TWM465688U - Communication connector and electronic device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A communication connector including a fixed base, a plurality of terminals, a movable base, and a sliding mechanism is provided. The fixed base has a first end and a second end, and the terminals are disposed on the fixed base. The movable base is movably connected to the fixed base. The movable base and the fixed base commonly form an inserting space and commonly form an inserting opening on the first end. The sliding mechanism is arranged between the fixed base and the movable base for driving the movable base obliquely away from the fixed base and toward the second end. Therefore, the height of the communication connector is adjustable and can be lowered according to user's demand, which fulfills the slim developing-trend of modern electronic device.

Description

Communication connector and electronic device thereof

The present invention relates to a communication connector, and more particularly to a communication connector for inserting a communication connector and an electronic device thereof.

Conventional communication electrical appliances, such as data machines, network cards, telephones or fax machines, are mostly used for data transmission by using a communication connection plug of a data transmission line to be inserted into a communication connector socket of the above electrical appliance. In general, the communication connector is provided with different numbers of terminals such as 2pin, 4pin, 6pin, and 8pin for the data transmission type of the corresponding electrical appliances, for example, RJ11, RJ14, RJ25, and RJ45.

The communication connector socket can also be applied to an electronic device such as a notebook computer. The communication connector is disposed in a receiving slot formed inside the outer casing of the electronic device, and the communication connector plug can be inserted into the communication connector socket to make the communication connector plug Electrically connected to the communication connector socket.

However, conventional communication connector sockets are subject to their own specifications and are not easily used in today's thin and light products. That is to say, the height of the communication connector is a fixed size, and the height cannot be reduced as needed, and the outer casing of the electronic device must be designed to match the height of the communication connector. Therefore, the height of the conventional communication connector socket and the electronic device is high, and it is difficult to meet the demand for thinning of modern electronic products.

In summary, the creator feels that the above-mentioned deficiencies can be improved. He has devoted himself to research and cooperates with the application of academics, and finally proposes a design that is reasonable in design and effective in improving the above-mentioned deficiencies.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a communication connector and an electronic device thereof, which have the function of sliding, so that the height of the communication connector can be movably adjusted to reduce the height according to the need, and can conform to the thinning of modern electronic products. The demand is simple and easy to control when slipping, does not cause the phenomenon of jamming, and has the advantage of convenient operation.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a communication connector including a body, a plurality of terminals, a moving seat and a sliding mechanism. The base has a first end and a second end. The terminals are disposed on the base body, and each of the terminals has a contact portion and a soldering portion, and the soldering portion protrudes outside the second end of the base body. The movable seat is movably connected to the seat body, and a space is formed between the movable seat and the seat body, and a plug opening is formed at the first end, and the contact portion extends into the plug space. The sliding mechanism is disposed between the seat body and the moving seat, and the moving seat is moved obliquely away from the seat body and toward the second end by the sliding mechanism.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention also provides an electronic device for use in conjunction with a communication connector, the electronic device comprising a housing and a communication connector, the housing having a receiving slot and a circuit layout. The communication connector is disposed in the accommodating slot, and the contact portions of the terminals are electrically connected to the communication connector, and the soldering portions of the terminals are disposed relative to the circuit layout.

The present invention has at least the following advantages: the movable seat of the present communication connector can be movably connected to the seat body, and the sliding mechanism is disposed between the seat body and the moving seat, so that the moving seat can be opened obliquely relative to the seat body. When the communication connector is plugged in, the moving seat is moved obliquely away from the seat and in the direction toward the second end. When the communication connector is pulled out, the movable seat is reset and covered to the seat body, so that the communication connector is lowered in height to meet the requirements of thinning modern electronic products.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings regarding this creation, however, the drawings only provide references and explanations. Used, not to limit the creation of this creation.

100,200‧‧‧Communication connectors

1, 1'‧‧‧ body

11‧‧‧ top wall

12‧‧‧ side wall

121‧‧‧Bump

13‧‧‧ first end

14‧‧‧ second end

15‧‧‧terminal

151‧‧‧ Fixed Department

152‧‧‧Contacts

153‧‧‧Weld Department

16‧‧‧stop bumps

2, 2'‧‧‧ mobile seat

21‧‧‧ bottom wall

22‧‧‧ side wall

23‧‧‧Snaps

24‧‧‧ Guidance Department

25‧‧‧stops

26‧‧‧Dock space

261‧‧‧Docking opening

3, 3'‧‧‧ sliding mechanism

31‧‧‧ Guide block

32‧‧‧ Guide slot

33‧‧‧Flexible components

31’‧‧‧ Arm

311’‧‧‧Baffle

32’‧‧‧Flexible components

4‧‧‧Communication connection plug

41‧‧‧Bucking arm

5‧‧‧Shell

51‧‧‧ accommodating slots

52‧‧‧Circuit layout

A, B‧‧‧ moving direction

Figure 1 is a perspective assembled view of the authoring communication connector.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the communication connector of FIG. 1.

3 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the communication connector of FIG. 1.

4 is a perspective view of the communication connector of FIG. 1 disposed on an electronic device.

5 is a perspective perspective view of the communication connector of FIG. 1 disposed on an electronic device plug-in communication connector plug.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the communication connector of FIG. 1 disposed on an electronic device plug-in communication connector plug.

FIG. 7 is a perspective assembled view of another communication connector of the present invention.

Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the communication connector of Figure 7.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the communication connector of FIG. 7. FIG.

10 is a perspective perspective view of the communication connector of FIG. 7 disposed on an electronic device plug-in communication connector plug.

[First Embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the present invention provides a communication connector 100, which basically comprises a body 1, a moving base 2 and a sliding mechanism 3. In the present embodiment, the communication connector 100 is, for example, a communication connector socket, and can be inserted into a communication connector plug 4 (refer to FIG. 10).

The base body 1 is made of, for example, a plastic material, and may have a top wall 11, two side walls 12, a first end 13 (here, a front end) and a second end 14 (here, a rear end). The base 1 also has a plurality of terminals 15, which are comprised of, but not limited to, eight terminals. In addition, the terminals 15 are preferably made of a metal having good electrical conductivity or an alloy material thereof, and conform to the specifications of the RJ45 communication connector. Each of the terminals 15 has a fixing portion 151, a contact portion 152 which is bent and bent from both ends of the fixing portion 151, and a welded portion 153. The fixing portion 151 is provided with a barb (not shown), for example, and is fixed to the seat body 1. The welded portion 153 is bent outwardly from the fixing portion 151 to the outside of the seat body 1 and protrudes beyond the second end 14 of the base body 1. The contact portion 152 is elastically deformable relative to the seat body 1 when the docked communication connector plug 4 (refer to FIG. 10) is inserted.

The movable seat 2 made of a plastic material is movably connected to the seat body 1, that is, the movable seat 2 and the seat body 1 are independently formed. The seat body 1 and the movable seat 2 are mutually movable by the sliding mechanism 3. The moving base 2 can have a bottom wall 21 and two side walls 22. The bottom wall 21 can have a latching portion 23, and the latching portion 23 can be a recessed, perforated or convex body having a snapping function to facilitate positioning of the corresponding communication connector plug. Furthermore, the mobile base 2 can also have a guiding portion 24 and a blocking portion 25. The guiding portion 24 is, for example, a guiding slope, which can be formed by one end of the bottom wall 21 of the moving base 2 and extends beyond the bottom wall 21. The stop portion 25 can extend beyond the side wall 22 of the movable seat 2. The seat body 1 can have a stop projection 16 that fits over the stop portion 25. The stop projection 16 can extend beyond the side wall 12 of the base body 1. A plug-in space 26 is formed between the movable base 2 and the base body 1 and a plug-in opening 261 is formed in the first end 13 . The contact portion 152 of the terminal 15 can extend into the plug-in space 26 . In another embodiment, not shown, the exterior of the mobile base 2 can be further covered with a metal housing.

The sliding mechanism 3 is disposed between the base body 1 and the moving base 2, so that the moving base 2 can be opened obliquely relative to the base 1. The sliding mechanism 3 can be a plurality of aspects such as a sliding slot, a sliding rail, a guiding column and a connecting rod. In the embodiment, the sliding mechanism 3 is a sliding slot, and includes a plurality of guiding blocks 31 and a plurality of oblique directions. The guide groove 32 and at least one elastic member 33. In this embodiment, the guiding blocks 31 can be disposed on the sidewall 12 of the base 1 , and the guiding slots 32 can be disposed on the sidewall 22 of the moving base 2 . In another embodiment, the guide blocks 31 can be disposed on the side wall 22 of the movable base 2, and the guide slots 31 can be correspondingly disposed on the side wall 12 of the base body 1, but this is not limit.

In the embodiment, the guiding grooves 32 are formed obliquely on the side wall 22 of the moving base 2 . Preferably, the guide block 31 and the guide groove 32 are respectively provided with four. That is, two guide blocks 31 are disposed on the side walls of the side walls 12 of the base body 1, and the side walls of the side walls 22 of the movable base 2 are respectively provided with The two guiding slots 32 are disposed in the corresponding guiding slots 32 , and the guiding blocks 31 are in sliding engagement with the guiding slots 32 . Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, when the user inserts the communication connector plug 4 of FIG. 10 into the communication connector 100, the communication connector plug 4 abuts on the guiding portion 24, and drives the moving base 2 along the moving direction A. Translation relative to the seat 1. That is to say, the moving base 2 can be moved obliquely away from the seat body 1 and toward the second end 14 by the sliding mechanism 3 until it is stopped by the stopper projection 16.

The elastic member 33 is disposed between the seat body 1 and the movable seat 2, so that the movable seat 2 is normally covered with the seat body 1. The elastic member 33 can be a compression spring, a coil spring or the like. The elastic member 33 may be provided with one, two or more, etc. In the present embodiment, the elastic member 33 is provided with two, one end of the two elastic members 33 is connected to the stud 121 on the side wall 12 of the seat body 1, and the other One end is connected to the boss 221 on the side wall 22 of the moving seat 2 to provide the force for resetting after the sliding mechanism 3 slides.

[Second embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 , the present invention further provides an electronic device, which may be a notebook computer or other electronic device that requires a communication connector to be installed. The electronic device is used in conjunction with a communication connector plug 4 that includes a housing 5 and a communication connector 100 as described above. The housing 5 has a receiving slot 51 and a circuit arrangement 52. The circuit layout 52 can be a printed circuit board (PCB), a flexible cable (FFC/FPC), a cable (Cable) or a combination of a terminal and a printed circuit board, and the like. The communication connector is disposed in the receiving slot 51, and the soldering portions 153 are disposed relative to the circuit layout 52.

In this embodiment, the base 1 is preferably fixed in the receiving groove 51 of the outer casing 9 of the electronic device, and the movable base 2 can be translated obliquely relative to the base 1. When the communication connector plug 4 is pressed against the guiding portion 24 of the moving base 2, the sliding mechanism 3 is actuated to insert the communication connecting plug 4. At this time, the communication connecting plug 4 presses the contact portion 153 of the terminal 15 to make contact, so that the communication connecting plug 4 and the terminal 15 are electrically coupled to the circuit layout 52. When the communication connector plug 4 is removed, the movable base 2 is covered by the base body 1 by the restoring force provided by the slide mechanism 3, so that the surface of the movable base 2 of the communication connector is approximately parallel to the surface of the outer casing 5. Wherein, when the communication connector plug 4 is inserted into the communication When the connector is inserted into the space 26, the latching arm 41 of the communication connector plug 4 can be fastened to the latching portion 23 to prevent the communication connector plug 4 from coming loose.

[Third embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 , the difference between the embodiment and the first embodiment is that the sliding mechanism 3 ′ of the communication connector 200 of the embodiment is a link shape, and includes a plurality of lever arms 31 ′, and At least one elastic member 32', and one end of each of the lever arms 31' is pivotally coupled to the base 1', and the other end is pivotally coupled to the movable base 2' (the direction in which the lever arm 31' pivots as in the case The moving direction B) shown in Fig. 9 and the elastic member 32' may be provided at one end of the lever arm 31'. Preferably, the lever arms 31' are respectively provided with four, that is, a pair of lever arms 31' are provided between the side wall 12 of the seat body 1' and the side wall 22 of the movable seat 2'.

In this embodiment, the elastic member 32' is a torsion spring and is disposed at one end of the lever arm 31' connected to the seat body 1', and the lever arm 31' is provided with a stop plate 311' to be coupled with the torsion spring. One end interferes to provide a force for resetting after the sliding mechanism 3' is pivoted, and the moving seat 2' is normally closed to the seat 1'.

Referring to FIG. 10 , the communication connector 200 of the embodiment is disposed on the electronic device 5 . When the communication connector plug 4 drives the sliding mechanism 3' to actuate, the communication connector plug 4 is plugged in, and the communication connector plug presses the terminal 15 to form a contact, so that the communication connector plug 4 and the terminal 15 are electrically coupled to the circuit layout 52. For the remaining components, the connection modes, and the operation steps of the present embodiment, refer to the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

The movable seat of the creative communication connector can be movably connected to the seat body, and the sliding mechanism is disposed between the seat body and the moving seat, so that the moving seat can be opened obliquely relative to the seat body. Therefore, when the communication connector is plugged in, the moving seat can be moved obliquely away from the seat body and in the direction of approaching the second end, so that the plug of the communication connector is not inserted, and the carding phenomenon is not formed. When the communication connector is pulled out, the mobile seat can be reset and covered to the seat body, so that the communication connector can be lowered in height, which can meet the requirements of thinning modern electronic products.

However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of the present creation, so the equivalent of using the present specification and the content of the schema is used. Changes are all included in the scope of protection of this creation and are given to Chen Ming.

100‧‧‧Communication connector

1‧‧‧ body

11‧‧‧ top wall

12‧‧‧ side wall

121‧‧‧Bump

13‧‧‧ first end

14‧‧‧ second end

15‧‧‧terminal

151‧‧‧ Fixed Department

152‧‧‧Contacts

153‧‧‧Weld Department

16‧‧‧stop bumps

2‧‧‧Mobile seat

21‧‧‧ bottom wall

22‧‧‧ side wall

23‧‧‧Snaps

24‧‧‧ Guidance Department

25‧‧‧stops

26‧‧‧Dock space

261‧‧‧Docking opening

3‧‧‧Sliding mechanism

31‧‧‧ Guide block

32‧‧‧ Guide slot

33‧‧‧Flexible components

Claims (9)

A communication connector includes: a body having a first end and a second end; a plurality of terminals disposed on the base, each of the terminals having a contact portion and a soldering portion, the soldering portion being convex Extending from the second end of the base; a movable seat is movably connected to the base, a space is formed between the movable seat and the base, and a plug opening is formed at the first end. The contact portion extends into the insertion space; and a sliding mechanism is disposed between the base body and the movable seat, wherein the movable seat is obliquely away from the base body and toward the second by the sliding mechanism The end moves in the direction of approach. The communication connector of claim 1, wherein the sliding mechanism is disposed on the circumference of the seat or the movable seat, and the sliding mechanism is one of a sliding groove and a link aspect or a combination thereof. The communication connector of claim 2, wherein the sliding mechanism comprises a plurality of guiding blocks, a plurality of obliquely disposed guiding grooves, and at least one elastic element, wherein the guiding blocks are disposed on the side wall of the base body One of the side walls of the moving seat, the guiding grooves are disposed on the other side of the moving seat side wall and the seat body side wall, and the elastic element is disposed between the seat body and the moving seat to normally cover the moving seat Each of the guiding blocks is disposed in a corresponding guiding slot, and the guiding slots are in sliding engagement with the guiding blocks. The communication connector of claim 2, wherein the sliding mechanism comprises a plurality of lever arms and at least one elastic component, and one end of each of the lever arms is pivotally coupled to the base body, each The other end of the lever arm is pivotally coupled to the movable seat, and the elastic member is disposed on the lever arm to normally cover the movable seat to the base. The communication connector of claim 1, wherein each of the terminals has a fixing portion, the fixing portion is fixed to the seat body, and the contact portion and the welding portion are respectively extended by two ends of the fixing portion. The bending is formed, and the welded portion is bent and extended to the outside of the seat by the fixing portion. The communication connector of claim 1, wherein the moving base is translated relative to the base by the sliding mechanism. The communication connector of claim 1, wherein the movable seat has a guiding portion and a stopping portion, the guiding portion extends beyond the bottom wall of the moving base, and the stopping portion extends Outside the side wall of the moving seat, the seat body has a stop protrusion that is engaged with the stopping portion, and the stopping protrusion extends beyond the side wall of the seat body. An electronic device, which is used in conjunction with a communication connector, the electronic device comprising: a housing having a receiving slot and a circuit layout; and a communication connection according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The communication connector is disposed in the receiving slot, and the soldering portion is disposed relative to the circuit layout. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the movable seat has a guiding portion and a stopping portion, the guiding portion extending beyond the bottom wall of the moving seat, the stopping portion extending from the protruding portion In addition to the side wall of the moving seat, the seat body has a stop protrusion that is engaged with the stopping portion, and the stopping protrusion extends beyond the side wall of the seat body when the communication connecting plug is pressed against the guiding And driving the sliding mechanism to insert the communication connection plug, the communication connection plug pressing the contact portion, so that the terminal of the communication connection plug is electrically coupled to the circuit layout.