TWM451681U - Connector structure - Google Patents

Description

Connector structure

The present invention relates to a connector structure, and more particularly to a connector structure that can reduce the space occupied by the cable and reduce the production cost.

In the prior art, a SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) connector is more and more widely used in various electronic devices, such as a notebook computer, a server, a network storage device, etc., which is a kind of Innovative hard disk transmission interface, which adopts serial transmission mode, can make signal transmission distance longer, avoids the electronic interference caused by high-speed parallel transmission, provides space for computer performance growth, improves data transmission performance and reliability, and at the same time It also improves the overall dynamics of the system.

Generally, the connector for SATA has an insulative housing, and the insulative housing is provided with a signal port and a power transmission port spaced apart from the signal port, and a plurality of terminals are arranged in the signal port and the power transmission port, and the two wires are respectively assembled and assembled. This SATA connector can be completed by overlapping the terminals of the signal port and the transmission port.

However, such a connector requires the use of two separate cables for production, so that not only the space but also the production cost is likely to increase. In addition, the connector of the other end of the two wires of the connector is connected It is also necessary to cooperate with the design of the joints of the two cables and it is not possible to reduce the horizontal space. As a result, the product cannot be reduced and the cost cannot be reduced, which does not meet the requirements of light and short in the market today and lower production costs.

The structural design of the conventional connector must use two wires, which is easy to cause the problem of occupying space and increasing production cost, which does not meet the requirements of light and short in the market and lower production cost.

The present invention provides a connector structure, including an insulative housing, a first terminal set, a second terminal set, a metal housing, and a cable. The insulative housing has a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. A terminal set is assembled to the first connecting portion, the first terminal set includes at least one first grounding terminal, the second terminal set is assembled to the second connecting portion, and the second terminal set includes a plurality of second grounding terminals. The metal housing is assembled on the insulative housing. The metal housing is provided with a plurality of grounding springs, and the grounding springs are respectively overlapped with the second grounding terminals and the first grounding terminals. The cable is electrically connected to the first connection portion and is in electrical contact with the first ground terminal.

The connector structure provided by the present invention is that the plurality of second ground terminals of the second terminal group are electrically connected to the first ground terminal of the first terminal group via the metal casing, and then the first ground terminal is further connected via the contact wire. The cable is electrically connected, so that the plurality of second ground terminals can be integrated with the first ground terminal, and the width of the original cable is reduced, so that not only does not occupy space but also reduces production cost, This can effectively solve the problem that the prior art is easy to cause an increase in space and production costs.

Referring to the first to seventh figures, the connector structure 1 of the present invention includes an insulative housing 2, a first terminal set 3, a second terminal set 4, a cable 5, a conductive extension 6 and a metal housing 7. .

The insulative housing 2 has a first connecting portion 21 and a second connecting portion 22. The front end of the insulative housing 2 is provided with a signal port 23 and a power transmission port 24 spaced apart from the signal port 23, and the first end of the insulative housing 2 is provided with a first end. The slot 25 and the second slot 26 spaced apart from the first slot 25, the signal port 23 and the first slot 25 communicate with each other through the plurality of terminal slots 27 to form a first connecting portion 21, the power transmitting port 24 and the second The slots 26 communicate with each other through the plurality of terminal slots 27 to form a second connecting portion 22.

The first terminal group 3 is assembled to the first connecting portion 21 and extends forward to the signal port 23, and the second terminal group 4 is assembled to the second connecting portion 22 and extends forward to the power transmission port 24, wherein the first terminal group 3 includes a plurality of The signal terminal 31 and the plurality of first ground terminals 32, and the second terminal group 4 includes a plurality of power terminals 41 and a plurality of second ground terminals 42. In this embodiment, the number of the power terminals 41 is equal to the number of the second ground terminals 42 , and the second ground terminals 42 are located between the power terminals 41 and the first terminal group 3 to achieve Better electrical effect.

The cable 5 is electrically connected to the first connection portion 21 and is in contact with the plurality of signal terminals 31 and the first ground terminal 32. In the example, the cable 5 is a flexible cable, and the front end is provided with a plurality of contacts 51. The front end of the cable 5 is inserted into the first slot 25 and the contacts 51 and the signals are connected. The terminal 31 and the first ground terminal 32 are in contact to form electrical conduction.

One end of the conductive extension portion 6 is inserted into the second slot 26 and electrically connected to the power terminals 41, and the conductive extension portion 6 forms a non-contact state with the second ground terminals 42, and the conductive extension is extended. The other end of the portion 6 extends to the first connecting portion 21 and is in electrical contact with the cable 5. Therefore, in this embodiment, the number of the contacts 51 of the cable 5 is equal to the sum of the number of the signal terminals 31 and the first ground terminal 32 and the number of the power terminals 41.

In this embodiment, the conductive extension 6 is composed of a connecting piece 61 and an adapter 62. The connecting piece 61 and the adapter 62 can be independent components or an integrally formed structure. The adapter 62 is assembled to the first connecting portion 21 and electrically connected to the cable 5. The connecting piece 61 is assembled to the second connecting portion 22 and electrically connected to the power terminals 41 to form a conductive connection. The other end of the 61 is assembled to the first connecting portion 21 and is in electrical contact with the adapter 62.

The connecting piece 61 is a stamped metal sheet body. In the embodiment, the metal sheet body includes a body 611 and a contact portion 612 disposed on the left and right sides of the body 611. The body 611 is provided with an interference portion. 613, the interference portion 613 interferes with the insulative housing 2 to fix the connecting piece 61 in the second slot 26, and is disposed on the left and right sides of the body 611. The two contact portions 612 are electrically connected to the adapter 62 and the power terminals 41, respectively.

The adapter 62 includes a plurality of conductive portions 621 and a joint portion 622 connecting the conductive portions 621. The conductive portions 621 and the joint portion 622 are integrally formed by metal stamping, and the conductive portions 621 are in contact with the cable 5 The contacts 51 of the contacts 51 and the connecting pieces 61 are electrically connected, and the plurality of fixing portions 623 are disposed on the adapter 62 to fix the adapter 62 to the insulative housing 2, and the adapter 62 It is located between the first terminal group 3 and the second terminal group 4.

The metal housing 7 is assembled on the insulative housing 2, the metal housing 7 covers the first slot 25 and the second slot 26, and the cable 5 is fixed to the insulative housing 2, wherein the metal housing 7 is The metal stamping and the plurality of grounding springs 71 are respectively disposed on the first grounding terminal 32 and the second grounding terminal 42. It can be understood that, in this embodiment, the shape of the grounding elastic piece 71 is not limited in the present embodiment. The structure and the structure are as long as the metal case 7 can be electrically connected to the first ground terminal 32 and the second ground terminal 42.

In this embodiment, the first grounding terminal 32 has a resilient front contact 321 , an elastic rear contact 322 , and an elastic lower contact 323 . The elastic lower contact 323 is overlapped with the contact 51 of the cable 5 . The elastic rear contact 322 is overlapped with a grounding elastic piece 71. The second grounding terminal 42 has an elastic front contact 421 and a resilient rear contact 422. The elastic rear contact 422 is overlapped with a grounding spring 71.

The metal casing 7 includes an upper plate 72 and a side plate 73 connected to the upper plate 72. The grounding elastic pieces 71 are formed on the side plate 73, and the side plate 73 fixes the cable 5 to the insulating body 2. Each grounding elastic piece 71 includes a spring arm 711 and an insertion portion 712 disposed at one end of the elastic arm 711. The elastic arm 711 extends to the first connecting portion 21 and the second connecting portion 22 of the insulating body 2.

It is to be noted that, in this embodiment, the grounding elastic piece 71 corresponding to the first grounding terminal 32 extends between the insulating body 2 and the first grounding terminal 32 and is fixed by the insulating body 2 and the first grounding terminal 32. The grounding elastic piece 71 corresponding to the second grounding terminal 42 extends between the insulative housing 2 and the second grounding terminal 42 and is fixed by the insulative housing 2 and the second grounding terminal 42 so that a better electrical conduction effect can be obtained. .

In summary, the connector structure of the present invention is that the plurality of second ground terminals of the second terminal group are electrically connected to the first ground terminal of the first terminal group via the metal casing, and then the first ground terminal is further Electrical conduction is formed via the contact cable, so that the plurality of second ground terminals can be integrated with the first ground terminal, so that the width of the original cable is reduced, and the design also utilizes the design of the conductive extension to make the original spacing The two independent cables are integrated into a single cable, which not only does not occupy space but also reduces the production cost, so that the problem that the conventional technology is easy to cause an increase in space and production cost can be effectively solved.

The above detailed description is illustrative of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the embodiment is not intended to limit the application of the present invention. The scope of the patents, all other changes and modifications that are made without departing from the spirit of the art, are included in the scope of the patents covered by this creation.

1‧‧‧Connector structure

2‧‧‧Insulated body

21‧‧‧First connection

22‧‧‧Second connection

23‧‧‧Signal埠

24‧‧‧Power transmission

25‧‧‧First slot

26‧‧‧Second slot

27‧‧‧Terminal slot

3‧‧‧First terminal group

31‧‧‧ Signal Terminal

32‧‧‧First grounding terminal

321‧‧‧Flexible front joint

322‧‧‧Flexible joints

323‧‧‧Flexible joints

4‧‧‧Second terminal group

41‧‧‧Power terminal

42‧‧‧Second grounding terminal

421‧‧‧Flexible front joint

422‧‧‧Flexible joints

5‧‧‧ Cable

51‧‧‧Contacts

6‧‧‧Electrical extension

61‧‧‧Connecting piece

611‧‧‧Ontology

612‧‧‧Contacts

613‧‧ Interference Department

62‧‧‧Adapters

621‧‧‧Training Department

622‧‧‧Combination Department

623‧‧‧ Fixed Department

7‧‧‧Metal housing

71‧‧‧ Grounding shrapnel

711‧‧‧Bounce arm

712‧‧‧ Insertion Department

72‧‧‧Upper board

73‧‧‧ side panels

The first figure is a perspective view of the connector structure of the present creation.

The second figure is a partial exploded view of the connector structure of the first figure.

The third figure is a perspective exploded view of the connector structure of the first figure.

The fourth figure is a perspective view of the connecting piece of the third figure.

The fifth figure is a perspective view of the adapter of the third figure.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the connector structure of the first figure taken along line AA.

The seventh figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of the connector structure of the first figure along the BB line.

1‧‧‧Connector structure

2‧‧‧Insulated body

21‧‧‧First connection

22‧‧‧Second connection

5‧‧‧ Cable

7‧‧‧Metal housing

71‧‧‧ Grounding shrapnel

72‧‧‧Upper board

73‧‧‧ side panels

Claims (10)

A connector structure includes: an insulative housing having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion; a first terminal set assembled to the first connecting portion, the first terminal set including at least one a second terminal group is assembled to the second connection portion, the second terminal group includes a plurality of second ground terminals; a metal housing is assembled on the insulative housing, the metal housing is provided with a plurality of grounding The elastic piece is respectively connected to the second grounding terminal and the first grounding terminal; and a cable corresponding to the first connecting portion and electrically contacting the first grounding terminal to form a battery Sexual conduction. The connector structure of claim 1, further comprising: a conductive extension, wherein the second terminal group comprises a plurality of power terminals, and one end of the conductive extension contacts the power terminals to form electrical conduction, and the conductive extension The other end of the portion extends to the first connecting portion and is in electrical contact with the cable. The connector structure of claim 2, wherein the first terminal group comprises a plurality of signal terminals, the cable is a flexible cable, and the number of contacts of the flexible cable is equal to the signal terminals and the first The sum of the ground terminal and the number of these power terminals. The connector structure of claim 2, wherein the conductive extension is composed of a connecting piece and an adapter, and the adapter is assembled to the first A connecting portion is in electrical contact with the cable, and one end of the connecting piece is assembled to the second connecting portion, and the other end of the connecting piece is assembled to the first connecting portion and is in electrical contact with the adapter. The connector structure of claim 2, wherein the second ground terminals are located between the power terminals and the first terminal group, and the conductive extensions are in a non-contact state with the second ground terminals. The connector structure of claim 2, wherein the number of the power terminals is equal to the number of the second ground terminals. The connector structure of claim 1, wherein the first grounding terminal has an elastic front contact, an elastic rear contact, and an elastic lower contact, and the elastic lower contact overlaps the contact of the cable. The elastic rear contact overlaps any of the grounding springs. The connector structure of claim 1, wherein the grounding spring corresponding to the first grounding terminal extends between the insulating body and the first grounding terminal and is held by the insulating body and the first grounding terminal, The grounding spring corresponding to the second grounding terminal extends between the insulating body and the second grounding terminal and is held by the insulating body and the second grounding terminal. The connector structure of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the metal housing comprises an upper plate and a side plate connected to the upper plate, the grounding elastic pieces are formed on the side plate, the side plate Fixing the cable to the insulating body. The connector structure according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein each of the grounding elastic pieces includes a spring arm and is disposed at the end of the elastic arm An insertion portion of the end, the elastic arm extending to the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion of the insulating body.