TWM453273U - Cable connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a cable connector assembly, which includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, a grounding piece and a cable. The insulative housing is formed with an inserting slot, an accommodating space and a plurality of terminal channels. The terminals are respectively received in the terminal channels. Each of the terminals has a fixing portion, a contacting portion and a soldering portion. The fixing portion is fixed to side walls of the terminal slot, and the contacting portion extends into the inserting slot. The soldering portions are arranged in the accommodating space. The extending direction of the soldering portions is parallel to the inserting direction of the connector. The grounding piece contacts a surface of the soldering portion correspondingly. The cable has a plurality of conductive wires and at least one grounding wire. The conductive wires are electrically connected to the surface of the soldering portion. Therefore, the height and the occupied space of the cable connector assembly can be reduced.

Description

Cable connector combination

This creation relates to a cable connector combination, especially a combination of a cable connector and a cable.

Press, Serial ATA is a high-speed transmission interface between storage devices (such as hard drives, CD-ROMs, DVDs) and motherboards. Due to the many advantages of Serial ATA, it has gradually replaced the traditional Parallel ATA and Ultra ATA interfaces. Generally, a conventional Serial ATA cable includes a power cable and a signal cable, which are respectively assembled at the end of a cable connector that is mated with a mating connector on the motherboard. For example, the Republic of China New Publication No. M348367 discloses a "cable connector assembly" comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, a cable and a cover. The insulative housing includes a base portion and an abutting portion formed by one side of the base portion. The conductive terminals are received in the insulating body and arranged in the lateral direction. The cable is electrically connected to the conductive terminal. The cover body cooperates with the insulating body. A cover space is defined between the cover body and the insulative housing, and the conductive terminals are electrically connected to the cable in the space.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a cable connector combination of the Republic of China New Announcement No. M348367. As shown in FIG. 1, each of the conductive terminals 6 includes a contact portion 61, a tail portion 62, and a connecting portion 63 connecting the contact portion 61 and the tail portion 62. The cable 7 includes a plurality of core wires 71 electrically connected to the tail portions 62 of the conductive terminals 6, respectively. Since the core wire 71 of the cable 7 is electrically connected to the tail portion 62 bent by the conductive terminal 6 in a vertical shape, the core wire 71 of the cable 7 and the tail portion 62 of the conductive terminal 6 form a high height h1, which is connected to the entire cable. The height of the connector combination increases and takes up more space.

The reason is that this creator feels that the above-mentioned deficiency can be improved. He is devoted to research and cooperates with the application of theory, and finally proposes a creation that is reasonable in design and effective in improving the above-mentioned deficiency.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a cable connector assembly that can reduce the height and reduce the space occupied.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cable connector assembly that is simple in process and compact in structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cable connector assembly including an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, a grounding strip, and a cable. The insulative housing has a first end and a second end. The insulative housing has a slot adjacent to the first end, an receiving space adjacent to the second end, and a plurality of terminal slots. The terminals are disposed on the terminal slots, and each of the terminals has a fixing portion, a contact portion and a soldering portion, and the connecting portion and the soldering portion are respectively disposed at two ends of the fixing portion. The fixing portion is fixed to the sidewalls of the terminal slots, so that the contact portion of the terminals protrudes into the slot. The soldering portions of the terminals are located in the accommodating space, wherein the soldering portions extend in a direction parallel to the connector insertion direction. The grounding lug is in contact with a corresponding surface of the welded portion. The cable has a plurality of wires and at least one grounding wire, and the wires are electrically connected to the surface of the soldering portion of the terminals.

The present invention has the following beneficial effects: a plurality of wires of the present cable are electrically connected to the surface of the soldering portion of the terminals, and the soldering portions are located in the accommodating space behind the insulating body, so that the wires and terminals of the cable The height of the welded portion is reduced, that is, the height of the entire cable connector assembly is reduced, and the space occupied can be reduced.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the creation.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , a preferred embodiment of the cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing 1 , a plurality of terminals 2 , a grounding strip 3 , and a cable 4 . The insulative housing 1 preferably conforms to the specifications of the Serial ATA connector. However, in other different embodiments, other various types of connectors may also be included. For example, the insulative housing 1 made of a plastic material has a top plate 11, a bottom plate 12 and two side plates 13. The bottom plate 12 is located at a space below the top plate 11, and the two side plates 13 are integrally formed on both sides of the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12. The top plate 11 , the bottom plate 12 and the two side plates 13 define a slot 14 and an accommodating space 15 , that is, the inner front edge of the insulative housing 1 forms a slot 14 and a rear accommodating space 15 . The insulative housing 1 has a first end 16 and a second end 17. The slot 14 is adjacent to the first end 16 for mating with a mating connector (not shown). The accommodating space 15 is adjacent to the second end 17 for accommodating the grounding piece 3, the cable 4, and the like. The insulating body 1 is additionally provided with a plurality of terminal slots 18 spaced apart and extending into the accommodating space 15. In the present embodiment, the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 together form the terminal groove 18, and the terminal groove 18 is partitioned by the partition plate 103 into two blocks. As shown in the figure, the terminal groove 18 further extends from the bottom plate 12 to the second end 17 with a plurality of spaced grooves 104 for the welded portion 23 of the terminal 2. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the support plate 19 is preferably further extended from the spacing groove 104, and is preferably integrally formed with the insulating body 1. The support plate 19 can be used for the grounding plate 3 and the wire. Cable 4 is placed.

These terminals 2 are SATA-compliant and are made of gold with good electrical conductivity. Made of genus or its alloy material. The terminals 2 each have a fixing portion 21, a contact portion 22, and a solder portion 23. The fixing portion 21 has a substantially flat shape, and the contact portion 22 is appropriately bent to form an arc-shaped projection, and the contact portion 22 and the welded portion 23 are respectively provided at both ends of the fixing portion 21. The extending direction of the welded portion 23 is parallel to the extending direction of the fixed portion 21. The welded portion 23 includes a flat plate shape, a sheet shape, or an arc shape for electrically connecting to the wires. The terminals 2 are disposed on the terminal slots 18, and the fixing portions 21 are fixed to the sidewalls of the terminal slots 18, so that the contact portions 22 of the terminals 2 extend into the slots 14. The soldering portions 23 of the terminals 2 are located. The accommodating space 15 (as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5) extends in a direction parallel to the connector insertion direction.

The configuration of the grounding piece 3 is not limited, and the grounding piece 3 is in surface contact with the corresponding welded portion 23. In the present embodiment, the grounding piece 3 has a plate-shaped fixing piece 31, and the fixing piece 31 is fixed to the insulating body 1. At least one ground portion 32 is formed extending from the fixing piece 31 toward the welding portion 23, and at least one ground portion 32 of the grounding piece 3 is in surface contact with the corresponding welding portion 23. At least one of the engaging holes 33 is disposed at the edge of the fixing piece 31, and the insulative housing 1 is provided with at least one engaging hole 101 corresponding to the engaging piece 33. The engaging piece 33 is engaged with the engaging hole 101 so that the fixing piece 31 It is fixed on the insulating body 1.

The cable 4 has a plurality of wires 41 and at least one grounding wire 42. The wires 41 are electrically connected to the surface of the soldering portion 23 of the terminals 2. The grounding wire 42 is electrically connected to the surface of the welded portion 23 of the terminal 2 that is in contact with the grounding piece 3. The grounding strip 3 is located between the supporting plate 19 of the insulative housing 1 and the cable 4, that is, the grounding strip 3 is first disposed on the supporting plate 19 of the insulative housing 1, and the cable 4 is placed on the grounding strip 3 to make the grounding strip 3 It is sandwiched between the support plate 19 of the insulative housing 1 and the cable 4. The type of cable 4 includes, but is not limited to, a cable, a coaxia cable, or other suitable cable. Cable 4 is coaxial cable type The cable and the grounding wire can be directly electrically connected to the fixing piece 31 of the grounding piece 3.

The present invention may further include a cover 5 that covers the accommodating space 15 to protect the soldering portion 23, the grounding piece 3, and a portion of the cable 4. The cover body 5 has a top cover 51, a bottom cover 52, and a rear cover 53 connected to the top cover 51 and the bottom cover 52. The insulative housing 1 is provided with a plurality of first latching portions 102. The top cover 51 and the bottom cover 52 are provided with a plurality of second latching portions 54 corresponding to the first latching portions 102, and the first latching portions 102 and the first latching portions 102 The two latching portions 54 are corresponding snap bodies, snap holes, and the like, and the configuration thereof is not limited, and may be interchanged or changed as needed. The first fastening portion 102 and the second fastening portions 54 are snap-fitted to each other, and the cover body 5 is snap-fastened to the insulative housing 1 (as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 ).

The wires of the cable are electrically connected to the surface of the soldering portion of the terminals, and the soldering portions are located in the accommodating space behind the insulating body, so that the height of the soldering portion of the cable and the terminal is h2 (as shown in the figure). The reduction shown in 5) reduces the height of the entire cable connector assembly and reduces the space occupied. In addition, the present insulative body extends to form a support plate, and the structure is greatly simplified, which facilitates assembly and reduces cost.

However, the above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of this creation. Therefore, the equivalent changes made by using this creation specification and the contents of the schema are all included in the right of this creation. Within the scope of protection, it is given to Chen Ming.

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧ top board

12‧‧‧floor

13‧‧‧ side panel

14‧‧‧Slots

15‧‧‧ accommodating space

16‧‧‧ first end

17‧‧‧ second end

18‧‧‧Terminal slot

19‧‧‧Support board

101‧‧‧Inlay hole

102‧‧‧First buckle

103‧‧‧Baffle

104‧‧‧ spacing slot

2‧‧‧ terminals

21‧‧‧ Fixed Department

22‧‧‧Contacts

23‧‧‧Weld Department

3‧‧‧ Grounding piece

31‧‧‧Fixed tablets

32‧‧‧ Grounding Department

33‧‧‧Inlay

4‧‧‧ Cable

41‧‧‧Wire

42‧‧‧Grounding wire

5‧‧‧ cover

51‧‧‧ top cover

52‧‧‧ bottom cover

53‧‧‧ rear cover

54‧‧‧Second buckle

6‧‧‧Electrical terminals

61‧‧‧Contacts

62‧‧‧ tail

63‧‧‧Connecting Department

7‧‧‧ Cable

71‧‧‧core

H1‧‧‧ Height

H2‧‧‧ height

1 is a side elevational view of a conventional cable connector assembly.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the assembled cable connector assembly.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of another angle of the combination of the authored cable connectors.

FIG. 4 is a perspective assembled view of the assembly of the cable connector assembly cover of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the inventive cable connector assembly.

Figure 6 is a perspective assembled view of the cable connector assembly of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective assembled view of another angle of the creative cable connector assembly.

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧ top board

13‧‧‧ side panel

15‧‧‧ accommodating space

16‧‧‧ first end

17‧‧‧ second end

19‧‧‧Support board

102‧‧‧First buckle

103‧‧‧Baffle

2‧‧‧ terminals

23‧‧‧Weld Department

3‧‧‧ Grounding piece

31‧‧‧Fixed tablets

32‧‧‧ Grounding Department

33‧‧‧Inlay

4‧‧‧ Cable

41‧‧‧Wire

42‧‧‧Grounding wire

5‧‧‧ cover

51‧‧‧ top cover

52‧‧‧ bottom cover

53‧‧‧ rear cover

54‧‧‧Second buckle

Claims (10)

A cable connector assembly includes: an insulative housing having a first end and a second end, the insulative housing having a slot adjacent to the first end and an accommodation space adjacent to the second end And a plurality of terminal slots; the plurality of terminals are disposed in the terminal slots, each of the terminals has a fixing portion, a contact portion and a soldering portion, and the contact portion and the soldering portion are respectively disposed at both ends of the fixing portion The fixing portion is fixed to the side wall of the terminal slot, and the contact portion of the terminals protrudes into the slot. The soldering portion of the terminals is located in the receiving space, wherein the soldering portions extend in parallel In the connector insertion direction; a grounding piece, the grounding piece is in contact with the surface of the corresponding soldering portion; and a cable having a plurality of wires and at least one grounding wire, the wires being electrically connected to the terminals The surface of the weld. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, further comprising a cover that shields the accommodating space to protect the soldering portion, the grounding piece and a portion of the cable. The cable connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the cover has a top cover, a bottom cover, and a rear cover connected to the top cover and the bottom cover, the insulation The main body is provided with a plurality of first fastening portions, and the top cover and the bottom cover are provided with a plurality of second fastening portions, and the first fastening portions and the second fastening portions are coupled to each other. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the shape of the welded portion comprises a flat plate shape, a sheet shape or an arc shape for electrically connecting to the wire. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein a support plate is further disposed on one side of the second end for the grounding piece and the cable to be placed. The grounding piece is located between the supporting plate of the insulating body and the cable. The cable connector assembly of claim 5, wherein the support plate is integrally formed with the insulative housing. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one grounding wire is electrically connected to the surface of the soldering portion of the terminal that is in contact with the grounding strip. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the grounding piece has a plate-shaped fixing piece, and the fixing piece is fixed on the insulating body, and the fixing piece extends toward the welding portion to form at least a grounding portion, the at least one grounding portion of the grounding piece is in contact with a corresponding surface of the soldering portion. The cable connector assembly of claim 8, wherein the edge of the fixing piece is provided with at least one engaging piece, and the insulating body is provided with at least one engaging hole corresponding to the engaging piece, At least one engaging piece is engaged with the at least one engaging hole. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the welding portion extends in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the fixing portion.