TWI753537B - High-frequency connector with automatic locking structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure to be able to connect a flat flexible cable and a circuit board, which has a housing, a rubber core, a cover, a locking assembly and a terminal. A grounding layer of the flat flexible cable can be connected to the grounding wire of the circuit board through a first elastic piece, a second elastic piece and a Shell ground. In addition, with the cover, the rubber core and the locking assembly, the flat flexible cable can be automatically latched in the connector and the flat flexible cable can be escaped from the connector. In the case of automatic latching of the flat flexible cable, the terminal can be electrically connected to a conductive layer of the flat flexible cable.

Description

High frequency connector with automatic locking structure

The present invention relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a high-frequency connector which is applied in high-frequency signal transmission and has an automatic locking structure.

The traditional wire-to-board connector is used as a connecting element for the electrical connection between the wire and the circuit board. Efficacy of electrical connection.

In order to make the connector and the wire in stable contact, a variety of connection methods have been developed, such as the automatic latching method, so that the connector and the wire can be easily connected without falling off, and the aforementioned action is in the process of inserting the wire into the connector. , it will be automatically latched to maintain the connection between the connector and the wire; however, the traditional connector with automatic latching is relatively thick due to the complex structure of the automatic latching, so it is not suitable for thin applications. area.

Furthermore, the conventional connectors have the defect that they cannot effectively perform high-speed transmission due to interference from signals such as electromagnetic waves.

In view of this, the present invention proposes a high-frequency connection with an automatic locking structure connector, which is used to solve the deficiencies caused by traditional connectors.

The first object of the present invention is to provide a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, which can be applied in the application field of high-frequency signal transmission, and can automatically lock the flat wire to the connector and apply external force through external methods. Release the flat wire from the connector.

The second object of the present invention is to provide a housing with a first elastic member, a second elastic member and the housing grounded according to the aforementioned high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, so that the grounding layer of the flat wire can pass through the first elastic member and the second elastic member. An elastic piece, a second elastic piece and the casing are grounded and connected to the ground wire of the circuit board.

The third object of the present invention is to provide a housing, a rubber core, a cover body and a locking assembly according to the aforementioned high frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, and the flat wire can be locked by arranging the locking assembly on the cover body. in the accommodation space.

The fourth object of the present invention is to achieve the purpose of determining the latching and unlocking of the flat wire by adjusting the angle at which the hinge block of the cover acts on the groove of the casing according to the aforementioned high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure. .

The fifth object of the present invention is to provide a first snap member and a second snap member according to the aforementioned high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, so as to fix the cover body on the rubber core.

The sixth object of the present invention is that according to the aforementioned high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, the casing and the rubber core are provided with stopper structures respectively, so as to fix the rubber core in the first accommodating space of the casing.

The seventh object of the present invention is based on the aforementioned high-frequency The connector, the groove body and the shaft protrusion form an interference structure, and the rotation range of the angle is determined by the interference structure, so that the cover body is limited to be turned over within a specific angle range, and the cover body can be turned over without being squeezed into the flat. wire.

In order to achieve the above object and other objects, the present invention provides a high frequency connector with an automatic locking structure. The high-frequency connector of the automatic locking structure can connect a flat wire and a circuit board. The flat wire at least includes a conductive layer, a first ground layer, a second ground layer and an insulating layer. The conductive layer is arranged between the first ground layer and the second ground layer, and the insulating layer covers the conductive layer, the first ground layer and the two ground layers, and a head end and two sides of the head end are formed on the front edge of the flat wire, respectively. form a gap. The head end exposes the first ground layer and the second ground layer. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure includes a shell, a rubber core, a cover, a locking component and terminals. The housing forms a first accommodating space, an insertion opening, a first elastic piece, a second elastic piece, an insertion opening and a housing grounded. The first accommodating space communicates with the insertion port. The first elastic member and the second elastic member are respectively formed on two side surfaces of the casing. The first elastic member can contact the first ground layer and the second elastic member can contact the second ground layer. The housing ground can be connected to the ground wire of the circuit board. The rubber core is arranged in the first accommodating space. The rubber core forms a second accommodating space, a first clip, a groove body, a first notch and a second notch. The second accommodating space communicates with the insertion port for accommodating the head end. The first gap is disposed corresponding to the second elastic member and the second gap is adjacent to the first snap member. The cover body includes a shaft protrusion, an opening and a second buckle. The shaft protruding block is arranged corresponding to the groove body, and the second locking piece is arranged corresponding to the first locking piece. The locking assembly is arranged on the cover body. The locking assembly includes a fixing part, an elastic arm and a locking protrusion. The elastic arm is arranged between the fixing portion and the locking projection, and the elastic arm is arranged corresponding to the opening. The notch of the corresponding head end of the locking protrusion is arranged and the fixing portion is arranged on the rubber core. The terminal is arranged in the second accommodating space to be able to be electrically connected to the conductive layer. Among them, the shaft bump of the cover body is combined with the groove body of the rubber core, The cover body and the rubber core are sandwiched at an angle. When the angle approaches 0 degrees, the first clip and the second clip are engaged with each other, and after the flat wire enters the second accommodating space from the insertion port, the first elastic member can contact the first ground layer and the first elastic member. The two elastic members can contact the second ground layer, so that the first ground layer is grounded to the ground wire of the circuit board through the first elastic member and the casing, and the second ground layer is grounded to the circuit board through the second elastic member and the casing the ground wire.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure that can be used as a thin connector, and particularly, the ground layer of the flat wire can be connected to the ground wire of the circuit board by providing a housing. , which can make the connector suitable for high-frequency signal transmission applications.

2: Flat wire

4: circuit board

22: Conductive layer

24: First ground plane

26: Second ground plane

28: Insulation layer

10: High frequency connector with automatic locking structure

12: Shell

122: The first elastic piece

124: Second elastic piece

126: Insertion port

128: Shell ground

1210: Second stop structure

14: plastic core

142: The first clip

144: tank body

146: First Gap

148: Second Gap

1410: The first stop structure

16: Cover

162: Shaft bump

164: Second clip

166: Opening

18: Locking Components

182: Fixed part

184: Elastic Arm

186: Locking bumps

20: Terminal

FSP: the first accommodation space

SSP: Second accommodation space

θ: angle

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2(a) is a plan view illustrating the housing of Fig. 1 of the present invention.

Figure 2(b) is a bottom view illustrating the housing of Figure 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view illustrating the rubber core of FIG. 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top view illustrating the cover of FIG. 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating the locking assembly of FIG. 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the connector of FIG. 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the connector of the present invention connecting flat wires.

Fig. 8(a) is an A-A sectional view showing the connector of Fig. 7 of the present invention connecting the flat wires.

FIG. 8(b) is a B-B sectional view showing the connector of FIG. 7 of the present invention connecting the flat wires.

FIG. 8( c ) is a C-C sectional view showing the connector of FIG. 7 of the present invention connecting the flat wires.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail by the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings. The description is as follows.

In the present disclosure, the use of "a" or "an" is used to describe the elements, elements and components described herein. This is done only for convenience of description and to provide a general sense of the scope of the invention. Thus, unless it is clear that it is meant otherwise, such descriptions should be read to include one, at least one, and the singular also includes the plural.

In the present invention, the terms "comprising", "including", "having", "containing" or any other similar terms are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, article or device containing a plurality of elements is not limited to those elements listed herein, but may include not explicitly listed but generally inherent to the element, structure, article or device other requirements. Otherwise, unless expressly stated to the contrary, the term "or" refers to an inclusive "or" and not an exclusive "or".

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 , the high-frequency connector 10 of the automatic locking structure can connect a flat wire 2 and the circuit board 4 of FIG. 7 . 7, the flat wire 2 at least includes a conductive layer 22, a first ground layer 24, a second ground layer 26 and an insulating layer 28. In addition, it is worth noting that the conductive layer 22 and the first There is another insulating layer and a cable reinforcing plate between the grounding layer 24 and another insulating layer between the conductive layer 22 and the second grounding layer 26 to avoid short circuits or strengthen the structure. For the convenience of description, here, simplified It is mainly composed of the conductive layer 22 and the first ground layer of the flat wire 2 24. The second ground layer 26 and the insulating layer 28 will be described later. The conductive layer 22 is disposed between the first ground layer 24 and the second ground layer 26 , and the insulating layer 28 further covers the conductive layer 22 , the first ground layer 24 and the second ground layers 26 , and the flat wire 2 described herein , as the leading edge of the conventional flat wire, a head end (that is, the part of the flat wire 2 not including the insulating layer 28 in FIG. 7 ) and two sides of the head end are respectively formed with notches (not shown). Here, the head end exposes the first ground layer 24 and the second ground layer 26 .

Returning to FIG. 1 , the high-frequency connector 10 with an automatic locking structure includes a housing 12 , a rubber core 14 , a cover 16 , a locking component 18 and terminals 20 .

Referring to FIG. 2( a ) and FIG. 2( b ) together. Fig. 2(a) is a top view illustrating the housing of Fig. 1 of the present invention, and Fig. 2(b) is a bottom view illustrating the housing of Fig. 1 of the present invention. In FIGS. 2( a ) and 2 ( b ), the housing 12 forms a first accommodating space FSP, a first elastic member 122 , a second elastic member 124 , an insertion port 126 and a housing ground 128 . In this embodiment, the material of the casing 12 is described by taking metal as an example.

The first accommodating space FSP communicates with the insertion port 126 .

The first elastic member 122 and the second elastic member 124 are respectively formed on two side surfaces of the housing 12 . The first elastic member 122 is shown in FIG. 2( a ) and the second elastic member 124 is shown in FIG. 2( b ). The first elastic member 122 can contact the first ground layer 24 and the second elastic member 124 can contact the second ground layer 26 .

Here, the free end of the first elastic member 122 and the free end of the second elastic member 124 are extended from the housing 12 toward the second accommodating space SSP to be described later.

The housing ground 128 can be connected to the ground wire of the circuit board 4 .

Referring to FIG. 3 together, it is a top view illustrating the rubber core of FIG. 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 3 , the rubber core 14 is disposed in the first accommodating space FSP. The rubber core 14 forms a second accommodating space SSP, a first clip 142 , a groove body 144 , a first notch 146 and a second notch 148 .

The second accommodating space SSP communicates with the insertion port 126 shown in FIG. 1 for accommodating the head end.

The first notch 146 is disposed corresponding to the second elastic member 124 and the second notch 148 is adjacent to the first latching member 142 .

Referring to FIG. 4 together, it is a top view illustrating the cover of FIG. 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 4 , the cover body 16 includes a shaft protrusion 162 , a second locking member 164 and an opening 166 . The shaft protrusion 162 is disposed corresponding to the groove body 144 shown in FIG. 3 , and the second locking member 164 is disposed corresponding to the first locking member 142 shown in FIG. 3 .

In another embodiment, the shaft protrusion 162 may have a plurality of inclined surfaces or smooth surfaces. After the shaft protrusion 162 is inserted into the groove body 144 shown in FIG. 3 , the shaft protrusion block 162 can rotate in the groove body 144 shown in FIG. 3 . In another embodiment, the groove body 144 and the shaft protrusion 162 shown in FIG. 3 may form an interference structure, and the rotation range of the angle θ mentioned later can be determined by the interference structure. For example, the interference structure may be formed by inclined planes.

In another embodiment, the part of the first fastener 142 shown in FIG. 3 and the second fastener 164 shown in FIG. Or both form a chamfer to achieve smooth positioning or smooth installation.

Referring also to FIG. 5 , it is a side view illustrating the locking assembly of FIG. 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 5 , the locking assembly 18 is provided on the cover body 16 . The locking assembly 18 includes a fixing portion 182 , an elastic arm 184 and a locking protrusion 186 .

The elastic arm 184 is formed between the fixing portion 182 and the locking protrusion 186 , and the elastic arm 184 is disposed corresponding to the opening 166 described in FIG. 4 . The locking protrusion 186 is disposed on the cover body 16 corresponding to the notch of the head end and the fixing portion 182 is disposed on the cover body 16 . Here, the fixing portion 182 can be embedded in the cover body 16 .

Through the opening 166 of the cover body 16, it can eliminate the deformation of the locking assembly 18 amount so as not to deform the cover body 16 .

In this embodiment, the shape of the edge of the locking protrusion 186 can be an arc curve, so that the head end of the flat wire 2 can easily push the locking protrusion 186 away and enter the second accommodating space when the connector 10 is inserted. SSP, and the notch can also be limited to the second accommodating space SSP by the locking projection 186 having an arc-shaped curve.

Returning to FIG. 1 , the terminal 20 is disposed in the second accommodating space SSP to be able to be electrically connected to the conductive layer 22 described in FIG. 7 .

For the assembly operation of the connector 10, after the shaft protrusion 162 of the cover body 16 shown in FIG. 4 is combined with the groove body 144 shown in FIG. The range of θ may be, for example, between 0 degrees and 90 degrees. When the angle θ approaches 0 degrees. The first clasp 142 of the rubber core 14 and the second clasp 164 of the cover 16 are engaged with each other, as shown in FIG. 6 .

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the connector of FIG. 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 6 , after the first fastener 142 is fastened to the second fastener 164 , the cover 16 can be stably restrained on the rubber core 14 . In addition, when the angle θ between the cover body 16 and the rubber core 14 is greater than the predetermined angle, the first latching member 142 can be released from the latching of the second latching member 164, so that the flat wire 2 can be withdrawn from the insertion port 126, for example, within the range of the predetermined angle. It can be between, for example, 3 degrees to 90 degrees.

In addition, after the flat wire 2 enters the second accommodating space SSP from the insertion port 126, the first elastic member 122 can contact the first ground layer 24 and the second elastic member 124 can contact the second ground layer 26, so that the first ground layer 24 is connected to the ground wire of the circuit board 4 through the first elastic member 122 and the casing ground 128 , and the second ground layer 26 is connected to the ground wire of the circuit board 4 through the second elastic member 124 and the casing ground 128 .

In another embodiment, the rubber core 14 further includes a first stop structure 1410 (please refer to (3)) and the housing 12 further include a second stopper structure 1210 (please refer to FIG. 2a ). By combining the first stopper structure 1410 with the second stopper structure 1210 , the rubber core 14 is fixed on the housing 12 The first accommodating space FSP. In this embodiment, the first blocking structure 1410 is a groove; and the second blocking structure 1210 is an elastic member. The rubber core 14 can be fixed in the first accommodating space FSP of the housing 12 by the elastic member being snapped into the groove.

Referring to FIG. 7 together, it is a top view of the connector of the present invention connecting the flat wires. In FIG. 7, section lines A-A, B-B, and C-C are shown, which can be referred to FIGS. 8(a), 8(b), and 8(c), respectively.

In FIG. 8(a), it is an A-A sectional view showing the connector of FIG. 7 of the present invention connecting the flat conductors. In FIG. 8( a ), the casing ground 128 of the casing 12 is electrically connected to the ground wire of the circuit board 4 , so that the metal casing 12 is grounded as a whole, and after the flat wire 2 is inserted into the rubber core 14 , the flat wire 2 The first ground layer 24 of the flat wire 2 contacts the first elastic member 122 and the second ground layer 26 of the flat wire 2 contacts the second elastic member 124 , so that the first ground layer 24 and the second ground layer 26 of the flat wire 2 pass through the casing 12 The case ground 128 is connected to the ground line of the circuit board 4 .

In FIG. 8(b), it is a B-B sectional view of the connector of FIG. 7 of the present invention connecting the flat wires. In FIG. 8( b ), after the flat wire 2 is inserted into the rubber core 14 , the first elastic member 122 contacts the first ground layer 24 of the flat wire 2 , and the flat wire 2 can be removed by the elastic force of the first elastic member 122 The first elastic member 122 can also be stably connected to the first ground layer 24 of the flat wire 2 by pressing down outside the second accommodating space SSP.

In FIG. 8( c ), it is a C-C sectional view of the connector of FIG. 7 of the present invention connecting the flat wires. In FIG. 8( c ), after the flat wire 2 is inserted into the rubber core 14 , the second elastic member 124 contacts the second ground layer 26 of the flat wire 2 , and the flat wire 2 can be removed by the elastic force of the second elastic member 124 The second elastic member 124 can also be stably connected to the second ground layer 26 of the flat wire 2 by being pushed upward outside the second accommodating space SSP.

The present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to the embodiments should be set to be included within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the patent application.

10: High frequency connector with automatic locking structure

12: Shell

14: plastic core

16: Cover

18: Locking Components

20: Terminal

θ: angle

Claims (10)

A high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure is used to connect a flat wire and a circuit board. The flat wire has at least a conductive layer, a first ground layer, a second ground layer and an insulating layer, and the conductive layer is arranged on the first ground layer. Between the grounding layer and the second grounding layer, the insulating layer wraps the conductive layer, the first grounding layer and the second grounding layer, and forms a head end and two sides of the head end at the front edge of the flat wire A gap is formed separately, the head end exposes the first ground layer and the second ground layer, and the high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure includes: The housing is formed with a first accommodating space, a first elastic piece, a second elastic piece, an insertion port and the housing grounded, the first accommodating space communicates with the insertion port, the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece respectively formed on two sides of the casing, the first elastic member is used for contacting the first ground layer, the second elastic member is used for contacting the second ground layer, and the casing is grounded for connecting to the ground wire of the circuit board; The rubber core is arranged in the first accommodating space, the rubber core forms a second accommodating space, a first clip, a groove body, a first notch and a second notch, and the second accommodating space communicates with the insertion port for accommodating the head end, the first gap is disposed corresponding to the second elastic member, and the second gap is adjacent to the first snap member; The cover body is provided with a shaft projection, an opening and a second buckle, the shaft projection is arranged corresponding to the groove body, and the second buckle is arranged corresponding to the first buckle; A locking assembly is arranged on the cover, the locking assembly has a fixing part, an elastic arm and a locking projection, the elastic arm is arranged between the fixing part and the locking projection, the elastic arm is arranged corresponding to the opening, the The locking protrusion is disposed corresponding to the notch of the head end and the fixing portion is disposed on the cover body; and a terminal is disposed in the second accommodating space, and the terminal is electrically connected to the conductive layer; The shaft protrusion is combined with the groove body, so that the cover body and the rubber core are sandwiched at an angle. When the angle is close to 0 degrees, the first buckle piece and the second buckle piece are buckled with each other. After the flat wire enters the second accommodating space from the insertion port, the first elastic member is used for contacting the first ground layer and the second elastic member is used for contacting the second ground layer, so that the first ground layer penetrates The first elastic member and the casing are grounded and connected to the ground wire of the circuit board, and the second ground layer is grounded to the ground wire of the circuit board through the second elastic member and the casing. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in claim 1, wherein after the flat wire enters the second accommodating space from the insertion port, the head end further acts on the locking component, so that The elastic arm is deformed until the locking protrusion locks the gap, and after the elastic arm is reset, the locking protrusion is used to lock the flat wire in the second accommodating space. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in claim 1, wherein the angle ranges from 0 degrees to 90 degrees. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in claim 1, wherein when the angle between the cover and the rubber core is greater than a predetermined angle, the first buckle is released from the second buckle The clip is used to allow the flat wire to be withdrawn from the insertion port. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in claim 4, wherein the predetermined angle ranges from 3 degrees to 90 degrees. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in claim 1, wherein the contacting portions of the first locking member and the second locking member respectively form chamfers. The high-frequency connector with automatic locking structure as described in claim 1, wherein at least one of the groove body and the shaft projection forms an interference structure, and the rotation range of the angle is determined by the interference structure . The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in claim 1, wherein the shape of the edge of the locking protrusion is an arc curve. The high-frequency connector with automatic locking structure as described in claim 1, wherein the free end of the first elastic member and the free end of the second elastic member are connected from the housing toward the second accommodation space extension. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in claim 9, wherein the rubber core further includes a first stop structure and the housing further includes a second stop structure. The blocking structure is combined with the second blocking structure, so that the rubber core is fixed in the first accommodating space of the casing.

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