TWM458768U - Connector fixing structure - Google Patents

Description

Connector fixture

The present invention relates to a fixture, and more particularly to a connector fixture that can easily or quickly mount or remove an electronic card.

With the rapid development of mobile technology, all kinds of electronic products are designed with the premise of portable and lightweight. Relatively, the size of the product itself and its parts are also small and small, but no matter how the design of the product changes. Whether the assembly of the components is stable is the most basic requirement for use, especially for the card insertion function, and the ease of use and assembly of the card device for inserting and removing the electronic card is more important.

At present, there are many types of electronic cards, including memory cards, display cards or identity identification cards, etc. The card insertion mode can be roughly divided into a straight slot and a lateral slot into a card slot, wherein the positioning of the lateral card is common. This is achieved with a fastener snap. However, the traditional fixed electronic card needs to be loaded or unloaded by both hands, or the tool must be used to dial the firmware to install or remove the electronic card. The use of the plug-in installation is quite inconvenient and time-consuming. Moreover, the installation space of the electronic card is very limited, and it is difficult to increase the installation or removal by using both hands, and the first move of the fixing member is easy to damage the fixing member due to improper operation, and even affects the peripheral parts, and the electronic card is caused. Cannot be effectively fixed and used.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a connector fixing device which is easy to assemble and can securely fix or remove an electronic card by a simple pressing method with one hand, and the operation is quick and convenient.

In order to achieve the foregoing object, the connector fixing device comprises: a body, The second wall, the front wall and the bottom portion are formed to surround each other to form an accommodating space, and each of the side walls is provided with a limiting slot facing the accommodating space and a guiding slot, the front wall is provided with a pivoting portion; A sliding member is movably disposed in the accommodating space, and includes a body and at least one bearing portion. The body includes a track portion, and the left and right sides of the body respectively have a slider slidable to the seat body a connecting rod having a pivoting end and an actuating end pivotally connected to the pivoting portion of the seat body, the actuating end being movably coupled to the track portion of the sliding member; an elastic member One end is fixed on the bottom of the base body, and the other end is fixed in the sliding component; and a snap component includes a base portion and a buckle portion protruding from the base portion, the base portion is provided with at least one first shaft member And the second shaft member, the at least one first shaft member is pivotally connected to the at least one bearing portion of the sliding member, and the second shaft member is respectively connected to the guiding groove.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the guide groove includes a lower guide groove and an upper guide groove inclined in a direction opposite to the sliding member, the second shaft member is slidably coupled to the guide groove, and the second The shaft member slides down to the lower guide groove, and the snap member forms a closed state, and when the second shaft member slides up to the upper guide groove, the snap member forms an open state.

According to one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the body further includes a support base and a positioning platform disposed in the rail portion and spaced apart from the circumference of the rail portion to form a track path.

The connector fixing device provided by the present invention, when the electronic card is not installed, the connector fixing device is in an open state, a portion of the sliding member protrudes from the seat body, and the slider card is engaged at one end of the limiting slot. The snap element is inclined to the sliding element, and the actuating end of the connecting rod abuts against the positioning platform of the rail portion; when one end of the electronic card presses the sliding element, the elastic element is pressed and the sliding element is moved downward The slider slides downwardly on the limiting slot, so that the actuation end of the connecting rod is moved by the track path and is stopped on the support base, and the buckle component is pivoted to the bearing by the first shaft member And rotating against the sliding element, the end of the electronic card is thus clamped between the buckle portion and the sliding member, the connector fixing device is in a closed state; when the electronic device is to be removed When the card is pressed, the sliding element is pressed again, the elasticity The component is further pressed, the actuating end is separated from the support seat, and the elastic component pushes up the sliding component, the actuating end extends the track path to return to the positioning platform, and the latching component rotates to return the connector fixing device to open status. Therefore, with a simple secondary pressing action, the electronic card can be stably installed with one hand for positioning or removing the electronic card, and the operation is simple and fast, and the conventional electronic card needs to be operated by both hands, which is time consuming and troublesome. , the installation is not true

1‧‧‧Connector fixture

2‧‧‧ body

20‧‧‧ accommodating space

21‧‧‧ side wall

211‧‧‧ Limit slot

212‧‧‧ hook

213‧‧‧Interference pieces

22‧‧‧ front wall

221‧‧‧ pivotal department

23‧‧‧ bottom

231‧‧‧Bump

24‧‧‧ protrusion

241‧‧ ‧ guide slot

242‧‧‧Upper channel

243‧‧‧ lower guide slot

3‧‧‧Sliding components

31‧‧‧Ontology

310‧‧‧ channel

311‧‧‧ Slider

32‧‧‧ pivot arm

321‧‧‧ Bearing Department

33‧‧‧Track Department

33a‧‧‧left part

33b‧‧‧ right side

330‧‧‧ Track Path

331‧‧‧ Positioning platform

332‧‧‧First bevel

333‧‧‧second bevel

34‧‧‧ support

341‧‧‧Retained surface

35‧‧‧ Guide wall

351‧‧‧ Guide surface

4‧‧‧ Connecting rod

41‧‧‧ pivot end

42‧‧‧ actuation

5‧‧‧Flexible components

6‧‧‧Snap components

61‧‧‧ base

610‧‧ ‧Tongue

611‧‧‧First shaft

612‧‧‧Second shaft parts

62‧‧‧Snap Department

7‧‧‧Fixed housing

71‧‧‧Fixed parts

72‧‧‧ soldering piece

8‧‧‧Connector

9‧‧‧Electronic card

The first figure is a schematic perspective view of a connector fixing device and a connector mounted on a circuit board.

The second figure is an exploded perspective view of the connector fixing device of the present invention.

The third figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of line 3-3 of the first figure.

The fourth figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of the line 4-4 of the first figure.

The fifth figure (A)-(C) is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional operation of the connector fixing device of the present invention.

The sixth figure is a schematic side plan view of the installation process of the connector fixing device and an electronic card of the present invention.

The seventh figure is a side plan view of the electronic card installation setting position of the sixth figure.

The eighth figure is a lateral plan view of the snap element of one of the new connector fixing devices in an open state.

The ninth drawing is a side plan view of the snap element of the eighth figure in a closed state.

Please refer to the first to fourth figures for a preferred embodiment of the connector fixing device of the present invention. The connector fixing device 1 of the present invention is used in combination with a connector 8 for clamping and fixing an electronic card. 9 (as shown in the sixth figure), the number of the connector fixing devices 1 may be determined according to actual needs, and is two in this embodiment. The connector fixing device 1 of the present invention can be used in any card type having the same card insertion mode, such as a Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), a memory card or an identity. Identify the data card.

The connector fixing device 1 of the present invention comprises a body 2, a sliding member 3, a connecting rod 4, an elastic member 5, a snap member 6, and a fixed housing 7. The base body 2 includes two opposite side walls 21, a front wall 22 and a bottom portion 23. The two side walls 21, the front wall 22 and the bottom portion 23 surround each other to form an accommodating space 20. Each of the side walls 21 is provided with a limiting slot 211 facing the accommodating space 20. The limiting slot 211 is recessed from the surface of the sidewall 21 and extends perpendicularly to the bottom portion 23. The top end of the limiting slot 211 has a hook portion. 212, one end of which is a slope extending to the upper edge of the side wall 21 to facilitate the introduction of the sliding member 3. A projection 24 projects upward from the upper edge of the side wall 21 and is disposed at an end away from the front wall 22. A guide groove 241 extending to the side wall 21 is disposed in the protrusion 24, and includes an upper guide groove 242 and a lower guide groove 243. The upper guide groove 242 is located in the projection 24 and is inclined toward the opposite direction of the sliding member 3, and the lower guide groove 243 extends downward to the side wall 21. A pivoting portion 221 is disposed in the middle of the front wall 22 and adjacent to the bottom portion 24. In this embodiment, the pivoting portion 221 is a through hole (as shown in the second figure). In addition, a protrusion 231 (shown in FIG. 3) is disposed at the middle of the bottom portion 22 of the base body 2, and an interference member 213 is respectively protruded from the outer surface of the two side walls 21.

Continuing to refer to the second and third figures, the sliding member 3 is movably disposed in the accommodating space 20, and includes a body 31 and a pair of pivoting arms 32, wherein the pair of pivoting arms 32 extend out of the rear side of the body 31. Each of the pivot arms 32 is respectively provided with a bearing portion 321 having a shaft hole. The body 31 includes a rail portion 33, a support base 34 and a guide wall 35. The rail portion 33 is recessed from the front surface of the body 31 and corresponds to the front wall 22 of the base 2; in particular, the rail portion 33 defines a left and right portion 33a, 33b in a vertical axial direction (as shown in the fourth figure). The guiding portion 35 is disposed at the top end of the left portion 33a, and a positioning platform 331 is disposed at the bottom end of the right portion 33b. In addition, the periphery of the rail portion 33 includes a first oblique side 332 and a second oblique side 333. The first oblique side 332 is located on the left side portion 33a and inclined toward the positioning platform 331, and has a vertical plane with the top end of the left side portion 33a. The second bevel 333 is connected to the right side portion 33b and inclined toward the guiding wall 35, and is connected to the positioning platform 331 in a vertical plane. The support base 34 is disposed in the rail portion 33 and spaced apart from the circumference of the rail portion 33 to form A track path 330, and the support base 34 is located between the left and right portions 33a, 33b, and the guide wall 35 and the positioning platform 331 are respectively spaced above and below. Specifically, the front surface of the support base 34 has a substantially triangular shape with a concave top portion and defines an indwelling surface 341 which is located on the left side portion 33a. The guide wall 35 has a substantially trapezoidal shape and has a guiding surface 351 which is inclined toward the upper end of the left side portion 33a. The guiding surface 351 is corresponding to the upper surface of the supporting surface 34 of the supporting seat 34. In addition, a slider 311 is protruded from the left and right sides of the body 31, and has a barb shape (as shown in the second figure), and is slidable to the limiting slot 211 of the base 2. In addition, the bottom of the sliding member 3 corresponding to the protrusion 231 of the base 2 is provided with a channel 310 (as shown in the third figure), and the elastic member 5 is fixed between the sliding member 231 and the protrusion 231.

The connecting rod 4 is rotatably disposed across the front wall 22 of the base 2. The opposite ends of the connecting rod 4 are bent and define a pivoting end 41 and an operating end 42 respectively. The pivoting end 41 is pivotally connected to the pivoting end 41. The pivoting portion 221 of the base 2 is movably coupled to the rail portion 33 of the sliding member 3, and the portion of the front wall 22 of the base 2 is further recessed to accommodate the connecting rod for the action of the connecting rod 4. 4, and the upper edge of the concave portion of the front wall 22 further forms a recess on which the actuating end 42 is mounted, as shown in the first and fifth figures (A)-(C).

Referring to the third figure, one end of the elastic member 5 is sleeved on the boss 231, and the other end is inserted into the channel 310. In this embodiment, the elastic member 5 is a compression spring, but not limited thereto. Other elastic bodies which are elastic, can be deformed, and return to the original state can also be used as the elastic member 5.

The latching member 6 includes a base portion 61 and a latching portion 62 of the protruding base portion 61. The end portion of the base portion 61 is further retracted to form a tongue portion 610. The opposite sides of the tongue portion 610 respectively protrude with a rod-shaped first shaft. The base member 61 is engageable between the pair of pivoting arms 32 and pivotally coupled to the bearing portion 321 by the first shaft member 611 to rotate the snap member 6 relative to the sliding member 3. On the opposite sides of the base portion 61, above the tongue portion 610, a rod-shaped second shaft member 612 is slidably coupled to the guide groove 241 of the base body 2. The latching portion 62 extends in the direction of the sliding member 3 to form a hook shape (as shown in the second and eighth figures).

For the continuation, please refer to the second figure. The outer side of the base body 2 is further assembled with a fixed housing 7 made of a metal material. The left and right ends are bent and provided with a fixing member 71. In this embodiment, the fixing member 71 is an opening, and the interference member 213 of the two side walls 21 of the base body 2 can be engaged with each other, so that the fixed housing 7 is assembled to the front wall 22 and the two side walls 21 of the base body 2, and The connecting rod 4 is located between the fixed housing 7 and the front wall 22. In addition, a solder tab 72 extends from the lower edge of the left and right ends of the fixed housing 7 to be soldered to a circuit substrate.

The connector fixing device 1 of the present invention needs to be used with the connector 8, and is mounted on the appropriate position of the circuit board (as shown in the first figure) depending on the size of the electronic card 9 (as shown in the sixth figure). Referring to the fifth to ninth figures, the connector fixing device 1 is in an open state when the electronic card is not mounted (as shown in FIG. 5(A)), and most of the sliding member 3 protrudes from the seat 2, and Since the elastic element 5 of the compression spring is pushed up, the slider 311 is engaged with the hook portion 212 of the limiting groove 211. At this time, the locking element 6 is inclined to the sliding element 3, and the second shaft member 612 is located above the protrusion 24. In the guide groove 242 (as shown in the eighth figure), the actuating end 42 of the connecting rod 4 abuts against the positioning platform 331 of the rail portion 33. When the electronic card 6 is to be mounted, one end of the electronic card 9 having the contact terminal is first inserted into the connector 8 (as shown in FIG. 6), and then the other end is pressed against the top of the sliding member 3, and the elastic member 5 is thus pressed and linked. The sliding member 3 is moved downward, and the slider 311 is slid downwardly in the limiting slot 211, so that the sliding member 3 first completely enters the accommodating space 20 (as shown in FIG. 5(B)), and the connecting rod 4 is driven by the sliding member 3. Actuated by moving, wherein the actuating end 42 extends the track path 330 of the right side portion 33b of the track portion 33 (as shown in the fourth figure) and first reaches the top end of the right side portion 33b (as shown in the fifth figure (B) ), and then placed on the indwelling surface 341 of the support base 34, the actuating end 42 is located between the guiding wall 35 and the supporting seat 34 (as shown in the fifth figure (C)), and the snap element 6 borrows the first axis The member 611 is pivoted to the bearing portion 321 and further rotated against the sliding member 3, while the second shaft member 612 slidingly enters the guide groove 243 located below the side wall 21 (as shown in FIG. 9); if so, the connector The fixing device 1 is in a closed state, and only a small portion of the sliding member 3 protrudes from the accommodating space 20 (as shown in FIG. 5(C)), and the electronic card 9 is thus mounted in the positioning. It is sandwiched between the snap element 6 and the sliding element 3 (as shown in the seventh figure).

When the electronic card 9 is to be removed, the sliding element 3 is only required to be pressed again by the electronic card 9. The elastic element 5 is further pressed by the above-mentioned actuation mode, and the actuation end 42 leaves the support base 34 and contacts the guide wall 35. The guide member 351, the elastic member 5 pushes up the sliding member 3, wherein the actuating end 42 is firstly guided to the top end of the left portion 33a via the guiding surface 351, and the orbital path 330 extending the left portion 33a is moved into the positioning platform 331. (As shown in the fourth figure), the snap element 6 is rotated again, and the second shaft member 612 is returned to the guide groove 242 located above the projection 24; if so, the connector fixing device 1 returns to the open state.

In summary, the novel connector fixing device 1 can use a simple second pressing action to mount an electronic card with one hand to position or remove an electronic card, by the sliding member 3, the elastic member 5 and the snap member. The cooperation of 6 can be opened or closed by the opening, pressing, closing, pressing, and opening cycles, so that the connector fixing device 1 can be opened or closed for installing the positioning electronic card or removing the electronic card, and the operation is simple and fast. And the electronic card can be firmly and correctly fixed between the connector fixing device 1 and the connector, effectively solving the problem that the conventional electronic card needs to be operated by two hands, and the installation is not correct. Furthermore, the connector fixing device 1 of the present invention Easy to assemble between components, and can be applied to any card with the same card mode.

The above detailed description is intended to be illustrative of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which 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 new model.

1‧‧‧Connector fixture

2‧‧‧ body

20‧‧‧ accommodating space

21‧‧‧ side wall

212‧‧‧ hook

213‧‧‧Interference pieces

22‧‧‧ front wall

221‧‧‧ pivotal department

24‧‧‧ protrusion

3‧‧‧Sliding components

31‧‧‧Ontology

311‧‧‧ Slider

32‧‧‧ pivot arm

321‧‧‧ Bearing Department

33‧‧‧Track Department

330‧‧‧ Track Path

331‧‧‧ Positioning platform

332‧‧‧First bevel

333‧‧‧second bevel

34‧‧‧ support

35‧‧‧ Guide wall

4‧‧‧ Connecting rod

5‧‧‧Flexible components

6‧‧‧Snap components

61‧‧‧ base

610‧‧ ‧Tongue

611‧‧‧First shaft

612‧‧‧Second shaft parts

62‧‧‧Snap Department

7‧‧‧Fixed housing

71‧‧‧Fixed parts

72‧‧‧ soldering piece

Claims (10)

A connector fixing device for fixing an electronic card, the connector fixing device comprising: a body comprising two opposite side walls, a front wall and a bottom, which are surrounded by each other to form an accommodating space, and each side wall is provided with a The front wall is provided with a pivoting portion; the sliding member is movably disposed in the accommodating space, and includes a body and at least one bearing portion, the body includes a rail portion, the left and right sides of the body respectively have a slider slidable to the limiting slot of the base body; a connecting rod has a pivoting end and an actuating end, the pivoting end is pivotally connected to the seat a pivoting portion of the body, the actuating end is movably coupled to the track portion of the sliding member; an elastic member having one end fixed to the bottom of the seat body and the other end fixed in the sliding member; and a snap member The base portion includes at least one first shaft member and two second shaft members, and the at least one first shaft member is pivotally connected to at least one bearing portion of the sliding member. The second shaft member is respectively connected to the guide groove ; By the sliding member, the connecting rods and the resilient member of each actuator, the user can press to as a secondary loop, the control opening and closing of the locking element. The connector fixing device of claim 1, wherein the guide groove comprises a lower guide groove and an upper guide groove inclined in a direction opposite to the sliding member, the second shaft member is slidably coupled to the guide groove, when The second shaft member slides down to the lower guide groove, and the snap element forms a closed state. When the second shaft member slides up to the upper guide groove, the snap element forms an open state. The connector fixing device of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a support base and a positioning platform disposed in the rail portion and spaced apart from a circumference of the rail portion to form a track path. A connector fixing device according to claim 3, wherein the track of the sliding member The left portion and the right portion are defined by a vertical axis, and a guiding wall is disposed at a top end of the left portion, and the positioning platform is disposed at a bottom end of the right portion, and the supporting seat is disposed between the guiding wall and the positioning platform And located in the middle of the left and right sides, the guiding wall has a guiding surface inclined toward the upper end of the left side. The connector fixing device of claim 4, wherein the periphery of the rail portion includes a first bevel and a second bevel, the first bevel is located at the left portion and inclined toward the positioning platform, the second The hypotenuse is located at the right side and is inclined toward the direction of the guide wall. The connector fixing device of claim 4, wherein the top of the support base has a concave shape and defines a retaining surface on the left side; when the electronic card is positioned by the device, the connecting end of the connecting rod The tie is placed on the retention surface. The connector fixing device of claim 4, wherein when the sliding member is pressed, the acting end of the connecting rod is moved by the track path of the right portion, and is first placed on the top end of the right portion and then left in the support The connector fixing device is in the closed state; when the sliding member is pressed again, the actuating end is moved by the track path of the left portion, and firstly reaches the top of the left portion and then slides into the positioning platform. The connector fixture is in the open state. The connector fixing device of claim 1, wherein the sliding member further comprises a pair of pivoting arms extending from one side of the body, the bearing portions being respectively disposed on the pair of pivoting arms, each bearing The portion has a shaft hole, and the first shaft member protrudes from the opposite sides of the base portion of the fastening component to pivotally connect to the shaft hole. The connector fixing device of claim 1, further comprising a fixed housing, wherein the two ends are bent and provided with a fixing member, and two side walls of the seat body are provided with an interference member corresponding to the fixing member, the fixing member And the interference member can be buckled with each other, so that the fixed housing is assembled to the front wall and the two side walls of the seat body, and the connecting rod is located between the fixed housing and the front wall. The connector fixing device of claim 1, wherein a bottom of the sliding member is provided with a channel, a bottom of the base is corresponding to a channel, and the elastic member is a spring, and one end of the sliding member is sleeved on the connector. The stud is inserted at the other end.