TWI815456B - Connector components - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector assembly includes a shielding cover, a light guide tube and a base. The shielding case has a plurality of walls and a receiving space defined by the walls. The light guide pipe is assembled to the shielding cover, and the light guide pipe has a light output end, a light input end, and a first assembly part disposed adjacent to the light input end. The base has a light guide tube accommodating hole and a second assembly portion disposed in the light guide tube accommodating hole. Wherein, the light guide pipe is assembled in the light guide pipe accommodating hole, and the first assembly part of the light guide pipe is assembled in the second assembly part of the light guide pipe accommodating hole of the base, and the After the first assembly part of the light guide tube is assembled from top to bottom relative to the base to the second assembly part of the light guide tube accommodating hole, the light guide tube is rotated in a rotation direction to make the first assembly The second assembly part is fixed on the light guide accommodating hole.

Description

Connector components

The present invention relates to a connector assembly, and in particular, to a connector assembly with a light guide tube.

Chinese Utility Model Patent No. CN203797569U (corresponding to the Republic of China New Patent No. TWM484897) discloses a light guide device for light-emitting diodes. The light guide device includes a light guide base. The bottom of the light guide base has a base. The top of the base At least two light guide pillars protrude from the surface, and the bottom surface of the base is provided with a receiving slot corresponding to the position of each light guide pillar; and at least one light shield has an opaque color and can be set in a rectangular shape in each receiving slot. Frames, each frame is longitudinally provided with a through hole for accommodating light-emitting diodes at the position of each light guide column, and at least one pair of protrusions is provided on the front and rear sides of each frame that can be fastened to the front and rear edges of the base. The hooks enable each light hood to be firmly positioned in each receiving slot.

This prior art requires separately installing a light shield at the end of each light guide column, which is too complicated to manufacture and assemble and increases the manufacturing cost. In addition, because the lens hood adopts an elastic buckle structure, if the elastic hook is subjected to excessive or inappropriate force during the assembly process, the elastic hook may be damaged or detached from the buckle. Moreover, when the light hood needs to be disassembled, because the light hood adopts an elastic buckle structure, the elastic hook needs to be pulled open during disassembly. This operation can easily damage the light hood or the light guide column.

Chinese Invention Patent Publication No. CN112578506A (corresponding to U.S. Invention Patent Publication No. US2021/0096301 A1) discloses a holder for fixing light guide pipes. The light entrance ends of multiple light guide pipes are inserted into the holding body of the holder. The piece also has two clamping arms extending forward and upward from the front end surface of the holding body. Each clamping arm has a clamping convex block at the end for clamping the clamping post on the light pipe. Thereby, the light guide tube can be fixed on the holder.

However, because the holder adopts an elastic buckle structure, if the elastic clamping arm is subjected to excessive or inappropriate force during the assembly process, the elastic clamping arm may be damaged or detached from the buckle. When the holder needs to be disassembled, the elastic clamping arm also needs to be pulled open. This operation can easily damage the holder or the light guide.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly that can improve at least one of the problems to be solved in the prior art.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the connector assembly of the present invention includes a shielding cover, a light pipe and a base. The shielding case has a plurality of walls and a receiving space defined by the walls. The light guide pipe is assembled to the shielding cover, and the light guide pipe has a light output end, a light input end, and a first assembly part disposed adjacent to the light input end. The base has a light guide tube accommodating hole and a second assembly portion disposed in the light guide tube accommodating hole. Wherein, the light guide pipe is assembled in the light guide pipe accommodating hole, and the first assembly part of the light guide pipe is assembled in the second assembly part of the light guide pipe accommodating hole of the base, and the After the first assembly part of the light guide tube is assembled from top to bottom relative to the base to the second assembly part of the light guide tube accommodating hole, the light guide tube is rotated in a rotation direction to make the first assembly The second assembly part is fixed on the light guide accommodating hole.

In some embodiments, the first assembly part includes a locking block protruding from the side of the light pipe; the second assembly part includes a locking block slot and a locking groove for the locking block. , the locking block slot extends downwardly along the inner wall from the top of the light guide accommodating hole, the locking slot is connected to the locking block slot and along the The inner wall surface of the light guide accommodating hole extends circumferentially along the rotation direction; the locking block of the light guide pipe is inserted into the locking block of the light guide accommodating hole from top to bottom. After being placed in the groove, the locking block can be rotated into the locking groove of the locking block to be fixed.

In some embodiments, the slot for the locking block has a lower end surface for limiting the position of the locking block in a downward direction, and the slot for the locking block has a lower end surface for limiting the position of the locking block. The inner blocking surface of the locked position after rotation.

In some embodiments, the first assembly part further includes a limiting block protruding from the side of the light guide; the second assembly part further includes a limiting block for limiting the limiting block in a downward direction. The locking block has a lower blocking surface that limits the position of the locking block; the locking groove for the locking block has an upper blocking surface of the locking block for limiting the position of the locking block in an upward direction.

In some embodiments, the second assembly part further includes a limiting block accommodating groove, the limiting block accommodating groove includes a lower blocking surface of the limiting block formed of a bottom surface, and a The two inner end surfaces are configured as two limiting surfaces for limiting the positions of the limiting block before and after rotation.

In some implementations, the locking block and the limiting block are respectively located on opposite sides of the light guide, and the position of the limiting block is higher than the locking block.

In some implementations, the light guide receiving hole has a guide inner edge located at a top and gradually expanding upward.

In some embodiments, the base further has a light-emitting element accommodating space connected to the bottom of the light guide accommodating hole.

In some implementations, the walls of the shielding case include a top wall and a rear wall, and the light pipe has a first section extending in a front-to-back direction and assembled above the top wall of the shielding case. , and a second section extending downward from the rear end of the first section and assembled on the base; the light guide has a first section adjacent to the top wall of the shielding cover and adjacent to the The second section of the rear wall of the shielding case, the base is fixed on the rear wall of the shielding case.

In some embodiments, when the locking block of the light guide is inserted into the locking block slot of the light guide accommodating hole, the light guide is tilted toward the side relative to the front-to-back direction. Angle, by rotating the light guide tube to rotate the locking block into the locking groove of the locking block, the light guide tube is rotated to be parallel to the front and rear direction.

In some implementations, the shielding case has a holding piece adjacent to the rear wall, and the base has a holding hole for corresponding insertion of the holding piece.

In some implementations, the shielding cover has a positioning piece adjacent to the top wall, and the first section of the light guide has a positioning block corresponding to the positioning piece.

In some embodiments, the positioning piece has a positioning groove, and the positioning block of the light guide tube has a positioning neck portion corresponding to the positioning groove.

The connector assembly of the present invention adopts a rotary assembly structure between the light guide pipe and the base, which not only has a reliable bonding force after assembly, but also after repeated disassembly and assembly, the light guide pipe and the base Not prone to damage.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are designated with the same numbering.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , an embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention is suitable for plugging into a pluggable module 200 . The pluggable module 200 includes a housing 201, a plug-in board 202, and a cable 203. The housing 201 includes a plug-in part 201a, and the plug-in board 202 is provided at the end of the plug-in part 201a. , and the plug-in board 202 has a plurality of contact fingers 202b. The cable 203 is provided in the housing 201 and is mechanically and electrically connected to the plug-in board 202. The connector assembly 100 includes a shielding cover 1, a plurality of socket connectors 2 (only one of which is shown in the figure), a plurality of heat sinks 3, a buckle 4, a plurality of light pipes 5, and a plurality of bases 6.

Referring to Figures 1 to 5, the shielding case 1 is made of a metal plate, for example. The shielding case 1 extends along a front-to-back direction D1. The shielding case 1 has a top wall 11, and the top wall 11 extends along an up-down direction D2. A bottom wall 12 is spaced opposite to each other, and is spaced opposite to each other along a left-right direction D3 and is connected to two side walls 13 on both sides of the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 respectively, and is connected to the top wall 11 and the two side walls 13 A rear wall 14 at the rear edge. In this embodiment, the shielding case 1 further includes a plurality of partitions 15 extending along the front-rear direction D1 and the up-down direction D2 and connected between the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 . The bottom wall 12 , the side walls 13 , the rear wall 14 and the partitions 15 jointly define a plurality of accommodation spaces 16 extending along the front-rear direction D1 and juxtaposed along the left-right direction D3 . Each accommodation space 16 has a front opening 161 facing forward for the pluggable module 200 to be inserted, a bottom opening 162 located behind the bottom wall 12 , and a top opening formed in the front section of the top wall 11 163.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the shielding case 1 includes an upper shell 1a and a lower shell 1b that are assembled with each other. The upper shell 1a has the top wall 11, the side walls 13 and the rear wall 14 that are integrally connected to each other. The lower shell 1b has the bottom wall 12, and the lower shell 1b is assembled to the upper shell 1a. Side walls 13. A dovetail recess 131 is formed on the bottom edge of each side wall 13 of the upper shell 1a near the front end, and each side wall 13 is formed with a plurality of buckling blocks 132 facing outward. The bottom wall 12 of the lower shell 1 b is integrally formed with two dovetail protrusions 121 corresponding to the dovetail recesses 131 of the two side walls 13 , and two side assembly parts 122 corresponding to the outer sides of the two side walls 13 . Each side assembly portion 122 is formed with a plurality of buckling holes 122a that are buckled with the corresponding buckling blocks 132 of the side wall 13, thereby enabling the bottom wall 12 of the lower shell 1b to be assembled on both side walls of the upper shell 1a. 13.

The partitions 15 are assembled between the top wall 11 of the upper shell 1a and the bottom wall 12 of the lower shell 1b. The top wall 11 of the upper shell 1a has an upper positioning hole 111 and an upper fixing through hole 112. The lower shell The bottom wall 12 of 1b has a lower positioning hole 123 and a lower fixing through hole 124. Each partition 15 has an upper positioning piece 151 and an upper positioning piece 151 respectively penetrated through the upper positioning hole 111 and the lower positioning hole 123. The piece 151' and the lower positioning piece 152, as well as the upper fixing flap 153 and the lower fixing flap 154 respectively penetrated through the upper fixing through hole 112 and the lower fixing through hole 124. The difference between the upper positioning piece 151 and the upper positioning piece 151' is that the upper positioning piece 151 does not penetrate upward through the upper positioning hole 111, and the upper positioning piece 151' penetrates upward through the upper positioning hole 111. Positioning hole 111. The upper fixing flap 153 and the lower fixing flap 154 are each composed of two pieces arranged along the front-rear direction D1, and the two pieces are used to pass through the upper fixing through hole 112 or The lower fixing through holes 124 are then bent along the left and right direction D3 to produce a fixing effect (the two pieces of the upper fixing flap 153 and the lower fixing flap 154 are in an unbent state in the figure) presented).

The rear sections of the accommodating spaces 16 are respectively provided with the socket connectors 2. Each of the socket connectors 2 includes a socket housing 21 formed with a plug-in slot 211 facing forward, and is provided in the socket housing. 21 and extend into the plurality of socket terminals 22 of the plug-in slot 211. The socket connectors 2 can be mechanically and electrically disposed on a circuit board (not shown), and are respectively covered with the shielding cases 1 through the bottom openings 162 of the accommodation spaces 16, so that the The socket connector 2 is provided in the rear section of the accommodation spaces 16, but is not limited thereto.

After the plug-in part 201a of the pluggable module 200 enters the corresponding accommodation space 16 of the shielding case 1 from any of the front openings 161, the end of the plug-in part 201a of the pluggable module 200 is plugged in. The board 202 can be inserted into the corresponding insertion slot 211 of the socket housing 21 of the socket connector 2, so that the contact fingers 202b of the plug board 202 contact the socket terminals in the insertion slot 211 of the socket housing 21. 22, so that the pluggable module 200 and the socket connector 2 of the connector assembly 100 are docked with each other.

In addition, the two side walls 13 of the shielding case 1 , the rear wall 14 and the bottom edges of the partitions 15 also have spaced-apart arrangement extending downward and are suitable for being fixed on the circuit board and/or connected to a ground trace. Multiple ground pins F. The front openings 161 of the shielding case 1 are also provided with a plurality of grounding members 17 . Each of the grounding members 17 has a plurality of grounding members 17 extending rearwardly from the front openings 161 and distributed between the outside of the shielding case 1 and the shielding case 1 There are a plurality of grounding elastic pieces 171 on the inside. Among the grounding elastic pieces 171, the ones located outside the shielding case 1 are used to contact a chassis (not shown). Among the grounding elastic pieces 171, the ones located inside the shielding case 1 are used to contact with the chassis. The housing 201 of the pluggable module 200 is in contact.

The heat sinks 3 are respectively provided on the top wall 11 of the shielding case 1. Each heat sink 3 has a heat dissipation substrate 31 provided on the top wall 11 and a plurality of heat dissipation modules provided on the top surface of the heat dissipation substrate 31. Fins 32, the heat dissipation fins 32 extend along the front and rear direction D1 and are buckled side by side in the left and right direction D3. The bottom of the heat dissipation base plate 31 has a structure that passes through the corresponding top opening 163 and enters the corresponding accommodation space 16. A thermal coupling part 311. The buckle 4 has two buckling parts 41 respectively buckled to the two side walls 13 of the shielding case 1 , a plurality of fixing parts 42 respectively provided on the top wall 11 corresponding to the partitions 15 , and along the The left-right direction D3 is extended and connected and elastically presses downward against the plurality of pressing portions 43 of the heat sinks 3 . The pressing parts 43 are arranged in two rows along the front-rear direction D1, and part of the pressing parts 43 is connected between the buckling part 41 and the fixing part 42, and the other part is connected between the two corresponding parts. between the fixing parts 42. In this embodiment, the pressing portions 43 press against the heat dissipation fins 32 of the heat sinks 3 , and each of the heat sinks 3 also has a structure formed on the heat dissipation fins 32 to accommodate the pressing force. There are two receiving grooves 33 in the butt portion 43 . Specifically, each side wall 13 on both sides is formed with a plurality of buckling protrusions 133 , and each buckling portion 41 is formed with a plurality of buckles corresponding to the buckling protrusions 133 of the corresponding side wall 13 . Connector 411. Each fixing portion 42 has positioning notches 421 at the front and rear ends, an escape opening 422 for avoiding the upper fixing flap 153 , and a fixing hole 423 adjacent to the escape opening 422 . The positioning notch 421 corresponds to the two upper positioning pieces 151' adjacent to the fixed portion 42 and passing upward through the upper positioning hole 111. The two upper positioning pieces 151' are respectively located on the The front and rear ends of the fixed part 42 can limit the position of the fixed part 42 in the front-rear direction D1 by the two upper positioning pieces 151'. Each partition 15 also has a fixing piece 155 that extends upward and is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The fixing piece 155 is used to first pass through the through hole 113 of the top wall 11 and then pass through the buckle 4 . The fixing hole 423 of the fixing part 42 is then twisted at an angle so that the fixing part 42 of the buckle 4 is fixed. (The fixing piece 155 in the figure is presented in an untwisted state)

The elastic force provided by the pressing parts 43 can ensure that when the pluggable module 200 is inserted into the accommodating space 16 , the corresponding thermal coupling part 311 of the heat sink 3 can be connected with the pluggable module 200 . The top surface of the plug portion 201a of 200 is kept in contact as completely as possible, so that the corresponding heat sink 3 can cooperate to dissipate heat.

Referring to Figures 2 to 3 and Figures 6 to 8, in this embodiment, the shielding cover 1 is provided with two light guide pipes 5 and one base 6 corresponding to each accommodation space 16. , two light guide tubes 5 are assembled on the shielding cover 1 and the base 6 . Each light pipe 5 has a first section 54 extending along the front-rear direction D1 and assembled above the top wall 11 of the shielding cover 1 , and extending downward from the rear end of the first section 54 and assembled. A second section 55 of the base 6 . Each light pipe 5 has a light output end 51 at the front end, a light input end 52 at the rear end, and a first light disposed adjacent to the light input end 52 (the lower end of the second section 55). Assembly section 53. Each base 6 includes an assembly plate 61 assembled on the rear wall 14 of the shielding case 1, and a seat 62 extending rearwardly from the lower part of the rear side of the assembly plate 61. The seat 62 has two guides. The light pipe accommodating hole 621, the two second assembly parts 622 respectively provided in the two light pipe accommodating holes 621, and the bottoms of the two light pipe accommodating holes 621 are respectively connected and used to accommodate the light pipe accommodating holes 621. Two light-emitting element accommodating spaces 626 for light-emitting elements (not shown) on the circuit board. Wherein, the light guide tube 5 adjacent to the light input end 52 (the lower end of the second section 55 ) is assembled in the light guide tube accommodating hole 621 of the base 6 , and the third light guide tube 5 After an assembly part 53 is assembled to the second assembly part 622 of the light guide accommodating hole 621 in a top-down direction relative to the base 6, it passes through a rotation direction extending in the up-down direction D2 with its axis. R (see FIG. 6 ) rotate the light guide 5 so that the first assembly part 53 is fixed on the second assembly part 622 of the light guide accommodating hole 621 .

As shown in FIG. 9 , the second assembly portion 622 of the two light guide tube accommodating holes 621 on the base 6 in the embodiment has a mirror structure relative to the base 6 , and the two light guide tubes 5 The first assembly part 53 also has a mirror structure, so only the first assembly part 53 and the second assembly part 622 on the left side as shown in Figure 9 will be described below. The assembly part 53 and the second assembly part 622 have a mirror structure. Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 , the first assembly part 53 includes a locking block 531 and a limiting block 532 protruding from the side of the light guide 5 . The second assembly part 622 of the light guide accommodating hole 621 includes a locking block slot 623 corresponding to the locking block 531 and a locking block locking groove 624, and corresponding to the limit. There is a limiting block receiving groove 625 of the position block 532. In addition, the light guide receiving hole 621 has a guiding inner edge 621a located at the top and gradually expanding upward. Specifically, the locking block 531 and the limiting block 532 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the light guide 5 in opposite directions, and the position of the limiting block 532 is higher than the locking block. 531. The locking block slot 623 extends downward from the top of the light guide receiving hole 621 along the inner wall. The locking block slot 623 has a structure for limiting the lock in the downward direction. The locking block 531 has a lower end surface 623a, and the locking block locking groove 624 is connected to the locking block slot 623 from the lower end surface 623a and along the light guide accommodating hole 621. The inner wall surface extends circumferentially along the rotation direction R. The locking groove 624 for the locking block has an inner stop surface 624a for limiting the rotated position of the locking block 531, and the locking block The locking groove 624 has a locking block upper stop surface 624b for limiting the position of the locking block 531 in an upward direction. The limiting block accommodating groove 625 includes a limiting block lower stop surface 625a formed by a bottom surface and used to limit the position of the limiting block 532 in a downward direction, and is constructed by two inner end surfaces. Two limiting surfaces 625b are formed and used to limit the positions of the limiting block 532 before and after rotation.

Referring to Figures 9 and 10, when the locking block 531 of the light guide 5 is inserted into the locking block slot 623 of the light guide accommodating hole 621 from top to bottom, the position limiting The block 532 is also accommodated in the limiting block receiving groove 625, and the locking block 531 can be limited in the downward direction by the lower end surface 623a of the locking block slot 623, so The limiting block 532 can be limited by the lower blocking surface 625a of the limiting block receiving groove 625, and at least the insertion of the light guide tube 5 into the light guide is restricted by at least one of the pair of matching structures. The location and depth of the tube receiving hole 621. In the state shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 , the first section 54 of the light guide 5 is inclined at an angle relative to the front-to-back direction D1. For example, the angle can be 30 degrees, but the size of the angle can be as follows. This should not be a limitation if the requirements change. Furthermore, because the assembly structure of the two light guide tubes 5 and the two light guide tube accommodating holes 621 is in a mirror relationship, the first section 54 of the other light guide tube 5 The angle relative to the front-rear direction D1 is in the opposite direction.

Referring to Figures 11 and 12, by taking the second section 55 of the light guide 5 as the axis, the light guide is rotated in the rotation direction R as shown in Figure 11 (for example, the clockwise direction of the viewing angle in Figure 11). The tube 5 rotates the locking block 531 into the locking groove 624 of the locking block (the rotation direction R of the other light guide pipe 5 is opposite), and the first section 54 of the light guide pipe 5 is rotated together. to be parallel to the front-rear direction D1, and the locking block 531 is limited in the upward direction by the locking block upper stop surface 624b of the locking block locking groove 624, and in the rotation direction R The upper limit block is limited by the inner blocking surface 624a of the locking groove 624, and the limiting block 532 is limited by the lower blocking surface of the limiting block receiving groove 625 in the downward direction. Limited by 625a. Therefore, after the light guide 5 is rotated to be parallel to the front-rear direction D1, the light guide 5 is protected by the upper blocking surface 624b of the locking block and the upper blocking surface 624b of the locking block in the upward direction and the downward direction respectively. The lower stop surface 625a and the limit of the limiting block are fixed in the light guide accommodating hole 621, and after the light guide 5 is rotated parallel to the front and rear direction D1, due to the The locking block is limited by the inner stop surface 624a of the locking groove 624 and cannot continue to rotate. In addition, before and after the light guide tube 5 rotates, the position of the limiting block 532 is respectively limited by the two limiting surfaces 625b of the limiting block accommodating groove 625.

Referring to Figures 2 to 3 and Figures 13 to 15, after the two light guide tubes 5 are assembled to the base 6, the first sections 54 of the two light guide tubes 5 can be aligned in the front and rear direction D1 and arranged in the left and right direction D3. Assemble to the shielding case 1. The shielding case 1 has a plurality of positioning pieces 18 formed on the front sections of the two side walls 13 and the partition 15 and extending upward from the top wall 11 , and formed on the rear ends of the two side walls 13 and the partition 15 There are a plurality of retaining pieces 19 extending rearwardly from the rear wall 14 . The positioning pieces 18 are formed on the partitions 15 and pass upward through the through holes 114 of the top wall 11 . The holding pieces 19 are formed on the partitions 15 and pass through the through holes 141 of the rear wall 14 . Wear it out later.

The first section 54 of the light guide pipe 5 is assembled above the top wall 11 of the shielding cover 1 . The first section 54 of the light guide pipe 5 has a bottom section extending downward and correspondingly assembled on the positioning piece 18 . A positioning block 541. The positioning piece 18 has a positioning groove 181 with an opening facing upward. The positioning block 541 of the light guide tube 5 has a positioning block 541 that fits into the positioning groove 181 from top to bottom. Neck 541a. The assembly plate 61 of the base 6 has two holding holes 611 for the holding pieces 19 to be inserted correspondingly with interference fit, whereby the base 6 is fixed on the rear wall 14 of the shielding case 1 . Specifically, during the assembly process, the base 6 can be assembled first to the rear wall 14 of the shielding case 1, and then the positioning block 541 of the light guide 5 can be assembled to the positioning piece 18 of the shielding case 1. By assembling the positioning block 541 of the light guide pipe 5 to the positioning piece 18, the light guide pipe 5 can be further prevented from rotating and the first section 54 of the light guide pipe 5 can be parallel to the front and rear. direction D1 to further completely locate the position of the light guide pipe 5 .

To sum up, the rotary assembly structure between the light pipe 5 and the base 6 in the connector assembly 100 of the present invention not only has a reliable bonding force after assembly, but also ensures good performance after repeated disassembly and assembly. The light guide tube 5 and the base 6 are not easily damaged.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made based on 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 this invention.

100: Connector components 1: Shielding cover 1a: Upper shell 1b: lower shell F: Ground pin 11: Top wall 111: Upper positioning hole 112: Perforation for upper fixation 113:Perforation 114:Perforation 12:Bottom wall 121:Dove tail convex part 122: Side assembly department 122a: Buckle hole 123:Lower positioning hole 124: Perforation for lower fixation 13:Side wall 131:Dove tail concave part 132:Deduction block 133:Buckle bump 14:Back wall 141:Perforation 15:Partition 151: Upper positioning piece 151’: Upper positioning piece 152: Lower positioning piece 153: Folding piece for upper fixation 154: Folding piece for lower fixation 155: Fixed piece 16: Accommodation space 161: Front opening 162: Bottom opening 163:Top opening 17: Grounding piece 171: Ground shrapnel 18: Positioning film 181: Positioning groove 19: Holding piece 2:Socket connector 21:Socket shell 211:Plug slot 22:Socket terminal 3: Radiator 31:Heat dissipation substrate 311: Thermal coupling department 32: Cooling fins 33:Accommodating groove 4:Buckle 41:Buckle connection part 411:Buckle hole 42: Fixed part 421: Positioning gap 422: Avoid speaking 423:Fixing hole 43: Pressure Department 5:Light guide 51:Light output terminal 52: Optical input terminal 53:First Assembly Department 531:Lock block 532:Limit block 54: First paragraph 541: Positioning block 541a: Positioning the neck 55:Second paragraph 6: Base 61:Assembly board 611: Holding hole 62: base body 621: Light guide receiving hole 621a: Guide inner edge 622:Second Assembly Department 623: Slot for locking block 623a: Lower end surface 624: Lock slot for lock block 624a: Inner retaining surface 624b: Upper blocking surface of locking block 625: Limit block receiving groove 625a: Lower surface of limit block 625b:Limiting surface 626: Light-emitting component accommodation space 200: Pluggable module 201: Shell 201a: Plug-in part 202:Plug-in board 202b: Contact with fingers 203:Cable D1: forward and backward direction D2: up and down direction D3: left and right direction R: rotation direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of a connector assembly and a pluggable module of the present invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention; Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 2; Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of this embodiment, in which a part of the buckle is cut away; Figure 5 is a partial perspective exploded view of the shielding cover of this embodiment; Figure 6 is a partial perspective view of the shielding cover, light pipe and base of this embodiment, with the heat sink omitted in the figure; Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the light guide tube and the base of this embodiment; Figure 8 is a partial perspective cross-sectional view of the base of this embodiment; Figure 9 is a schematic three-dimensional view of the light guide pipe and the base of this embodiment. In the figure, the light guide pipe has not yet been assembled on the base; Figure 10 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the light guide and the base of this embodiment. In the figure, the locking block of the light guide is inserted downward into the locking block slot of the light guide accommodating hole of the base. The limit block is accommodated in the limit block accommodation groove of the base; Figure 11 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the light pipe and the base of this embodiment. In the figure, the locking block of the light pipe enters the locking groove of the locking block of the base, and the light pipe has been assembled on the base; Figure 12 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the light guide pipe and the base of this embodiment. The state of the light guide pipe and the base in the figure is the same as Figure 11; Figure 13 is a partially exploded three-dimensional view of this embodiment, showing the state where the light guide tube and the shielding cover are separated; Figure 14 is a partial perspective view of this embodiment, showing the state in which the light guide pipe has been assembled to the shielding cover. In the figure, a portion of the positioning block of the light guide pipe is cut away; and Figure 15 is a partially exploded three-dimensional view of the light pipe, base and shielding cover of this embodiment.

5:Light guide

52: Optical input terminal

53:First Assembly Department

531:Lock block

532:Limit block

55:Second paragraph

6: Base

61:Assembly board

611: Holding hole

62: base body

621: Light guide receiving hole

621a: Guide inner edge

622:Second Assembly Department

623: Slot for locking block

623a: Lower end surface

624: Lock slot for lock block

624a: Inner retaining surface

624b: Upper blocking surface of locking block

625: Limit block receiving groove

625a: Lower surface of limit block

625b:Limiting surface

R: rotation direction

Claims (13)

A connector assembly, including: a shielding case having a plurality of walls and an accommodation space defined by the walls; a light guide tube assembled in the shielding case, the light guide tube having a light output end and a light input end , and a first assembly part adjacent to the light input end; and a base having a light guide tube accommodating hole and a second assembly part disposed in the light guide tube accommodating hole; wherein, the light guide tube assembly in the light guide accommodating hole, and the first assembly part of the light guide pipe is assembled in the second assembly part of the light guide accommodating hole, and the first assembly part of the light guide tube is relative to After the base is assembled into the second assembly part of the light guide tube accommodation hole from top to bottom, the light guide tube is rotated in a rotation direction so that the first assembly part is fixed in the light guide tube container. The second assembly part where the hole is placed. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the first assembly part includes a locking block protruding from the side of the light guide; the second assembly part includes a locking block slot and a lock. A locking slot for the locking block extends downward from the top of the light guide receiving hole along the inner wall, and the locking slot for the locking block is connected to the locking block. A slot is used to extend circumferentially along the rotation direction along the inner wall of the light guide accommodating hole; the locking block of the light guide tube is inserted into the light guide accommodating hole from top to bottom. After being inserted into the slot for the locking block, the locking block can be rotated into the slot for the locking block to be fixed. The connector assembly according to claim 2, wherein the slot for the locking block has a lower end surface for limiting the position of the locking block in a downward direction, and the slot for the locking block is It has an inner blocking surface for limiting the rotated position of the locking block. The connector assembly according to any one of claims 2 to 3, wherein the first assembly part further includes a limiting block protruding from the side of the light guide; the second assembly part It also includes a lower stop surface of the limiting block for limiting the position of the limiting block in the downward direction; the locking groove for the locking block has a position for limiting the position of the locking block in the upward direction. The upper blocking surface of the locking block. The connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the second assembly part further includes a limiting block accommodating groove, the limiting block accommodating groove includes the limiting block formed by a bottom surface A lower stop surface, and two limiting surfaces constructed from two inner end surfaces and used to limit the positions of the limiting block before and after rotation. The connector assembly according to claim 5, wherein the locking block and the limiting block are respectively located on opposite sides of the light guide, and the position of the limiting block is higher than the locking block. block. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the light guide receiving hole has a guide inner edge located at the top and gradually expanding upward. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the base further has a light-emitting element accommodating space connected to the bottom of the light guide accommodating hole. The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the walls of the shielding case include a top wall and a rear wall, and the light guide tube has a light guide extending in a front-to-back direction and assembled on the top wall of the shielding case. A first section, and a second section extending downward from the rear end of the first section and assembled on the base; the base is fixed on the rear wall of the shielding case. The connector assembly according to claim 9, wherein when the locking block of the light pipe is inserted into the locking block slot of the light pipe accommodating hole, the light pipe is positioned relative to the front and rear The direction is inclined at an angle toward the side. By rotating the light guide tube to rotate the locking block into the locking groove of the locking block, the light guide tube is rotated to be parallel to the front-to-back direction. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the shielding case has a holding piece adjacent to the rear wall, and the base has a holding hole for corresponding insertion of the holding piece. The connector assembly according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the shielding cover has a positioning piece adjacent to the top wall, and the first section of the light guide pipe has a positioning piece corresponding to the Positioning block for positioning piece. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the positioning piece has a positioning groove, and the positioning block of the light guide tube has a positioning neck portion corresponding to the positioning groove.