TWI697231B - Connector assembly and vehicle photographing device - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector assembly including a connector and a flexible circuit board module is provided. The connector has an insulating body having a top surface and a plurality side surfaces, a plurality of first terminals, and a plurality of second terminals. A first end of each of the first terminals is protruded out of the top surface. A second end of each of the first terminals and each of the second terminals are protruded out of a same side surface respectively. A programming device is adapted to burn a firmware to the flexible circuit board module via the second terminal. An exterior connecting module is adapted to electrically connect to the flexible circuit board module via the first terminals by connecting to the first ends of the first terminals. A photographing device is also provided.

Description

Connector assembly and vehicle photography device

The invention relates to a connector assembly and a vehicle photography device.

For driving and safety considerations, a camera is usually installed around the car to capture images around the car. For example, the rear of the car is equipped with a reversing camera lens, which can show the scene behind the car to the monitor in the car to prevent danger when reversing. In addition, the car is also equipped with a side view system for the body mirror to avoid the danger of blind spots when traveling. In addition, a camera device will also be installed at the driving center console for real-time monitoring and driving records while driving.

Since the above-mentioned camera device for a vehicle is installed on a car, the use environment is severe. Therefore, the camera device for a vehicle usually needs to pay special attention to the problems of waterproofing and structural stability. However, for this reason, the existing vehicle camera device is fixedly installed on the vehicle body for the aforementioned effect, and is connected to the system host to perform back-end processing on the image information. In other words, the existing vehicle photography device is often regarded as one of the vehicle body structures, and cannot be arbitrarily changed.

In this way, as the vehicle imaging system has become more and more common, in the face of diversified use requirements, the computing mechanism of the traditional system host is not enough. However, due to the aforementioned installation method, the user can only pay an expensive fee to replace the entire set of vehicle photography devices and the corresponding system host. Therefore, how to enable the vehicle camera device to be connected to a system host with different specifications and functions according to different applications, and at the same time, allow users to change and adjust according to needs, is really a problem that those skilled in the art need to consider.

The invention provides a vehicle photographing device, which has a simple structure, is advantageous for manufacturing and assembly, and improves the scope of application and has convenience.

The connector assembly of the present invention includes a connector and a flexible circuit board module. The connector has an insulating body, a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals. The insulating body has a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The first end of each first terminal protrudes from the top surface, and the second end of each first terminal protrudes from the same side surface as each second terminal. The flexible circuit board module is electrically connected to the second end of the first terminal and the second terminal. The burning device is suitable for burning the firmware to the flexible circuit board module through the second terminal. The external connection module is adapted to be connected to the first end of the first terminal to electrically connect the flexible circuit board module through the first terminal.

The vehicle photography device of the present invention includes a connector assembly, an image capturing unit, a housing, and a lens assembly. The connector assembly includes a connector and a flexible circuit board module. The connector has an insulating body, a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals. The insulating body has a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The first end of each first terminal protrudes from the top surface, and the second end of each first terminal protrudes from the same side surface as each second terminal. The flexible circuit board module is electrically connected to the second end of the first terminal and the second terminal. The burning device is suitable for burning the firmware to the flexible circuit board module through the second terminal. The external connection module is adapted to be connected to the first end of the first terminal to electrically connect the flexible circuit board module through the first terminal. The image capturing unit is packaged in the flexible circuit board module. The housing accommodates the connector assembly and the image capturing unit. The lens assembly is assembled to the housing and corresponds to the image capturing unit.

In an embodiment of the invention, the above-mentioned insulating body has a groove on the top surface, which exposes a plurality of contact portions of the second terminal. The plurality of thimble pins of the burning device are suitable for abutting the contact portion to burn the firmware to the flexible circuit board module.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first terminal and the second terminal described above are structurally separated from each other.

In an embodiment of the invention, the above-mentioned external connection module is a cable connector.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the protruding side portion of the second terminal and the second end of the first terminal are arranged alternately.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the protruding side portion of the second terminal and the second end of the first terminal respectively have a barb structure. These barb structures are penetrated and snapped into a plurality of pad jacks of the flexible circuit board module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned flexible circuit board module includes a plurality of parts, respectively abutting at least one of the side surfaces and the bottom surface of the insulating body, wherein the bottom surface is opposite to the top surface, and the side surfaces are adjacent to the top Between the surface and the bottom surface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the above-mentioned housing has an opening to expose the first end of the first terminal. The external connection module is adapted to be inserted into the first end of the first terminal through the opening.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned housing includes a first housing and a second housing, the lens assembly is assembled in the first housing, and the second housing is partially inserted into the first housing and abuts the insulation Ontology. The second housing has an opening, exposing the first end of the first terminal. The external connection module is inserted into the first end through the opening.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned flexible circuit board module includes a plurality of parts, respectively abutting at least one of the side surfaces and the bottom surface of the insulating body, wherein the bottom surface is opposite to the top surface, and the side surfaces are adjacent to the top Between the surface and the bottom surface, the image capture unit is packaged in a portion of the flexible circuit board module that abuts the bottom surface.

Based on the above, the vehicle photography device of the present invention, the connector assembly protrudes the first end of the first terminal above the top surface, and protrudes the second end of the first terminal and the second terminal on the same side of the insulating body In addition, the connection structure of the connector on one side and one side is established, which helps to simplify the connection method of the connector and avoid the possibility of operation confusion and errors due to multi-directional terminals.

Further, the first terminal serves as a connection interface between the flexible circuit board module and the external connection module, and the second terminal serves as a connection interface between the programming device and the flexible circuit board module. The configuration of the first terminal and the second terminal allows the operator to avoid the process smoothly due to the above configuration, whether it is in the burn-in phase or in the connection phase of the system and the host of the system, Mistakes.

According to this, the vehicle photographing device using the connector assembly can also miniaturize the structure, thereby improving assembly efficiency and reducing manufacturing costs.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the embodiments are specifically described below and described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle photography device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are exploded views of the vehicle camera device at different viewing angles, respectively. Please refer to FIGS. 1, 2A, and 2B at the same time. In this embodiment, the vehicle photography device 10 includes a connector assembly 100, an image capture unit 200, a housing 300, and a lens assembly 400. The connector assembly 100 includes a connector 110 and a flexible circuit board module 120, the image capturing unit 200 is packaged in the flexible circuit board module 120 and corresponds to the lens assembly 400, and the flexible circuit board module 120 The connector 110 is electrically connected and electrically connected to the external connection module 30 accordingly. As shown in FIG. 1, after the vehicle camera device 10 is assembled to the vehicle body, it can be electrically connected to the system host 40 in the vehicle through the external connection module 30. Since the external connection module 30 has connectors 32 and 31 that can correspond to the vehicle camera 10 and the system host 40, which is convenient for the user to operate, no matter whether it is necessary to replace the vehicle camera 10 or the system host 40, the user Both can easily complete the required disassembly, without being limited by the trouble caused by the fixed connection. In this embodiment, the external connection module 30 is a cable connector, and in other embodiments not shown, it may also be an adapter connector connected between the vehicle camera 10 and the system host 40 .

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a connector assembly. Please refer to FIGS. 2A, 2B and 3 at the same time. In this embodiment, the connector 110 has an insulating body 113, a plurality of first terminals 111 and a plurality of second terminals 112, wherein the first terminals 111 and the second terminals 112 It is an integrated structure with the insulating body 113 by the method of insert molding. The insulating body 113 has a top surface A1, a plurality of side surfaces A2 to A5 and a bottom surface A6, the bottom surface A6 is opposed to the top surface A1, and the side surfaces A2 to A5 are respectively adjacent between the top surface A1 and the bottom surface A6, and accordingly form a hexahedron . The first end E1 of each first terminal 111 protrudes from the top surface A1, and the second end E2 of each first terminal 111 and each second terminal 112 protrude from the same side surface A2. The flexible circuit board module 120 is electrically connected to the second end E2 of the first terminal 111 and the second terminal 112. The external connection module 30 is suitable for connecting the first end E1 of the first terminal 111 to electrically connect the flexible circuit board module 120 through the first terminal 111.

Furthermore, the housing 300 is further divided into a first housing 310 and a second housing 320, the lens assembly 400 is assembled in the first housing 310, and the second housing 320 is partially inserted into the first housing 310 and resists Connected to the insulating body 113 of the connector 110, and the second housing 320 has an opening 321, exposing the first end E1 of the first terminal 111, and the external connection module 30 is inserted into the first end through the opening 321 E1.

In detail, the top surface A1 of the insulating body 113 has a groove 113a. When assembling the housing 300, the connector assembly 100, and the image capturing unit 200, except that the image capturing unit 200 has been packaged in a flexible circuit For the board module 120, the rest are correspondingly combined with structural features. Here, the insulating body 113 of the connector 110 further has a positioning post 113c located on the bottom surface A6 for positioning and coupling with the positioning hole 125 of the flexible circuit board module 120. Then, the first housing 310 and the second housing 320 are docked with each other to accommodate the assembled connector 110, the flexible circuit board module 120 and the image capturing unit 200 thereon, and the first The housing 310 has a convex rib 311 located on the inner wall thereof, and is used for fitting with the groove 323 on the side edge of the second housing 320. The insulating body 113 further has a positioning post 113b on the top surface A1 for positioning and combining with the positioning hole 322 of the second housing 320, and the rib 324 of the second housing 320 is used for resisting the access to the aforementioned groove 113a.

FIG. 4 is an assembly diagram of the connector assembly, in which the insulating body 113 is shown by a dotted line to facilitate identification of the first terminal 111 and the second terminal 112. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a programming device programming a flexible circuit board module via a connector. Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 first, in this embodiment, the flexible circuit board module 120 includes a plurality of parts 121-123, respectively abutting at least one of the side surfaces A2-A5 (here to abut Side surfaces A2, A3 are examples) and the bottom surface A6 of the insulating body 113. The aforementioned image capturing unit 200, such as CMOS, is packaged in the portion 123 of the flexible circuit board module 120 abutting on the bottom surface A6, and the electronic component C1 disposed on the portion 121 is, for example, a processing component, disposed on the portion 122 The upper electronic component C2 is, for example, a storage component. Due to its flexible characteristics, the flexible circuit board module 120 can be folded as shown in FIG. 4 and bear against the outer surface of the insulating body 113, so as to reach the component The effect of miniaturization.

Furthermore, the flexible circuit board module 120 further has a plurality of pad sockets 124 on the portion 121 thereof, and the second end E2 and the second terminal 112 of the first terminal 111 are used to be inserted into these pad sockets 124 and combine with each other by welding, and also achieve the purpose of electrical connection. It is worth mentioning that, as shown in FIG. 3, the second end E2 and the second terminal 112 of the first terminal 111 respectively have a barb structure for threading and snapping into the pad hole 124 to improve the terminal and The degree of stability after the flexible circuit board is combined.

Please also refer to FIGS. 3 to 5. In this embodiment, the first terminal 111 and the second terminal 112 are structurally separated from each other, and the insulating body 113 has a groove 113 a on the top surface A1 to expose the second terminal 112 The plurality of contact portions 112a, and the plurality of ejector pins 21 of the burning device 20 are adapted to abut the contact portion 112a to burn the firmware to the electronic component C2 of the flexible circuit board module 120 through the second terminal 112.

Based on the above, by arranging the second end E2 of the first terminal 111 and the second terminal 112 on the same side A2 of the insulating body 113, and staggered arrangement on the side A2, it helps structure Use of space. At the same time, the second terminal 112 protruding from the side A2 is also exposed to the contact portion 112a through the adjacent groove 113a, which is also beneficial to the burning device 20 for burning. That is to say, for the connector 110 and the flexible circuit board module 120, the terminal configuration on the same side A2 helps to simplify the structure and maintain the first (the first terminal 111 on the top surface A1 is the first The end E1) has a structural feature (the second end E2 of the first terminal 111 located on the side A2) to avoid the connector 110 being easily troubled by the assembly operator due to the multi-party connection. At the same time, the structure characteristics of one entry (the second terminal 112 located on the contact portion 112a of the top surface A1) and one exit (the portion where the second terminal 112 protrudes from the side surface A2) are also maintained during the burning operation, which is beneficial to simplify the operation procedure And thus improve the production yield.

In summary, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the connector assembly protrudes the second end of the first terminal and the second terminal from the top of the insulating body by protruding the first end of the first terminal above the top surface The same side, in turn, establishes the connection structure of the connector on one side and on one side, which helps to simplify the connection method of the connector and avoid the possibility of confusion and mistakes caused by multi-directional terminals. Further, wherein the first terminal is used as a connection interface between the flexible circuit board module and the external connection module, and the second terminal is used as a connection interface between the programming device and the flexible circuit board module. The arrangement of the first terminal and the second terminal is described, so that whether the vehicle photography device is in the burning stage or the stage of connection to the system host assembled in the vehicle, the operator can make the process smooth due to the above configuration Avoid mistakes.

According to the above, the vehicle photography device using the connector assembly also simplifies the structure due to the characteristics of the connector assembly, and at the same time facilitates the manufacture, in which the lens assembly, the housing, and the connector assembly are respectively provided with their respective structural features Positioning and bonding, coating with adhesive and filling the gap between the structure and it. In this way, the assembled vehicle camera device can be firmly combined and has both waterproof and dustproof effects. At the same time, the assembly operation adopted by the present invention also meets the screwless operation conditions, and avoids the use of additional lock attachments, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing assembly costs.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above by the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined in the appended patent application.

10: Vehicle photography device

20: Burning device

21: Thimble

30: External connection module

31, 32: connector

40: system host

100: connector assembly

110: connector

111: first terminal

112: second terminal

112a: contact

113: Insulation body

113a, 323: groove

113b, 113c: positioning column

120: Flexible circuit board module

121, 122, 123: part

124: pad jack

125, 322: positioning holes

200: image capture unit

300: shell

310: first shell

311, 324: ribs

320: second shell

321: opening

400: lens assembly

A1: top surface

A2, A3, A4, A5: side

A6: Underside

C1, C2: electronic components

E1: the first end

E2: the second end

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle photography device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are exploded views of the vehicle camera device at different viewing angles, respectively. Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a connector. Fig. 4 is an assembly diagram of the connector assembly. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a programming device programming a flexible circuit board module via a connector.

10: Vehicle photography device

30: External connection module

31: Connector

40: system host

Claims (14)

A connector assembly includes: a connector having an insulating body, a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals, wherein the insulating body has a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces, a first of each first terminal End protruding from the top surface, a second end of each first terminal and each second terminal protruding from the same side; and a flexible circuit board module electrically connecting the first terminals of the first terminals Two terminals and the second terminals, a programming device is suitable for programming the firmware to the flexible circuit board module through the second terminals, and an external connection module is suitable for connecting the first terminals The first ends are used to electrically connect the flexible circuit board module through the first terminals, wherein the insulating body has a groove on the top surface to expose a plurality of contacts of the second terminals The thimble of the burning device is suitable for abutting the contact parts to burn the firmware to the flexible circuit board module. The connector assembly as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the first terminals and the second terminals are structurally separated from each other. The connector assembly as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the external connection module is a cable connector. The connector assembly as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the portions of the second terminals protruding from the side face are in a staggered configuration with the second ends of the first terminals. The connector assembly as described in item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the portions of the second terminals protruding from the side and the second ends of the first terminals respectively have a barb structure, and the barb structures pass through A plurality of pad sockets of the flexible circuit board module are arranged and clipped. The connector assembly as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the flexible circuit board module includes a plurality of parts, respectively abutting at least one of the side surfaces and a bottom surface of the insulating body, wherein the The bottom surface is opposite to the top surface, and the side surfaces are adjacent between the top surface and the bottom surface. A vehicle photography device includes: a connector assembly including: a connector having an insulating body, a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals, wherein the insulating body has a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces, each A first end of the first terminal protrudes above the top surface, a second end of each first terminal and each second terminal protrude on the same side; a flexible circuit board module is electrically connected to the The second ends and the second terminals of the first terminal, a programming device is adapted to program the firmware to the flexible circuit board module through the second terminals, and an external connection module is adapted Connecting the first ends of the first terminals to electrically connect the flexible circuit board module through the first terminals; an image capturing unit, packaged in the flexible circuit board module; a housing For accommodating the connector assembly and the image capture unit; and A lens assembly is assembled to the housing and corresponds to the image capturing unit, wherein the insulating body has a groove on the top surface, exposing a plurality of contact portions of the second terminals, a plurality of the burning device The thimble is suitable for abutting the contact portions to burn the firmware to the flexible circuit board module. The vehicle photography device as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the first terminals and the second terminals are structurally separated from each other. The vehicle photography device as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the external connection module is a cable connector. The vehicle photography device as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the housing has an opening to expose the first ends of the first terminals, and the external connection module is adapted to pass through the opening The first ends of the first terminals are inserted. The vehicle photographing device as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the portions of the second terminals protruding from the side face and the second ends of the first terminals are arranged alternately. The vehicle photography device as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the portions of the second terminals protruding from the side and the second ends of the first terminals respectively have a barb structure, and the barb structures A plurality of pad jacks penetrated and stuck in the flexible circuit board module. The vehicle photography device as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the housing includes a first housing and a second housing, the lens assembly is assembled to the first housing, and the second housing is partially inserted It is set in the first casing and abuts on the insulating book And the second housing has an opening to expose the first ends of the first terminals, and the external connection module passes through the opening and is inserted into the first ends. The vehicle photography device as described in item 7 of the patent application range, wherein the flexible circuit board module includes a plurality of parts, respectively abutting at least one of the side surfaces and a bottom surface of the insulating body, wherein The bottom surface is opposite to the top surface, the side surfaces are adjacent between the top surface and the bottom surface, and the image capturing unit is packaged in a portion of the flexible circuit board module abutting the bottom surface.

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