TWI810316B - Electrical connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes a mounting bracket and a number of electrical connectors assembled to the mounting bracket. Each electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of conductive terminals affixed to the insulative housing and a metal cover enclosing the insulative housing. the mounting bracket includes a first surface, a mounting surface opposite to the bracket surface and a number of receiving rooms recessed in the first surface from the mounting surface and receiving the electrical connectors for separating the electrical connectors from each other.

Description

Electrical Connector Assembly

The invention relates to an electrical connector assembly, in particular to an electrical connector assembly that can be easily assembled or disassembled.

In the known technology, referring to the invention application No. TW201405980A published in Taiwan, the coaxial connector disclosed in it has two pairs of terminal groups to meet the needs of multiple sets of signal transmission compared with the usual coaxial connector, but the pair of terminals in the previous case The group is set in a coaxial connector. When one group of terminals fails, a pair of terminal groups needs to be replaced, which is costly; when the demand is greater than the two groups of signal transmission, the coaxial connector in the previous case is no longer applicable. Adding a common coaxial connector for mixed use, or customizing it as a coaxial connector with three sets of terminal groups based on the coaxial connector in the previous case, has a high degree of customization in various applications, which is not conducive to mass production.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new electrical connector assembly to overcome the above defects.

In view of the above, the object of the present invention is to provide a new electrical connector assembly, which has the advantages of convenient assembly, disassembly and production.

In order to achieve the aforementioned object, the object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions: an electrical connector assembly, the electrical connector assembly includes a mounting bracket and a plurality of electrical connectors held on the mounting bracket, each of the electrical connections The device includes an insulating body, a conductive terminal held in the insulating body, and a metal shell held outside the insulating body. The mounting bracket includes a base surface and a mounting surface opposite to the base surface. The mounting bracket It has the functions of accommodating and holding the plurality of electrical connectors respectively so that the The plurality of electrical connectors are separated from each other and form a plurality of receiving spaces recessed from the base surface, and the plurality of electrical connectors are arranged side by side in the plurality of receiving spaces.

Further, the installation bracket of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention includes a base surface, two side walls extending from lateral sides of the base surface toward the installation surface, and the two side walls located on the base surface. The plurality of holding walls between the side walls, the plurality of accommodating spaces are formed between adjacent side walls and the holding walls and between two adjacent holding walls.

Further, the insulating body of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention includes a cylindrical main body with a through hole and an extension formed by extending backward from the main body, and the metal shell has a metal shell surrounding the main body. The "C"-shaped cylindrical part and the back cover part covered on the top surface of the cylindrical part, holding parts extend on both sides of the rear end of the cylindrical part, and the back cover has a vertical A pair of first outer walls on both lateral sides of the cylindrical part, a pair of second outer walls with a span smaller than the pair of first outer walls and a pair of second outer walls on both lateral sides of the holding part and connecting the first A pair of third outer walls between the outer wall and the second outer wall.

Further, the mounting bracket of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention has a front end side for the electrical connector to be loaded from front to rear and a rear end side opposite to the front end side, and the rear end of each side wall is provided with a transverse direction. The first clamping part protruding in the receiving space, the rear end of each of the holding walls is provided with a second clamping part protruding in the lateral direction into the receiving space, corresponding to all the clamping parts in the same receiving space. The lateral distance between the first clamping part and the second clamping part is smaller than the lateral distance between the corresponding side wall and the front end of the holding wall, corresponding to the two The lateral spacing between the second clamping parts is smaller than the lateral spacing between the corresponding two front ends of the holding walls, which corresponds to the clamping of the side walls and the holding walls and the two adjacent holding walls in the same accommodating space. A pair of first outer walls of the back cover part, corresponding to the first clamping part and the second clamping part in the same storage space, and the two second clamping parts clamp the back A pair of second outer walls of the cover.

Further, the rear end of the first clamping part of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention is provided with a first groove from back to front, and the rear end of the second clamping part is provided with a second recess from back to front. groove.

Further, the resisting portion formed by the lateral extension of each side wall and the bottom end of each holding wall of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention in the mounting surface corresponds to the distance between two resisting portions in the same receiving space. The lateral spacing distance is smaller than the lateral width of the receiving space, and the resisting portion is used to limit the electrical connector in the receiving space in the vertical direction, and the resisting portion further includes a pressing portion located at the rear end of the resisting portion , corresponding to the lateral spacing distance between the two abutting parts of the two abutting parts in the same accommodating space is smaller than the lateral spacing distance between the front ends of the two abutting parts, and the pair of back cover parts The lower edge of the second outer wall is respectively bent and extended to clamp the first fixing part of the holding part and the extension part, and the rear end of the pressing part is laterally recessed with a slot for the first fixing part to be snapped into. .

Further, the mounting bracket of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention is a metal part, and the mounting bracket includes a base surface and a cover plate that is bent backward from the front end of the base surface to cover the base surface. The accommodating space is formed between the base surface and the cover plate, the base surface is provided with a plurality of fixing grooves for respectively holding the corresponding plurality of electrical connectors, and the metal shell part of each of the electrical connectors passes through The corresponding fixing slots are pressed downward by the cover plate to be held between the base surface and the cover plate.

Further, both sides of the cover plate of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention are provided with end walls on both sides bent downwards to clamp both sides of the base surface, and both sides of the rear edge of the base surface are bent upwards Two first backstops are formed, and the two sides of the rear edge of the cover plate are bent downward to form two second backstops, and the two second backstops respectively abut against the outside The metal shells of the two electrical connectors are provided, and the two first resisting portions are respectively forwardly resisted against the rear surfaces of the two second rear retaining portions.

Further, the rear edge of the base surface of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention is bent upward to form a plurality of buckle parts, each of the buckle parts is located at the rear between two adjacent fixing grooves, and the buckle parts It includes a frame portion and a protruding portion extending obliquely from the lower edge of the top arm of the frame portion, the rear edge of the cover plate is bent downward to form a rear wall corresponding to the plurality of buckle portions, the The rear wall has a vertical section and a horizontal A section, the horizontal section is formed with a perforation through which the buckle part passes, and the protruding part bears against the upper surface of the horizontal section downward.

Further, the present invention provides a docking connector assembly that docks with the electrical connector assembly, the docking connector assembly includes a plastic body and a plurality of annular rings that are injection molded on the plastic body and dock with the electrical connector. The butt connector includes a cylindrical metal ring and a needle-shaped butt terminal inside the metal ring.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: because the plurality of electrical connectors are assembled and fixed in the mounting bracket, it is convenient to assemble and disassemble, and it is easy to replace damaged electrical connectors, which is beneficial to production.

100, 100’, 100”: electrical connector assembly

1, 1": Mounting bracket

11: base surface

12: side wall

121: the first clamping part

122: The first groove

13: Holding wall

131: the second clamping part

132: second groove

133: Inclined surface

14: Resist

141: Resisting part

142: card slot

15: Containment Space

16: Mounting surface

17: front side

18: rear end side

2, 2': electrical connector

20: Insulation body

21: Main body

211: through hole

212: The first clamping part

213: the first holding slot

22: Platen

23: Extension

231: the second clamping part

24: Mounting slot

3: Conductive terminal

31: Holding part

32: contact part

33: welding part

4, 4': Metal shell

41, 41': cylindrical part

411: The third holding part

412: the second holding slot

42: Keeping Department

421: The third holding slot

43: back cover

431: The first fixed part

432: The second fixed part

44: The first outer wall

45: second outer wall

46: The third outer wall

5: cable

51: core wire

52: Inner insulating layer

53: mask layer

54: Outer insulating layer

1': Mounting bracket

11': base surface

111': fixed slot

112': the first backstop

113': buckle part

1131': frame part

1132': protrusion

12': cover plate

121': side end wall

122': the second rear stop

123': rear wall

1231': vertical segment

1232': Horizontal section

1233': perforation

13': front wall

14': containment space

6: Docking Connector Assembly

61: plastic body

62: Butt terminal

63: metal ring

The first figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the electrical connector assembly and the mating connector assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is a three-dimensional schematic view of the first figure viewed from another direction.

The third figure is a bottom view of the electrical connector assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a partial perspective exploded view of the electrical connector assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention, where the mounting bracket is separated from the electrical connector.

The fifth figure is a perspective schematic view of the docking of the electrical connector assembly and the mating connector assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The sixth figure is a cross-sectional view of the fifth figure viewed along line VI-VI.

The seventh figure is a cross-sectional view of the fifth figure viewed along line VII-VII.

Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector in the electrical connector assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The ninth figure is a three-dimensional exploded view of the eighth figure viewed from another direction.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of the electrical connector assembly and the mating connector assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a perspective view of Figure 10 viewed from another direction.

Fig. 12 is a bottom view of the electrical connector assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a partially exploded perspective view of the electrical connector assembly in which the mounting bracket is separated from the electrical connector according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 14 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 13 viewed from another direction.

Fig. 15 is a schematic perspective view of the docking of the electrical connector assembly and the mating connector assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 16 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 15 viewed along line XVI-XVI.

Figure 17 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a mating connector assembly docked with the electrical connector assembly of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a specific implementation manner of the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention will be introduced with reference to the first to seventeenth figures. The docking direction of the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention and the mating connector assembly 6 is defined as the up-down direction. Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 9 for the first embodiment of the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention, and FIGS. 10 to 16 for the second embodiment of the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention.

Please refer to the first to ninth figures, the first embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical connector assembly 100, including a mounting bracket 1 and at least two electrical connectors 2 clamped in the mounting bracket 1, In this embodiment, there are four electrical connectors 2 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7 , the mounting bracket 1 is made of insulating material, and in this embodiment, the mounting bracket 1 is used to fix four electrical connectors 2 . The mounting bracket has a front end 17 for loading each of the electrical connectors 2 from front to rear and a rear end 18 opposite to the front end 17 . The mounting bracket 1 includes a base surface 11, a mounting surface 16 opposite to the base surface 11, two side walls 12 extending from the lateral sides of the base surface 11 to the mounting surface 16, and a face 11 of the Three retaining walls 13 between two side walls 12 . A total of four receiving spaces 15 are formed between adjacent side walls 12 and the retaining walls 13 and between two adjacent retaining walls 13 . A rear end of each of the side walls 12 is provided with a first clamping portion 121 protruding into the receiving space 15 . A first groove 122 is formed on the outer surface of the side wall 12 of the first clamping portion 121 . The rear ends of each of the holding walls 13 are provided with second clamping portions 131 protruding into the receiving spaces on both lateral sides. The second clamping portion 131 has a second groove 132 formed at a rear end of the holding wall 13 . The first groove 122 and the second groove 132 can make the first clamping portion 121 and the second clamping portion 131 have a certain degree of elasticity in the lateral direction to facilitate holding the electrical connector 2 . Front ends of the first clamping portion 121 and the second clamping portion 131 are both formed with inclined surfaces 133 . The lateral distance between the first clamping portion 121 and the second clamping portion 131 corresponding to the same receiving space 15 is smaller than the corresponding lateral distance between the side wall 12 and the front end of the holding wall 13 . The lateral distance between the two second clamping portions 131 corresponding to the same receiving space 15 is smaller than the lateral distance between the front ends of the corresponding two holding walls 13 . The bottom ends of each of the side walls 12 and the three retaining walls 13 extend laterally in the installation surface 16 to form a resisting portion 14 . The resisting portion 14 of each side wall 12 is formed to extend laterally and inwardly. The resisting portion 14 of each of the holding walls 13 is formed to extend laterally to both sides. The lateral distance between two resisting portions 14 corresponding to the same receiving space 15 is smaller than the lateral width of the receiving space 15 . A pressing portion 141 extending obliquely backward in the transverse direction is formed at the rear end of each of the resisting portions 14 . A rear end of the pressing portion 141 is laterally recessed with a locking groove 142 . The first clamping portion 121 , the second clamping portion 131 corresponding to the same receiving space 15 , and the two resisting portions 14 are both extending toward each other and arranged symmetrically.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 9 , each of the electrical connectors 2 has the same structure. Each of the electrical connectors 2 includes an insulating body 20 , a conductive terminal 3 held inside the insulating body 20 , and a metal shell 4 held outside the insulating body 20 . The electrical connector 2 is electrically connected to the conductive terminal 3 by a cable 5 so as to be connected to the mating connector assembly 6 . The cable 5 includes a central core wire 51 , an inner insulating layer 52 wrapping the core wire 51 , a grounding shield layer 53 wrapping the inner insulating layer 52 , and an outer insulating layer 54 wrapping the shield layer 53 .

The insulating body 20 includes a cylindrical main body 21 having a through hole 211 , a pressing plate 22 bent backward from the front end of the main body 21 , and an extension formed by extending backward from the rear end of the main body 21 . 23 and the installation groove 24 passing through the upper surface of the main body portion 21 and the extension portion 23 and communicating with the through hole 211 . Two first locking portions 212 and two first locking grooves 213 are recessed and formed on two sides of the main body 21 on both sides of the main body 21 near the front end. Two second locking portions 231 are disposed on two sides of the extension portion 23 .

The conductive terminal 3 includes a holding portion 31 extending forward and backward, two contact portions 32 formed by bending and extending downward near the front end of the holding portion 31, and a rear end of the holding portion 31 bent downward to form a “U”. "Shaped welding part 33.

The metal shell 4 includes a “C”-shaped cylindrical portion 41 , a back cover portion 43 connected to the cylindrical portion 41 and bent to cover the cylindrical portion 41 . The cylindrical portion 41 includes two third clamping portions 411 protruding on both sides of the inner wall of the cylindrical portion 41 and two second clamping grooves located near the upper edge of the front end of the cylindrical portion 41 412. Both sides of the rear end of the tubular portion 41 extend backward to form two retaining portions 42 each having a third locking groove 421 . Both sides of the back cover part 43 have a pair of first outer walls 44 extending vertically, with a large span on both sides of the cylindrical part 41 and a small span on both sides of the holding part 42. A pair of second outer walls 45 of the pair of first outer walls 44 and a third outer wall 46 respectively connecting the first outer walls 44 and the second outer walls 45 . A lower edge of the second outer wall 45 of the back cover portion 43 is bent to form a first fixing portion 431 for clamping the holding portion 42 and the insulating housing 20 . A rear end of the back cover portion 43 has two second fixing portions 432 behind the first fixing portion 431 for clamping the cable 5 . The lateral width of the back cover portion 43 is greater than the lateral distance between two resisting portions 14 corresponding to the same receiving space 15 .

In the manufacturing process of the electrical connector assembly 100 in the first embodiment of the present invention, firstly, the mounting bracket 1 is formed by injection molding for standby; then, the insulating body 20 is injection molded; and then, the insulating body 20 is formed by stamping. Conductive terminal 3, so that the welding part of the conductive terminal 3 and the wire The core wire 51 of the cable 5 is welded and fixed; then the conductive terminal 3 is installed into the installation groove 24 of the insulating body 20 from top to bottom, so that the two contact parts 32 of the conductive terminal 3 are accommodated in the through hole 211, at this time, the holding part 31 of the conductive terminal 3 is installed in the installation groove 24 and the welding part 33 and the core wire 51 are also accommodated in the installation groove 24; The metal shell 4, at this time, the back cover 43 of the metal shell 4 has not been bent to cover the top of the cylindrical portion 41; then, install the insulating body 20 on the cylindrical portion from top to bottom In the part 41, the two third clamping parts 411 of the cylindrical part 41 are respectively clamped in the two first clamping grooves 213 of the insulating body 20, and the two second clamping grooves 213 of the insulating body 20 A clamping part 212 is respectively clamped in the two second clamping grooves 412 of the cylindrical part 41, so that the two second clamping parts 231 of the insulating body 20 are respectively clamped in the two retaining grooves 412. part 42 in the third holding groove 421; then, bend the back cover part 43 of the metal shell 4 to cover the top of the cylindrical part 41 to hold the insulating body 20, at this time , the pressing plate 22 is bent to press against the upper end of the conductive terminal 3, so that the first fixing part 431 is bent to clamp the extension part 23 and the holding part 42 of the insulating body 20, so that the front first fixing part 431 The two fixing parts 432 are bent to clamp the mask layer 53 of the cable 5, and the rear second fixing part 432 is bent to clamp the outer insulating layer 54 of the cable 5, so that the insulation The body 20 is fixed to the metal shell 4; finally, four electrical connectors 2 are provided and arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, so that the four receiving spaces 15 of the mounting bracket 1 are respectively aligned behind the four electrical connectors 2 , the installation bracket 1 is sleeved on the four electrical connectors 2 from back to front, and in the process, each of the electrical connectors 2 is clamped on the front end side 17 of the installation bracket from front to back. In the corresponding receiving space 15; make each side wall 12 and the corresponding adjacent holding walls 13 respectively clamp the two electrical connectors 2 located on the outside, and make the three holding walls 13 clamp the two electrical connectors 2 in the middle; The third outer wall 46 of the metal shell 4 of each of the electrical connectors 2 is respectively matched with the inclined surface 133 of each of the first clamping part 121 and the second clamping part 131, and the two outer walls The electrical connector 2 is respectively clamped by the first clamping portion 121 and the corresponding adjacent second clamping portion 131 on both sides of the second outer wall 45 of the metal shell 4, and the electrical connector 2 in the middle is respectively clamped by the corresponding adjacent second clamping portion 131. The two adjacent second clamping parts 131 clamp both sides of the second outer wall 45 of the metal casing 4, so that the front ends of each of the resisting parts 14 are pressed from bottom to top. At the lower edge of the first outer wall 44 of the back cover 43 of each electrical connector 2, the front end of each pressing portion 141 is pressed against the second outer wall of the back cover 43 of each electrical connector 2 from bottom to top. 45, so that the first fixing portion 431 of each of the electrical connectors 2 is snapped into the engaging groove 142, so that each of the electrical connectors 2 is restricted in each of the receiving spaces in the up-down and front-back directions. within 15.

Please refer to the tenth figure to the sixteenth figure, the present invention further provides the second embodiment of the electrical connector assembly 100, the electrical connector assembly 100' in the second embodiment also includes a mounting bracket 1' and a clip Four electrical connectors 2' held in the mounting bracket 1'. Wherein, the structures of each of the electrical connectors 2' are the same as those of the electrical connectors 2 in the first embodiment.

The installation bracket 1' in the second embodiment is different from the installation bracket 1 in the first embodiment in that the installation bracket 1' in the second embodiment is made of metal material. The mounting bracket 1' includes a base surface 11', and a cover plate 12' bent backward from the front end of the base surface 11' to cover the base surface 11'. A receiving space 14' is formed between the base surface 11' and the cover plate 12'. The connection between the base surface 11' and the cover plate 12' is formed with a front end wall 13' vertically arranged to connect the front edge of the base surface 11' and the front edge of the cover plate 12'. The base surface 11' is formed with four fixing grooves 111' corresponding to the shape of the cylindrical portion 41' of the metal shell 4' of the electrical connector 2'. Both sides of the rear edge of the base surface 11' are bent upwards to form two first rear stop portions 112'. The rear edge of the base surface 11' is bent upwards at a position corresponding to two adjacent fixing grooves 111' to form three buckle parts 113'. Each of the locking parts 113' has a frame part 1131' and a protruding part 1132' extending obliquely from the lower edge of the top arm of the frame part 1131'. The cover plate 12' includes two side end walls 121' bent downwards from both sides thereof, two second rear stoppers 122' bent downwards on both sides of its rear edge, and a rear end wall 122' bent downwards. Three rear blocking walls 123' are formed by bending downwards at positions corresponding to two adjacent fixing grooves 111' on the edge. Each of the rear wall 123' has a vertical section 1231' and a horizontal section 1232'. The horizontal sections 1232' of each of the rear blocking walls 123' are respectively formed with perforations 1233' through which the buckling portions 113' pass.

In the manufacturing process of the electrical connector assembly 100' in the second embodiment of the present invention, firstly, the mounting bracket 1' is formed by stamping, at this time, the cover plate 12' of the mounting bracket 1' has not yet been Bending the cover above the base surface 11' for standby; respectively installing the four electrical connectors 2' in the four fixing grooves 111' on the base surface 11', so that each of the electrical connectors 2' The cylindrical part 41' of the metal shell 4 of the connector 2' passes through each of the fixing grooves 111' and the periphery of the cylindrical part 41' matches the inner edge of the fixing groove 111'. At this time, the electric The metal shell 4' of the connector 2' abuts against the upper surface of the base 11' downward; then, the cover plate 12' of the mounting bracket 1' is bent to abut against the electrical connector downward 2' on the upper surface of the metal shell 4'; then, bend the two side end walls 121' of the cover plate 12' to clamp the lower surface of the base 11' upward, and bend the two A second backstop 122' is used to abut against the outer edges of the two electrical connectors 2' on the outside, and then the two first backstops 112' are bent upwards to abut against the two fronts respectively. the rear surface of the second rear stopper 122', each of the buckle parts 113' passes through the perforation 1233' of the horizontal section 1232' of each corresponding rear stopper wall 123', and each The protruding part 1132' of the buckle part 113' abuts against the upper surface of the corresponding horizontal section 1232' of each rear wall 123' downward, so that the base surface 11' of the mounting bracket 1' and the cover The board 12' is fixed so that the four electrical connectors 2' can be stably fixed in the mounting bracket 1'.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the first backstop 112' and the second backstop 122' can also be fixed by welding to achieve better stability. In addition, since the metal shell 4' of each of the electrical connectors 2' has the performance of a ground shield, the mounting bracket 1' directly fixed to the metal shell 4' can also achieve the function of the ground shield through the metal shell 4. performance, and further enhance the anti-interference ability of the electrical connector assembly 100'.

The present invention can also provide an electrical connector assembly 100" (not shown) in the third embodiment. The components of the electrical connector assembly 100" in the third embodiment have the same structure as the components in the first embodiment, and the difference is Therefore, the installation bracket 1 in the first embodiment is integrally formed by metal powder metallurgy injection, and the installation bracket 1" made of metal material can be grounded together with the metal shell 4 of each docking part to form a shield, and Has better structural strength.

The electrical connector assemblies 100, 100', 100" in the first to third embodiments of the present invention are all docked with the docking connector assembly 6, the docking connector assembly includes a plastic body 61 and a plurality of electrical connectors The connector 2 is a ring-shaped butt connector, each of which includes a cylindrical metal ring 63 held in the plastic body 61 and a needle-shaped butt terminal 62 located in the metal ring 63. The present invention The docking connector assembly 6 in the electrical connector assembly 100 , 100 ′, 100 ″ is correspondingly matched with the electrical connector assembly 100 , 100 ′, 100 ″, and preferably has four docking connectors, that is, four docking terminals 62 and four metal rings 63 .

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: Since a plurality of the electrical connectors 2 are assembled and fixed in the mounting bracket 1, it is convenient to assemble and disassemble, and it is easy to replace damaged electrical connectors 2, which is beneficial to Production.

In summary, the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, but those skilled in the art may still make various substitutions and modifications based on the teaching and disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should not only be limited to the content disclosed in the embodiments, that is, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the specification of the present invention should be covered within the scope of the following patent applications.

100: Electrical connector assembly

1: Mounting bracket

16: Mounting surface

17: front side

2: Electrical connector

20: Insulation body

3: Conductive terminal

4: Metal shell

5: cable

6: Docking Connector Assembly

Claims (7)

An electrical connector assembly, wherein the electrical connector assembly includes a mounting bracket and a plurality of electrical connectors held in the mounting bracket, each of the electrical connectors includes an insulating body, and a conductive terminal held in the insulating body and a metal shell fixed on the outside of the insulating body, the mounting bracket includes a base surface and a mounting surface opposite to the base surface, and the mounting bracket has the functions of respectively accommodating and holding the plurality of electrical connectors so that the The plurality of electrical connectors are separated from each other and formed by recessing from the installation surface to the base surface. The plurality of electrical connectors are arranged side by side in the plurality of accommodation spaces. The installation bracket includes a base surface, Two side walls extending from the lateral sides of the base surface to the installation surface, and a plurality of holding walls located between the two side walls of the base surface, the adjacent side walls and the holding The plurality of accommodating spaces are formed between the walls and between two adjacent holding walls, and the mounting bracket has a front end side for the electrical connector to be loaded from front to back and a rear end side opposite to the front end side, The rear end of each side wall is provided with a first clamping portion protruding laterally into the receiving space, and the rear end of each holding wall is provided with a second clamping portion protruding laterally into the receiving space, The rear end of the first clamping part is recessed with a first groove from back to front, and the rear end of the second clamping part is provided with a second groove from back to front. The electrical connector assembly described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the insulating body includes a cylindrical main body with a through hole and an extension formed by extending backward from the main body, and the metal shell has a surrounding The "C"-shaped cylindrical part provided on the main body part and the back cover part covered on the top surface of the cylindrical part, holding parts are respectively extended on both sides of the rear end of the cylindrical part, and the The back cover part has a pair of first outer walls extending vertically on both sides of the cylindrical part, and a pair of second outer walls located on both sides of the holding part in the lateral direction with a span smaller than the pair of first outer walls. and a pair of first outer walls connected between the first outer wall and the second outer wall Three outer walls. The electrical connector assembly described in item 2 of the patent scope of the application, wherein the lateral distance between the first clamping part and the second clamping part corresponding to the same receiving space is smaller than the corresponding The lateral distance between the side wall and the front end of the holding wall corresponds to the fact that the lateral distance between the two second clamping parts in the same receiving space is smaller than the lateral distance between the corresponding two front ends of the holding wall. The spacing corresponds to the side wall and the holding wall in the same receiving space and the pair of first outer walls clamping the back cover part between two adjacent holding walls, corresponding to the first outer wall in the same receiving space. The clamping part, the second clamping part and the two second clamping parts clamp a pair of second outer walls of the back cover part. The electrical connector assembly as described in item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the resisting portions formed by the lateral extension of the bottom ends of each of the side walls and each of the holding walls in the installation surface correspond to the two ends of the same receiving space. The lateral distance between the two resisting parts is smaller than the lateral width of the receiving space, and the resisting parts are used to limit the electrical connector in the receiving space in the up and down direction, and the resisting part further includes a position on the resisting part The pressing part at the rear end of the part corresponds to the transverse distance between the two pressing parts of the two resisting parts in the same accommodating space is smaller than the transverse distance between the front ends of the two resisting parts, the said The lower edges of the pair of second outer walls of the back cover are respectively bent and extended to clamp the first fixing part of the holding part and the extension part, and the rear end of the pressing part is transversely recessed for the first fixing part. the card slot that snaps in. An electrical connector assembly, the electrical connector assembly includes a mounting bracket and a plurality of electrical connectors held in the mounting bracket, each of the electrical connectors includes an insulating body, a conductive terminal held in the insulating body, and a holding The metal shell outside the insulating body, the mounting bracket includes a base surface and a mounting surface opposite to the base surface, and the mounting bracket has the functions of respectively accommodating and holding the plurality of electrical connectors so that the plurality of electrical connectors between connectors A plurality of storage spaces separated from each other and formed by recessing from the installation surface to the base surface, the plurality of electrical connectors are arranged side by side in the plurality of storage spaces, wherein the installation bracket is a metal part, and the installation bracket includes The base surface and the cover plate bent backward from the front end of the base surface to cover the base surface, the accommodation space is formed between the base surface and the cover plate, and the base surface is provided with For holding the plurality of fixing grooves corresponding to the plurality of electrical connectors, the metal shell part of each of the electrical connectors passes through the corresponding fixing grooves and is held down by the cover plate to be fixed on the base. Between the surface and the cover plate, the rear edge of the base surface is bent upward to form a plurality of buckle parts, each of which is located behind two adjacent fixing grooves, and the buckle part includes a frame part and a protruding part extending obliquely from the lower edge of the top arm of the frame part, the rear edge of the cover plate is bent downward to form a rear wall corresponding to the plurality of buckle parts, and the rear wall is It has a vertical section and a horizontal section, the horizontal section is formed with a perforation through which the buckle part passes, and the protruding part bears against the upper surface of the horizontal section downward. The electrical connector assembly as described in item 5 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the two sides of the cover plate are provided with end walls on both sides that are bent downward to clamp both sides of the base surface, and the rear of the base surface Both sides of the edge are bent upward to form two first backstops, and both sides of the rear edge of the cover plate are bent downward to form two second backstops, and the two second backstops respectively The front abuts against the metal shells of the two electrical connectors located on the outside, and the two first rear stop parts respectively abut against the rear surfaces of the two second rear stop parts forwardly. A docking connector assembly that is docked with the electrical connector assembly described in item 1 or item 5 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the docking connector assembly includes a plastic body and a plurality of plastic bodies that are injection-molded on the plastic body and the A ring-shaped butt connector for butt joint of the electrical connector, the butt connector includes a cylindrical metal ring and a needle-shaped butt terminal located in the metal ring.

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