TWI801849B - connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector assembly includes a shielding cover and a socket connector. The shielding cover forms at least one plug-in space and a front socket connected to the plug-in space, and the plug-in space is bounded by a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls. The socket connector is arranged at the rear section of the shielding case and includes a socket housing. The shielding cover further includes at least one anti-mis-insertion block and at least one support block extending into the plug-in space. The support block is interposed between the anti-mis-insertion block and the socket housing and supports the anti-mis-insert block. In another aspect, the shielding cover may include a stopper and a rear stopper, the stopper is used to limit the displacement of the socket housing in the rearward direction, and the rear stopper is used to block the rearward direction of the socket housing. socket housing.

Description

connector assembly

The invention relates to a connector assembly, in particular to a connector assembly with the function of preventing over-insertion and mis-insertion.

In an existing connector assembly including a shielding case, a socket connector and a pluggable module, the socket connector is arranged in the shielding case and can be plugged into and connected to the pluggable module. However, when the pluggable module is When reversely inserted in the opposite direction, if there is no structural design to prevent reverse insertion, it may cause the pluggable module to hit the socket connector and cause component damage.

Part of this type of connector assembly will provide a cooperating guide structure (such as the cooperation of the guide groove and the guide piece) between the shield cover and the pluggable module, so that when the pluggable module is in the correct direction When inserting, the guide structure can play a guiding role, and when the pluggable module is inserted in the reverse direction, the structural interference generated by the inability of the guide structure to cooperate, and then the docking with the socket connector cannot be achieved, resulting in To prevent reverse insertion effect. However, since this type of guiding structure must be arranged correspondingly between the shield cover and the pluggable module to function, it is easy to be limited in terms of pluggable mating specifications.

In addition, when the insertion force of the pluggable module is too large, it is easy to cause the receptacle connector to be moved back improperly due to excessive backward force, which affects the structural stability of the receptacle connector disposed in the shielding case.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly that can prevent the pluggable module from hitting the receptacle connector when it is inserted in reverse.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly that can enhance the strength of the receptacle connector against the backward force.

Therefore, the connector assembly of the present invention includes a shield and a receptacle connector. The shielding cover forms at least one plug-in space and a front socket connected to the plug-in space, and the plug-in space is defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls. The socket connector is arranged at the rear section of the shielding case and includes a socket shell. The shielding cover further includes at least one anti-mis-insertion block and at least one support block extending into the insertion space. Insert the block.

In one embodiment, the anti-mis-insertion block has a rear end face, the socket housing has a front end, and the support stopper is interposed between the rear end face of the anti-mis-insert block and the front end of the socket housing. between faces.

In one of the implementation aspects, at least one of the side walls of the shield is integrally provided with the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece, and the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece is bent from the side wall and extends into the insertion space and is located in the socket housing. In front of the front end of the shield, the support block is integrally constructed from the bottom wall of the shield.

In one embodiment, the anti-mis-insertion blocking plate is located at one corner of the front front of the socket housing.

In one embodiment, the side wall is provided with a cutout hole to surround and define a protruding piece, and the protruding piece is bent perpendicularly relative to the side wall toward the insertion space to form the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece.

In one embodiment, a reinforcing rib is provided at the bent portion of the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece.

In one embodiment, the bottom wall is provided with two spaced slots, and a plate is defined between the slots, and the plate protrudes toward the insertion space to form the support block.

In one of the implementation aspects, the shielding cover includes an upper cover body and a bottom plate combined, and a compartment frame arranged between the upper cover body and the bottom plate, the compartment frame is connected to the shielding cover The upper and lower plug-in spaces are separated, and the compartment frame includes an upper wall and a lower wall, wherein the bottom wall of one plug-in space is defined by the upper wall of the compartment frame, and the other plug-in space A bottom wall is defined by the bottom plate.

In one of the implementations, the connector assembly further includes a pluggable module that can be inserted into the insertion space. When the pluggable module is inserted into the insertion space upside down, the pluggable module is The anti-mis-insertion block is blocked so that the receptacle connector cannot be inserted.

The connector assembly of the present invention includes a shielding case and a socket connector. The shielding cover forms at least one plug-in space and a front socket connected to the plug-in space, and the plug-in space is defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls. The socket connector is arranged at the rear section of the shielding case and includes a socket housing. The shielding cover further includes at least one anti-mis-insertion blocking piece, the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece is integrally bent and extends into the insertion space and is located in front of a front end of the socket housing.

The connector assembly of the present invention includes a shielding case and a socket connector. The shielding cover forms at least one plug-in space and a front-end socket connected to the plug-in space, and the plug-in space is composed of a top wall and a bottom. The wall and the two side walls are cooperatively defined. The socket connector is arranged at the rear section of the shielding case and includes a socket shell. The shielding cover further includes at least one supporting block, which is located in the insertion space, and is used to be stopped by the supporting block in the forward displacement direction of the socket shell of the socket connector.

The connector assembly of the present invention includes a shielding case and a socket connector. The shielding cover includes a plug-in space, a front socket connected to the plug-in space, and a top wall and two side walls cooperatively defining the plug-in space. The socket connector is assembled into the shielding case from behind the shielding case, and includes a socket housing and a groove arranged on the socket housing. The shielding cover further includes a back stopper and a rear stopper, the backstopper is used to extend into the groove and limit the rearward displacement of the socket housing, and the back stopper is formed at the rear end of the shielding cover edge and stop the socket housing in the backward direction of the socket housing.

In one embodiment, each side wall of the shield is provided with a stopper and a back stop, the back stop is formed by bending and extending inwardly from the rear edge of the side wall, and the socket shell The body has a rear end surface and recesses formed on the rear end surface and respectively used for the rear stop pieces of the side walls to be embedded.

In one embodiment, each backstop portion is formed by a slotted hole in the side wall surrounding a protruding tab with an end facing forward, and the protruding tab is obliquely bent inward.

In one embodiment, the receptacle connector further includes a bar-shaped positioning block arranged on the receptacle housing, and the rear end edge of the shield is further recessed to form a positioning hole. When the receptacle connector is assembled on the shield , the strip positioning block extends into the positioning hole.

In one embodiment, the receptacle connector further includes a T-shaped positioning block arranged on the receptacle housing and having a T-shaped longitudinal section, and the rear end edge of the shield is further recessed to form a positioning hole. When the receptacle The connector is assembled on the shielding cover, and the T-shaped positioning block extends into the positioning hole.

In one embodiment, the shielding cover further includes a bottom wall and two front stoppers formed on the bottom wall at left and right intervals and protruding into the insertion space, and the socket housing has left and right sides of the bottom Two forward blocking surfaces, when the receptacle connector is assembled on the shielding cover, the front stoppers are blocked by the forward blocking surfaces of the socket housing.

In some implementation aspects, the left and right sides of the bottom of the socket housing are recessed to form two recessed notches, and the forward blocking surfaces are respectively the inner wall surfaces of the recessed notches facing forward.

The efficacy of the present invention lies in that the pluggable module is prevented from being reversely inserted into the receptacle connector through the setting of the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece. The support block can enhance the structural stability and strength of the anti-mis-insertion block against impact, and can also play a blocking function when the receptacle connector is assembled into the shielding case. In addition, the strength of the receptacle connector against backward force can be enhanced through the arrangement of the backstop portion and the rear stopper.

100, 400: connector assembly

1: shielding cover

101a, 101b: Radiator

10: Grounding piece

10a: elastic fingers

11, 12: Insertion space

11a, 12a: front socket

13: Compartment frame

131: upper wall

132: lower wall

132a: Lower wall window

133: buckle

140: upper cover body

14: top plate

141: guide film

142: Bracket

143: window

15: Bottom plate

16: side panel

161, 163: masking film

161a, 163a: tabs

161b: card hole

162:Lock piece

164:Convex hull structure

165: opening

166: card hole

17: Rear plate

18: Anti-mis-insertion block

181: Rear end face

182: cut holes

183: Rib

19, 19': support block

190: slot

2: socket connector

21: socket housing

211: front face

212: plug interface

22: terminal

3: Pluggable modules

30: plug end

31: Groove

311: end face

312: front edge

32: guide groove

4: shielding cover

401: carrier board

40: front socket

41: Insertion space

42: top wall

421: positioning hole

43: bottom wall

44: side wall

441: positioning hole

45: Backstop

451:U line cutting hole

46: Rear block

47: Front block

48:Positioning the feet

5: socket connector

51: socket housing

511: front face

512: plug interface

513: Rear face

52: Groove

521: Stop the inner edge

53: Strip positioning block

54: T-type positioning block

55: terminal

56: Forward blocking

561: concave gap

57: Depressed part

6: Pluggable modules

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation manner with reference to the drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention, illustrating that the connector assembly includes a shielding cover, a socket Connector and a pluggable module; Figure 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the shielding cover of the first embodiment; Figure 3 is an upper cover body, a bottom plate and two pairs of shielding covers of the first embodiment of the shielding cover 3D exploded view of the sheet; Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view of A in Fig. 2, showing a blocking sheet for preventing mis-insertion; Fig. 5 is a partial enlarged view of B in Fig. 2, showing a support block; Fig. 6 is a partial enlarged view of C in Fig. 2, showing another support block; Fig. 7 is a partial perspective view of the first embodiment , showing the state that the receptacle connector is set in the shield, and in the figure, the shield and the compartment frame are partially cut; Fig. 8 is a partial enlarged view at D in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is the first A partial perspective view of the embodiment, showing the state where the pluggable module is inserted into the shield, and in the figure, the shield and the compartment frame are partially cut; FIG. 10 is a partial enlarged view at E in FIG. 9 ; Figure 11 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention, illustrating that the shield is set on a carrier board; Figure 12 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the second embodiment; Figure 13 is another embodiment of the second An exploded perspective view in one direction; and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the second embodiment, illustrating a state in which the receptacle connector is assembled in the shielding case.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numerals.

1 to 3 and 7, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the connector assembly 100 includes a shield 1, two socket connectors 2, a pluggable module 3 and two radiators 101a, 101b, the socket even The connector 2 is disposed in the shielding case 1 , and the pluggable module 3 can be inserted into the shielding case 1 and mated with the receptacle connector 2 . In this embodiment, the pluggable module 3 has a plug-in end 30, a groove 31 and a guide groove 32, and the groove 31 extends from front to rear along the front edge of the top surface of the pluggable module 3. An end surface 311 is formed to face the shield 1 , and the guide groove 32 further extends backward from the end surface 311 of the groove 31 to form a long groove.

The shielding cover 1 is formed with two plug-in spaces 11, 12 and two front-end sockets 11a, 12a respectively connected to the two plug-in spaces 11, 12. Each plug-in space 11, 12 is composed of a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls. It is defined that, in addition to this, the shielding case 1 further includes a mis-insertion preventing block 18 and a supporting block 19 , 19 ′ located in each insertion space 11 , 12 .

In this embodiment, the shielding cover is constructed of a metal plate body, for example, is formed by punching and bending a thin metal plate through a mold. The shielding cover 1 is generally box-shaped in appearance and includes an upper cover body 140, a bottom plate 15, a rear plate 17, a compartment frame 13 and a grounding member 10 combined, and the upper cover body 140 includes an integrally connected A top plate 14 and two side plates 16, the top plate 14 has a window 143, and the inner edge of the window 143 at the rear is formed with a blocking piece 142 extending downwards into the insertion space 11, and the window 143 is close to the side of the side plate 16. The edge is also formed with a guide piece 141 extending downwards into the insertion space 11. The guide piece 141 is close to one of the side plates 16 and extends in the front-rear direction. The blocking piece 142 is located behind the guide piece 141 and extends in the left-right direction. The compartment frame 13 is arranged between the side plates 16 and between the upper cover body 140 and the bottom plate 15, thereby separating two plug-in spaces 11, 12 respectively located above and below the compartment frame 13 and communicating with the two respectively. The front sockets 11a, 12a of the two plug spaces 11, 12. The compartment frame 13 is generally hollow and includes an upper wall 131 and a lower wall 132, and a plurality of buckles 133 formed on both sides. The frame 13 is fixed between the two side plates 16 by means of the buckle pieces 133 on both sides of the frame 13 respectively snapped into a plurality of fastening holes 166 provided on the two side plates 16 of the shielding cover 1 and separates two insertion spaces 11, 12. . One of the heat sinks 101a is disposed on the top plate 14 of the upper cover 140 and its bottom extends into the insertion space 11 through the window 143 to provide heat dissipation for the pluggable module 3 inserted into the insertion space 11 . Another heat sink 101b is disposed in the compartment frame 13 and its bottom extends into the insertion space 12 through the lower wall window 132a formed on the lower wall 132 to provide heat dissipation for the pluggable module 3 inserted into the insertion space 12 . The ground member 10 is arranged at the front sockets 11a, 12a and has a plurality of elastic fingers 10a extending backward and distributed on the outside and inside of the front sockets 11a, 12a. The elastic fingers 10a located outside the front sockets 11a, 12a are used for In contact with the edge of the mounting hole of the casing, the elastic fingers 10a located inside the front sockets 11a, 12a are used to contact the pluggable module 3 .

In this embodiment, each side plate 16 of the upper cover 140 also has a locking piece 162 formed from an opening at a position corresponding to each insertion space 11, 12 and close to the front-end sockets 11a, 12a, The structure of the locking piece 162 is that a local area of the side plate 16 is punched into a convex piece and bent obliquely inward. The function of the locking piece 162 is to lock The buckle 162 can be locked on the left and right sides of the pluggable module 3 respectively.

The shielding cover 1 further includes two pairs of shielding pieces 161, 163, the two pairs of shielding pieces 161, 163 are respectively used to be fixed on the two side plates 16 and cover the opening forming the locking piece 162, in this embodiment, the two shielding pieces 161 are An independent piece is used to cover the openings of the locking pieces 162 on both sides of the insertion space 11, while the other two shielding pieces 163 are integrally connected with the bottom plate 15 and are bent upward relative to the bottom plate 15. extended to cover the openings constituting the locking pieces 162 on both sides of the insertion space 12 . every shade A protruding piece 161 a , 163 a protrudes from the top edge of the pieces 161 , 163 , and a locking hole 161 b is formed at the bottom of the two shielding pieces 161 . The shielding piece 161 is positioned in a downward opening 165 of a convex structure 164 formed on the side plate 16 and positioned above the opening of the locking piece 162 by its protruding piece 161a, and the compartment frame 13 wherein A buckle 133 passes through one of the card holes 166 of the side plate 16 and engages with the card hole 161b of the shielding piece 161, so that the shielding piece 161 is fixed on the outside of the side plate 16 and covers the opening forming the locking piece 162, while the other two shielding pieces 163 is similarly positioned in a downward opening 165 of a convex structure 164 formed on the side plate 16 and positioned above the opening forming the locking piece 162 by means of its protruding piece 163a, thereby covering the forming locking piece 162 opening.

Two receptacle connectors 2 are respectively arranged in the two plug-in spaces 11, 12 of the shielding case 1 close to the back plate 17, that is, at the rear section of the shielding case 1, and each receptacle connector 2 includes a receptacle housing 21 and is arranged on The terminal 22 of the socket housing 21 , the socket housing 21 has a front surface 211 and an insertion port 212 formed on the front surface 211 for inserting the pluggable module 3 . The two receptacle connectors 2 may be constructed separately or integrally.

Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, the top wall of the plug-in space 11 above the compartment frame 13 is defined by the top plate 14 of the upper cover body 140, and the bottom wall is defined by the compartment frame 13. The upper wall 131 is defined, and the two side walls are respectively defined by the area of the two side plates 16 above the compartment frame 13 . The plug-in space 12 below the compartment frame 13 has its top wall defined by the lower wall 132 of the compartment frame 13, the bottom wall defined by the bottom plate 15 of the shielding case 1, and the two side walls respectively defined by the two side plates 16. The area below the compartment frame 13 is defined. The anti-mis-insertion blocking piece 18 of each insertion space 11 , 12 is integrally bent from one side wall and extends into the insertion space 11 , 12 and is spaced in front of the front end surface 211 of the socket housing 21 . Each anti-mis-insertion blank 18 has a rear end surface 181 facing the socket housing 21. In fact, the formation of the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece 18 is that the side wall is provided with a cutout hole 182 to surround and define a protruding piece, and the protruding piece is relatively formed by stamping. The side walls are bent vertically towards the insertion spaces 11 and 12 to form the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece 18, and the anti-mis-inserting blocking piece 18 is located at a corner in front of the front end surface 211 of the receptacle connector 2, for example, in this embodiment For example, it is located at the lower left corner facing the front end surface 211 of the receptacle connector 2 . In addition, in order to strengthen the structural strength, the bent portion of the anti-mis-insertion block 18 is further partially deformed by stamping to form a reinforcing rib 183 . Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 5 to Fig. 6 and Fig. 8, the support blocks 19, 19' are located at the same corners in front of the receptacle connector 2 as the anti-mis-insertion block 18, and support the insertion space 11 above. The stopper 19 is formed on the upper wall 131 of the compartment frame 13 and is interposed between the rear end surface 181 of the anti-mis-insertion baffle 18 and the front surface 211 of the socket housing 21, and can be used to support the anti-mis-insertion baffle 18 The support block 19' of the insertion space 12 below is formed on the bottom plate 15 and is interposed between the rear end surface 181 of the mis-insertion prevention plate 18 and the front end surface 211 of the socket housing 21, and can be used to support the Anti-mis-insertion blocking sheet 18. The specific structure of each support block 19, 19' is that the upper wall 131 (or bottom plate 15) of the compartment frame 13 is provided with two spaced slots 190, and the plate between the two slots 190 is formed by, for example, stamping. The support blocks 19 , 19 ′ protrude toward the insertion spaces 11 , 12 in an inverted V shape or an inverted U shape.

Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 8, when the pluggable module 3 is inserted into the plug-in space 11 (or plug-in space 12) in the correct direction, the pluggable module 3 is guided by the guide piece 141. The slot 32 acts as a guide, and confirms that the pluggable module 3 is inserted in the correct direction. Block the end surface 311 of the groove 31 of the pluggable module 3 to prevent the pluggable module 3 from being continuously pushed against the socket connector 2 and prevent the pluggable module 3 from Excessive penetration. In addition, the anti-mis-insertion block 18 and the support blocks 19, 19' can also play a blocking role, preventing the pluggable module 3 from being inserted into the socket connector 2 excessively. Another function of the supporting blocks 19, 19' is that when the receptacle connector 2 is assembled into the shielding case 1 from the rear of the shielding case 1, it can stop the receptacle connector 2 in the direction of forward displacement. Hold the socket housing 21.

Referring to Fig. 9 and Fig. 10, when the pluggable module 3 is inserted into the upper insertion space 11 or the lower insertion space 12 in the reverse direction upside down, before inserting the socket connector 2, the pluggable module The corner of the front end edge 312 of the insertion end 30 of 3 will be blocked by the anti-mis-insertion block 18 because it corresponds to the position of the anti-mis-insertion block 18, and cannot continue to be displaced backwards to insert the receptacle connector 2, and then This can avoid damage to the receptacle connector 2 caused by the reverse insertion of the pluggable module 3 , so the front edge 312 here may also refer to the corner area of the plug-in end 30 . And through the reinforcement rib 183 formed by the anti-mis-insertion block 18 itself and the support effect of the rear support blocks 19, 19', the stability and structural strength of the anti-mis-insertion block 18 can be increased, making it more resistant to insertion. The impact of draft group 3.

This embodiment is mainly through the anti-mis-insertion blocking plate 18 formed in front of the socket connector 2, and the position and structure of the anti-mis-inserting blocking plate 18 can be reversed when the pluggable module 3 is inserted. Before being connected to the socket connector 2, it can play the role of blocking.

In the aforementioned first embodiment, the shield 1 is equipped with the anti-mis-insertion block 18 and the support blocks 19, 19', but in other variations, the shield 1 can also only be provided with an anti-misuse Insert block 18 or support block 19, 19' can also achieve the effect of blocking pluggable module 3 and preventing pluggable module 3 from hitting socket connector 2 when it is reversely inserted. When only the support blocks 19, 19' are provided without the anti-mis-insertion block 18, the pluggable module 3 is stopped by the support blocks 19, 19'. In addition In addition, in this embodiment, the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece 18 is only formed on one of the side walls of the insertion spaces 11, 12, that is, one of the side plates of the shielding cover 1, but in other forms, it can also be formed every Both side walls of a plug-in space 11, 12 are formed with anti-mis-insert blocking pieces 18 respectively arranged at the left and right corners of the front end face 211 of the socket housing 21, and two support blocks 19 are constructed on a bottom wall. , 19' are respectively used to support the two anti-mis-insertion blocking pieces 18.

Referring to Figures 11 to 14, it is a second embodiment of the present invention, the connector assembly 400 includes a shield 4, a socket connector 5 and a pluggable module (not shown), the shield 4 is used to be arranged on a carrier On the board 401 , the socket connector 5 is disposed in the shielding case 4 , and the pluggable module can be inserted into the shielding case 4 and mated with the socket connector 5 .

The shielding cover 4 includes a plugging space 41, a front end socket 40 communicating with the plugging space 41, and a top wall 42, a bottom wall 43, and two side walls 44 cooperating to define the plugging space 41, and the shielding cover 4 further includes A stopper 45 , a rear stopper 46 and a front stopper 47 . In the second embodiment, the specific structure of the shielding case 4 includes an upper cover body 420 and a bottom plate combined, the upper cover body 420 includes a top plate and two side plates integrally connected, the top plate constitutes the aforementioned top wall 42, the two sides The side plates constitute the aforementioned side walls 44 . Each side wall 44 is provided with the aforesaid stopper portion 45 and a rear stopper 46, wherein the stopper portion 45 is a U-shaped cut hole 451 disposed on the sidewall 44 surrounding and defining a tab facing forward. And the protruding piece is formed by bending obliquely inwardly, and the rear stopper 46 is formed by bending inwardly a protruding piece protruding backward from the rear end edge of the side wall 44, and the two front stoppers 47 are formed on the bottom at intervals from left to right. The wall 43 extends into the insertion space 41 , and the specific structure of the front block 47 is that a local area of the bottom wall 43 is punched and bent upward. In addition, the rear end edge of each side wall 44 is also recessed to form a positioning hole 441, and the rear end edge of the top wall 42 is also recessed to form a positioning hole 421. 46. The positioning holes 421 and 441 can also be regarded as being formed on the rear end edge of the shielding case 4 . The shielding case 4 is assembled and fixed on the carrier board 401 by bending a plurality of L-shaped positioning feet 48 formed on the bottom edges of its two side walls 44 through the holes of the carrier board 401 and then bending.

The receptacle connector 5 is arranged on the rear section of the shielding cover 4, and the receptacle connector 5 includes a receptacle housing 51 and terminals 55 arranged on the receptacle housing 51. Two grooves 52 on the side, two strip-shaped positioning blocks 53, a T-shaped positioning block 54 with a T-shaped longitudinal section, and two forward retaining surfaces 56 (Fig. 12, Fig. 13) on the left and right sides of the bottom Due to the angle relationship, only one of them is displayed). The socket housing 51 has a front face 511 facing the front socket 40, a socket 512 formed on the front face 511 for inserting a pluggable module, and a rear end face 513 formed on the rear end face 513 and close to the left and right sides. Two recesses 57, the aforementioned groove 52 is recessed and extended forward from the rear end surface 513 and has a rearward blocking inner edge 521, two positioning blocks 53 are respectively formed on the left and right sides of the socket housing 51 and positioned Above the groove 52 , a T-shaped positioning block 54 protrudes from the top surface of the socket housing 51 . In this embodiment, the socket housing 51 is further recessed to form a recessed notch 561 at the corners of the left and right sides of the bottom of the front end surface 511 .

When the receptacle connector 5 is assembled into the shielding case 4 from the rear of the shielding case 4 forward, the two-shaped positioning blocks 53 extend into the two grooves 441 respectively, and the T-shaped positioning blocks 54 extend into the positioning position on the top wall 42. hole 421, so as to achieve the function of guiding and positioning. When the socket connector 5 is assembled to the shielding cover 4 forward, the stoppers 45 on both sides respectively extend into the grooves 52 on both sides of the socket housing 51, The end of the lug that constitutes the backstop 45 is stopped by the inner edge 521 of the groove 52 to limit the backward displacement of the socket housing 51 . Prevent the socket housing 51 from retreating backward from the shield 4 due to thrust. When the receptacle connector 5 moves forward until the two front stoppers 47 are respectively located in the recessed notches 561 on both sides of the front bottom of the receptacle housing 51 and respectively abut against the forward blocking surface 56, the receptacle connector 5 is restricted from being assembled forwardly. The position is used for assembly and positioning, and then, the two protruding pieces are bent inwardly and embedded in the recessed part 57 of the rear end surface of the socket housing 51 to form the rear stopper 46, that is to say, in addition to the stopper part 45, another stopper is formed. A blocking mechanism for the backward displacement of the socket connector 5 .

In this embodiment, the structure interference between the shielding cover 4 and the receptacle connector 5 is mainly achieved by the arrangement of the stopper portion 45 and the rear stopper 46 to prevent the receptacle connector 5 from retreating.

In summary, as described in the first embodiment of the present case, with the setting of the anti-mis-insertion block 18, when the pluggable module 3 is inserted into the shield 1 in reverse, the anti-mis-insertion block 18 can Before it is inserted into the receptacle connector 2, it plays a blocking function to prevent the pluggable module 3 from being damaged due to reverse insertion into the receptacle connector 2. In addition to supporting the anti-mis-insertion block 18, the supporting blocks 19 and 19' In addition to strengthening its structural stability and strength against impact, it can also play a blocking function when the receptacle connector 2 is assembled into the shielding cover 1 . Furthermore, as described in the second embodiment of the present case, the strength of the receptacle connector 5 against the backward force can be enhanced through the setting of the stopper 45 and the rear stopper 46, while the front stopper 47 and the forward stopper 56, it can also play a blocking function when the receptacle connector 5 is assembled into the shielding cover 4.

But what is described above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by the patent of the present invention.

1: shielding cover

11, 12: Insertion space

11a, 12a: front socket

13: Compartment frame

131: upper wall

132: lower wall

15: Bottom plate

16: side panel

18: Anti-mis-insertion block

19, 19': support block

2: socket connector

21: socket housing

211: front face

212: plug interface

22: terminal

Claims (29)

A connector assembly comprising: A shield, forming at least one plug-in space and a front-end socket connected to the plug-in space, the plug-in space is bounded by a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls; and A socket connector is arranged at the rear section of the shielding cover and includes a socket housing; Wherein, the shielding cover further includes at least one anti-mis-insertion block and at least one support block extending into the plug-in space, and the support block is interposed between the anti-mis-insertion block and the socket housing and supports the Anti-mis-insertion block. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the mis-insertion prevention plate has a rear end surface, the socket housing has a front end surface, and the support stopper is interposed between the rear end surface of the mis-insertion prevention plate and the between the front faces of the socket housing. The connector assembly according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the side walls of the shield is integrally provided with the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece, and the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece is bent from the side wall and extends into the insertion space and Located in front of the front end face of the socket housing, the support stop is integrally constructed from the bottom wall of the shield. The connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein the anti-mis-insertion blocking plate is located at a front corner of the front front of the socket housing. According to the connector assembly according to claim 4, wherein, the side wall is provided with a cutout hole to surround and define a lug, and the lug is bent vertically relative to the side wall toward the insertion space to form the anti-mis-insertion block. The connector assembly according to Claim 5, wherein a reinforcing rib is provided at the bending portion of the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece. The connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein the bottom wall is provided with two spaced slots, and a plate is defined between the slots, and the plate protrudes toward the insertion space to form the Support block. The connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein the shielding cover includes an upper cover body and a bottom plate combined, and a compartment frame arranged between the upper cover body and the bottom plate, the compartment The frame separates two plug-in spaces up and down in the shielding area, and the compartment frame includes an upper wall and a lower wall, wherein the bottom wall of one plug-in space is defined by the upper wall of the compartment frame, and the other The bottom wall of the insertion space is bounded by the bottom plate. According to the connector assembly described in claim 1, it further includes a pluggable module that can be inserted into the insertion space. When the pluggable module is inserted into the insertion space upside down, the pluggable module is affected by the The receptacle connector cannot be inserted due to the blocking of the anti-mis-insertion block. A connector assembly comprising: A shield, forming at least one plug-in space and a front-end socket connected to the plug-in space, the plug-in space is bounded by a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls; and A socket connector is arranged at the rear section of the shielding cover and includes a socket housing; Wherein, the shielding cover further includes at least one anti-mis-insertion blocking piece, the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece is integrally bent and extends into the insertion space and is located in front of a front end surface of the socket housing. The connector assembly according to claim 10, wherein at least one side wall of the shielding case is provided with the mis-insertion preventing block. The connector assembly according to claim 11, wherein the anti-mis-insertion blocking plate is located at a front corner of the socket housing. According to the connector assembly according to claim 12, wherein, the side wall is provided with a cutout hole to surround and define a tab, and the tab is bent vertically relative to the side wall toward the insertion space to form the anti-mis-insertion block. The connector assembly according to claim 13, wherein a reinforcing rib is provided at the bending portion of the anti-mis-insertion blocking piece. According to the connector assembly described in claim 10, it further includes a pluggable module that can be inserted into the insertion space. When the pluggable module is inserted into the insertion space upside down, the pluggable module is affected by the The receptacle connector cannot be inserted due to the blocking of the anti-mis-insertion block. A connector assembly comprising: A shield, forming at least one plug-in space and a front-end socket connected to the plug-in space, the plug-in space is bounded by a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls; and A socket connector is arranged at the rear section of the shielding cover and includes a socket housing; Wherein, the shielding cover further includes at least one supporting stopper, the supporting stopper is located in the insertion space, and is used to be stopped by the supporting stopper in the forward displacement direction of the socket housing of the socket connector. The connector assembly according to claim 16, wherein the support block is integrally formed on the bottom wall. The connector assembly according to claim 17, wherein the bottom wall is provided with two spaced slots, and a plate is defined between the slots, and the plate protrudes toward the insertion space to form the Support block. The connector assembly according to claim 18, wherein the support block stops the socket housing in the forward displacement direction of the socket connector. The connector assembly according to claim 19, wherein the socket housing has a front face facing the front socket, and the support stopper is stopped against the front face of the socket housing. The connector assembly according to claim 20, wherein the support block is located in front of a corner of the front bottom of the socket housing. According to the connector assembly according to any one of claim 16 to claim 21, wherein the shielding cover forms two insertion spaces up and down, and the shielding cover includes an upper cover body, a bottom plate and a compartment frame, The compartment frame includes an upper wall and a lower wall, wherein the bottom wall of one insertion space is defined by the upper wall of the compartment frame, and the bottom wall of the other insertion space is defined by the bottom plate of the shielding case. A connector assembly comprising: A shielding cover, including a plug-in space, a front socket connected to the plug-in space, and a top wall and two side walls that cooperate to define the plug-in space; and A socket connector is assembled into the shielding cover from the rear of the shielding cover, and includes a socket housing and a groove arranged in the socket housing; Wherein, the shielding cover further includes a stopper and a rear stopper, the stopper is used to extend into the groove and limit the displacement of the socket housing in the rearward direction, and the rear stopper is formed on the shielding cover. The rear end edge blocks the socket housing in the backward direction of the socket housing. The connector assembly according to claim 23, wherein each side wall of the shielding cover is provided with a stopper portion and a rear stop piece, and the back stop piece is formed by bending and extending inwardly from the rear end edge of the side wall , and the socket housing has a rear end surface and recesses formed on the rear end surface and respectively used for the rear baffle pieces of the side walls to be embedded. The connector assembly according to claim 23 or 24, wherein each stopper portion is formed by a slit hole in the side wall surrounding a protruding tab with its end facing forward, and the protruding tab is obliquely bent inward . The connector assembly according to claim 23, wherein the receptacle connector further includes a bar-shaped positioning block arranged on the receptacle housing, and the rear end edge of the shield is further recessed to form a positioning hole, when the receptacle connector Assembled on the shielding cover, the strip positioning block extends into the positioning hole. The connector assembly according to claim 23 or 26, wherein the receptacle connector further includes a T-shaped positioning block arranged on the receptacle housing and having a T-shaped longitudinal section, and the rear end edge of the shield is further recessed There is a positioning hole, and when the receptacle connector is assembled on the shielding cover, the T-shaped positioning block extends into the positioning hole. According to the connector assembly described in claim 23, wherein, the shielding cover further includes a bottom wall and two front stoppers formed on the bottom wall at left and right intervals and protruding into the insertion space, and the socket housing has a The two forward blocking surfaces on the left and right sides of the bottom, when the receptacle connector is assembled on the shielding cover, the front stoppers block the forward blocking surfaces of the socket housing. The connector assembly according to claim 28, wherein the bottom of the socket housing is recessed to form two recessed notches on the left and right sides, and the forward blocking surfaces are the inner wall surfaces of the recessed notches facing forward.

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