TWM444628U - Electric connector for flat type conductor - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electric connector for a flat type conductor. The electric connector for the flat type conductor at least comprises an insulating body, a guide groove with an opening is arranged on one side of the insulating body, wherein the flat type conductor with a connecting part at the front end can be placed into the guide groove, an embedded part used to be connected with a connecting device in embedded mode is arranged on the other side of the insulating body opposite to the guide groove, an embedded groove communicated with the guide groove is arranged on the embedded part, and the connecting part at the front end of the flat type conductor is placed into guide groove with the opening and positioned on the embedded part to contact the connecting device. The electric connector for the flat type conductor further comprises a locking piece used to prevent the flat type conductor from falling off, the locking piece is fixed on the insulating body, and a locking part on the locking piece stretches into the guide groove from outside and is locked on a notch of the flat type conductor. Therefore, in the process of assembly, firstly, the flat type conductor is inserted into the electric connector, and then the locking piece is locked in the notch of the flat type conductor. The electric connector for the flat type conductor is simple in structure and convenient and fast to assemble. After assembly, the flat type conductor is firm and not prone to fall out, and therefore production efficiency and quality of products are effectively improved.

Description

Flat conductor electrical connector

The present invention relates to the field of electrical connectors, and more particularly to an electrical connector for a flat conductor for signal transmission of a liquid crystal display.

With the rapid development of network and communication technologies, consumers are increasingly demanding transmission rates. The electrical connectors used in computers and electronic products must be suitable for transmitting high-frequency, high-speed signals. Therefore, low-voltage differentials have been developed in recent years. The Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) connector uses a very low voltage amplitude to transmit data at high speed and has the advantages of low power consumption and low bit error rate.

The main structure of the existing LVDS connector includes an insulative housing and a mask housing. The insulating body is formed with a front and a rear opening. The flat conductor is inserted into the rear opening of the receiving space and is flat. The connecting portion (gold finger) of the front end of the conductor is exposed at the front end opening of the accommodating space; in order to prevent the flat conductor (such as FPC or FFC, etc.) from retreating, a notch is usually formed on the flat conductor, and a limit element is set. The device is fastened into the notch to fix the flat conductor. However, the conventional LVDS connector has a complicated structure, and the assembly of the flat conductor has many processes, which is not conducive to improving production efficiency, and some LVDS connectors are prone to flatness. Defects such as the removal of the conductor after assembly.

Therefore, a new technical solution needs to be developed to solve the above problems.

In view of this, the novel is aimed at the lack of existing technology, and its main purpose The utility model provides a flat connector electrical connector, which has the advantages of simple structure, convenient assembly and stable flat conductor after assembly, thereby effectively improving production efficiency and product quality.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: an electrical connector for a flat conductor includes at least an insulative body, and a side of the insulating body is formed with a guide for introducing a flat conductor with a front end connecting portion. The other side of the groove is formed with a fitting portion for fitting with the counterpart connector, and the fitting portion is provided with a fitting groove that communicates with the guide groove, and the connecting portion of the flat conductor is introduced from the open guide groove. And being positioned in the fitting portion to be in contact with the counterpart connector, the connector further comprising a locking member for preventing the flat conductor from falling off, the locking member being assembled and fixed on the insulating body, wherein the locking portion is The outside extends into the guide groove.

As a preferred solution, the locking member is provided with a positioning portion, and the insulating body is provided with a mounting groove, and the locking member is fixed in the insulating body mounting groove through the positioning portion.

As a preferred solution, the locking member is provided with a retaining groove for elastically moving the guiding portion along the thickness direction of the flat conductor.

As a preferred solution, the locking member is further provided with a connecting arm connecting the two locking portions.

As a preferred solution, the positioning portion may be disposed on the locking portion or on the connecting arm.

As a preferred solution, the locking member is composed of a metal member.

As a preferred solution, the locking member is further provided with abutting to the flat type. The conductor is used to release the EMC shrapnel on the flat conductor.

As a preferred solution, the locking member is composed of a plastic member.

As a preferred solution, the connector further includes a mask housing and two left and right hooks.

In a preferred embodiment, the mask housing and the left and right hooks are integrally formed, and the hook includes a stopping portion, an elastic pressure receiving portion and a hook portion, and the stopping portion is integrally connected to the mask housing.

The present invention has obvious advantages and advantageous effects compared with the prior art. Specifically, it can be known from the above technical solutions that the fixing of the locking component is assembled on the insulating body, and the flat conductor is buckled by the locking component. In the gap, in order to achieve the fixing of the flat conductor, the structure is simple, the assembly is convenient and quick, and the flat conductor is not easy to be pulled out after assembly, thereby effectively improving production efficiency and product quality.

In order to explain the structural features and functions of the present invention more clearly, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 4, there is shown a specific structure of a first embodiment of the present invention, including an insulative housing 10, a mask housing 20, and a flat conductor 30.

The insulative housing 10 has an integral structure, and a side of the insulative housing 10 is formed with an opening 11 for introducing an opening into which the flat conductor 30 of the connecting portion is provided, and the other side opposite to the other is formed with the connector of the counterpart. The fitting portion 18 is used, and the fitting portion 18 is provided with a fitting opening 19 communicating with the above-mentioned guide groove 11, on the flat conductor 30 The connecting portion is introduced from the opening guide groove 11 and positioned in the fitting portion 18 to be in contact with the counterpart connector. The leading end of the guide groove 11 is formed with a lead-in inclined surface 14 for facilitating the insertion of the flat conductor 30. The flat conductor 30 is located in the guiding slot 11 , and the two sides of the flat conductor 30 are respectively provided with the notch 31; corresponding to the position of the two notches 31 of the flat conductor 30, the mounting body 12 is respectively mounted on the insulating body 10, and the mounting is provided. The slot 12 communicates between the guiding slot 11 and the outer side of the insulative housing 10 in the thickness direction of the flat conductor 30; and two locking members are provided, each locking member is fast-fitted to the upper and lower corresponding mounting slots 12 and flat The inside of the notch 31 of the conductor 30.

In this embodiment, the aforementioned locking member is an elastic plug 40, such as a plastic stopper or the like. The locking component includes a locking portion, which is a portion of the plastic plug embedded in the notch of the flat conductor. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the bottom end surface of the elastic plug 40 is concavely provided for elasticity. The retaining groove 40 is deformed when the plug 40 is inserted into the flat conductor notch 31. In the embodiment, the latching portion is provided with a guiding portion 43. When the locking portion is squeezed into the notch 31 of the flat conductor 30, the locking portion is inserted into the notch 31 of the flat conductor 30. The guiding portion 43 is deformed, and the setting of the retaining groove 41 facilitates the elastic plug 40 to be more tightly embedded in the notch 31; in order to prevent the locking member from coming off, the positioning of the locking member is laterally convex. In the portion 42 , the positioning portion 42 abuts against the top end surface of the guide groove 11 . In the embodiment, the plastic plug is fixed in the mounting groove 12 of the insulative housing 10 by the positioning portion 42 .

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the specific structure of the second embodiment of the present invention is shown. The main structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the difference is that the embodiment is the same. In the middle, the two elastic plugs 51 are a one-piece structure. A connecting arm 52 is integrally connected between the top ends of the two elastic plugs 51. The connecting arm 52 forms a "ㄇ" shape with the two latching elastic plugs 51. After assembly, the connecting arm 52 is located on the outer surface of the insulating body 10. The elastic plug 51 is inserted into the mounting slot 12 and extends into the flat conductor notch 31. In the embodiment, the insulating body 10 is provided with a recess 17 in which the connecting arm 52 is located. The outer surface of the arm 17 does not extend beyond the outer surface of the insulative housing 10, which is advantageous for ensuring the alignment and uniformity of the outer surface structure of the insulative housing 10; and the positioning portion 42 of the first embodiment described above, in this embodiment It can also be disposed on the connecting arm or the locking portion, which is not limited herein.

As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 , the specific structure of the third embodiment of the present invention is shown. The main structures are the same as the previous two embodiments, except that the embodiment is The locking member is composed of a metal member, and includes a metal shell plate 61 and two inserting pieces 62 integrally bent downward from the metal shell plate 61. The side edges of the inserting piece 62 integrally protrude with a clamping portion 621. The metal shell plate 61 is located on the outer surface of the insulative housing 10, and the inserting piece 62 is respectively embedded in the mounting groove 12 and extends into the guiding groove 11. In order to make the locking member more stably assembled on the insulative housing 10, the metal shell plate 61 is integrally bent downwardly to form an auxiliary positioning member 63. The auxiliary positioning member 63 includes an extending portion 631 and a side surface of the self-extension portion 631. The auxiliary locking hole 13 is further disposed on the insulative housing 10, and the extending portion 631 of the auxiliary positioning member 63 is located in the auxiliary positioning hole 13 and the clamping portion 632 is assisted by the auxiliary portion. On the inner side wall of the positioning hole 13, of course, the auxiliary positioning member 63 (ie, the elastic piece) has another function. As shown in FIG. 9, the elastic piece 63 abuts on the flat conductor 30 for releasing the flat type. EMC on the conductor Magnetic interference).

In addition, an introduction slope 14 for facilitating the insertion of the flat conductor 30 is formed at the rear end entrance of the guide groove 11, and a front end opening of the guide groove 11 is formed to extend downwardly for pressing the front end of the flat conductor 30. The anti-warping portion 15 and the front end opening of the guiding groove 11 are upwardly provided with a limiting portion 16 for rearwardly stopping the front end of the flat conductor 30. These structures are designed to facilitate the stable assembly of the flat conductor 30. Positioning.

It should be noted that the mask housing 20 is a unitary structure including a housing base plate 21 and two hooks 22 respectively connected to the left and right sides of the housing base plate 21, and the hook 22 includes an integrally connected stop portion. 221. The elastic pressure receiving portion 222 and the hook portion 223 are integrally connected to the left and right sides of the casing substrate 21, respectively. In this case, the mask housing 20 is directly inserted into the insulative housing 10, and then the flat conductor 30 is inserted until the front end edge of the flat conductor 30 abuts against the limiting portion 16 at the front end opening of the guiding slot 11, at this time. The mounting groove 12 of the insulative housing 10 is opposite to the upper and lower positions of the flat conductor notch 31; the locking member (40 or 51 or 62) is correspondingly inserted into the mounting slot 12 and extends into the notch 31, the locking member (40 or 51 or 62) is tightly fitted into the notch 31; thus, the assembly and fixing of the flat conductor 30 is completed.

The main point of the design of the present invention is that the fixing of the locking component is mainly assembled on the insulating body, and the locking component is buckled into the notch of the flat conductor to realize the fixing of the flat conductor, and the structure is simple and the assembly is convenient and quick. And after assembly, the flat conductor is firm and difficult to escape, which effectively improves production efficiency and product quality.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended for the present invention. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited, and any minor modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments in accordance with the technical spirit of the present invention are still within the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Insulated body

11‧‧‧ Guide slot

12‧‧‧Installation slot

13‧‧‧Auxiliary positioning hole

14‧‧‧Introduction of bevel

15‧‧‧Anti-warming department

16‧‧‧Limited

17‧‧‧ Groove

18‧‧‧Mate

19‧‧‧ fitting mouth

20‧‧‧mask housing

21‧‧‧Shell substrate

22‧‧‧ hook

221‧‧‧stop

222‧‧‧Elastic compression department

223‧‧‧ hook

30‧‧‧Flat conductor

31‧‧‧ gap

40‧‧‧Flexible stopper

41‧‧‧Let the slot

42‧‧‧ Positioning Department

43‧‧‧Guidance

51‧‧‧Flexible stopper

511‧‧‧Let the slot

52‧‧‧Connecting arm

61‧‧‧Metal shell

62‧‧‧Inlay

621‧‧‧Clamping section

63‧‧‧Shraps (auxiliary positioning parts)

631‧‧‧Into the Department

632‧‧‧Clamping

1 is an assembled perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of FIG. FIG. 5 is an assembled perspective view of the second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded view of a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention; and FIG.

10‧‧‧Insulated body

11‧‧‧ Guide slot

12‧‧‧Installation slot

15‧‧‧Anti-warming department

16‧‧‧Limited

18‧‧‧Mate

19‧‧‧ fitting mouth

20‧‧‧mask housing

21‧‧‧Shell substrate

22‧‧‧ hook

221‧‧‧stop

222‧‧‧Elastic compression department

223‧‧‧ hook

30‧‧‧Flat conductor

31‧‧‧ gap

40‧‧‧Flexible stopper

Claims (10)

An electrical connector for a flat conductor includes at least an insulative housing having a side formed with an opening for introducing a flat conductor having a connecting portion at a front end, and the other side opposite to the other side is formed with the other side a fitting portion for fitting the connector, the fitting portion is provided with a fitting groove that communicates with the guide groove, and the connecting portion of the flat conductor is introduced from the opening guide groove and positioned at the fitting portion to be in contact with the counterpart connector The connector further includes a locking member for preventing the flat conductor from falling off, the locking member being assembled and fixed on the insulating body, and the locking portion on the locking portion protrudes from the outside into the guiding groove. The electrical connector for a flat conductor according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is provided with a positioning portion, and the insulating body is provided with a mounting groove, and the locking member is fixed to the insulating body through the positioning portion. Install in the slot. The electrical connector for a flat conductor according to claim 2, characterized in that: the locking portion of the locking member is further provided with a guiding portion, and the locking member is disposed on the flat conductor In the thickness direction, a retaining groove is provided for the elastic movement of the guiding portion. The electrical connector for a flat conductor according to claim 2, characterized in that the locking member is further provided with a connecting arm connecting the two locking portions. The electrical connector for a flat conductor according to claim 4, wherein the positioning portion is disposed on the locking portion or on the connecting arm. The flat connector electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the latch member is made of a metal member. An electrical connector for a flat conductor according to claim 6, characterized in that The locking member is further provided with a spring piece abutting on the flat conductor to release the EMC on the flat conductor. The flat connector electrical connector according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the latch member is made of a plastic member. The electrical connector for a flat conductor according to claim 1, wherein the connector further comprises a mask housing and two hooks on the left and the right. The flat connector electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein the mask housing and the left and right hooks are integrally formed, and the hook includes a stopper, an elastic pressure receiving portion and a hook portion. The stop is integrally connected to the mask housing.