TWI705621B - Female connector and transmission wafer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a female connector and a transmission wafer. The female connector includes a housing and a plurality of transmission wafers inserted into the housing. Each of the transmission wafers includes an insulating frame, a plurality of grounding terminals fixed in the insulating frame, and a first shielding member and a second shielding member that are respectively disposed on two opposite lateral sides of the insulating frame. In each of the transmission wafers, the second shielding member is disposed on a front end portion of the insulating frame, and each of the first shielding member and the second shielding member is electrically connected to the grounding terminals so as to establish an electrical connection there-between. In any two of the transmission wafers arranged adjacent to each other, the second shielding member of one of the two adjacent transmission wafers is abutted against and electrically connected to the first shielding member of the other one of the two adjacent transmission wafers.

Description

Female connector and transmission piece

The invention relates to a connector, in particular to a female end connector and a transmission piece.

The transmission sheet used in the existing high-speed connector includes an insulating sheet, a plurality of conductive terminals fixed to the insulating sheet, and a shielding sheet arranged on one side of the insulating sheet; that is, the existing transmission sheets only have a single shielding sheet Moreover, the shielding sheet is not in contact with the grounding terminal of the plurality of conductive terminals, so the common grounding of the existing high-speed connectors is not good, and the anti-crosstalk ability is difficult to be further improved.

Therefore, the inventor believes that the above-mentioned shortcomings can be improved, and with great concentration of research and the application of scientific principles, we finally propose an invention with reasonable design and effective improvement of the above-mentioned defects.

The embodiment of the present invention is to provide a female connector and a transmission piece, which can effectively improve the defects that may occur in the existing transmission piece.

The embodiment of the present invention discloses a female connector, which includes: a housing; and a plurality of transmission pieces stacked in a row and inserted in the housing; wherein each transmission piece includes: one The insulating frame includes an elongated front end portion and an elongated bottom end portion. A length direction of the front end portion is perpendicular to a length direction of the bottom end portion; a plurality of ground terminals are fixed to the The insulating frame; and a first shield and a second shield, respectively located on opposite sides of the insulating frame, and the second shield is located at the front end of the insulating frame; wherein, the The first shield and the second shield are each electrically connected to a plurality of the ground terminals, so that The first shielding member and the second shielding member can be electrically connected to each other through a plurality of the ground terminals; wherein, in any two adjacent transmission pieces, one of the transmission pieces The second shield abuts and is electrically connected to the first shield of the other transmission sheet.

The embodiment of the present invention also discloses a transmission sheet, including: an insulating frame, including an elongated front end portion and an elongated bottom end portion, a length direction of the front end portion is perpendicular to the bottom end portion A number of ground terminals are fixed to the insulating frame; and a first shield and a second shield are located on opposite sides of the insulating frame, and the second shield is located at The front end portion of the insulating frame; wherein the first shield and the second shield are each electrically connected to a plurality of the ground terminals, so that the first shield and the second shield The components can be electrically connected to each other through a plurality of the ground terminals; wherein, when two of the transmission sheets are stacked on each other, the second shield of one of the transmission sheets abuts and is electrically connected to the other The first shield of the transmission sheet.

In summary, the female connector disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention electrically connects the first shielding member and the second shielding member in each transmission piece to a plurality of ground terminals, and through any one of the The second shield of the transmission piece abuts and is electrically connected to the first shield of the other transmission piece, so that the first shield, the second shield, and the first shield of the plurality of transmission pieces in the female connector And a plurality of grounding terminals can be electrically connected to each other and share a common ground, thereby effectively improving the anti-crosstalk ability of the female connector.

In order to further understand the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention, but these descriptions and drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention, and do not make any claims about the protection scope of the present invention. limit.

100: Electrical connector assembly

1: Female connector

11: Shell

111: Socket

1111: docking terminal hole

1112: Ground hole

1113: signal perforation

112: positioning plate

113: Guiding Post

1131: groove

12: Transmission film

121: insulated frame

1211: Front end

1211a: holding tank

1212: rear end

1213: Top

1214: bottom end

122: Ground terminal

1221: Middle ground section

1222: Front ground segment

1222a: first contact

1222b: second contact

1223: rear ground segment

123: signal terminal

1231: mid signal segment

1232: front signal segment

1233: rear signal segment

124: The first shield

1241: Central Land

1241a: opening

1242: front plot

1242a: opening

1243: Inner Arm

1244: External arm

125: second shield

1251: Board body

1251a: opening

1252: Inner Arm

1252a: neck

1252b: head

1253: External arm

2: Male connector

21: Seat

211: Floor

2111: fixed hole

212: Side Panel

2121: positioning groove

22: Shield terminal

221: U-shaped piece

2211: bottom wall

2212: side wall

222: Wing

223: tail

23: conductive terminal

231: Fixed part

232: Docking Department

233: Pin

S: plugging direction

W: width direction

H: height direction

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electrical connector assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is an exploded schematic diagram of the female connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic plan view of a transmission sheet according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of FIG. 4 from another perspective.

FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic diagram of the transmission sheet according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded schematic diagram of FIG. 6 from another perspective.

Fig. 8 is a schematic sectional view of Fig. 1 along the section line VⅢ-VⅢ.

Fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 1 along the section line IX-IX.

Fig. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 1 along the line X-X.

Fig. 11 is an exploded schematic diagram of the male connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 1 along the line XII-XII.

FIG. 13 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a transmission sheet according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 14 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the electrical connector assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a male connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 16 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a male connector according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the ground terminal and the signal terminal of another aspect of the transmission sheet of the female connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 17, which are embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that the relevant quantities and appearances mentioned in the corresponding drawings of this embodiment are only used to specifically illustrate the implementation of the present invention. The method is to facilitate understanding of the content of the present invention, rather than to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

[Example 1]

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 12 and FIG. 17, which are the first embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment discloses an electrical connector assembly 100, which is, for example, a high-speed (high frequency) connector assembly applied to a server or a switch, but the present invention is not limited to this. Wherein, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electrical connector assembly 100 includes a female connector 1 And detachably (along a plugging direction S) plugged into a male connector 2 of the female connector 1 described above. To facilitate the description of this embodiment, the electrical connector assembly 100 is defined with a width direction W and a height direction H perpendicular to the insertion and removal direction S, and the width direction W and the height direction H are perpendicular to each other.

It should be noted that the female connector 1 and the male connector 2 are described in this embodiment by matching each other, but in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the female connector 1 Or the male connector 2 can also be used alone or in combination with other components. In the following, the female connector 1 and the male connector 2 of this embodiment will be described respectively, and then the connection relationship between the female connector 1 and the male connector 2 will be introduced.

As shown in FIG. 3, the female connector 1 includes a housing 11 and a plurality of transmission sheets 12 inserted in the housing 11, and the plurality of transmission sheets 12 are along the width direction W in this embodiment. Stacked in a row. It should be noted that, although the transmission sheet 12 is attached to the housing 11 in this embodiment, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the transmission sheet 12 can also be used alone or in combination. Other components are used.

The housing 11 includes a plug-in portion 111 that is substantially rectangular parallelepiped, a positioning plate 112 extending from the top of the plug-in portion 111 along the plug-in direction S, and is formed in a staggered distribution on the plug-in portion 111 Two guide posts 113 on the top and bottom. Wherein, the plug-in portion 111 is formed with a plurality of rows of butting terminal holes 1111 on its front surface, and each row of butting terminal holes 1111 corresponds to a transmission sheet 12 in position; that is, each row of butting terminal holes 1111 The arrangement direction is parallel to the height direction H. Wherein, each row of butting terminal holes 1111 includes a plurality of grounding holes 1112 and a plurality of signal holes 1113, and each grounding hole 1112 is roughly U-shaped and two adjacent signal holes 1113 are provided therein.

The length direction of each guide post 113 is parallel to the above-mentioned insertion and removal direction S, and the two guide posts 113 are distributed in a staggered distribution, which means that the two guide posts 113 are not located on a section of the vertical width direction W at the same time. To put it another way, as shown in Figure 3, where One of the guiding pillars 113 is located on the top side of the second row of butting terminal holes 1111 from left to right, and the other of the guiding pillars 113 is located on the fifth row of butting terminals from left to right. Bottom side of hole 1111.

Furthermore, one end (or part) of each guide post 113 protrudes from the plug-in portion 111; the end of each guide post 113 from which the plug-in portion 111 protrudes is concave in the plug-in direction S A trench 1131 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the multiple transmission sheets 12 are inserted into the insertion portion 111 of the housing 11 and buckled to the positioning plate 112 of the housing 11. However, due to the structure of the multiple transmission sheets 12 in this embodiment The examples are roughly the same, so in order to facilitate the understanding of this embodiment, only the structure of a single transmission piece 12 will be introduced below, and then the connection relationship between multiple transmission pieces 12 will be explained in due course, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the female connector 1 may also use a plurality of transmission sheets 12 with slightly different structures.

As shown in FIG. 3, the transmission sheet 12 in this embodiment includes an insulating frame 121 that is substantially rectangular, a plurality of ground terminals 122 and a plurality of signal terminals 123 fixed to the insulating frame 121, and A first shield 124 and a second shield 125 on opposite sides of the insulating frame 121.

Wherein, the insulating frame 121 includes a front end portion 1211, a rear end portion 1212, a top end portion 1213, and a bottom end portion 1214 that are elongated and distributed around the surrounding area. The length directions of the front end portion 1211 and the rear end portion 1212 are parallel to the height direction H, the length directions of the top end portion 1213 and the bottom end portion 1214 are substantially parallel to the insertion and removal direction S, and the length direction of the front end portion 1211 is substantially perpendicular In the length direction of the bottom end 1214.

Furthermore, the insulating frame 121 is concavely formed with a receiving groove 1211a at its front end 1211, and the receiving groove 1211a in this embodiment is a long structure parallel to the height direction H for receiving the second Shield 125. The insulating frame The top end 1213 of the 121 is buckled to the positioning plate 112, and the bottom end 1214 of the insulating frame 121 is buckled to the insertion portion 111.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the multiple ground terminals 122 and the multiple signal terminals 123 are arranged in a staggered manner, and any two adjacent ground terminals 122 are provided (that can be used to transmit differential signals) Two signal terminals 123. Wherein, each ground terminal 122 is formed in a one-piece structure and includes a middle ground section 1221 fixed to the insulating frame 121 and extends from one end of the middle ground section 1221 (substantially perpendicularly) to the front end 1211. A front grounding section 1222 of the middle grounding section 1221 and at least one rear grounding section 1223 extending from the other end of the middle grounding section 1221 (substantially perpendicularly) from the bottom end 1214.

Furthermore, each signal terminal 123 is formed in a one-piece structure and includes a middle signal section 1231 fixed to the insulating frame 121 and extends from one end of the middle signal section 1231 (substantially perpendicularly). A front signal segment 1232 of the front end portion 1211 and a rear signal segment 1233 extending from the other end of the middle signal segment 1231 (substantially perpendicularly) to the bottom end portion 1214.

In more detail, the two ground terminals 122 located on the outermost side of the plurality of ground terminals 122 each include a first contact portion 1222a and a second contact portion 1222b in the front ground section 1222; The lots 1222 each include two first contact portions 1222a and a second contact portion 1222b located between the two first contact portions 1222a. To put it another way, the front ground section 1222 of any ground terminal 122 located between the two signal terminals 123 includes two first contact portions 1222a and a second contact portion 1222b, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the multiple ground terminals 122 and the multiple signal terminals 123 are arranged in a staggered manner; that is, there are two ground terminals between two adjacent signal terminals 123. The terminals 122, and each ground terminal 122 may include a single first contact portion 1222a according to design requirements. Furthermore, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the transmission sheet 12 may be at least one of the ground terminals 122 It includes two first contact portions 1222a spaced apart from each other, and at least one ground terminal 122 of the transmission sheet 12 includes a second contact portion 1222b.

Furthermore, each first contact portion 1222a and each second contact portion 1222b are in a cantilever structure in this embodiment. The distance between the position of each first contact portion 1222a used to contact the corresponding terminal and the front end portion 1211 is greater than the distance between the position of each second contact portion 1222b used to contact the corresponding terminal and the front end portion 1211 The distance between. When the female connector 1 and the male connector 2 are inserted into each other, the direction of displacement of each first contact portion 1222a under force (for example, along the width direction W and toward the right in FIG. 6) is opposite to The direction in which each second contact portion 1222b is displaced under force (for example, along the width direction W and toward the left in FIG. 6).

In addition, the front ground section 1222 of each ground terminal 122 protrudes from the front signal section 1232 of any signal terminal 123, and when the female connector 1 and the male connector 2 are plugged into each other, each first contact The direction in which the portion 1222a is displaced by force (for example, along the width direction W and toward the right side in FIG. 6) is parallel to the direction in which each signal terminal 123 is displaced by force.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the first shielding member 124 and the second shielding member 125 are each a single piece structure formed by integrally punching and bending a metal sheet in this embodiment, and the first shielding member The size of 124 is larger than the size of the second shield 125. Wherein, the first shielding member 124 includes a middle ground piece 1241, a front ground piece 1242 extending from the front edge of the middle ground piece 1241, a plurality of inscribed arms extending bent from the middle ground piece 1241 1243, and a plurality of external arms 1244 bent and extended from the front ground sheet 1242.

Furthermore, the middle ground piece 1241 and the front ground piece 1242 are each formed with a plurality of openings 1241a, 1242a, and the plurality of inscribed arms 1243 are respectively formed by a plurality of edges and a plurality of openings of the middle ground piece 1241 The inner wall of 1241a is formed by extending substantially perpendicularly, and the outer arm 1244 is formed by the inner wall of the plurality of openings 1242a of the front floor 1242 respectively.

The middle ground piece 1241 of the first shielding member 124 is disposed on one side surface of the insulating frame 121, and the first shielding member 124 is penetrated and fixed to the middle ground section 1221 of each ground terminal 122. In this embodiment, the first shielding member 124 is fixed to the middle grounding section 1221 of the plurality of grounding terminals 122 through a plurality of inner connecting arms 1243 respectively, so that the first shielding member 124 can It is electrically connected to each ground terminal 122. It should be supplemented that, in order to adjust the proportion of part of the ground terminal 122 exposed to the air to facilitate the transmission of high-frequency signals, part of the inscribed arms 1243 of the plurality of inscribed arms 1243 pass through the insulating frame 121 is inserted into the corresponding ground terminal 122.

Furthermore, the middle signal section 1231 of each signal terminal 123 faces a projection area formed by the orthographic projection of the first shielding member 124, which is located inside the outer contour of the first shielding member 124 (for example, the middle ground plate 1241) Inside of the outer contour). And a projection area formed by the orthographic projection of the ground terminals 122 with two first contact portions 1222a toward the first shield 124, which covers the plurality of openings 1241a of the middle ground sheet 1241; and corresponds to The projection area of the two first contact portions 1222 a of any one of the ground terminals 122 is located between two adjacent openings 1242 a of the front ground sheet 1242.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the second shield 125 includes a plate body 1251, a plurality of inscribed arms 1252 curvedly extending from the plate body 1251, and a plurality of inscribed arms 1252 curvedly extending from the plate body 1251. Multiple external arms 1253. In this embodiment, the plate body 1251 is approximately rectangular and has a plurality of openings 1251a formed, and the plate body 1251 includes two long edges on opposite sides and two short edges on opposite sides, either of which is short The edge is perpendicular to any long edge. The plurality of inner connecting arms 1252 are respectively formed by extending substantially perpendicularly from the inner wall of the plurality of openings 1251a, and the plurality of outer connecting arms 1253 are formed from one long edge of the plate body 1251 toward the other long edge ( The length of each circumscribed arm is preferably greater than 1/3 of the length of any short edge. Furthermore, any two adjacent external arms 1253 face the An opening 1251a is provided between the two projection areas formed by the orthographic projection of the board 1251.

It should be supplemented that any one of the external arms 1253 of the second shield 125 corresponds to two adjacent signal terminals 123 in a normal direction of the board 1251. That is, each opening 1251a in this embodiment corresponds to at least one ground terminal 122 in the normal direction of the plate body 1251.

The second shield 125 is located at the front end portion 1211 of the insulating frame 121, and the second shield 125 is penetrated and fixed to the middle ground section 1221 of each ground terminal 122. In this embodiment, the second shielding member 125 is located in the accommodating groove 1211a of the front end portion 1211, and the second shielding member 125 is fixed to a plurality of grounding terminals by a plurality of inner connecting arms 1252 respectively. 122. According to this, the second shield 125 can be electrically connected to each ground terminal 122. In other words, the first shielding member 124 and the second shielding member 125 can be electrically connected to each other through the multiple ground terminals 122 described above.

In more detail, in the second shield 125 of this embodiment, each inscribed arm 1252 includes a neck 1252a and a head 1252b extending from the plate 1251 in sequence, and each head 1252b passes through And fixed to the corresponding ground terminal 122, so that each head 1252b and the board 1251 are respectively located on opposite sides of the corresponding ground terminal 122. In addition, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the width of the head 1252b may be slightly larger than the width of the neck 1252a and larger than the width of the hole of the ground terminal 122 through which it is penetrated, so as to be firmly fixed. To the corresponding ground terminal 122. In addition, the structure of the inscribed arm 1243 of the first shield 124 is similar to the structure of the inscribed arm 1252 of the second shield 125 described above, and the detailed structure of the inscribed arm 1243 of the first shield 124 will not be repeated here.

In addition, the front ground section 1222 of the plurality of ground terminals 122 of the transmission sheet 12 and the front signal section 1232 of the plurality of signal terminals 123 are inserted into the insertion portion 111 of the housing 11, and the first shield 124 The front ground piece 1242 is located in the plug-in portion 111, and at least 80% of the second shield 125 and its corresponding other components are located Socket 111. Wherein, in the transmission sheet 12 and its corresponding row of butting terminal holes 1111, the positions of the first contact portions 1222a of the ground terminals 122 and the outer arms 1244 of the first shield 124 are roughly corresponding to There are multiple ground through holes 1112, and the positions of the front signal segments 1232 of the multiple signal terminals 123 roughly correspond to the multiple signal through holes 1113.

The above is the description of the structure of the single transmission piece 12 of this embodiment, and the connection relationship between the multiple transmission pieces 12 will be described below. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, in any two adjacent transmission sheets 12, the second shield 125 (the plurality of external arms 1253 of the transmission sheet 12 is elastically) abuts and is electrically connected to The first shielding member 124 of the other transmission sheet 12, according to which the first shielding member 124, the second shielding member 125, and the multiple grounding terminals 122 in the two adjacent transmission sheets 12 are electrically connected to each other The common ground can effectively improve the anti-crosstalk capability of the female connector 1.

Furthermore, in any two adjacent transmission sheets 12, one of the transmission sheets 12 can also be pressed against and electrically connected to the other transmission sheet 12 through the second contact portion 1222b of at least one ground terminal 122 thereof. The first shielding member 124 further ensures the common ground effect of the two adjacent transmission sheets 12 mentioned above. In other embodiments (such as: FIG. 17), the second contact portion 1222b can also be selectively cancelled according to design requirements. For example, the common ground effect of two adjacent transmission pieces 12 in series has been changed from the second contact portion 1222b. If the outer arm 1253 of the shield 125 is realized, the second contact portion 1222b is not necessary.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 11, the male connector 2 includes a carrier 21, a plurality of shielding terminals 22 fixed to the carrier 21, and a plurality of conductive terminals 23 fixed to the carrier 21 . Wherein, the carrier 21 is roughly U-shaped in this embodiment, and the carrier 21 includes a bottom plate 211 and two side plates 212 vertically connected to opposite ends of the bottom plate 211, and the plurality of shields The terminal 22 and the plurality of conductive terminals 23 are fixed on the bottom plate 211 of the carrier 21.

Furthermore, the bottom plate 211 is formed with a plurality of rows of fixing holes 2111, and each The arrangement direction of the column fixing holes 2111 is parallel to the height direction H. The multiple rows of fixing holes 2111 of the bottom plate 211 correspond to the multiple rows of butting terminal holes 1111 of the housing 11 in position and shape, respectively, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, each of the two side plates 212 is formed with a positioning groove 2121 parallel to the insertion and extraction direction S, and the two positioning grooves 2121 of the carrier 21 correspond to the position and shape of the housing 11 respectively. Two guide posts 113. Accordingly, when the female connector 1 and the male connector 2 are plugged into each other, the housing 11 and the carrier 21 can be fitted into the two positioning grooves 2121 through the two guide posts 113 arranged in a staggered manner. And can accurately dock with each other.

Since the structure of the multiple shielding terminals 22 is substantially the same in this embodiment, in order to facilitate the understanding of this embodiment, only the structure of a single shielding terminal 22 will be introduced below, and then the connection relationship between the multiple shielding terminals 22 will be explained in due course. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the male connector 2 may also adopt a plurality of shielding terminals 22 with slightly different structures.

As shown in FIG. 11, each shield terminal 22 is formed in a one-piece structure and includes a U-shaped piece 221, two wings 222 connected to opposite sides of the U-shaped piece 221, and connected to The two tail portions 223 of the bottom edge of the U-shaped piece 221. Wherein, the above-mentioned U-shaped piece 221 in this embodiment means that its cross-section perpendicular to the plug-in direction S is U-shaped.

In other words, the U-shaped piece 221 includes a bottom wall 2211 and two side walls 2212 connected to the bottom wall 2211, and the two wings 222 are respectively connected to the two side walls 2212 in a bending manner, and the The two tail portions 223 are formed by extending from the bottom edges of the two side walls 2212 along the insertion and extraction direction S respectively. In more detail, each of the above-mentioned wings 222 has a long structure parallel to the insertion and extraction direction S, and the two wings 222 are formed by extending perpendicularly from the edges of the two side walls 2212 in directions away from each other.

Each conductive terminal 23 is formed in a one-piece elongated structure and includes a fixing portion 231, a mating portion 232 and a pin 233 respectively extending from opposite ends of the fixing portion 231. Wherein, the U-shaped piece 221 of each shielding terminal 22 surrounds the outside of the two conductive terminals 23 (fixed part 231 and mating part 232), and the bottom wall 2211 of each shielding terminal 22 is parallel to the fixing part 231 of the conductive terminal 23 The width direction of the mating portion 232, and the width direction of the tail portion 223 of each shield terminal 22 is substantially perpendicular to the width direction of the pin 233 of any conductive terminal 23.

The above is the description of the structure of the single shield terminal 22 of this embodiment, and the correspondence between the plurality of shield terminals 22 will be described below. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of shielding terminals 22 are arranged in multiple rows, and the arrangement direction of the shielding terminals 22 in each row is parallel to the height direction H. Among any two adjacent shielding terminals 22 of each column of shielding terminals 22, two side walls 2212 (or wings 222) of the adjacent but different shielding terminals 22 face each other. Furthermore, the multiple bottom walls 2211 of each row of shielding terminals 22 are located on a first plane (in the vertical width direction W), and the multiple wings 222 of each row of shielding terminals 22 and their corresponding multiple conductive terminals 23 Located on a second plane (in the vertical width direction W).

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 11, any of the above-mentioned rows of shielding terminals 22 and the corresponding plurality of conductive terminals 23 are inserted and fixed in a row of fixing holes 2111 of the bottom plate 211 of the carrier 21, and each The shielding terminals 22 are inserted into the corresponding fixing holes 2111 of the bottom plate 211 at the location of the U-shaped piece 221 adjacent to the tail 223, and each conductive terminal 23 is correspondingly fixed with the fixing part 231 inserted into the bottom plate 211. Inside the hole 2111.

Wherein, the remaining U-shaped piece 221 of each shield terminal 22 and the two wings 222 and the mating portion 232 of each conductive terminal 23 are located between the two side plates 212 of the carrier 21. Furthermore, among the U-shaped pieces 221 located between the two side plates 212, each wing portion 222 is approximately located at the center of the corresponding side wall 2212, but the present invention is not limited to this.

As shown in Figure 2, when the female connector 1 and the male connector 2 are plugged into each other, any column of the shield terminals 22 of the male connector 2 and its corresponding multiple conductive terminals 23 pass through the female A row of the housing 11 of the end connector 1 is connected to the terminal holes 1111, and is connected to the corresponding ground terminal 122, the signal terminal 123, and the first shield 124.

In more detail, as shown in FIG. 12, at least one shield terminal 22 in the male connector 2 abuts against two ground terminals 122 in the female connector 1. Wherein, the aforementioned at least one shielding terminal 22 has its two wings 222 respectively abutted and electrically connected to the two grounding terminals 122 (the first contact portion 1222a) of the female connector 1. To put it another way, the two first contact portions 1222a of at least one of the grounding terminals 122 respectively abut against and are electrically connected to two adjacent shielding terminals 22 (the wings 222) of the plurality of shielding terminals 22, but The present invention is not limited to this.

For example, as shown in FIG. 17, among any two adjacent ground terminals 122, the first contact portion 1222a of one ground terminal 122 is used to abut against and electrically connect to the wing portion 222 of a single shield terminal 22 , And the first contact portion 1222a of the other ground terminal 122 is used to press against and electrically connect to the wing portion 222 of the other shield terminal 22.

Accordingly, the shield terminal 22 in the male connector 2 and the ground terminal 122 in the female connector 1 can be connected in a one-to-many manner, thereby improving the common ground in the electrical connector assembly 100, This effectively improves the anti-crosstalk capability of the electrical connector assembly 100.

Furthermore, since the two wings 222 of each shield terminal 22 are formed to extend vertically from the edges of the two side walls 2212, each of the wings 222 abuts against the corresponding first with its wide surface. Contact portion 1222a. Accordingly, the shielding terminal 22 and the corresponding grounding terminal 122 can improve the stability of the mutual abutment through the cooperation of the wing portion 222 and the first contact portion 1222a, thereby having better electrical transmission performance. The invention is not limited to this. For example, where miniaturization or high density is required In the connector, when the distance between the terminals is too narrow, the wing portion 222 formed by the extension of the side wall 2212 can also be omitted, and the ground terminal 122 directly abuts the corresponding shield terminal 22 through the first contact portion 1222a. The edge (or cut surface) of the side wall 2212.

In addition, the plurality of external arms 1244 of each first shield 124 abuts against the outer surface of the bottom wall 2211 of the U-shaped piece 221 of the corresponding shield terminal 22 (such as: FIG. 9), and any two adjacent signal terminals The front signal segment 1232 of 123 abuts against the mating portions 232 of the two conductive terminals 23 (for example, FIG. 12).

[Example 2]

As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, it is the second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned first embodiment, so the similarities between the two embodiments will not be repeated. However, this embodiment is different from the above-mentioned embodiment. The difference in one is mainly in the female connector 1. The difference is roughly described as follows: In this embodiment, each ground terminal 122 is not formed with a second contact portion 1222b, and the front signal section 1232 of the signal terminal 123 protrudes from either ground The first contact portion 1222a of the terminal 122. When the female connector 1 and the male connector 2 are plugged into each other, the direction (such as the height direction H) of each first contact portion 1222a being forced and displaced is perpendicular to the force and displacement of each signal terminal 123 Direction (eg, width direction W), and the two first contact portions 1222a in at least one ground terminal 122 are forced to approach (or opposite) to each other (eg: along the height direction H in FIG. 13 Downward and upward) displacement.

Furthermore, the first contact portion 1222a of any one of the ground terminals 122 abuts against the side wall 2212 of the corresponding shield terminal 22, so the shield terminal 22 in this embodiment may not be formed with any wing portion 222.

[Example Three]

As shown in Figure 15, which is the third embodiment of the present invention, this embodiment is similar to the above Embodiment 1, so the similarities between the two embodiments will not be repeated here. The difference between this embodiment and the above embodiment 1 is mainly the male connector 2. The difference is roughly explained as follows: In this embodiment, each column The shielding terminal 22 is a one-piece structure that is integrally connected; that is, in any two adjacent shielding terminals 22 of each column of the shielding terminals 22, the two opposite side walls 2212 are connected to each other. The wing portion 222 is an integrally connected structure, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, each column of shielding terminals 22 may also have a single-piece structure in which only two adjacent shielding terminals 22 are integrally connected.

[Example Four]

As shown in FIG. 16, it is the fourth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned first embodiment, so the similarities between the two embodiments will not be repeated here, and the difference between this embodiment and the above-mentioned first embodiment The main difference lies in the male connector 2. The difference is roughly explained as follows: In each shield terminal 22 of this embodiment, each wing portion 222 is formed with a 180-degree folding structure, so that each wing portion 222 and the first The contact area of a contact portion 1222a increases, and the bent portion of the wing portion 222 is approximately parallel to the adjacent side wall 2212; that is, the thickness of the side wall 2212 is equivalent to twice the material thickness.

[Technical Effects of Embodiments of the Invention]

In summary, the female connector disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention electrically connects the first shielding member and the second shielding member in each transmission piece to a plurality of ground terminals, and through any one of the The second shield of the transmission piece abuts and is electrically connected to the first shield of the other transmission piece, so that the first shield, the second shield, and the first shield of the plurality of transmission pieces in the female connector And a plurality of grounding terminals can be electrically connected to each other and share a common ground, thereby effectively improving the anti-crosstalk ability of the female connector.

Furthermore, in the electrical connector assembly disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, the shielding terminal in the male connector and the ground terminal in the female connector can be connected in a one-to-many manner, thereby improving the overall electrical connector The common ground in the process, thereby effectively improving the anti-crosstalk ability of the electrical connector assembly.

The above descriptions are only preferred and feasible embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. All equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the present invention shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

12‧‧‧Transfer film

121‧‧‧Insulation frame

1211‧‧‧Front end

1211a‧‧‧Containing Slot

1212‧‧‧Back end

1213‧‧‧Top part

1214‧‧‧Bottom end

122‧‧‧Ground terminal

1222‧‧‧Front grounding section

1222a‧‧‧First contact

1222b‧‧‧Second contact part

123‧‧‧Signal terminal

1231‧‧‧Middle signal section

1232‧‧‧Front signal segment

124‧‧‧First shield

1241‧‧‧Central Land

1241a‧‧‧Opening

1242‧‧‧Front Lot

1242a‧‧‧Opening

1243‧‧‧Internal Arm

1244‧‧‧External arm

125‧‧‧Second shield

1251‧‧‧Board

1251a‧‧‧Opening

1252‧‧‧Internal Arm

1252a‧‧‧Neck

1252b‧‧‧Head

1253‧‧‧External arm

S‧‧‧plugging direction

W‧‧‧Width direction

H‧‧‧Height direction

Claims (17)

A female connector includes: a shell; and a plurality of transmission sheets stacked in a row and inserted in the shell; wherein each of the transmission sheets includes: an insulating frame including An elongated front end portion and an elongated bottom end portion, a length direction of the front end portion is perpendicular to a length direction of the bottom end portion; a plurality of ground terminals are fixed to the insulating frame; and A first shield and a second shield are respectively located on opposite sides of the insulating frame, and the second shield is located at the front end of the insulating frame; wherein, the first shield and Each of the second shielding members is fixed and electrically connected to the plurality of ground terminals, so that the first shielding member and the second shielding member can be electrically connected to each other through the plurality of ground terminals Wherein, in any two adjacent transmission sheets, the second shield of one of the transmission sheets abuts and is electrically connected to the first shield of the other transmission sheet. The female connector according to claim 1, wherein, in each of the transmission pieces, each of the ground terminals includes a middle ground section fixed to the insulating frame and extends from one end of the middle ground section A front grounding section extending from the front end portion and a rear grounding section extending from the other end of the middle ground section to the bottom end portion, and the first shielding member and the second shielding member are respectively penetrated Fixed to the middle ground section of each ground terminal. The female connector according to claim 1, wherein each transmission piece includes a plurality of signal terminals; in each transmission piece, any two adjacent signal terminals are used for differential signals Transmission, and at least one ground terminal is provided between two adjacent signal terminals, and each of the signal terminals includes fixed to the A middle signal section of the insulating frame, a front signal section extending from one end of the middle signal section to the front end, and a rear signal section extending from the other end of the middle signal section to the bottom end, and A projection area formed by the orthographic projection of the middle signal section of each signal terminal toward the first shield is located inside the outer contour of the first shield. The female connector according to claim 1, wherein, in each of the transmission pieces, the insulating frame is recessed to form a receiving groove at the front end, and the second shield is located in the In the containing tank. The female connector according to claim 1, wherein, in each of the transmission pieces, the second shielding member includes a plate body, a plurality of inscribed arms bent and extended from the plate body, and A plurality of circumscribing arms are curvedly extended from the board body, and the plurality of the inscribed arms are respectively penetrated and fixed to the plurality of ground terminals. The female connector according to claim 5, wherein, in any two adjacent transmission pieces, the plurality of external arms of the second shielding member of one of the transmission pieces elastically abut against The first shielding member of the other transmission sheet. The female connector according to claim 5, wherein each of the inscribed arms includes a neck and a head extending from the board in sequence, and each of the heads passes through and is fixed to Corresponding to the ground terminals, so that each of the heads and the board are respectively located on opposite sides of the corresponding ground terminals. The female connector according to claim 5, wherein, in each of the transmission pieces, the plate body includes two long edges on opposite sides and two short edges on opposite sides, and either The short edge is perpendicular to any one of the long edges, a plurality of the circumscribed arms are formed by extending one of the long edges of the plate body toward the other of the long edges, and the length of each of the circumscribed arms It is greater than 1/3 of the length of any one of the short edges. The female connector according to claim 5, wherein each transmission piece includes a plurality of signal terminals; in each transmission piece, at least two adjacent signal terminals are provided between One of the ground terminals, and any one of the external arms A normal line of the board corresponds to two adjacent signal terminals. The female connector according to claim 1, wherein, in each of the transmission pieces, the first shielding piece includes a plurality of inner connecting arms respectively penetrated and fixed to the plurality of ground terminals, and A part of the inscribed arms of the plurality of inscribed arms is inserted into the corresponding ground terminal by passing through the insulating frame. The female connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes: a plug-in part, a plurality of the transmission sheets are inserted in the plug-in part, and each of the second shielding parts At least 80% of the parts are located in the plug-in part; a positioning plate extending from the plug-in part, and each of the insulating frames is buckled to the positioning plate; and two guide posts are formed in a staggered distribution On the top surface and the bottom surface of the plug-in portion, and each of the guide posts partially protrudes from the plug-in portion. A transmission sheet includes: an insulating frame including an elongated front end portion and an elongated bottom end portion, a length direction of the front end portion is perpendicular to a length direction of the bottom end portion; and A ground terminal fixed to the insulating frame; and a first shielding member and a second shielding member are located on opposite sides of the insulating frame, and the second shielding member is located on the insulating frame The front end portion; wherein, the first shielding member and the second shielding member are respectively fixed through and electrically connected to a plurality of the ground terminals, so that the first shielding member and the second shielding member can Are electrically connected to each other through a plurality of the ground terminals; wherein, when the two transmission sheets are stacked on each other, the second shield of one of the transmission sheets abuts and is electrically connected to the other The first shield of the transmission sheet. The transmission sheet according to claim 12, wherein each of the ground terminals includes a middle ground section fixed to the insulating frame, a front ground section extending from one end of the middle ground section and the front end portion, And a rear ground section extending from the other end of the middle ground section to the bottom end, and the first shield and the second shield Each piece is fixed to the middle ground section of each ground terminal. The transmission piece according to claim 12, wherein the transmission piece includes a plurality of signal terminals, any two adjacent signal terminals are used for differential signal transmission, and one of the two adjacent signal terminals There is at least one of the ground terminals between them, and each of the signal terminals includes a middle signal section fixed to the insulating frame, a front signal section extending from one end of the middle signal section to the front end, and The other end of the middle signal section extends a rear signal section of the bottom end, and the middle signal section of each signal terminal faces a projection area formed by the orthographic projection of the first shielding member, and is located at The inner side of the outer contour of the first shielding member; the insulating frame is recessed to form a receiving groove at the front end portion, and the second shielding member is located in the receiving groove. The transmission sheet according to claim 12, wherein the second shield includes a plate body, a plurality of inscribed arms curvedly extending from the plate body, and a plurality of inscribed arms curvedly extending from the plate body. The outer arm, and the plurality of inner connecting arms are respectively penetrated and fixed to the plurality of ground terminals; when the two transmission sheets are stacked on each other, one of the transmission sheets has more than one second shield The external arm elastically abuts against the first shielding member of the other transmission sheet. The transmission sheet according to claim 15, wherein the plate body is formed with a plurality of openings, and the plurality of inscribed arms are formed by extending vertically from the inner walls of the plurality of openings, and The circumscribed arm is formed by bendingly extending from a long edge of the board, and a projection area formed by the orthographic projection of any two adjacent circumscribed arms toward the board is provided.述开孔。 Said opening. The transmission sheet according to claim 16, wherein at least one of the plurality of openings corresponds to at least one of the plurality of ground terminals in a normal direction of the board.

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