TWM459556U - Electrical connector and the assembly of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electrical connector which comprises a lengthwise insulating body, a number of conductive terminals accommodated in the insulating body, metal parts fixedly held at both ends of the insulating body and a driving piece which is rotatably arranged on the insulating body. The insulating body comprises a lengthwise base body. A number of terminal grooves used for accommodating the conductive terminals are arranged on the base body. The driving piece comprises a lengthwise compression joint part. A compression joint surface is arranged on the compression joint part. Shaft parts are formed at intervals on the compression joint part. Metal rotation shafts are fixedly arranged on both sides of the driving piece, thus the strength of the metal rotation shafts is ensured, and the risk that the metal rotation shafts are under stress, leading to deformation and fracture in the process of using the electrical connector is avoided.

Description

Electrical connector and combination thereof

The present invention relates to an electrical connector and a combination thereof, and more particularly to an electrical connector for connecting a sheet-like connector such as a flexible printed circuit board (FPC), a flexible flat cable (FFC), and the like.

For a related prior art, please refer to the TWO No. 315115 of the Republic of China Patent Publication No. TWI315115, which discloses an electrical connector comprising a longitudinally-shaped insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulating body, and being rotatably assembled on the insulating body. The driving member and the metal member assembled at both ends of the insulating body. The driving member includes an elongated crimping portion and a rotating shaft extending outwardly along both sides of the crimping portion. A latching portion is formed on the two sides of the insulating body, and the latching portion is provided with a card slot and an arc-shaped receiving slot for connecting the two card slots. The card slot and the receiving slot are for receiving the metal member and the driving component. The rotating shaft rotates the driving member relative to the insulating body and the metal member.

However, in the electrical connector of the prior art, the insulating body is made of a plastic material, and the rotating shaft is integrally formed and extended from both sides of the insulating body, and the material thereof is the same as that of the insulating body. During the use of the electrical connector, the rotating shaft of the driving member rotates in the receiving cavity of the insulating body, and the crimping portion is correspondingly crimped to the flat cable to make the electrical connection between the butt flat cable and the conductive terminal stable. Because this axis of rotation is Made of plastic material, its strength is weak, and the rotating shaft may be deformed or even broken during operation and use, thus affecting the electrical contact between the conductive terminal and the butted flat cable.

In view of the above problems, it is necessary to provide an improved electrical connector to solve the above problems.

The purpose of this creation is to provide an electrical connector and combination thereof that prevents deformation and breakage of the rotating shaft of the electrical connector.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electrical connector including a longitudinally-shaped insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals fixed in the insulating body, and metal members fixed on both sides of the insulating body, and are rotatably mounted on the insulating body. The driving body includes a base body, the base body is provided with a plurality of terminal slots for receiving the conductive terminals, and the front end of the base body is further provided with a receiving space; the driving component comprises a crimping portion; The metal shaft is fixed on the side, and the metal rotating shaft is rotatably mounted between the base body of the insulating body and the metal member.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electrical connector assembly comprising an electrical connector and a circuit board connected to the holding electrical connector, the electrical connector comprising a longitudinally insulating body and a plurality of fixed bodies in the insulating body a conductive member, a metal member fixed on both sides of the insulating body, and a driving member rotatably mounted on the insulating body; the insulating body includes a base body, and the base body is provided with a plurality of terminal slots for receiving the conductive terminals, the base body The front end is further provided with a receiving space; the driving component comprises a crimping portion; and the metal rotating shaft is fixed on both sides of the driving component. The metal rotating shaft is rotatably mounted between the base body of the insulating body and the metal member.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has at least the following advantages: the metal shaft of the rotating shaft is mounted on both sides of the driving member, thereby ensuring the strength of the rotating shaft and avoiding the risk of deformation and breakage of the rotating shaft of the electric connector during use.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector

1‧‧‧Insulating body

10‧‧‧ base

101‧‧‧Terminal slot

102‧‧‧ accommodating space

11‧‧‧ side wall

111‧‧‧Protruding

1110‧‧‧ card slot

2‧‧‧Electrical terminals

21‧‧‧ front terminal

210‧‧‧ Front terminal arm

211‧‧‧ Holding Department

212‧‧‧ upper arm

2120‧‧‧ card hook

213‧‧‧ Lower arm

2130‧‧‧Contacts

214‧‧‧Bottom part

2140‧‧‧Connecting Department

22‧‧‧ rear terminal

220‧‧‧ rear terminal arm

221‧‧‧ Holding film

2210‧‧‧Connecting piece

222‧‧‧Upper arm

223‧‧‧ Lower arm

2230‧‧‧Contact film

3‧‧‧Metal parts

31‧‧‧Clamping Department

32‧‧‧ recess

4‧‧‧ Drives

41‧‧‧ Crimp

410‧‧‧Crimp joint

411‧‧‧Axis

42‧‧‧Bumps

5‧‧‧Metal rotating shaft

51‧‧‧Rotating Department

52‧‧‧Fixed tablets

521‧‧‧Fixed feet

53‧‧‧holding feet

531‧‧‧holding the foot

The first figure is a perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention; the second figure is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector shown in the first figure; the third figure is an exploded view of the electrical connector shown in the first figure from another angle. The fourth figure is a perspective view of the electrical connector shown in the first figure from another angle; the fifth figure is a cross-sectional view of the electrical connector shown in the first figure along the line VV; the sixth figure is the electrical connection shown in the first figure. A cross-sectional view of the device along the VI-VI line.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following, a specific embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly 100 and a circuit board (not labeled) for holding the electrical connector 100. For convenience of description, the mating end of the electrical connector 100 and the flat cable is regarded as the front end of the electrical connector, and the other end is regarded as the rear end of the electrical connector.

Referring to the first and second figures, the electrical connector 100 is used for electrically connecting a flat cable, and includes a longitudinally-shaped insulating body 1 and a conductive terminal 2 received in the insulating body 1 and held on the insulating body. a metal member 3 on both sides, a driving member 4 rotatably mounted on the insulating body 1 and a metal screw fixed on both sides of the driving member 4 Rotating shaft 5.

Referring to the first to third figures, the insulative housing 1 includes an elongated base 10 and side walls 11 extending upward from both sides of the base 10. The base 10 is provided with a plurality of terminal slots 101 extending through the front and rear ends of the base 10 for receiving the conductive terminals 2. The front end of the base 10 is provided with a receiving space 102 for inserting a flat cable. A protruding portion 111 is protruded outwardly from two sides of the side wall 11 , and the protruding portion 111 is provided with a card slot 1110 for holding the metal member 3 . The card slot 1110 is located adjacent to the sidewall 11 and protruded from the upper surface and the front end surface of the protrusion 111.

Referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 , the conductive terminal 2 includes a terminal 21 that is inserted rearward from the front end of the insulative housing 1 and is mounted in the insulative housing 1 after being inserted into the insulative housing 1 . twenty two.

The front terminal 21 has a retaining portion 211 fixed to the rear end of the terminal slot 101 of the insulative housing 1 , a front terminal arm portion 210 extending forwardly along the retaining portion 211 , and extending from the retaining portion 211 and located below the front terminal arm portion 210 . Bottom rod portion 214. The front terminal arm portion 210 includes an upper arm portion 212 and an lower arm portion 213 located below the upper arm portion 212, and the upper arm portion 212 and the lower arm portion 213 are used for plugging a flat cable. A hook 2120 is formed at a front end of the upper arm portion 212. The hook 2120 is correspondingly engaged with the driving member 4 and can perform a relative rotating motion with the driving member 4. A contact portion 2130 for electrically contacting the flat cable is formed to protrude upward at the front end edge of the lower arm portion 213. The bottom rod portion 214 is attached to the inner bottom wall of the terminal slot 101 and extends at the front end thereof. The insulative housing 1 is formed with a connecting portion 2140 for electrically connecting the front terminal 21 to the docking circuit. board.

The rear terminal 22 has a holding piece 221 fixed to the rear end of the terminal groove 101 of the insulative housing 1 , and a terminal arm portion 220 extending along the holding piece 221 and extending rearward along the holding piece 221 to form an outer portion of the insulating body 1 for forming The rear terminal 22 is electrically connected to the connecting piece 2210 on the docking circuit board. The rear terminal arm portion 220 includes an upper arm piece 222 and an lower arm piece 223 located below the upper arm piece 222. The upper arm piece 222 is retained in the insulative housing 1 and the lower arm piece 223 is obliquely extended upward at an angle such that the lower arm piece 223 has a sufficient elastic deformation space downward. A contact piece 2230 is formed to protrude upward at a front end edge of the lower arm piece 223. When the flat cable is used for docking, the flat cable is inserted into the receiving space 102 above the lower arm 223, and the flat cable is pressed down by the driving member 4 to make the contact piece 2230 electrically contact with the flat cable.

Referring to the first and second figures, the metal member 3 is stamped from a metal material and assembled into the card slot 1110 of the insulative housing 1 by interference. The metal member 3 includes a clamping portion 31 respectively clamped on the lower surface of the card slot 1110 and a recess 32 formed on the metal member 3 for rotationally assembling the metal rotating shaft 5, the recess 32 being located at the clamping portion Above 31.

Referring to the first to fifth figures, the driving member 4 is rotatably mounted on the insulative housing 1 and has a longitudinally-shaped crimping portion 41 and correspondingly formed on the two sides of the crimping portion 41 to abut against the insulation. Bumps 42 on the side walls 11 on both sides of the body 1. The bump 42 is used to fix the metal rotating shaft 5 . The crimping portion 41 is provided with a crimping surface 410 for crimping the flat cable to the conductive terminal 2 to electrically contact the flat cable with the electrical connector 100. One end of the crimping portion 41 corresponds to the front Card for terminal 21 A shaft portion 411 is formed through the position of the hook 2120. The hook 2120 is correspondingly engaged with the shaft portion 411 and can be rotated relative to the shaft portion 411.

Referring to the first to third figures, the metal rotating shaft 5 in this embodiment is formed by stamping a metal material. The metal rotating shaft 5 is rotatably mounted between the base body 10 of the insulating body 1 and the metal member 3, and includes substantially The rotating portion 51 having a circular tubular structure and a retaining structure (not labeled) embedded on one side of the driving member 4 are formed on the side of the rotating portion 51. The holding structure includes a fixing piece 52 and a holding leg 53 which are oppositely disposed. The rotating portion 51 is housed in the recess 32 of the metal member 3 . The end edge of the fixing piece 52 is bent and formed with a fixing leg portion 521 perpendicular to the central axis of the rotating portion 51. The end edge of the holding leg 53 is bent to form a holding leg portion 531 which is disposed in parallel with the central axis of the rotating portion 51. . The fixing leg 521 and the holding leg 531 are perpendicular to each other. The holding structure is embedded in the protrusion 42 fixed on both sides of the driving member 4, and the fixing leg portion 521 and the holding leg portion 531 are used for reinforcing the holding force between the metal rotating shaft 5 and the driving member 4, and the metal rotating shaft 5 is prevented. The force is disengaged from the driving member 4.

The metal connector 100 of the metal material is mounted on the two sides of the driving member 4 to ensure the strength of the metal rotating shaft 5, and the metal rotating shaft 5 is prevented from being deformed by the force during use of the electrical connector 100. And the danger of breakage.

In summary, this creation is in line with the new patent requirements, and the patent application is filed according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those who are familiar with the skill of the present invention are equivalent to the equivalent modifications or changes made by the spirit of the present creation. It should be covered by the following patent application.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector

1‧‧‧Insulating body

102‧‧‧ accommodating space

2‧‧‧Electrical terminals

3‧‧‧Metal parts

4‧‧‧ Drives

5‧‧‧Metal rotating shaft

Claims (26)

An electrical connector includes a longitudinally-shaped insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals fixed in the insulating body, a metal member fixed on both sides of the insulating body, and a driving member rotatably mounted on the insulating body; the insulating body includes a base body The base body is provided with a plurality of terminal slots for receiving the conductive terminals, and the front end of the base body is further provided with a receiving space; the driving component comprises a crimping portion; and the driving member is fixed with metal on both sides thereof a rotating shaft, the metal rotating shaft is rotatably mounted between the base body of the insulating body and the metal member. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft comprises a rotating portion and a holding structure extending along a side of the rotating portion and embedded in the driving member. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the holding structure comprises a fixing piece and a holding leg, the end edge of the fixing piece is bent and formed with a fixing leg, and the end edge of the holding leg is bent and formed The foot is vertically disposed to hold the foot. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the rotating portion of the metal rotating shaft has a circular tubular structure. The electrical connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a bump is protruded from both sides of the crimping portion of the driving member, and the metal rotating shaft is fixed to the bump. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein a protruding portion is protruded outwardly from two sides of the insulating body, and the protruding portion is provided with a card slot and a metal member. A clamping portion corresponding to interference in the card slot is provided on the upper portion. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein the insulating body is provided with a side wall extending upward from both sides of the base body, and the card slot on the protruding portion is located adjacent to the protruding portion and surrounding the protruding portion The upper surface and the front end surface of the upper portion are recessed. The electrical connector of claim 6 or 7, wherein the metal member is provided with a recess for receiving a metal rotating shaft and the recess is located above the clamping portion. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conductive terminal comprises a terminal and a rear terminal that are respectively assembled in opposite directions to the insulating body. The electrical connector of claim 9, wherein the front terminal is provided with a retaining portion that is retained at a rear end of the insulating body, extends toward the front end along the retaining portion to form an upper arm portion, and an arm portion below the upper arm portion The crimping portion is formed with a shaft portion at intervals, and a hook portion corresponding to the shaft portion is formed at a front end edge of the upper arm portion. The electrical connector of claim 10, wherein the front terminal is provided with a bottom rod portion extending from the retaining portion and located below the lower arm portion of the front terminal, the bottom rod portion being attached to the inner bottom of the terminal slot An insulating body is formed on the wall and the front end of the bottom rod portion is formed with a connecting portion for connecting to the docking circuit board. The electrical connector of claim 9, wherein the rear terminal has a holding piece fixed to a rear end of the insulating body, a front end extending along the holding piece, and an upper arm piece fixed on the insulating body and the upper arm piece Below the lower arm. The electrical connector of claim 12, wherein the rear terminal The lower arm piece is formed to extend forwardly and upwardly along the holding piece, and a contact piece is formed to protrude upward at the front end edge of the lower arm piece. An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a circuit board connected to the holding electrical connector, the electrical connector comprising a longitudinally-shaped insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals fixed in the insulating body, and being held on both sides of the insulating body a metal member, a driving member rotatably mounted on the insulating body; the insulating body includes a base body, the base body is provided with a plurality of terminal slots for receiving the conductive terminals, and the front end of the base body is further provided with a receiving space; The driving component comprises a crimping portion; and the metal rotating shaft is fixed on both sides of the driving component, and the metal rotating shaft is rotatably mounted between the base body and the metal component of the insulating body. The electrical connector assembly of claim 14, wherein the rotating shaft comprises a rotating portion and a holding structure extending along a side of the rotating portion and embedded in the driving member. The electrical connector assembly of claim 15, wherein the holding structure comprises a fixing piece and a holding leg, and the end edge of the fixing piece is bent and formed with a fixing leg, and the end edge of the holding leg is bent and formed Secure the foot with the foot fixed vertically. The electrical connector assembly of claim 15 or 16, wherein the rotating portion of the metal rotating shaft has a circular tubular structure. The electrical connector assembly according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein a bump is protruded from both sides of the crimping portion of the driving member, and the metal rotating shaft is fixed to the bump. The electrical connector assembly of claim 14, wherein a protruding portion is protruded outwardly from two sides of the insulating body, and the protruding portion is provided with a card slot, gold The member is provided with a clamping portion corresponding to interference and clamping in the card slot. The electrical connector assembly of claim 19, wherein the insulative housing is provided with side walls extending upward from both sides of the base body, and the card slot on the protruding portion is located adjacent to the protruding portion and the side wall and surrounds The upper surface and the front end surface of the protruding portion are recessed. The electrical connector assembly of claim 19 or 20, wherein the metal member is provided with a recess for receiving a metal rotating shaft and the recess is located above the clamping portion. The electrical connector assembly of any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the conductive terminals comprise terminals and rear terminals that are assembled into the insulating body in opposite directions, respectively. The electrical connector assembly of claim 22, wherein the front terminal is provided with a retaining portion that is retained at a rear end of the insulating body, extends toward the front end along the retaining portion to form an upper arm portion, and a lower arm below the upper arm portion. a portion of the crimping portion is formed with a shaft portion at intervals, and a hook portion corresponding to the shaft portion is formed at a front end edge of the upper arm portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 23, wherein the front terminal is provided with a bottom rod portion extending from the holding portion and located below the lower arm portion of the front terminal, the bottom rod portion being attached to the terminal slot The bottom wall and the front end of the bottom rod portion extend out of the insulating body to form a connecting portion for connecting with the docking circuit board. The electrical connector assembly of claim 22, wherein the rear terminal has a holding piece fixed to a rear end of the insulating body, a front end extending along the holding piece, and an upper arm fixed on the insulating body and the upper arm The lower part of the piece below the piece. The electrical connector assembly of claim 25, wherein the rear terminal lower arm piece is formed to extend forwardly and upwardly along the holding piece, and the lower arm piece front end edge is convexly formed with the contact piece. .