TWI692911B - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrical connector comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts, cables, a front cover and a rear cover. The insulative housing includes a main portion, a mounting portion, a plurality of slots and a latching mechanism. The contacts are assembled into the relative slots along a back-to-front direction. Each contact has a contacting portion and a wiring portion, the cables are inserted into the corresponding slots and connected with the contact in the slot. The rear cover is assembled to the mounting portion along a front-to-back direction. The electrical connector further has an elastic clamping member enclosing on insulative layers of the cables, the clamping member is assembled into a mounting space of the mounting portion along the back-to-direction and covered by the rear cover, and the clamping member is pressed by inner walls of the mounting portion and compressing on the insulative layers, to avoid interfering current flowing forward from the mounting space.

Description

Electrical connector

The invention relates to an electrical connector, in particular to an electrical connector with high safety performance.

When a conventional electrical connector is used for latching and mating with a mating connector, the upper surface of the electrical connector needs to reserve space for the latching mechanism of the mating connector. When the electrical connector is used in a vibration environment, it is usually necessary to limit Position piece to strengthen the holding force between the conductive terminal and the insulating body, but before the electrical connector is used in a high-voltage environment, it is necessary to conduct a strict high-voltage electrostatic test to prevent the electrical connector from being short-circuited or damage to electronic components in the high-voltage environment. In the conventional electrical connector, because the rear end is connected to the cable, the interference current easily flows into the front conductive terminal from the gap on the rear side of the insulating body, thereby causing a short circuit.

In view of this, it is indeed necessary to further improve the traditional electrical connector to solve the above problems.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector with high safety performance.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electrical connector, which includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals, a cable, a front cover, and a rear cover. The foregoing insulating body has a main body portion on the front side and a mounting portion on the rear side A plurality of receiving grooves penetrating through the mating direction and a locking mechanism on the upper side to lock with the mating connector, the aforementioned conductive terminals are assembled from the front to the rear and received in the corresponding receiving grooves, and include the lateral direction In at least one row of the array, each of the aforementioned conductive terminals has a contact portion in contact with the mating terminal and a wiring portion located on the rear side of the contact portion, the cable is inserted into the receiving slot and mechanically connected with the corresponding conductive terminal in the receiving slot And electrical connection, the front cover is assembled from the front to the front of the insulating body and the conductive terminal is locked in the corresponding receiving groove, the rear cover is assembled from the front to the mounting portion, wherein the electrical connector further has An elastic clamping member sheathed outside the insulation sheath of the cable, the clamping member is assembled into the installation space of the installation part from the front to the front and is covered by the rear cover, and is pressed by the inner wall surface of the installation part Furthermore, it is pressed outside the insulating skin to avoid interference current flowing forward from the installation space.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the aforementioned clamping member has a plurality of perforations penetrating through it along the butting direction and a plurality of concave holes evenly distributed on the front and rear surfaces and not penetrated therethrough.

As a further improvement of the present invention, after the clamping member is installed in the installation space, the conductive terminal is connected to the cable and inserted from the back to the front through the through hole until the conductive terminal is locked in the insulating body .

As a further improvement of the present invention, the insulating body further has a frame portion protrudingly formed outside the main body portion, the frame portion is located at the rear end of the main body portion, and a plurality of convex strips are protrudingly formed on the top wall of the main body portion The height of the frame portion protruding upward is greater than the height of the convex strip upwardly protruding.

As a further improvement of the present invention, wherein the main body portion has a pair of side walls that are oppositely disposed, the top wall and the bottom wall and the top wall and the bottom wall are connected, the top wall and the bottom wall extend forward beyond the front end surface of the conductive terminal to form The front end wall protruding from the front side of the conductive terminal, the top wall and the bottom wall completely cover the conductive terminal therebetween so as not to be exposed outward in the height direction, and the front cover is covered inside the front end wall.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the front cover has a base body and a pair of latching arms oppositely disposed on both sides of the base body, the base body has a through slot corresponding to the receiving slot for the insertion of the docking element, the card The buckle arms are placed on both sides of the aforementioned base body in the lateral direction, and are engaged with the buckle portions formed on the corresponding side walls.

As a further improvement of the present invention, each of the snap arms is provided with a pair of connecting portions connected to the base body and spaced apart and an end portion connecting the ends of the connecting portions, and the end portions are provided facing from the inner wall thereof The outer recess is formed with a buckle groove to buckle with the corresponding buckle portion.

As a further improvement of the present invention, each of the aforementioned buckle arms further has a pair of convex ribs extending outward from the corresponding connecting portion in the height direction, and the aforementioned convex ribs extend into the limiting grooves of the corresponding side walls and from front to back In the direction, the outer surface of the aforementioned rib is gradually arranged closer to the inner surface.

As a further improvement of the present invention, wherein the rear cover has a mounting groove penetrating it in the front-rear direction, the mounting groove has a guide groove on one side in the lateral direction, and the rear cover is assembled to the insulating body from back to front After the side, the conductive terminal enters the guide groove in a predetermined direction, and then is inserted into the corresponding installation groove from the front to the front to insert the clamping member.

As a further improvement of the present invention, wherein the insulating body further has a pair of protective parts protruding on the top wall thereof, the locking mechanism is sandwiched between the pair of protective parts, and in the height direction, the protective part The top surface is higher than the top surface of the pressing portion of the locking mechanism.

Compared with the prior art, the electrical connector of the present invention is provided with an elastic clamping member outside the insulating skin of the cable. The clamping member is assembled into the installation space of the insulating body from the front to the front and is covered by the back cover. It is squeezed by the inner wall surface of the mounting part and pressed tightly outside the aforementioned insulating skin, to avoid interference current flowing forward from the mounting space, to prevent short circuit and component damage caused by electrostatic flashover to the conductive terminal, and thus has a comparative High security performance.

Please refer to the first to fifteenth figures for preferred embodiments of the electrical connector 100 of the present invention. The electrical connector 100 includes an insulating body 1, a plurality of conductive terminals 2, a cable 3, a front cover 4, a back cover 5 and the elastic clamping member 6 sheathed outside the insulating sheath 31 of the aforementioned cable 3. For ease of explanation, the following will describe the mating end of the electrical connector 100 as the front end and the terminal as the rear end, that is, the front-back direction is the mating direction of the electrical connector 100 and the mating connector 200. One direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction is a lateral direction, and the other direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction is a height direction. In this embodiment, the dimension of the aforementioned insulating body 1 in the lateral direction is larger than the dimensions in the height direction and the front-rear direction.

Please refer to the first to sixth figures in conjunction with the eleventh to fourteenth figures. In the present invention, the aforementioned insulating body 1 has a main body portion 11 on its front side and a mounting portion 12 on its rear side. A plurality of accommodating grooves 13 penetrating in the mating direction and a locking mechanism 14 on the upper side thereof for locking with the mating connector. In this embodiment, the insulating body 1 has a row of the receiving grooves 13, and a row of the receiving grooves 13 is arranged along the lateral direction.

The main body portion 11 includes a top wall 111, a bottom wall 112, and a pair of side walls 113 connecting the top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112. The top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112 are oppositely arranged in the height direction, and the top wall 111 and the bottom The wall 112 extends forward beyond the front end surface 210 of the conductive terminal 2 to form a front end wall 114 protruding from the front side of the conductive terminal 2. The top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112 completely cover the conductive terminal 2 therebetween The height direction is exposed outwards. In addition, the front wall 114 covers the front cover 4 of the front side of the conductive terminal 2 to increase the creepage distance of static electricity around the conductive terminal 2 and reduce the influence of interference current. In this way, no opening structure is provided on the top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112 of the main body 11 to prevent the occurrence of flashover.

The upper side of the top wall 111 is formed with a plurality of convex strips 1112 formed to protrude upward, and the lower side has a coupling groove 1113 formed to be concave upward. In this embodiment, the coupling groove 1113 is in a lateral direction with the locking mechanism 14 Alignment settings.

The main body portion 11 further has a plurality of elastic walls 115 corresponding to the receiving grooves 13 in one-to-one correspondence. The elastic walls 115 are located in the corresponding receiving grooves 13. In this embodiment, the elastic walls 115 extend in the front-rear direction and cover Corresponding to the lower side of the receiving groove 13, and the elastic wall 115 has a stopper 1151 protruding toward the inside of the receiving groove 13 and a tongue 1152 protruding forward on the front side of the corresponding stopper 1151, the front end of the tongue 1152 It is the free end of the elastic wall 115. In other embodiments of the present invention, the elastic wall 115 may also be disposed on the upper side of the corresponding receiving groove 13.

The pair of side walls 113 are disposed on both sides of the insulating body 1 in the lateral direction, and each of the side walls 113 is formed with a limiting groove 1131 recessed inwardly from an outer surface thereof, and a card disposed in the limiting groove 1131 The buckle portion 1132 and the operation area 1133 located on the rear side of the limiting groove 1131 are also recessed inwardly from the outer surface of the corresponding side wall 113 and communicate with the limiting groove 1131. Further, the aforementioned limiting groove 1131 and the operation area 1133 are both open outwardly in the lateral direction.

In addition, each of the side walls 113 further has a pair of positioning grooves 1134 communicating with the limiting grooves 1131 provided thereon, and the pair of positioning grooves 1134 are disposed on both sides of the limiting grooves 1131 in the height direction. Each of the side walls 113 further has a blocking wall 1135 located inside the positioning groove 1134. The positioning groove 1134, the limiting groove 1131, and the operation area 1133 do not penetrate the blocking wall 1135 inward, and the positioning groove 1134 and the limiting The groove 1131 is recessed inward to the outer surface of the corresponding blocking wall 1135.

In this embodiment, each of the side walls 113 has a pair of limiting walls 1136 opposite to each other in the height direction. The pair of limiting walls 1136 are located outside the positioning groove 1134 and form the limiting grooves 1131 at intervals.

The mounting portion 12 is hollow and has a mounting space 120 opened rearward. The mounting portion 12 is provided with a plurality of positioning protrusions 121 on the outer surface. In this embodiment, the positioning protrusion 121 is provided on the mounting portion 12 The top and bottom surfaces exposed outward. In addition, the mounting portion 12 further has a protruding strip 122 protruding on the top surface thereof. In this embodiment, the protruding strip 122 is described as a pair, but the number is not limited thereto. Each of the protrusions 122 extends in the front-rear direction. In the lateral direction, a pair of the protrusions 122 are spaced apart and located between the pair of positioning protrusions 121.

The insulating body 1 further has a frame body portion 15 protrudingly formed outside the main body portion 11, the frame body portion 15 is located at the rear end of the main body portion 11, the height of the frame body portion 15 protruding upward is greater than that of the convex strip 1112 Extend the height, thereby increasing the distance of the jump.

Further, as shown in the eleventh to thirteenth figures, in the height direction and the lateral direction, the frame body portion 15 extends outward beyond the outer peripheral surface of the body portion 11, that is, the body portion 11 The projection on the vertical plane completely falls inside the projection of the frame portion 15 on the vertical plane. In addition, in the height direction and the lateral direction, the frame body portion 15 extends outward beyond the outer peripheral surface of the mounting portion 12, that is, the projection of the mounting portion 12 on the vertical plane completely falls into the frame body portion 15 at The projection on the vertical plane is inside.

In addition, the insulating body 1 further has a pair of protective portions 16 protruding on the top wall thereof. In the lateral direction, the locking mechanism 14 is sandwiched between the pair of protective portions 16 and in the height direction, The top surface of the protection portion 16 is higher than the top surface of the pressing portion 141 of the locking mechanism 14, thereby effectively protecting the pressing portion 141 and preventing the external force from improperly pressing the pressing portion 141.

In this embodiment, the shielding portion 16 is provided on the mounting portion 12 and is connected to the rear end surface of the frame portion 15. Further, when viewed from the rear to the front, the protective portion 16 has a herringbone shape, which is a symmetrical structure and has a straight section 161 on its upper side and a pair of inclined sections 162 extending from the bottom end of the straight section 161, The aforementioned pair of inclined sections 162 extend in reverse and are arranged symmetrically. In the lateral direction, the protrusion 122 is directly below the straight section 161.

Please refer to the third to fourth figures in conjunction with the tenth and thirteenth figures. The aforementioned conductive terminals 2 are assembled from the front to the back and are received in the corresponding receiving slots 13 and include at least one arranged in the lateral direction In each row, each of the aforementioned conductive terminals 2 has a contact portion 21 that is in contact with a mating terminal (not shown) and a connecting portion 22 that is located on the rear side of the contact portion 21 to connect with the cable 3.

In this embodiment, the contact portion 21 has a frame-shaped structure as a whole, and a blocking surface 23 that cooperates with the insulating body 1 is formed on one side in the height direction. Further, in this embodiment, the aforementioned The contact portion 21 has a slot 211 opened downwardly, and the blocking surface 23 is a front wall surface of the slot 211. A sheet-like guide portion 212 protrudes from the lower side of the contact portion 21, the guide portion 212 is vertically placed and extends in the front-rear direction, the guide portion 212 and the blocking surface 23 jointly define the slot 211 adjacent to The two walls. When the conductive terminal 2 is inserted into the corresponding receiving groove 13, the stop portion 1151 of the insulating body 1 presses forward against the blocking surface 23 of the conductive terminal 2 to prevent it from retreating.

Please refer to the first to seventh figures in conjunction with the twelfth to fourteenth figures, the front cover 4 has a base 41 and a pair of latching arms 42 opposite to the two sides of the base 41, the base 41 There is a through slot 411 corresponding to the receiving slot 13 for insertion of a docking element (not shown), the snap arm 42 is disposed on both sides of the base body 41 in the lateral direction, and the corresponding side wall 113 The formed snap portion 1132 is engaged with each other.

Each of the snap arms 42 is provided with a pair of connecting portions 421 connected to the base body 41 and spaced apart and an end portion 422 connecting the ends of the connecting portions 421, and the end portions 422 are provided with recesses outward from the inner wall thereof A buckle groove 4221 formed to buckle with the corresponding buckle portion 1132 is formed.

Each of the snap arms 42 further has a pair of convex ribs 423 extending outward from the corresponding connecting portion 421 in the height direction. The convex ribs 423 extend into the limiting grooves 1131 of the corresponding side walls 113 to prevent the snap arms 42 Overextension under improper external force. As shown in the seventh figure, in the direction from front to back, the outer surface 4231 of the aforementioned rib 423 is gradually set closer to its inner surface 4232, so that the rear section of the aforementioned buckle arm 42 can be opened outward at a certain angle. In the embodiment, the aforementioned inner surface 4232 is a vertical plane parallel to the front-rear direction.

The upper surface of the front cover 4 protrudes to form a coupling portion 43. In this embodiment, the coupling portion 43 is located in the middle of the front cover 4 in the lateral direction. When the front cover 4 is assembled on the front side of the insulating body 1, The coupling portion 43 is accommodated and positioned in the coupling groove 1113.

The front cover 4 further has a plurality of protrusions 44 protruding on the front side of the base 41. The plurality of protrusions 44 are divided into two rows arranged side by side in the height direction, and the protrusions 44 in each row are arranged in the lateral direction and spaced apart. Further, the protruding portions 44 correspond to the through slots 411 in one-to-one correspondence.

When the front cover 4 is assembled on the front side of the insulating body 1, the protruding portion 44 extends into the corresponding receiving groove 13, the locking groove 4221 engages with the locking portion 1132 outside the insulating body 1, the protruding portion 44 Press the corresponding tongue portion 1152 on the lower side to move the corresponding stop portion 1151 toward the inside of the receiving groove 13 and increase the contact depth with the blocking surface 23, in this embodiment, the aforementioned tongue portion 1152 moves upward under the squeezing action of the protruding portion 44, causing the stopper 1151 to move upward, thereby preventing the blocking surface 23 from sliding out from the top of the stopper 1151, thereby making the lock between the two deeper and deeper Avoid loosening.

When the front cover 4 needs to be unlocked, it is only necessary to apply force to the end portion 422 in the operation area 1133 to slightly open the buckling arm 422 outward, so that the buckling portion 1132 is removed from the buckling groove 4221 Slide out.

Please refer to the first to sixth figures in conjunction with the twelfth to fourteenth figures, the rear cover 5 has a mounting groove 51 penetrating it in the front-rear direction and an accommodating cavity 50 open to the front. The groove 51 has a guide groove 511 located on one side in the lateral direction, the guide groove 511 is located on one side of the installation groove 51 in the lateral direction, and its dimension in the height direction is larger than that of its side portion In this way, the conductive terminal 1 has a certain directivity when the back cover 5 is installed. During assembly, after the rear cover 5 is assembled from the front to the mounting portion 12 on the rear side of the insulating body 1, the conductive terminal 2 enters the guide groove 511 in a predetermined direction so that the guide portion 212 is inserted into the guide groove 511 and Sliding forward along the guide groove 511, so that the entire conductive terminal 2 is inserted into the corresponding mounting groove 51 from the front to the back, and further inserted into the through hole 61 on the clamping member 6 forward.

The top of the rear cover 5 is provided with a notch 52 in the middle and a receiving portion 53 protruding thereon. The receiving portion 53 is divided on both sides of the notch 52 in the lateral direction, and the receiving portion 53 has The accommodating space 530 provided forward and downward is opened to accommodate the protruding bar 122 provided on the top of the insulating body 1 therein.

In addition, the top wall and the bottom wall of the rear cover 5 respectively have a pair of latching grooves 54 communicating with the receiving cavity 50. In the lateral direction, the latching grooves 54 are located on the outer side of the receiving portion 53 The accommodating portion 53 is located closer to the notch 52 than the clamping slot 54.

Please refer to the third to fourth, sixth, eighth to ninth, and thirteenth to fourteenth figures, the clamping member 6 has a plurality of through holes 61 penetrating through it along the butting direction And a plurality of concave holes 62 evenly distributed on the front and rear surfaces and not penetrated therethrough. Corresponding to the aforementioned conductive terminal 2, the aforementioned through holes 61 have at least one row arranged in the lateral direction.

In this embodiment, the clamp 6 has two rows of perforations 61 as an example. A plurality of the perforations 61 in each row are arranged and spaced apart in the lateral direction, and two rows of the perforations 61 are spaced apart in the height direction. The clamping member 6 has three rows of the aforementioned recessed holes 62 spaced apart in the height direction, the recessed holes 62 in each row are spaced apart in the lateral direction, and a row of the aforementioned perforations is sandwiched between each two adjacent rows of recessed holes 62 61.

The back cover 5 further has at least one positioning post 55 protruding forward in its receiving cavity 50. The positioning post 55 is inserted forward into the corresponding recessed hole 62 provided on the rear surface of the clamping member 6 (such as the fourteenth Shown in the figure) to achieve relative positioning between the aforementioned clamping member 6 and the aforementioned rear cover 5. In the lateral direction, the positioning post 55 is located on the outer side of the mounting groove 51. In this embodiment, the positioning post 55 has a pair, which is disposed on both sides of the mounting groove 51 in the lateral direction.

Further, at least one ring of convex ribs 63 is protrudingly formed on the outer peripheral surface of the clamping member 6. In this embodiment, the clamping member 6 has a plurality of the convex ribs 63 spaced in the front-rear direction. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned clamping member 6 is made of rubber material so as to have good elastic deformation ability.

The clamping member 6 further has a plurality of inner protrusions 64 corresponding to the convex ribs 63 projecting in opposite directions, the inner protrusions 64 protrude toward the inside of the through holes 61, and each of the through holes 61 is provided with at least one turn The aforementioned inner protrusion 64.

During assembly, the clamping member 6 is assembled into the installation space 120 of the mounting portion 12 from the front to the front, the rear cover 5 is assembled to the mounting portion 12 from the front to the front, and the rear cover 5 is assembled to the clamping member 6 Afterwards, the clamping member 6 is covered, the protruding strip 122 is inserted and positioned in the corresponding accommodating portion 53, and the positioning convex portion 121 is snapped and positioned in the locking slot 54.

The cable 3 is inserted into the receiving slot 13 and mechanically and electrically connected to the corresponding conductive terminal 2 in the receiving slot 13, the clamping member 6 is pressed by the inner wall surface of the mounting portion 12 and pressed against the insulating skin 31, a good sealing effect is formed on the rear side of the insulating body 1 to prevent interference current from flowing forward from the aforementioned installation space 120, thereby avoiding high-voltage electrostatic flashover to the conductive terminals 2 on the front side.

The front cover 4 is assembled on the front side of the insulating body 1 from front to back and locks the conductive terminal 2 in the corresponding receiving groove 13. The front cover 4 is covered inside the front end wall 114 in the height direction and the front-rear direction .

After the clamping member 6 is installed in the installation space 120, the conductive terminal 2 is connected to the cable 3 and inserted from the back to the front through the through hole 61 until the conductive terminal 2 is locked in the insulating body 1. Since the clamping member 6 is provided with a plurality of recessed holes 62 that are not penetrated, the clamping member 6 has a strong elastic deformation ability before being lifted to maintain its overall structural strength, thereby facilitating the insertion of the conductive terminal 2.

The electrical connector 100 of the present invention is provided with an elastic clamping member 6 outside the insulating skin 31 of the cable 3, and the clamping member 6 is assembled into the installation space 120 of the installation portion 12 from the front to the front and is covered by the rear cover 5 It is pressed by the inner wall surface of the mounting portion 12 and pressed outside the insulating skin 31 to prevent interference current from flowing forward from the mounting space 120, especially in a high-voltage environment, which can effectively prevent static electricity from jumping to the conductive terminal The resulting short circuit and component damage have high safety performance.

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: electrical connector 1: Insulation body 11: Main body 111: top wall 1112: convex strip 1113: Combination groove 112: bottom wall 113: Side wall 1131: Limit slot 1132: Buckle 1133: Operating area 1134: positioning groove 1135: Retaining wall 1136: Limit wall 114: front wall 115: Elastic wall 1151: Stop 1152: Tongue 12: Installation Department 120: installation space 121: Positioning protrusion 122: protrusion 13: containment tank 14: locking mechanism 141: Pressing part 15: Frame part 16: Protection Department 161: straight section 162: Inclined section 2: conductive terminal 21: Contact 210: front face 211: Slotted 212: Guide 22: Wiring Department 23: blocking surface 3: cable 31: Insulation 4: front cover 41: substrate 411: through slot 42: snap arm 421: Connection 422: end 4221: Snap slot 423: rib 4231: outer surface 4232: inner surface 43: Joint 44: protrusion 5: back cover 50: containment cavity 51: Installation slot 511: Guide groove 52: Missing part 53: Accommodation Department 54: card slot 55: Positioning column 530: Accommodating space 6: clamping piece 61: Piercing 62: concave hole 63: rib 64: Inner protrusion 200: docking connector

The first figure is a perspective assembly view of the electrical connector of the present invention. The second diagram is another view of the electrical connector shown in the first diagram. The third figure is a partially exploded view of the electrical connector shown in the first figure. The fourth figure is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector shown in the second figure. The fifth figure is a partially assembled view of the electrical connector shown in the fourth figure after removing the conductive terminal and the cable. The sixth figure is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector shown in the fifth figure. The seventh figure is a side view of the front cover of the electrical connector shown in the third figure. The eighth figure is a perspective view of the clamping member in the electrical connector shown in the third figure. The ninth figure is a step sectional view along the line IX-IX in the eighth figure. The tenth figure is a schematic diagram of the conductive terminals in the electrical connector shown in the first figure. Figure 11 is a front view of the electrical connector shown in Figure 1. The twelfth figure is a side view of the electrical connector shown in the first figure when the conductive terminal and the cable are not assembled. Figure 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electrical connector shown in Figure 1 along the line XIII-XIII. Figure 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV in the first figure. Figure 15 is a schematic diagram of the electrical connector shown in Figure 1 when mated with the mating connector.

1112: convex strip

114: front wall

1151: Stop

1152: Tongue

121: Positioning protrusion

16: Protection Department

23: blocking surface

31: Insulation

41: substrate

411: through slot

44: protrusion

5: back cover

6: clamping piece

Claims (10)

An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals, a cable, a front cover, and a back cover, the foregoing insulating body has a main body portion on a front side thereof, a mounting portion on a rear side thereof, and a plurality of them penetrates along the butting direction The accommodating groove and the locking mechanism on the upper side thereof for interlocking with the mating connector, the aforementioned conductive terminals are assembled from the front to the rear and accommodated in the corresponding accommodating groove, and include at least one row arranged in the lateral direction, each of the foregoing The conductive terminal has a contact portion in contact with the mating terminal and a wiring portion located on the rear side of the contact portion, the cable is inserted into the receiving groove and mechanically and electrically connected to the corresponding conductive terminal in the receiving groove, and the front cover is from the front Assemble backwards on the front side of the insulating body and lock the conductive terminals in the corresponding receiving grooves, the rear cover is assembled in the mounting portion from the front to the front, wherein the electrical connector further has an insulating cover sleeved on the cable An external elastic clamping member, the clamping member is assembled into the installation space of the mounting portion from the front to the front and is covered by the rear cover, and is pressed by the inner wall surface of the mounting portion and pressed against the insulating skin, In order to avoid interference current flowing forward from the aforementioned installation space. The electrical connector as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the clamping member has a plurality of perforations penetrating the same along the butting direction and a plurality of concave holes uniformly distributed on the front and rear surfaces and not penetrating. The electrical connector as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein after the clamping member is installed in the installation space, the conductive terminal is connected to the cable and inserted from the back to the front through the through hole until the conductive terminal Locked in the aforementioned insulation body. The electrical connector as described in item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the insulating body further has a frame portion protrudingly formed outside the body portion, the frame portion is located at the rear end of the body portion, and the top wall of the body portion The upper protrusion is provided with a plurality of convex strips, and the height of the frame body projecting upward is greater than the height of the convex stripe projecting upward. The electrical connector as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the main body portion has a pair of side walls which are oppositely arranged, the top wall and the bottom wall and the top wall and the bottom wall are connected, the top wall and the bottom wall extend forward beyond The front end surface of the conductive terminal forms a front end wall protruding from the front side of the conductive terminal, the top wall and the bottom wall completely cover the conductive terminal therebetween so as not to be exposed outward in the height direction, and the front cover is covered by the aforementioned Inside the front wall. The electrical connector as described in item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the front cover has a base body and a pair of snap arms disposed opposite to the two sides of the base body, and the base body has a one-to-one correspondence with the receiving slot for docking components In the inserted through slot, the above-mentioned snap arms are divided on both sides of the above-mentioned base body in the lateral direction, and are engaged with the snap parts formed on the corresponding side walls. The electrical connector as described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein each of the snap arms is provided with a pair of connecting portions connected to the base body and spaced apart and an end portion connecting the ends of the connecting portions, the end portions A buckle groove is formed that is recessed outward from the inner wall to buckle with the corresponding buckle portion. The electrical connector as described in item 7 of the patent application, wherein each of the snap arms further has a pair of ribs extending outward from the corresponding connecting portion in the height direction, and the ribs extend into the limit of the corresponding side wall In the groove, and in the direction from front to back, the outer surface of the aforementioned rib is gradually placed closer to the inner surface. The electrical connector as described in item 1 of the patent scope, wherein the rear cover has a mounting groove penetrating it in the front-rear direction, the mounting groove has a guide groove on one side in the lateral direction, and the rear cover is from the rear After being assembled forward to the rear side of the insulating body, the conductive terminal enters the guide slot in a predetermined direction, and then is inserted into the corresponding mounting slot from the front to the front to insert the clamping member. The electrical connector as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the insulating body further has a pair of protection parts protruding on the top wall thereof, the locking mechanism is sandwiched between the pair of protection parts, and In the height direction, the top surface of the protective portion is higher than the top surface of the pressing portion of the locking mechanism.

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