TWI801928B - Electrical connector and connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electrical connector and a connector assembly. The electrical connector comprises a first housing, a positive power terminal, a negative power terminal, a first elastic support, and a second elastic support. The first housing has a mating groove, a positive terminal accommodating groove, and a negative terminal accommodating groove. The positive power terminal is disposed in the positive terminal accommodating groove; the negative power terminal is disposed in the negative terminal accommodating groove and is opposite to the positive power terminal. The first elastic support is disposed between the positive power terminal and the first housing. The two ends of the first elastic support abut the positive power terminal and the first housing respectively. The second elastic support is disposed between the negative power terminal and the first housing and is opposite to the first elastic support. The two ends of the second elastic support abut the negative power terminal and the first housing respectively.

Description

Electrical Connectors and Connector Assemblies

This application relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to electrical connectors and connector assemblies.

At present, the power supply of the cabinet is directly connected to the corresponding circuit board through the cable connector, and the cable connector is locked on the circuit board by screws, and the installation space is narrow, which is not conducive to the assembly and subsequent maintenance of the cable connector. At the same time, the setting position of the cable connector is limited. If the cable connector is set in the middle of the circuit board, the wiring of the cable connector will occupy the space of the circuit board and affect the setting of other components.

Embodiments of the present application provide an electrical connector and a connector assembly, which solve the problems of inconvenient maintenance and occupying space on the circuit board caused by the current cable connector being directly connected to the circuit board.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the application is implemented as follows:

In one embodiment, an electrical connector is provided, which includes: a first housing having a docking slot, a positive terminal accommodation slot and a negative terminal accommodation slot, the positive terminal accommodation slot and the negative terminal accommodation slot are oppositely arranged And located on one side of the docking groove, the positive terminal accommodating groove and the negative terminal accommodating groove are connected to the docking groove; the positive power terminal is arranged in the positive terminal accommodating groove, and one end of the positive power terminal is located in the docking groove, The other end of the positive power supply terminal protrudes from the first housing; the negative power supply terminal is arranged in the negative terminal accommodating groove and is opposite to the positive power supply terminal, one end of the positive power supply terminal is located in the docking groove, and the other end of the positive power supply terminal is from the The first casing protrudes; the first elastic support is arranged between the positive power supply terminal and the first casing, and the two ends of the first elastic support are respectively abutted against the positive power supply terminal and the first casing; and the second elastic The supporting member is disposed between the negative power terminal and the first housing and is opposite to the first elastic supporting member. Both ends of the second elastic supporting member abut against the negative power terminal and the first housing respectively.

In another embodiment, a connector assembly is provided, which includes: an electrical connector disposed on a circuit board; and a docking connector docked with the electrical connector, the docking connector includes a second housing, a positive power supply piece, Negative power supply piece, positive power supply cable and negative power supply cable. The power terminal is in contact with the positive power supply piece, and the negative power supply terminal is in contact with the negative power supply piece.

In the embodiment of the present application, the electrical connector is pre-set on the circuit board, so that the butt connector can be conveniently assembled on the electrical connector and connected to the circuit board through the electrical connector, so the butt connector of the present application The method of connecting to the circuit board does not need to be fixed on the circuit board by fixing elements, and is easier to assemble and disassemble than the existing method of connecting the cable connector to the circuit board, which is beneficial to subsequent maintenance. The positive power supply sheet and the negative power supply sheet of the present application are vertically arranged, so the positive power supply cable and the negative power supply cable are also vertically arranged, so that the positive power supply cable and the negative power supply cable will not occupy the space of the circuit board, and will not It affects the setting of other components, so that the setting position of the electrical connector and the butt connector is not restricted.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the technical features, content and advantages of this application and the effects it can achieve, this application is hereby combined with the accompanying drawings and described in detail as follows in the form of embodiments, and the purposes of the drawings used therein are only For the purpose of illustrating and assisting the description, it may not be the true proportion and precise configuration of this application after implementation. Therefore, the proportion and configuration relationship of the attached drawings should not be interpreted or limited to the scope of rights of this application in actual implementation. Description.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. It will be further understood that terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted to have meanings consistent with their meanings in the context of the relevant art and this application, and will not be interpreted as idealized or excessive formal meaning, unless expressly so defined herein.

Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, which are a perspective view, an exploded view and a cross-sectional view along the A-A' line in Fig. 1 of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown in the figure, the electrical connection of this embodiment The device 1 includes a first housing 10, a positive power terminal 11, a negative power terminal 12, a first elastic support 13a and a second elastic support 13b. The first housing 10 has a docking groove 101 extending along the first direction Z, a positive terminal accommodating groove 102 and a negative terminal accommodating groove 103. On one side of one direction Z, the first positive terminal accommodating groove 102 and the negative terminal accommodating groove 103 are oppositely arranged along the second direction X orthogonal to the first direction Z and communicate with the docking groove 101 . The docking groove 101 runs through the top surface 1011 of the first housing 10 in the first direction Z, and the docking groove 101 forms a first opening 1012 on the top surface 1011 of the first housing 10 . The positive terminal accommodating groove 102 and the negative terminal accommodating groove 103 run through the bottom surface 1013 of the first housing 10 in the first direction Z respectively, and the positive terminal accommodating groove 102 and the negative terminal accommodating groove 103 are respectively connected to the first housing 10 A second opening 1014 and a third opening 1015 are formed on the bottom surface 1013 of the bottom surface 1013 . The first side wall 1016 and the second side wall 1017 of the docking groove 101 of the first housing 10 are perpendicular to the third direction Y perpendicular to the first direction Z and the second direction X, and the opposite first side wall 1016 and the second side wall 1017 respectively have an insertion notch 10161 and a limiter. The positioning opening 10171 , the insertion notch 10161 and the limiting opening 10171 extend along the first direction Z and communicate with the docking groove 101 .

The positive power terminal 11 is disposed in the positive terminal receiving groove 102 , one end of the positive power terminal 11 is located in the docking groove 101 , and the other end of the positive power terminal 11 protrudes from the second opening 1014 . Specifically, the positive power supply terminal 11 has a positive terminal body 111, a plurality of positive insertion ends 112 and a plurality of positive connection ends 113, and the plurality of positive insertion ends 112 and the plurality of positive connection ends 113 are respectively arranged on The two ends of the positive terminal body 111 are respectively arranged at intervals along the third direction Y, the positive terminal body 111 is located in the positive terminal accommodating groove 102, the plurality of positive electrode insertion ends 112 are located in the docking groove 101, and the plurality of positive electrode connection ends 113 protrudes from the second opening 1014 .

The negative power terminal 12 is disposed in the negative terminal accommodating groove 103 and opposite to the positive power terminal 11 , one end of the negative power terminal 12 is located in the docking groove 101 , and the other end of the negative power terminal 12 protrudes from the third opening 1015 . Specifically, the negative power supply terminal 12 has a negative terminal body 121, a plurality of negative insertion ends 122 and a plurality of negative connection ends 123, and a plurality of negative insertion ends 122 and a plurality of negative connection ends 123 are respectively arranged on The two ends of the negative terminal body 121 are respectively arranged at intervals along the third direction Y, the negative terminal body 121 is located in the negative terminal accommodating groove 103, the plurality of negative electrode insertion ends 122 are located in the docking groove 101, and the plurality of negative electrode connection ends 123 protrudes from the third opening 1015 .

The first elastic support 13 a is disposed between the positive power terminal 11 and the first housing 10 , and the first elastic support 13 a is located in the docking groove 101 . The second elastic support 13b is disposed between the negative power supply terminal 12 and the first casing 10, the second elastic support 13b is located in the docking groove 101, and the second elastic support 13b is opposite to the first elastic support 13a.

Specifically, the docking groove 101 has a third side wall 1018 and a fourth side wall 1019 opposite to each other in the second direction X, one end of the first elastic support member 13a abuts against the third side wall 1018, and one end of the first elastic support member 13a The other end abuts against a plurality of positive insertion ends 112 . One end of the second elastic support member 13 b abuts against the fourth side wall 1019 , and the other end of the second elastic support member 13 b abuts against the plurality of negative electrode insertion ends 122 .

The structures of the first elastic support 13a and the second elastic support 13b in this embodiment are the same, and the first elastic support 13a and the second elastic support 13b respectively have a first abutting end 131 and a second abutting end 132, the first abutting end 131 and the second abutting end 132 are opposite and inclined relative to the first direction Z, the distance between the first abutting end 131 and the second abutting end 132 is changed from the first abutting end The ends of the connecting end portion 131 and the second abutting end portion 132 away from the first opening 1012 gradually increase toward the ends of the first abutting end portion 131 and the second abutting end portion 132 close to the first opening 1012 . The first abutting end portion 131 of the first elastic support member 13a abuts against the third side wall 1018, the second abutting end portion 132 of the first elastic support member 13a abuts against a plurality of positive electrode insertion end portions 112, and the same The first abutting end portion 131 of the second elastic support member 13 b abuts against the fourth side wall 1019 , and the second abutting end portion 132 of the second elastic support member 13 b abuts against the plurality of negative electrode insertion end portions 122 . The first elastic support member 13a and the second elastic support member 13b in this embodiment also have bent connection portions 133 respectively, and the ends of the first abutment end portion 131 and the second abutment end portion 132 away from the first opening 1012 are respectively connected to The two ends of the bending connecting portion 133 are connected, so that the first elastic support 13a and the second elastic support 13b of this embodiment respectively form a U-shaped, V-shaped or C-shaped elastic support. The first elastic support of this embodiment The element 13a and the second elastic support element 13b have better resilience than the inline elastic element. The first elastic support member 13 a and the second elastic support member 13 b of this embodiment use metal elastic pieces.

In this embodiment, the number of second abutment ends 132 is plural, and the plurality of second abutment ends 132 are arranged at intervals along the third direction Y. Being connected to the first abutting end portion 131 also means that the number of the bent connecting portion 133 is consistent with the number of the second abutting end portion 132 , and the number of the bent connecting portion 133 is plural. The plurality of second abutting ends 132 are respectively abutted against at least one of the plurality of positive insertion ends 112 or at least one of the plurality of negative insertion ends 122, and the plurality of second abutting ends 132 can correspond to at least one The compression of a positive plug-in end 112 or negative plug-in end 122 generates a support force. If the compression of each positive plug-in end 112 or negative plug-in end 122 is different, each second abutting end The supporting force of the portion 132 is also different, which also means that each second abutting end portion 132 can produce an appropriate supporting force according to the compression amount of at least one of the corresponding positive electrode insertion end portion 112 or negative electrode insertion end portion 122, so as to ensure multiple A positive plug-in end 112 or a plurality of negative plug-in ends 122 can be firmly connected to the butt connector.

Please also refer to FIG. 4 , which is a cross-sectional view along the BB' line in FIG. 3 ; The accommodating groove 10191, the first supporting accommodating groove 10181 and the second supporting accommodating groove 10191 run through the top surface 1011 of the first housing 10 respectively, and the first supporting accommodating groove 10181 and the second supporting accommodating groove 10191 are in the first The top surface 1011 of the housing 10 is formed with a first support accommodation notch 10182 and a second support accommodation notch 10192, the first support accommodation groove 10181 and the second support accommodation groove 10191 communicate with the docking groove 101, the first The support accommodation recess 10182 and the second support accommodation recess 10192 communicate with the first opening 1012 . The first elastic support member 13a and the second elastic support member 13b are placed into the first support accommodation groove 10181 and the second support accommodation groove 10191 respectively from the first support accommodation notch 10182 and the second support accommodation notch 10192 , the bent connection portion 133 of the first elastic support member 13a and the bent connection portion 133 of the second elastic support member 13b are respectively close to the surface of the first support accommodation groove 10181 in the first direction Z and the second support accommodation groove 10191 A surface in a first direction Z.

In this embodiment, the first support accommodation groove 10181 has a first limiting groove 10183 on the opposite two surfaces in the third direction Y, and the second support accommodation groove 10191 is in the third direction Y and opposite to each other. The two surfaces respectively have second limiting grooves 10193, and the first abutting end 131 of the first elastic support 13a and the first abutting end 131 of the second elastic support 13b are opposite to each other in the third direction Y. The two sides respectively have limiting protrusions 134 . When the first elastic support 13a and the second elastic support 13b are located in the first support accommodation groove 10181 and the second support accommodation groove 10191 respectively, the limit of the first abutting end 131 of the first elastic support 13a The positioning protrusion 134 is located in the corresponding first limiting groove 10183, and the limiting protrusion 134 of the first abutting end 131 of the second elastic support member 13b is located in the corresponding second limiting groove 10193. The positions of the first elastic support member 13 a and the second elastic support member 13 b in the first support accommodation groove 10181 and the second support accommodation groove 10191 .

The limiting protrusions 134 of the first elastic supporting member 13a and the second elastic supporting member 13b in this embodiment also have an interference portion 135 on the third direction Y and on the side away from the first abutting end 131 respectively. When the limiting convex portion 134 of an elastic support member 13a is located in the corresponding first limiting groove 10183, and when the limiting convex portion 134 of the second elastic supporting member 13b is located in the corresponding second limiting groove 10193, the first elastic support The interference portion 135 of the member 13a interferes with the side wall of the first limiting groove 10183 in the third direction Y, and the interference portion 135 of the second elastic support member 13b interferes with the side wall of the second limiting groove 10193 in the third direction Y, Furthermore, the first elastic support member 13 a and the second elastic support member 13 b are respectively fixed in the first support accommodation groove 10181 and the second support accommodation groove 10191 .

Please refer to Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, which are a perspective view, an exploded view and a cross-sectional view along the CC' line in Fig. 5 of a docking connector according to an embodiment of the present application; The docking connector 2 that the connector 1 docks with includes a second housing 20 , a positive power supply piece 22 , a negative power supply piece 23 , a positive power supply cable 24 and a negative power supply cable 25 , and the second housing 20 has a power supply piece accommodating portion 200 And the docking convex portion 201, the docking convex portion 201 is located on one side of the power strip accommodating portion 200 in the third direction Y, the power strip accommodating portion 200 of the second housing 20 has a positive power supply strip accommodating groove 2001 and a negative power supply The piece accommodation groove 2002, the positive power supply piece 22 is set in the positive power supply piece accommodation groove 2001 and passes through the surface of the power supply piece accommodation part 200 close to the docking convex part 201, the positive power supply piece 22 is located on the docking convex part 201 in the second direction X On the upper side, the negative power supply piece 23 is set in the negative power supply piece accommodating groove 2002 and passes through the surface of the power supply piece accommodating part 200 close to the docking convex part 201, and the negative power supply piece 23 is located on the docking convex part 201 in the second direction X On the other side, the negative power supply piece 23 is opposite to the positive power supply piece 22. The positive power supply cable 24 is connected to the positive power supply piece 22 , and the negative power supply cable 25 is opposite to the negative power supply piece 23 . The positive power strip 22 and the negative power strip 23 of this embodiment are arranged vertically along the second direction X, so the positive power cable 24 and the negative power cable 25 are vertically arranged along the second direction X, specifically, the positive power cable The cable 24 and the negative power supply cable 25 respectively include a plurality of wire cores, and the plurality of wire cores are arranged along the first direction Z to be connected with the positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece 23 which are vertically arranged, so that the positive power supply cable 24 and the negative power supply piece 23 are connected vertically. The negative power supply cable 25 is arranged vertically. The docking connector 2 of this embodiment further includes a latch 26 , and the latch 26 is disposed on a side of the docking protrusion 201 away from the power strip accommodating portion 200 .

Please refer to Fig. 8, Fig. 9 and Fig. 10 together, which are an assembly perspective view, an exploded view and a cross-sectional view along the DD' line in Fig. 8 of an electrical connector and a docking connector according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown When the electrical connector 1 and the docking connector 2 of this embodiment are in use, the electrical connector 1 is arranged on a circuit board, and the plurality of positive connection ends 113 and the negative power supply terminals 12 of the positive power supply terminal 11 of the electrical connector 1 The plurality of negative electrode connection ends 123 are respectively connected to the circuit board, and the connection method is, for example, plugging or welding. The mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is inserted into the mating groove 101 through the first opening 1012 and the inserting notch 10161 of the electrical connector 1 . The plurality of positive plug-in ends 112 of the positive power supply terminal 11 of the electrical connector 1 and the plurality of negative plug-in ends 122 of the negative power supply terminal 12 are in contact with the positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece 23 respectively. The plurality of positive plug-in ends 112 of the positive power supply terminal 11 are stably in contact with the positive power supply piece 22 through the first elastic support member 13a. The elastic supporting member 13b is in stable contact with the negative power supply piece 23 . Please also refer to FIG. 11 , which is a cross-sectional view along the EE' line in FIG. 8 ; as shown in the figure, the latch 26 is connected to the limiting opening 10171 at the same time, so as to prevent the docking convex part 201 of the docking connector 2 from disengaging from the docking Groove 101. The electrical connector 1 of this embodiment is docked with the mating connector 2 to form a connector assembly. The docking connector 2 of this embodiment is connected to the circuit board through the electrical connector 1, which is different from the current cable connector directly connected to the circuit board. The method of connecting the docking connector 2 to the circuit board in this embodiment is relatively The way the existing cable connector is connected to the circuit board is easy to assemble and disassemble, which is beneficial to subsequent maintenance, and the positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece 23 of this embodiment are vertically arranged along the second direction X, so the positive power supply cable 24 and the negative power cable 25 are also arranged vertically, so that the positive power cable 24 and the negative power cable 25 will not occupy the space of the circuit board and will not affect the arrangement of other components.

The latch 26 of this embodiment has a lock body 261, an unlocking piece 262 and a fixing piece 263. The lock body 261 has a locking portion 2611. The unlocking piece 262 and the fixing piece 263 are respectively connected to two ends of the lock body 261. The extending direction of the unlocking piece 262 and the fixing piece 263 is perpendicular to the extending direction of the locking body 261 . In this embodiment, the mating protrusion 201 has a fixing groove 2010 on the end surface in the third direction Y and away from the power chip accommodating portion 200 , and the fixing groove 2010 extends along the third direction Y. When the latch 26 is disposed on the side of the mating convex portion 201 in the third direction Y and away from the power strip accommodating portion 200 , the lock body 261 is located on the docking convex portion 201 in the third direction Y and away from the power strip accommodating portion On the end surface of 200 , the fixing piece 263 is disposed in the fixing groove 2010 to fix the latch 26 on the side of the mating protrusion 201 in the third direction Y and away from the power strip receiving portion 200 . The unlocking piece 262 is located on the top surface of the mating protrusion 201 in the first direction Z. When the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is placed in the mating groove 101, the locking portion 2611 of the locking body 261 abuts against the side of the limiting opening 10171, so that the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is fixed on the mating groove 101. In the docking groove 101. When the docking convex part 201 of the docking connector 2 is about to disengage from the docking groove 101, the unlocking piece 262 is pulled to move toward the power strip accommodating portion 200, and the unlocking piece 262 drives the lock body 261 to approach the power strip accommodating portion 200. The direction of movement of the locking portion 2611 is disengaged from the limiting opening 10171 , and then the mating convex portion 201 of the mating connector 2 is disengaged from the mating groove 101 .

The bottom surface of the docking convex part 201 in the first direction Z in this embodiment also has a limit notch 2011, when the docking convex part 201 is set in the docking groove 101, the side of the notch 10161 in the first direction Z is inserted The fact that the edge is located in the limiting notch 2011 also means that the first side wall 1016 of the first housing 10 is located in the limiting notch 2011 , so as to prevent the mating protrusion 201 from moving in the third direction Y and disengaging from the mating groove 101 .

The docking convex part 201 of this embodiment also has a relief groove 2012 on the end surface of the third direction Y and away from the power chip accommodating part 200, the lock body 261 is located in the relief groove 2012, and the lock body 261 and the relief groove 2012 has a distance between the surfaces in the third direction Y, so that when the unlocking piece 262 is pulled, the locking body 261 can move in the relief groove 2012 and move toward the direction close to the power piece accommodating portion 200, thereby reducing the number of docking connectors. 2 is the length in the third direction Y. The relief groove 2012 in this embodiment also has a support portion 20121 on the surface in the third direction Y, and the support portion 20121 supports the lock body 261 to maintain the relationship between the lock body 261 and the relief groove 2012 in the third direction Y. Surfaces have spacing between them.

The locking part 2611 of the locking body 261 of this embodiment has a relief opening 26111 and a locking elastic piece 26112. One end of the locking elastic piece 26112 is connected to the side of the moving opening 26111 in the first direction Z and close to the fixing groove 2010. , the locking elastic piece 26112 is inclined relative to the locking body 261 in a direction away from the mating protrusion 201 . When the mating protrusion 201 of the docking connector 2 is placed in the docking groove 101, the locking elastic piece 26112 is located in the limiting opening 10171, and the other end of the locking elastic piece 26112 abuts against the limiting opening 10171 in the first direction Z and It is close to the side of the top surface of the mating convex portion 201 . When the docking convex part 201 of the docking connector 2 is about to disengage from the docking groove 101, the locking elastic piece 26112 is driven to move closer to the power strip accommodating part 200 by pulling the unlocking piece 262 to move toward the power strip accommodating part 200. direction to move the locking elastic piece 26112 away from the limit opening 10171 , and then make the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 disengage from the mating groove 101 .

The latch 26 of this embodiment also includes an activation piece 264, the activation piece 264 and the unlocking piece 262 are away from the end of the lock body 261, the unlocking piece 262 is parallel to the top surface of the docking convex portion 201 in the first direction Z, and the activation piece 264 is inclined relative to the top surface of the docking convex portion 201 in the first direction Z and away from the top surface of the docking convex portion 201. The user pulls the activation piece 264 to drive the unlocking piece 262 to move, which is convenient for the user to operate. Latch 26. In this embodiment, the width of the activation piece 264 in the third direction Y is greater than the width of the unlocking piece 262 in the third direction Y, which is beneficial for the user to pull the activation piece 264 .

The docking convex part 201 of this embodiment has a limit groove 2013 on the third direction Y and two opposite surfaces respectively, and the limit groove 2013 is connected with the positive power supply piece accommodating groove 2001 or the negative power supply piece of the power supply piece accommodating part 200 The accommodating groove 2002 is connected. When the positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece 23 pass through the positive power supply piece accommodating groove 2001 and the negative power supply piece accommodating groove 2002 respectively and enter the corresponding limiting groove 2013 respectively, the third direction Y is controlled by the limiting groove 2013 The side walls of the positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece 23 are restricted to move away from the power supply piece accommodating part 200, and the positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece are limited by the two opposite side walls in the first direction Z by the limit groove 2013. Movement of the sheet 23 in the first direction Z. As shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 11, the side wall of the limiting groove 2013 of the docking convex part 201 in the third direction Y in this embodiment also has a first positioning part 20131, the positive power supply piece 22 has a second positioning part 221, and the negative pole has a second positioning part 221. The power strip 23 has a third positioning portion 231. When the positive power strip 22 and the negative power strip 23 are respectively located in the corresponding limiting grooves 2013, the second positioning portion 221 of the positive power strip 22 is connected to the corresponding first positioning portion 20131. The third positioning portion 231 of the negative power supply piece 23 is connected to the corresponding first positioning portion 20131 , so that the positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece 23 are respectively fixed in the corresponding limiting slots 2013 .

The first positioning part 20131 of this embodiment has a positioning relief groove 20132 and a positioning hook 20133, the positioning relief groove 20132 extends along the third direction Y, one end of the positioning hook 20133 has a hook portion 20133a, and the positioning hook 20133 The other end is connected to the side wall of the positioning relief groove 20132 in the third direction Y and close to the end surface of the mating protrusion 201 away from the power strip accommodating portion 200, and the positioning hook 20133 is along the third direction Y and close to the power strip accommodating portion 200 in the direction of extension. The hook portion 20133a protrudes from the surface of the limiting groove 2013 in the second direction X along the second direction X. The second positioning portion 221 and the third positioning portion 231 of this embodiment are both positioning openings. When the first positioning When the part 20131 is connected with the second positioning part 221 or the third positioning part 231, the hook part 20133a is located in the corresponding positioning opening, preventing the positive power supply piece 22 from detaching from the corresponding limiting groove 2013 and the positive power supply piece accommodating groove 2001 and The negative power strip 23 is detached from the corresponding limiting groove 2013 and the negative power strip accommodating groove 2002 . The positioning relief grooves 20132 of the two first positioning portions 20131 in this embodiment can be connected.

In summary, the present application provides an electrical connector and a connector assembly. The electrical connector is pre-set on the circuit board, so that the docking connector can be conveniently assembled on the electrical connector and connected to the circuit through the electrical connector. board, so the method of connecting the docking connector to the circuit board of the present application does not need to be fixed on the circuit board by fixing elements, which is easier to assemble and disassemble than the existing method of connecting the cable connector to the circuit board, which is conducive to subsequent maintenance . The positive power supply sheet and the negative power supply sheet of the present application are vertically arranged, so the positive power supply cable and the negative power supply cable are also vertically arranged, so that the positive power supply cable and the negative power supply cable will not occupy the space of the circuit board, and will not It affects the setting of other components, so that the setting position of the electrical connector and the butt connector is not restricted.

It should be noted that, in this document, the term "comprises", "comprises" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or device comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent in the process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element qualified by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or apparatus comprising that element.

However, the above-mentioned ones are only the embodiments of this application, and are not used to limit the scope of implementation of this application. For example, all equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the shape, structure, characteristics and spirit described in the patent scope of this application, All should be included in the patent application scope of this application.

1: Electrical connector 10: The first shell 101: Docking slot 1011: top surface 1012: first opening 1013: bottom surface 1014: second opening 1015: The third opening 1016: first side wall 10161: put into the notch 1017: second side wall 10171: limit opening 1018: Third side wall 10181: The first support tank 10182: First support accommodation notch 10183: The first limit slot 1019: Fourth side wall 10191:Second Support Storage Tank 10192: Second support accommodation notch 10193: The second limit slot 102: Positive terminal accommodating groove 103: Negative terminal accommodating groove 11: Positive power supply terminal 111: positive terminal body 112: Positive plug terminal 113: Positive connection end 12: Negative power supply terminal 121: negative terminal body 122: Negative plug terminal 123: Negative connection terminal 13a: the first elastic support 13b: the second elastic support 131: first abutment end 132: second abutment end 133: Bending connection part 134: Limiting convex part 135: Department of Interference 2: Docking connector 20: Second shell 200: power sheet accommodation part 2001: Positive power chip storage tank 2002:Accommodating tank for negative power strip 201: butt convex part 2010: fixed groove 2011: Limit notch 2012: Give way slot 20121: support part 2013: Limit slot 20131: The first positioning department 20132: Positioning give way slot 20133: Positioning hook 20133a: hook part 22: Positive power supply piece 221: The second positioning department 23: Negative power supply piece 231: The third positioning department 24: Positive power cable 25: Negative power cable 26: Latch 261: lock body 2611: lock department 26111: Give way to the opening 26112:Lock shrapnel 262: Unlock piece 263:Fixer 264: boot film Z: the first direction X: the second direction Y: third direction

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present application; 2 is an exploded view of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present application; Fig. 3 is a sectional view along A-A' line among Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is the sectional view along B-B ' line among Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a docking connector according to an embodiment of the present application; Fig. 6 is an exploded view of a docking connector according to an embodiment of the present application; Fig. 7 is the sectional view along C-C ' line among Fig. 5; 8 is an assembled perspective view of an electrical connector and a mating connector according to an embodiment of the present application; 9 is an exploded view of an electrical connector and a mating connector according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view along the D-D' line in Figure 8; and Fig. 11 is a sectional view along line E-E' in Fig. 8 .

1: Electrical connector

10: The first shell

101: Docking slot

1011: top surface

1012: first opening

1016: first side wall

10161: put into the notch

1017: second side wall

10171: limit opening

1018: Third side wall

10181: The first support tank

10182: First support accommodation notch

1019: Fourth side wall

10191:Second Support Storage Tank

10192: Second support accommodation notch

12: Negative power supply terminal

13b: the second elastic support

X: the second direction

Y: third direction

Z: the first direction

Claims (19)

An electrical connector, which includes: a first shell with a pair of joint grooves, a positive terminal accommodation groove and a negative pole terminal accommodation groove, the positive pole terminal accommodation groove and the negative pole terminal accommodation groove are oppositely arranged and located On one side of the docking groove, the positive terminal accommodating groove and the negative terminal accommodating groove communicate with the docking groove; a positive power supply terminal is arranged in the positive terminal accommodating groove, and one end of the positive power supply terminal is located at the In the docking groove, the other end of the positive power supply terminal protrudes from the first housing; a negative power supply terminal is arranged in the negative terminal accommodating groove and is opposite to the positive power supply terminal, and one end of the negative power supply terminal is located at the In the docking groove, the other end of the negative power supply terminal protrudes from the first casing; a first elastic support is arranged between the positive power supply terminal and the first casing, and the two ends of the first elastic support ends abut against the positive power terminal and the first casing respectively; The two ends of the elastic support are respectively abutted against the negative power terminal and the first casing; wherein, the two opposite side walls of the first casing also respectively have a first support accommodating groove and a second support accommodating groove , the first supporting accommodating groove and the second supporting accommodating groove communicate with the docking groove, the first elastic supporting member is arranged in the first supporting accommodating groove, and the second elastic supporting member is arranged in the second supporting accommodating groove in the support tank. The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein the positive power terminal has a positive terminal body, a plurality of positive plug-in ends and a plurality of positive connection ends, the plurality of positive plug-in ends and the plurality of positive terminals The connecting ends are respectively arranged at two ends of the positive terminal body at intervals, the positive terminal body is located in the positive terminal accommodating groove, the plurality of positive electrode insertion ends are located in the docking groove, and the plurality of positive electrode connecting ends are connected from The first housing protrudes; the negative power supply terminal has a negative terminal body, a plurality of negative plug-in ends and a plurality of negative connection ends, and the plurality of negative plug-in ends and the plurality of negative connection ends are respectively The two ends of the negative terminal body are arranged at intervals, the negative terminal body is located in the negative terminal accommodating groove, the plurality of negative electrode insertion ends are located in the docking groove, and the plurality of negative electrode connection ends are connected from the first shell body protruding. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the first elastic support and the second elastic support respectively have a first abutment end and a second abutment end, and the first elastic support The first abutting end abuts against the first housing, the second abutting end of the first elastic support abuts against the positive power terminal, the first abutting end of the second elastic support part abuts against the first casing, and the second abutting end of the second elastic supporting member abuts against the negative power supply terminal. The electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein the first elastic support and the second elastic support respectively have a bent connecting portion, and the bent connecting portion connects the first abutting end and the second Two abutment ends. The electrical connector as described in claim 4, wherein the number of the second abutting ends is plural, the number of the bent connection parts is plural, and the second abutting ends are bent by corresponding The connecting portion is connected to the first abutting end portion. The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein the two opposite side walls of the first supporting and accommodating groove respectively have a first limiting groove, and the two opposite side walls of the second supporting and accommodating groove respectively have a second The two opposite side walls of the first abutting end also have a limiting protrusion respectively, and the limiting protrusions of the first abutting end of the first elastic support member are located on the corresponding first abutting end. In a limiting groove, the limiting protrusion of the first abutting end portion of the second elastic support member is located in the corresponding second limiting groove. The electrical connector according to claim 6, wherein one side of the limiting protrusion further has an interference portion, and the interference portion interferes with a side wall of the first limiting groove or the second limiting groove. A connector assembly, comprising: the electrical connector as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, disposed on a circuit board; and a docking connector, docked with the electrical connector, the docking connector comprising A second casing, a positive power supply piece, a negative power supply piece, a positive power supply cable and a negative power supply cable, the positive power supply piece and the negative power supply piece are arranged in the second casing, the positive power supply cable The cable and the negative power cable are respectively connected to the positive power supply piece and the negative power supply piece, the positive power supply terminal is in contact with the positive power supply piece, and the negative power supply terminal is in contact with the negative power supply piece. The connector assembly according to claim 8, wherein the positive power supply piece and the negative power supply piece are arranged vertically, and the positive power supply cable and the negative power supply cable are also vertically arranged. The connector assembly as described in claim 8, wherein the second housing has a power strip accommodating portion and a mating convex portion, the butting convex portion is arranged on one side of the power strip accommodating portion, and the power strip accommodates The placement part has a positive power supply piece accommodation groove and a negative pole power supply piece accommodation groove, the positive power supply piece is arranged in the positive power supply piece accommodation groove and passes through the power supply piece accommodation part close to the surface of the docking convex part, The positive power supply piece is located on one side of the docking convex part; the negative power supply piece is arranged in the negative power supply piece accommodating groove and passes through the power supply piece accommodating part close to the surface of the docking convex part, and the negative power supply piece is located on the surface of the docking convex part. One side of the docking convex part, the docking convex part is located in the docking groove. The connector assembly according to claim 10, wherein the side wall of the first housing has an inserting recess communicating with the docking groove, and the mating protrusion is inserted into the docking groove from the inserting recess. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the side wall of the first housing further has a limiting opening opposite to the insertion notch, and the docking connector further includes a latch, the latch is set On the side of the mating convex part away from the power chip accommodating part, the latch part is connected with the limiting opening. The connector assembly as described in claim 12, wherein the latch has a lock body, an unlocking piece and a fixing piece, the unlocking piece and the fixing piece are respectively arranged at both ends of the lock body, the unlocking The extending direction of the piece and the fixing piece is perpendicular to the extending direction of the lock body, the fixing piece is arranged in the butt joint convex part, and the lock body The lock body is located on the end surface of the docking convex part away from the power piece accommodating part, the unlocking piece is located on the top surface of the docking convex part, and the lock body also has a lock part, which is connected with the limiting opening connect. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the latch member further has an actuating piece, and the actuating piece is connected to an end of the unlocking piece away from the lock body. The connector assembly according to claim 14, wherein the actuating piece is inclined in a direction away from the abutting protrusion relative to the top surface of the mating protrusion, and the width of the actuating piece is greater than that of the unlocking piece. The connector assembly as described in claim 13, wherein the end surface of the mating convex part away from the power chip accommodating part further has a relief groove, the lock body is located in the relief groove, and the lock body and the There is a space between the surfaces of the relief slot corresponding to the lock body. The connector assembly according to claim 16, wherein a support portion is provided on a surface corresponding to the lock body of the relief slot, and the support portion supports the lock body. The connector assembly as described in claim 10, wherein the two opposite surfaces of the mating protrusion have a limiting groove, and the limiting groove communicates with the accommodating groove of the positive power supply piece or the accommodating groove of the negative power supply piece, the The positive power supply piece and the negative power supply piece are respectively arranged in the corresponding limiting slots. The connector assembly as described in claim 18, wherein the side wall of the limiting groove also has a first positioning part, the positive power supply piece has a second positioning part, and the negative power supply piece has a third positioning part, the The second positioning portion and the third positioning portion are respectively connected to the corresponding first positioning portion.

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