TWM453284U - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides a connector including a body and a delatching member mounted on the body. The body has two side surfaces. The delatching member includes driving arms can be moved along a front-to-back direction on the side surface. Each of the free end of the driving arms has an ejector. Each of the side surfaces defines a sliding slot to receive the driving arm. Said driving arm defines a sliding portion. The sliding slot includes a limiting slot to receive the sliding portion. Said limiting slot's front end defines a inclined plane. When the delatching member moving forward, the inclined plane can guide said ejector back to the initial position.

Description

Connector

The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a structural fit of a connector.

Small Form-factor Pluggable, 10G Ethernet interface small pluggable connector (X-SFP) and four-channel small pluggable connector (QSFP) for fiber transmission or Connector for electrical signal transmission. An important feature of these connectors is their small size. The smaller the connector, the smaller the space it occupies in conjunction with the device panel. Smaller connectors allow a larger number of connectors to be connected to the same device panel to support additional information channels. However, it is difficult for a user to operate a small form factor pluggable connector.

The Chinese Patent Publication No. CN202076595, issued on Dec. 14, 2011, discloses a connector comprising a body and an unlocking mechanism mounted on the body, the body having two opposite side walls, the unlocking mechanism including along the body a driving arm that slides back and forth between the initial position and the unlocking position of the two side walls, the driving arm includes an outwardly protruding ejector at a free end thereof, and the side wall is provided with a sliding groove for receiving the driving arm, the driving A guide portion is protruded from the arm portion, and a limiting slot for receiving the guide portion is disposed in the sliding slot. In actual use, after the connector is repeatedly inserted and removed, the connector is unlocked due to wear or lack of elasticity. , may not be able to return to the initial position, thus affecting the service life.

In view of the above problems, it is necessary to improve the prior art to overcome the above drawbacks.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a connector in which the unlocking mechanism is easy to return to the initial position.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a connector includes a body and an unlocking mechanism mounted on the body, the body has two opposite sidewalls, and the unlocking mechanism includes an initial position along the two sidewalls of the body and a driving arm that slides between the unlocking positions, the driving arm includes an outwardly protruding ejector at a free end thereof, the sidewall is provided with a sliding slot for receiving the driving arm, and the driving arm is provided with a sliding portion and a sliding slot a limiting slot for receiving the guiding portion is arranged, the limiting slot is provided with a slope at a front end thereof, and the slope can guide the ejector portion back to the initial state when the unlocking mechanism returns from the unlocking position to the initial position. position.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: the limiting groove of the connector is provided with a sloped surface at the front end thereof, and the inclined surface guides the ejector portion more smoothly during the process of returning the unlocking mechanism from the unlocked position to the initial position. Returning to the initial position increases the life of the product.

The specific implementation structure is as follows:

The guide portion is disposed at a front end of the driving arm.

The limiting slot includes a resisting wall, and the resisting wall extends obliquely in the limiting slot at the front end thereof to form the inclined surface.

The width of the rear end of the limiting slot is greater than the width of the front end, and when the driving arm moves backward, the interference between the guiding portion and the limiting slot can be reduced.

The sliding groove includes a first side near the rear end of the body, a second side near the front end of the body, and a third side extending obliquely forward from the first side to the second side.

The drive arm includes a main arm on the first side, a sub-arm on the second side, and a connecting arm connecting the main arm and the sub-arm, the connecting arm being located on the third side.

The ejector portion includes a protrusion portion and an extension portion that extends obliquely from the protrusion portion into the sliding groove.

The sliding groove is provided with a protrusion protruding toward the ejector portion, and the protrusion can support the ejector portion when the driving arm slides.

The body is composed of an upper casing and a lower casing. After the upper and lower casings are assembled, the driving arm is restrained by the sliding groove on the body.

The unlocking mechanism includes a connecting portion for connecting a pair of driving arms and an operating portion connected to the connecting portion, and the operating portion and the connecting portion are integrally formed to facilitate application of a driving force for moving the driving arm backward.

The present writing will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings.

Referring to the first to third figures, a connector 100 conforming to the present invention can be inserted into and latched into a mating connector housing (not shown) provided with a snap tab (not shown). Cooperate. In the embodiment, the connector 100 is an electrical connector. Of course, this creation can also be used in optoelectronic transceiver modules. The connector 100 includes a body 1 and an unlocking mechanism 2 mounted on the body 1. The body 1 has a front end 10 mated with a mating connector and a rear end 11 opposite the front end 10, and the front end 10 is provided with a circuit board (not shown) that can be electrically connected to a mating connector (not shown). The rear end 11 is provided with a socket 12 connectable to a cable (not shown) or a fiber optic cable (not shown).

Referring to the second to third figures, the body 1 is made of a metal material and includes an upper casing 13 and a lower casing 14 engageable with the upper casing 13. The body 1 has two side walls 15 disposed opposite each other. The unlocking mechanism 2 includes a driving arm 21 that is slidable back and forth between the initial position and the unlocked position along the two side walls 15 of the body 1, a connecting portion 22 that connects the pair of driving arms 21, and an operating portion 23 that connects the connecting portions 22. The side wall 15 is recessed with a sliding groove 150 for receiving the driving arm 21 . After the upper casing 13 and the lower casing 14 are assembled as one body, the driving arm 21 is restrained by the sliding groove 150 on the body 1. The shape of the driving arm 21 corresponds to the sliding groove 150 to move forward and backward along the sliding groove 150. . At least a step 151 perpendicular to the sliding direction is formed in front of the sliding groove 150 and the side wall 15. After the connector 100 is fully engaged with the mating connector (not shown), the snap tab is moved from the side wall 15 of the body 1 to the sliding groove 150. The inner portion is also abutted against the step 151, and the step 151 abuts against the snap tab (not shown) to form the aforementioned snap fit. The connecting portion 22 and the driving arm 21 are integrally press-shaped, and the operating portion 23 and the connecting portion 22 are integrally formed to facilitate the driving force for moving the driving arm 21 backward.

The free end of the driving arm 21 is further provided with an ejector portion 211. In the present embodiment, the ejector portion 211 has an arc shape. The ejector portion 211 includes a protrusion portion 2111 and an extension portion 2112 extending obliquely from the protrusion portion 2111 into the sliding groove 150. In the free state, the ejector portion 211 does not protrude from the side wall 15 of the body 1, and when the unlocking mechanism 2 slides rearward, the ejector portion 211 protrudes from the side wall 15. When the docking connector is inserted, the snap tab (not shown) of the docking connector abuts against the step 151. When the operating portion 23 is pulled, the ejector portion 211 protrudes from the side wall 15 to eject the snap tabs outwardly, so that the snap tabs are disengaged from the step 151, so that the mating connector is disengaged from the connector.

In the present embodiment, the driving arm 21 has a guide portion 210 protruding from a side of the front end thereof. Referring to the second to fifth figures, the sliding slot 150 is provided with a limiting slot 1501 for receiving the guiding portion 210. The guiding portion 210 can move back and forth with the driving arm 21 in the limiting slot 1501, and the limiting slot 1501 is The front end is provided with a slope 1504 that guides the guide portion 210 back to the initial position. The limiting slot 1501 includes a resisting wall 1505. The resisting wall 1505 extends obliquely in the limiting slot 1501 to form the inclined surface 1504. When the unlocking mechanism 2 is returned to the initial position from the unlocked position, the movement of the guide portion 210 along the inclined surface 1504 allows the driving arm 21 to naturally return to position. The width of the rear end of the limiting slot 1501 is greater than the width of the front end (refer to the fifth figure). When the driving arm 21 moves backward, the interference between the guiding portion 210 and the limiting slot 1501 can be reduced to prevent wear of the connector component. .

The sliding groove 150 is provided with a projection 1500 that protrudes toward the ejector portion 211, and the projection 1500 can support the ejector portion 211 when the driving arm 21 slides. The sliding slot 150 further includes a first side 1507 near the rear end of the body 1, a second side 1508 near the front end of the body 1, and a third side 1509 extending forwardly and inwardly from the first side 1507 to the second side 1508. The driving arm 21 includes a main arm 212 on the first side 1507, a sub-arm 213 on the second side 1508, and a connecting arm 214 connecting the main arm 212 and the sub-arm 213. The connecting arm 214 is located on the third side 1509. . The ejector portion 211 is partially inclined forward and outward from the front end of the auxiliary arm 213, and the ejector portion 211 is substantially flush with the main arm 212 in a direction perpendicular to the side wall 15, and the ejector portion 211 and the jib 213 are They are connected by a guide portion 215 which is disposed obliquely. When the driving arm 21 moves backward, the movement of the guiding portion 215 from the front to the rear guides the bottom-up movement of the end of the snap tab (not shown) and finally pushes the ejector portion 211 away from the step 151 of the sliding groove 150 to release the card. Buckle fit.

In this embodiment, the driving arm 21 is provided with a guiding portion 210. It is easily conceivable that the driving arm is provided with two guiding portions or more guiding portions, and the guiding portions are symmetrical or asymmetrical. Settings can achieve the same technical effect.

The above description is only one embodiment of the present invention, and is not all or the only embodiment. Any equivalent change taken by a person skilled in the art by reading the present specification is a claim of the present invention. Covered.

100‧‧‧Connector

1‧‧‧ Ontology

10‧‧‧ front end

11‧‧‧ Backend

12‧‧‧ jack

13‧‧‧Upper casing

14‧‧‧ Lower case

15‧‧‧ side wall

150‧‧‧ sliding slot

1500‧‧ ‧bumps

1501‧‧‧ Limit slot

1504‧‧‧Bevel

1505‧‧‧Resist the wall

1507‧‧‧ first side

1508‧‧‧ second side

1509‧‧‧ third side

151‧‧‧ steps

2‧‧‧ unlocking mechanism

21‧‧‧ drive arm

210‧‧‧guides

211‧‧‧Outing Department

2111‧‧‧Protruding

2112‧‧‧Extension

212‧‧‧ main arm

213‧‧‧ jib

214‧‧‧Connecting arm

215‧‧‧Guidance Department

22‧‧‧Connecting Department

23‧‧‧Operation Department

The first figure is a perspective view of the connector conforming to the present creation;

The second figure is an exploded perspective view of the connector shown in the first figure;

The third figure is an exploded perspective view of the other direction of the connector shown in the first figure;

The fourth figure is a top view of the lower case of the connector shown in the first figure;

The fifth figure is a partial enlarged view of the circled portion in the fourth figure.

14‧‧‧ Lower case

1501‧‧‧ Limit slot

1505‧‧‧Resist the wall

Claims (10)

A connector comprising:
a body having opposite side walls, the side wall is provided with a sliding slot for receiving the driving arm, and an unlocking mechanism, the unlocking mechanism is mounted on the body, and the unlocking mechanism comprises two sidewalls along the body at the initial a driving arm sliding between the position and the unlocking position, the driving arm comprising an ejector portion protruding outwardly at a free end thereof;
The driving arm is provided with a guiding portion. The sliding slot is provided with a limiting slot for receiving the guiding portion. The limiting slot is provided with a slope at the front end thereof, and the unlocking mechanism returns to the initial position from the unlocking position. The bevel can guide the ejector portion back to the initial position. The connector of claim 1, wherein the guide portion is disposed at a front end of the driving arm. The connector of claim 1, wherein the limiting slot comprises a resisting wall, and the resisting wall extends obliquely in the limiting slot at the front end thereof to form the inclined surface. The connector of claim 3, wherein the width of the rear end of the limiting slot is greater than the width of the front end, and when the driving arm moves backward, the interference between the guiding portion and the limiting slot can be reduced. The connector of claim 1, wherein the sliding groove comprises a first side near the rear end of the body, a second side near the front end of the body, and a second side extending obliquely forward and inward from the first side The third side. The connector of claim 5, wherein the driving arm comprises a main arm on the first side, a sub-arm on the second side, and a connecting arm connecting the main arm and the sub-arm, the connection The arm is located on the third side. The connector of claim 1, wherein the ejector portion includes a protrusion portion and an extension portion extending obliquely from the protrusion portion into the sliding groove. The connector of claim 1, wherein the sliding groove is provided with a protrusion protruding toward the ejector portion, and the protrusion supports the ejector portion when the driving arm slides. The connector of claim 1, wherein the body is composed of an upper casing and a lower casing, and the upper and lower casings are assembled into one body, and the driving arm is restrained by the sliding groove on the body. The connector of claim 1, wherein the unlocking mechanism includes a connecting portion for connecting a pair of driving arms and an operating portion connected to the connecting portion, wherein the operating portion and the connecting portion are integrally formed. It is convenient to apply the driving force for the driving arm to move backward.