power connector 900 is balanced, and multiple power connections When the devices 900 are arranged side by side, space can also be saved in the left and right directions.

The terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", etc. used in this text represent relative positions in space and are described for ease of illustration as shown in the drawings The relationship of one feature to another. It can be understood that the term of the relative position of the space may be intended to include different orientations other than the orientation shown in the drawings according to different placement positions of the products, and should not be construed as limiting the claims. In addition, the descriptor "horizontal" used in this article is not completely equivalent to It is perpendicular to the direction of gravity, allowing a certain angle of inclination.

In particular, it should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, equivalent changes made to the present invention under the teaching of the present invention should still be included in the scope claimed by the patent application scope of the present invention.

100: cover

11: The first support

12: Body part

121: front surface

127: snap

1271: The first card arm

131: Connection

132: Support plate

133: Bracing

21: suction surface

Claims (9)

A cover body is provided with a cover plate, and the cover plate is provided with a body portion extending left and right; wherein, the cover plate is further provided with a first support portion extending outward from one end of the body portion and facing from the other end of the body portion A second support portion that continues to extend outward, the first support portion and the second support portion are provided in an asymmetric structure, the second support portion includes a connection portion extending backward from the other end of the body portion, and outward from the connection portion The supporting plate that continues to extend is located in front of the supporting plate in the front-rear direction. The cover body according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the body portion is vertically connected to the connection portion, the cover plate is further provided with a diagonal brace connecting the connection portion portion and the support plate, and the diagonal brace is provided on the The corner of the connection between the body part and the aforementioned connection part. The cover body as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the cover body is further provided with a suction plate horizontally extending backward from the cover plate, a suction surface located on the top of the suction plate, and a back surface opposite to the suction surface, the cover The plate is also provided with a plurality of support ribs that upwardly support the suction plate, and the plurality of support ribs are provided at the corner of the connection between the back surface and the body portion. The cover as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the body portion is provided with a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and a retaining strip protruding rearward from the rear surface, the retaining strip extending in the left-right direction Made. The cover body according to item 4 of the patent application scope, wherein the body portion is further provided with a stopper protruding rearward from the rear surface, the stopper extends in the up-down direction, and the stopper and the connecting portion are formed A holding space, and the holding bar is provided between the stopper and the connecting portion. The cover body as described in item 4 of the patent application scope, wherein the body portion is further provided with at least one pair of buckles that extend rearwardly from the rear surface, and the pair of buckles include the A first clamping arm above the bar and a second clamping arm provided below the clamping bar, the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm are arranged axisymmetrically with respect to the clamping bar. A cover body is provided with a cover plate, and the cover plate is provided with a body portion extending left and right; wherein, the cover plate is further provided with a first support portion extending outward from one end of the body portion and facing from the other end of the body portion A second support portion that continues to extend, the first support portion and the second support portion are provided in an asymmetric structure, the first support portion is provided with a first support surface at the bottom, and the body portion is provided with a bottom surface at the bottom In the vertical direction, the first support surface is higher than the bottom surface. The cover body according to item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the support plate of the second support portion is provided with a second support surface, and the second support surface is coplanar with the first support surface in the up-down direction. The cover body as described in item 7 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the first support portion and the second support portion do not exceed the front surface of the body portion forward in the front-rear direction.

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