TWM453991U - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Description

Electrical connector

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector that reduces production costs, is easy to automate assembly, and has double-sided contacts.

According to the structure of the electrical connector, it is the first to provide stable and fast telecommunication transmission and has a thin configuration. The conventional connector has been continuously improved to eliminate the terminals originally assembled in the connector body, and the cable is directly used as a contact for electrical contact, and the electrical connector usually includes an upper and a lower casing and a cable. The lower casings respectively have a joint structure for placing the cables in the middle, and the upper and lower shells are integrated by the joint structure, and one side of the front end of the cable has exposed wires as electrical contacts. .

However, the upper and lower casings of the electrical connector are combined components, and the structural strength thereof is insufficient, and the cable must be placed between the casings before the assembly of the casing can be performed, which not only makes assembly difficult. It is easier to make the shell gland on the exposed wire of the cable, which affects the electrical contact during docking. Moreover, the conventional cable has only a single-sided wire as an electrical contact, and the docking connector having the upper and lower double-side contacts naturally cannot perform its function, and cannot provide fast and large-scale and stable telecommunication transmission.

The cable of the conventional electrical connector is assembled with the upper and lower separated housings, the assembly thereof is not easy to complete, the structural strength is insufficient, and the single-side contact is only provided for the cable, and fast and stable telecommunication transmission cannot be ensured.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector including an insulative housing and a row of wires. The insulative housing is provided with a gap and a stop portion extending through the front and rear ends of the insulative housing. The reinforcing wire is disposed in the gap and protrudes from the front and rear ends of the insulating body. The front end of the wire is provided with a pair of connecting portions and a reinforcing plate. The reinforcing plate is disposed in the gap and extends out of the insulating body, and the reinforcing plate includes an insulating body extending An upper carrying portion, a lower carrying portion disposed relative to the upper carrying portion, and a front side portion between the upper carrying portion and the lower carrying portion, the abutting portion being disposed along the upper carrying portion, the front side portion and the lower carrying portion, and docking The portion is provided with a plurality of conductors exposed on the reinforcing plate, and the reinforcing plate is provided with a positioning portion, and the stopping portion interferes with the positioning portion to fix the wire to the insulating body.

The electrical connector provided by the present invention uses a reinforcing plate attached to the wire as a substrate of the double-sided contact of the wire, and the reinforcing plate is directly inserted and fixed in the insulating body, because the reinforcing plate is attached to the reinforcing plate The process on the cable is simple and convenient for automated production, and the cable has double-sided wires exposed on the reinforcing plate as electrical contacts, which can provide fast, large and stable telecommunication transmission, so that the conventional electrical connector can be solved. The structural strength is insufficient, the assembly is not easy, and the electrical contact is insufficient.

Referring to the first embodiment to the sixth embodiment, a preferred embodiment of the electrical connector of the present invention is shown. The electrical connector 1 of the present invention comprises an insulative housing 2 and a cable 3 interferingly fixed to the insulative housing 2.

The insulating body 2 is provided with a gap 21 and a retaining portion 22 which penetrates the front and rear ends of the insulating body 2, and the retaining portion 22 extends into the gap 21. The gap 21 defines a front opening 211 at the front end of the insulative housing 2, and the gap 21 forms a rear opening 212 at the rear end of the insulative housing 2, and the front opening 211 is smaller than the rear opening 212. In the present embodiment, the anti-retraction portion 22 includes one of the left and right sides of the gap 21 of the insulative housing 2 and a resilient side arm 222 formed on the left and right sides of the insulative housing. The barbs 221 are provided in the gap 21. It is to be noted that the insulative housing 2 can be further provided with at least one latching member 23, and has a hook portion 231 at one end thereof for snapping connection with the mating connector 4 to ensure stability during docking.

The reinforcing wire 32 is disposed in the gap 21 and extends from the insulating body 2 The reinforcing plate 32 includes a carrying portion 321 extending from one of the front ends of the insulating body, a lower carrying portion 322 disposed opposite the upper carrying portion 321 , and a front side portion 323 between the upper carrying portion 321 and the lower carrying portion 322. The portion 31 is disposed along the upper carrying portion 321 , the front side portion 323 and the lower carrying portion 322 . The mating portion 31 is provided with a plurality of conductors 311 exposed to the reinforcing plate 32 , and the reinforcing plate 32 is provided with a positioning portion 324 . The positioning portion 324 is disposed in the gap 21, and the stopping portion 324 interferes with the positioning portion 22 to directly fix the cable 3 to the insulative housing 2.

In this embodiment, the front end of the reinforcing plate 32 is provided with a guiding portion 325 which is placed on a different plane from the abutting portion 31 by bending or misalignment, so that the connecting line 3 is docked. The portion 31 has directivity when connected to the mating connector 4, but is not limited thereto, and the guide portion 325 may not be provided. The positioning portion 324 includes an ear portion disposed on the left and right sides of the reinforcing plate 32. The stopping portion 22 includes a barb 221 disposed on the left and right sides of the gap 21 of the insulating body 2, and the ear portion is provided by the barb 221 It is located within the gap 21. The cable 3 is provided with an extending portion 33 extending rearwardly from the rear end of the insulative housing 2, wherein the width of the abutting portion 31 is smaller than the width of the extending portion 33, so that the opening 211 is smaller than the rear opening 212 before the gap 21 is corresponding to the gap 21. . A fixing portion 34 is disposed at the front end of the abutting portion 31 of the cable 3, and the fixing portion 34 can be used to conveniently attach and fix the abutting portion 31 to the reinforcing plate 32.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the single-layer structure as shown in the fourth figure, in order to save the manufacturing cost, the reinforcing plate 32 can also be made of a thinner reinforcing plate 32, but the thickness is used to achieve the original requirements. As shown in FIG. 7 , another embodiment of the reinforcing plate 32 of the present invention is provided. The reinforcing plate 32 is provided with an integrally formed body portion 326 and a folded portion 327 . The reinforcing plate 32 is first attached to the fixing portion 34 . The lower side of the abutting portion 31 and the partial extension portion 33, and then the folded portion 327 is folded toward the main body portion 326 along the fold line (dashed line), so that the folded portion 327 is fixed to the lower side of the body portion 326 and the two are overlapped to achieve Such as The thickness of the single layer structure shown in the fourth figure. Alternatively, as shown in the eighth embodiment, the reinforcing plate 32 is composed of two reinforcing sheets 328 stacked on each other, and the two reinforcing sheets 328 are also attached to the fixing portion 34, the abutting portion 31 and the partial extending portion 33. On the lower side, the side edges of the two reinforcing sheets 328 together form the front side portion 323. It can be understood that the reinforcing plate 32 can be formed by cutting the main body portion 326 and the folded portion 327 formed along the fold line (dashed line). The two reinforcing sheets 328.

In summary, the electrical connector of the present invention uses the reinforcing plate attached to the wire as the substrate of the double-sided contact of the cable, and the reinforcing plate is directly inserted and fixed in the insulating body, because the reinforcing plate The process attached to the cable is simple and facilitates automated production, and the cable has double-sided wires exposed on the reinforcing plate as electrical contacts, which can provide fast, large and stable telecommunication transmission, so that the conventional electric power can be solved. The structural strength of the connector is insufficient, the assembly is difficult, and the electrical contact is insufficient.

The above detailed description is intended to illustrate a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and other equivalents and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Changes are to be included in the scope of patents covered by this creation.

1‧‧‧Electrical connector

2‧‧‧Insulated body

21‧‧‧ gap

211‧‧‧ front opening

212‧‧‧After opening

22‧‧‧Retreating Department

221‧‧‧ Barb

222‧‧‧Flexible side arm

23‧‧‧Card fasteners

231‧‧‧ hook

3‧‧‧ cable

31‧‧‧Docking Department

311‧‧‧Conductor

32‧‧‧ reinforcing plate

321‧‧‧Upper loader

322‧‧‧Under the load-bearing department

323‧‧‧ front side

324‧‧‧ Positioning Department

325‧‧‧Guidance

326‧‧‧ Body Department

327‧‧‧Folding Department

328‧‧‧ Strengthening film

33‧‧‧Extension

34‧‧‧Fixed Department

4‧‧‧Docking connector

The first figure is a perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

The second figure is an exploded schematic view of the electrical connector of the first figure.

The third figure is an exploded view of the electrical connector of the second figure in the other direction.

The fourth figure is an exploded view of the second line.

The fifth figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electrical connector of the first figure.

Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electrical connector of the first figure in the other direction.

The seventh figure is an exploded view of another style of the line of the fourth figure.

The eighth figure is an exploded view of still another style of the line of the fourth figure.

1‧‧‧Electrical connector

2‧‧‧Insulated body

21‧‧‧ gap

212‧‧‧After opening

23‧‧‧Card fasteners

231‧‧‧ hook

3‧‧‧ cable

31‧‧‧Docking Department

311‧‧‧Conductor

32‧‧‧ reinforcing plate

324‧‧‧ Positioning Department

325‧‧‧Guidance

Claims (10)

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing, the insulative housing is provided with a gap and a retreating portion, the gap is formed through the front and rear ends of the insulative housing; and a row of wires is disposed in the gap and protrudes from the The front and the rear ends of the insulative housing are provided with a pair of connecting portions and a reinforcing plate disposed in the gap and extending from the insulating body, the reinforcing plate extending from one of the front ends of the insulating body a carrying portion, a lower carrying portion disposed relative to the upper carrying portion, and a front side portion between the upper carrying portion and the lower carrying portion, the abutting portion along the upper carrying portion, the front side portion and the lower carrying portion The plurality of conductors exposed to the reinforcing plate are disposed on the mating portion, and the reinforcing plate is provided with a positioning portion, and the stopping portion interferes with the positioning portion to fix the wire to the insulating body. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the retaining portion extends into the gap, the positioning portion being disposed within the gap. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the front end of the reinforcing plate is provided with a guiding portion, and the guiding portion and the abutting portion are located on different planes. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing plate is integrally formed with a body portion and a folded portion, the body portion and the folded portion are disposed in an overlapping manner. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing plate is formed by stacking two reinforcing sheets on each other, and the side edges of the two reinforcing sheets collectively form the front side portion. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the positioning portion comprises an ear portion disposed on the left and right sides of the reinforcing plate, the retracting portion comprising one of the left and right sides of the gap disposed on the insulating body a hook by which the ear is positioned within the gap. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein the retaining portion further comprises an elastic side arm forming left and right sides of the insulating body, and the elastic side arm is provided with the barb corresponding to the gap. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the insulative housing further comprises a latching member, and one end of the latching member has a hook portion for snap-fitting with the mating connector. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the cable is provided with an extension extending rearwardly from the rear end of the insulative body. The electrical connector of claim 9, wherein the gap forms a front opening at a front end of the insulating body, the gap forming a rear opening at a rear end of the insulating body, the front opening being smaller than the rear opening, the butting portion The width is less than the width of the extension.