TWI767834B - Relay adapting assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A relay adapting assembly includes a first connection module and a second connection module. The first connection module includes a first insulating base, a plurality of first connectors, a first transmission cable, and a first relay connector. The first connector is embedded in the first insulating base for inserting a plurality of second connectors. The first transmission cable is electrically connected to the first connectors and the first relay connector. The second connection module includes a second insulating base, a plurality of third connectors, a plurality of second transmission cables, and a second relay connector. The third connectors are embedded in the second insulating base for plugging in at least one fourth connector. The second transmission cables are respectively electrically connected to the third connectors. The second relay connector is electrically connected to the second transmission cable for electrically connecting to the first relay connector.

Description

Trunk switch components

The present invention relates to a relay transfer assembly, in particular to a relay transfer assembly that utilizes corresponding first connection modules and second connection modules to transfer electronic components to circuit boards.

Generally speaking, in common hosts such as computers or servers, there are usually multiple sets of connectors on the motherboard for users to install various devices on the motherboard. Due to the limited space in the host, in addition to direct In addition to the plug-and-socket installation, more devices connect the connectors on the motherboard with the connectors on the device through transmission lines, so as to effectively utilize the space configuration in the host.

When there are multiple connectors on the motherboard that need to be connected to multiple connectors on another device, and the arrangement between the two is inconsistent or cannot be connected in parallel, most of them use multiple transmission lines to connect one-to-one. Therefore, the actual operation is very labor-intensive, and it is prone to the problem that the operator needs to rework due to docking errors, or in order to avoid docking errors, it is necessary to design corresponding labels or instructions on the docking connector, which will also increase additional costs. . In addition, a device that uses a plurality of connectors to be connected separately will take more time during maintenance due to complicated disassembly and assembly, which will relatively increase the maintenance cost, and may even happen again during the disassembly and assembly process. Docking error problem.

Please refer to the first figure. The first figure is a schematic plan view of the server host of the prior art. As shown in the first figure, a server host PA100 includes a casing PA1, a circuit board PA2, a plurality of electronic components PA3 (only one is marked in the figure), and a plurality of transmission lines PA4.

The casing PA1 has a bracket PA11. The circuit board PA2 is installed in the casing PA1 and has a plurality of first connectors PA21. The plurality of electronic components PA3 are respectively fixed on the bracket PA11 and have a second connector PA31 respectively. Among them, since the arrangement of the second connectors PA31 of the plurality of electronic components PA3 is inconsistent with the arrangement of the first connectors PA21, the first connectors PA21 and the second connectors PA31 need to be electrically connected through a plurality of transmission lines PA4, respectively. It is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, and because the specifications of the first connector PA21 and other connectors on the circuit board PA2 are usually the same, in practice, it is easy to have the transmission line PA4 plugged into the electronic component PA3. Other problems with the first connector PA21.

In view of the prior art, in order to connect a plurality of connectors on a motherboard to a plurality of connectors with different arrangements on a device, they can only be connected through a plurality of transmission lines, which is labor-intensive and error-prone. Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a relay switch assembly, which can be synchronously plugged into a plurality of connectors on a circuit board, and provides a plurality of corresponding connectors for electronic components to quickly Assembly, and then achieve the effect of saving time and convenience.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a relay switching assembly for electrically connecting at least one electronic component to a circuit board, and the relay switching assembly includes a first a connection module and a second connection module.

The first connection module includes a first insulating base, a plurality of first connectors, a first transmission cable and a first relay connector. A plurality of first connectors are embedded in the first insulating base and used for plugging into a plurality of second connectors of the circuit board.

The first transmission cable is electrically connected to the first connectors. The first relay connector is electrically connected to the first transmission cables.

The second connection module includes a second insulating base, a plurality of third connectors, a plurality of second transmission cables and a second relay connector. A plurality of third connectors are embedded in the second insulating base and used for plugging at least one fourth connector of the at least one electronic component.

The plurality of second transmission cables are respectively electrically connected to the third connectors. The second relay connector is electrically connected to the second transmission cables and is used to electrically connect the first relay connector.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the first insulating base further includes a first base body and a fixing structure, and the first transmission cable and the first connectors are arranged on the A first base body, the fixing structure is connected to the first base body and used for fixing to the circuit board.

Preferably, the first base body has an operation surface and an installation surface opposite to each other, the first transmission cable is connected to the operation surface, and the first connectors are arranged on the installation surface. In addition, the first insulating base further includes at least one clamping structure, and the at least one clamping structure is disposed on the operation surface.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the second insulating base further includes a second base body, and the second relay connector is fixed on the side of the second base body.

Preferably, the second insulating base further includes at least one side mounting piece, and the at least one side mounting piece is disposed on at least one side of the second base body and used for mounting on a circuit board provided with the circuit board. the casing. In addition, the second base body further includes at least one side fixing piece, and the at least one side fixing piece is fastened to at least one side of the second base body for covering and fixing the at least one side edge Mount.

In the above-mentioned auxiliary technical means, the second base body further has at least one accommodating space, and the third connectors are exposed in the at least one accommodating space.

The present invention integrates a plurality of first connectors through the first insulating base, so that the plurality of first connectors can be synchronously plugged into the second connectors on the circuit board, thereby increasing the convenience of assembly, and the second connection The plurality of third connectors provided in the module can also allow the plurality of fourth connectors of the electronic components to be simultaneously installed on the second connection module, and the second connection module and the first connection module only need to pass through The combination of the first relay connector and the second relay connector enables the third connector to be electrically connected to the first connector, thereby enabling the electronic components to be electrically connected to the circuit board, which is very convenient.

In addition, since the first connection module and the second connection module of the present invention are assembled only through the first relay connector and the second relay connector, the second relay connector can still be installed according to the desired installation. The specification and position of the third connector can be changed by electronic components, and then the second relay connector can also be connected with the first relay connector to be quickly and conveniently installed on the circuit board.

The specific embodiments adopted by the present invention will be further described by the following embodiments and drawings.

Please refer to Figures 2 to 4. Figure 2 shows a schematic exploded plan view of electronic components connected to the host through the relay switch assembly of the present invention; Figure 3 shows the relay switch assembly of the present invention. Schematic exploded perspective view; Figure 4 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the relay switch assembly of the present invention from another perspective. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 , a relay switch assembly 100 includes two first connection modules 1 and 1 ′ and a second connection module 2 .

The first connection modules 1 and 1' have similar structures, so in this embodiment, only the first connection module 1 is used as an example for illustration. The first connection module 1 includes a first insulating base 11 , four first connectors 12 (only one is indicated in the figure), a first transmission cable 13 and a first relay connector 14 .

The first insulating base 11 includes a first base body 111 , a fixing structure 112 and two clamping structures 113 (only one is marked in the figure). The first base body 111 has an operation surface 1111 and an installation surface 1112 disposed opposite to each other. The fixing structure 112 is integrally connected to the first base body 111 . The two clamping structures 113 are arranged on the operation surface 1111 in pairs, and are respectively integrally connected to the first base body 111 .

The four first connectors 12 are respectively embedded in the first insulating base 11 and exposed on the mounting surface 1112 . The first transmission cable 13 is electrically connected to the above-mentioned four first connectors 12 . The first relay connector 14 is electrically connected to the first transmission cable 13 . In practical application, the first transmission cable 13 is electrically connected with the four first connectors 12 to the first relay connector 14 by four transmission lines (not shown), and the four transmission lines are further supported by a package Covered by a cladding tube (not shown).

As described above, the first connection module 1 is used to be installed in a server host 200, and the server host 200 includes a casing 201 and a circuit board 202, and the circuit board 202 includes a plurality of second connectors 2021 (Only one is marked in the figure). In this embodiment, the four first connectors 12 are respectively plugged into the corresponding four of the plurality of second connectors 2021, and the fixing structure 112 is locked on the circuit board 202 by screws, so that the first An insulating base 11 is stably mounted on the circuit board 202 . In addition, in actual operation, the user can still hold the two clamping structures 113 with fingers to grasp the first insulating base 11 , and then install the first insulating base 11 on the circuit board 202 .

The second connection module 2 includes a second insulating base 21 , eight third connectors 22 (only one is marked in the figure), eight second transmission cables 23 (only one is marked in the figure), and a second intermediate following connector 24.

The second insulating base 21 includes a second base body 211 , two side mounting pieces 212 and two side fixing pieces 213 . The second base body 211 has two accommodating spaces S (only one is marked in the figure), and the two accommodating spaces S are used for the installation of two electronic components 300 (only one is marked in the figure); The 300 has four electronic components 301 (only one is indicated in the figure).

The two side mounting pieces 212 are respectively disposed on two sides of the second base body 211 for mounting on the casing 201 . The two side fixing pieces 213 are fixed on both sides of the second base body, and are used to cover and fix the side mounting pieces 212 .

The eight third connectors 22 are respectively embedded in the second insulating base 21 and exposed in the accommodating space S for the fourth connector 3011 of each electronic component 301 (only one is marked in the figure) Correspondingly, the electronic components 300 are installed in the accommodating space S by plugging them accordingly.

The eight second transmission cables 23 are electrically connected to the third connectors 22 respectively. The two second relay connectors 24 are respectively electrically connected to the eight second transmission cables 23 and are used to electrically connect the first relay connectors 14; in this embodiment, each second relay connector 24 is electrically connected to the four second transmission cables 23; thereby, the third connector 22 can be electrically connected to the first connector 12 through the connection between the second relay connector 24 and the first relay connector 14 , so that the electronic component 300 is electrically connected to the circuit board 202 .

Please continue to refer to Figures 5 and 6. Figure 5 shows an exploded perspective view of the electronic components being assembled to the host through the relay adapter of the present invention; Figure 6 shows the electronic components passing through the present invention. A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the connection of the relay components to the host.

As shown in Figures 2 to 6, since the relay switch assembly 100 of the present invention is mainly divided into a first connection module 1 and a second connection module 2, and then the first connection module 1 is composed of a plurality of The first connectors 12 are correspondingly plugged into the plurality of second connectors 2021 of the circuit board 202 , and the second connection module 2 provides a plurality of third connectors 22 for the fourth connectors of the electronic component 300 3011 is plugged, and finally the first connection module 1 is electrically connected to the second relay connector 24 of the second connection module 2 through the first relay connector 14, so that the electronic component 300 can pass through the The relay adapter assembly 100 is electrically connected to the circuit board 202, which effectively improves the convenience of assembly.

In addition, because the relay adapter assembly 100 of the present invention is mounted on the circuit board by the first connection module 1, and the electronic component 300 is installed by the second connection module 2, and finally the first relay connector is used 14 and the second relay connector 24 are electrically connected to the first connection module 1 and the second connection module 2, so the second connection module 2 can adjust the assembly interface according to the electronic components 300 to be installed, and then Likewise, the second relay connector 24 is connected to the first relay connector 14 so that electronic components 300 of different specifications can be quickly installed on the circuit board 202 , which is very convenient.

To sum up, compared with the prior art, in order to connect a plurality of connectors on a motherboard to a plurality of connectors with different arrangements on a device, they can only be connected through a plurality of transmission lines, which is labor-intensive and time-consuming. And the problem of error-prone; the relay switch assembly of the present invention integrates a plurality of first connectors through the first insulating base, so that the plurality of first connectors can be synchronously plugged into the second connectors on the circuit board, The convenience of assembly is further increased, and the plurality of third connectors provided in the second connection module can also allow the plurality of fourth connectors of the electronic components to be simultaneously installed on the second connection module, and the second connection The module and the first connection module can electrically connect the third connector to the first connector only through the assembly of the first relay connector and the second relay connector, so that the electronic components can be electrically connected It is very convenient to connect to the circuit board.

In addition, since the first connection module and the second connection module of the present invention are assembled only through the first relay connector and the second relay connector, the second relay connector can still be installed according to the desired installation. Electronic components can be used to change the specification and position of the third connector, and then the second relay connector can also be connected to the first relay connector to be quickly and conveniently installed on the circuit board, which can not only reduce the assembly complexity, but also It can also save installation time and effectively reduce assembly costs.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the relay switching component of the present invention can be applied to a server, and the server can be used for artificial intelligence (English: Artificial Intelligence, AI for short) computing, edge computing (Edge Computing), It can also be used as a 5G server, cloud server or Internet of Vehicles server.

Through the detailed description of the preferred embodiments above, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the claimed scope of the present invention.

PA100: server host PA1: Chassis PA11: Bracket PA2: circuit board PA21: The first connector PA3: Electronic Components PA31: Second connector PA4: Transmission line 100: Relay switch components 1,1': The first connection module 11: The first insulating base 111: The first base body 1111: Operation Surface 1112: Mounting surface 112: Fixed structure 113: Clamping structure 12: The first connector 13: The first transmission cable 14: The first relay connector 2: The second connection module 21: Second insulating base 211: Second base body 212: Side Mounts 213: Side fixing piece 22: The third connector 23: Second transmission cable 24: Second relay connector 200: server host 201: Chassis 202: Circuit Board 2021: Second Connector 300: Electronic Components 301: Electronic Components 3011: Fourth connector S: accommodating space

The first figure is a schematic plan view showing the server host of the prior art; The second figure is a schematic exploded plan view showing that electronic components are assembled to the host through the relay switch assembly of the present invention; Figure 3 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the relay switch assembly of the present invention; Figure 4 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing the relay switch assembly of the present invention from another perspective; Figure 5 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing that the electronic components are assembled to the host through the relay switch assembly of the present invention; and FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing that the electronic components are assembled to the host through the relay switching component of the present invention.

100: Relay transfer components

1,1': The first connection module

11: The first insulating base

111: The first base body

1111: Operation Surface

112: Fixed structure

113: Clamping structure

12: The first connector

13: The first transmission cable

14: The first relay connector

2: The second connection module

21: Second insulating base

300: Electronic Components

211: Second base body

212: Side Mounts

213: Side fixing piece

24: Second relay connector

Claims (8)

A relay switching component is used to electrically connect at least one electronic component to a circuit board, the relay switching component comprising: A first connection module, including: a first insulating base; A plurality of first connectors are embedded in the first insulating base and used for plugging into a plurality of second connectors of the circuit board; a first transmission cable electrically connected to the first connectors; and a first relay connector electrically connected to the first transmission cable; and A second connection module, including: a second insulating base; a plurality of third connectors are embedded in the second insulating base and used for plugging at least one fourth connector of the at least one electronic component; a plurality of second transmission cables are respectively electrically connected to the third connectors; and A second relay connector is electrically connected to the second transmission cables and used to electrically connect the first relay connector. The relay switch assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first insulating base further comprises a first base body and a fixing structure, and the first transmission cable and the first connectors are disposed on the The first base body, and the fixing structure is connected to the first base body and used for fixing to the circuit board. The relay switch assembly of claim 2, wherein the first base body has an operation surface and an installation surface opposite to each other, the first transmission cable is connected to the operation surface, and the first transmission cables are connected to the operation surface. The connector is arranged on the mounting surface. The relay adapter assembly according to claim 3, wherein the first insulating base further comprises at least one clamping structure, and the at least one clamping structure is disposed on the operation surface. The relay adapter assembly of claim 1, wherein the second insulating base further comprises a second base body, and the second relay connector is fixed on the side of the second base body. The relay adapter assembly according to claim 5, wherein the second insulating base further comprises at least one side mounting member, and the at least one side mounting member is disposed on at least one side of the second base body , and is used for being mounted on a casing provided with the circuit board. The relay adapter assembly of claim 6, wherein the second base body further comprises at least one side fixing piece, and the at least one side fixing piece is fastened to at least one of the second base body The side is used to cover and fix the at least one side mounting member. The relay adapter assembly of claim 5, wherein the second base body further has at least one accommodating space, and the third connectors are exposed in the at least one accommodating space.

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