TWM465689U - 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 linkage mechanism is provided. 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. The linkage mechanism is arranged between the outer side of the fixed base and the inner side of the movable base for driving the movable base away from the fixed base. 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 functions of sliding and lifting, so that the height of the communication connector can be movably adjusted to reduce the height according to the need, and can conform to modern electronic products. The demand for thinning, and the slip control is simple and easy, 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 link mechanism. 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 body. The movable seat is movably connected to the base body, and a space is formed between the movable seat and the base body, and the contact portion extends into the insertion space. The link mechanism is disposed between the outer side wall of the seat body and the inner side wall of the moving seat, and the moving base moves in a direction away from the seat body by the link 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.

This creation has at least the following advantages:

The movable seat of the creative communication connector can be movably connected to the base body, and is disposed between the outer side wall of the base body and the inner side wall of the movable seat through the link mechanism, so that the link mechanism does not protrude from the communication connector, thereby effectively reducing The width of the communication connector set in the receiving slot. When the communication connector is plugged in, the moving seat is moved in a direction away from the seat. When the communication connector is pulled out, the reset of the mobile seat is normally closed to the seat body, so that the communication connector is lowered in height, which can meet the requirements of thinning modern electronic products.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the creation.

100,200‧‧‧Communication connectors

1, 1'‧‧‧ body

11‧‧‧ top wall

12‧‧‧ side wall

121‧‧‧Outer side wall

122‧‧‧ inner side wall

15‧‧‧terminal

151‧‧‧ Fixed Department

152‧‧‧Contacts

153‧‧‧Weld Department

16‧‧‧stop bumps

2, 2'‧‧‧ mobile seat

21‧‧‧ bottom wall

22‧‧‧ side wall

221‧‧‧Outer side wall

222‧‧‧ inner side wall

23‧‧‧Snaps

24‧‧‧ Guidance Department

25‧‧‧stops

26‧‧‧Dock space

3, 3'‧‧‧ linkage mechanism

31, 31'‧‧‧ first arm

311‧‧‧ first end

312‧‧‧ second end

313‧‧‧Baffle

32, 32’‧‧‧second arm

321‧‧‧ first end

322‧‧‧ second end

33‧‧‧Shaft axis

34, 34a‧‧ ‧ rail slot

35‧‧‧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. 8.

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 link 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 a plastic material, for example, and has a top wall 11 and two side walls 12, wherein the two side walls 12 respectively include an outer side wall 121 and an inner side wall 122. 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. Welding part 153 Then protrudes outside the seat 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 link 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 22 of the seat body 1. A socket space 26 is formed between the movable base 2 and the base body 1, and the contact portion 152 of the terminal 15 can extend into the socket space 26. In another embodiment, not shown, the exterior of the mobile base 2 can be further covered with a metal housing.

The connecting rod mechanism 3 is disposed between the outer side wall 121 of the base body 1 and the inner side wall 222 of the moving base 2, so that the link mechanism 3 does not protrude from the communication connector 100, and the moving base 2 can be opposite to the seat body 1. Open. The linkage mechanism 3 includes a plurality of first lever arms 31, wherein a first end 311 of the first lever arm 31 is pivotally coupled to the base body 1 and a second end 312 is pivotally coupled to the mobile base 2. In the present embodiment, the link mechanism 3 further includes a plurality of second lever arms 32, wherein the first end 321 of the second lever arm 32 is pivotally coupled to the base body 1, and the second end 322 is pivotally coupled In the movable seat 2, the second lever arm 32 is pivotally connected to the corresponding first lever arm 31 and is in a cross shape. In addition, the first lever arm 31 can be slidably disposed on the base body 1 at the first end 311, and the second lever arm 32 can be slidably disposed on the movable base 2 at the second end 322. In another embodiment, the first lever arm 31 can be slidably disposed on the movable base 2 at the second end 312 , and the second lever arm 32 can be slidably disposed on the base 1 at the first end 321 .

In more detail, the two side walls 12 of the base 1 and the two side walls 22 of the movable base 2 are respectively formed with horizontal rails 34, 34a, first ends 311 of the first lever arms 31 and the second lever arms 32, The 321 and the second ends 312, 322 are respectively provided with a convex shaft 33. First The protruding shaft 33 of the first end 311 of the lever arm 31 is slidably disposed on the corresponding rail groove 34, and the protruding shaft 33 of the second end 322 of the second lever arm 32 is also slidably disposed on the corresponding rail groove 34a. That is, the first end 311 of the first lever arm 31 is slidably disposed on the rail groove 34 by the protruding shaft 33, and the second end 322 of the second lever arm 32 is slidably disposed on the rail groove 34a by the protruding shaft 33. 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 seat 2 along the moving direction A. Translation relative to the seat 1. That is to say, the moving base 2 can be moved longitudinally away from the seat body 1 by the link mechanism 3 until it is stopped by the stop projection 16 of the seat body 1.

In addition, the communication connector 100 of the present invention may further include at least one elastic member 35. The elastic member 35 may be disposed between the first lever arm 31 or the first lever arm 31 and the second lever arm 32, but not Limited. The elastic member 35 may be a compression spring, a coil spring or the like. The elastic member 35 may be provided with one, two or more, etc. In the present embodiment, the elastic member 35 is provided with two, one end of the two elastic members 35 is connected to the convex shaft of the second end 312 of the first lever arm 31. 33, the other end is connected to the convex shaft 33 of the first end 321 of the second lever arm 32 to provide the force of resetting after the linkage mechanism 3 is moved.

[Second embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , 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 the aforementioned communication connector 100. 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 5 of the electronic device, and the movable base 2 can be opened relative to the base 1. When the communication connector plug 4 is pressed against the guiding portion 24 of the moving base 2, the linkage mechanism 3 is actuated to make the communication connection plug The first 4 is plugged in. At this time, the communication connecting plug 4 presses the contact portion 152 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 normally closed to the base body 1 by the restoring force provided by the link 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. When the communication connector plug 4 is inserted into the plug-in space 26 of the communication connector, 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 link mechanism 3 ′ of the communication connector 200 of the embodiment includes a plurality of first lever arms 31 ′ and a second lever arm 32 ′. Wherein the first end 321 of the second lever arm 32' is pivotally coupled to the base 1', the second end 322 is pivotally coupled to the mobile base 2', and the second lever arm 32' is parallel to the corresponding The first lever arm 31' (the direction in which the first lever arm 31' and the second lever arm 32' pivot is as shown in FIG. 9 in the moving direction B).

The link mechanism 3' further includes at least one elastic member 35. In this embodiment, the elastic member 35 is a torsion spring and is disposed on the first end 311 of the seat body 1'. The lever arm 31' is provided with a stop plate 313 to interfere with the torsion spring to provide a force for resetting after the link mechanism 3' is pivoted, and to make the movable seat 2' normally cover the seat body 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 link 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 base body, and the link mechanism is disposed between the outer side wall of the base body and the inner side wall of the movable seat, so that the link mechanism does not protrude from the communication connector, and can The moving seat is opened relative to the seat. Thereby, when the communication connection When the plug is plugged in, the moving seat can be moved away from the seat body to facilitate the plugging of the communication connector. When the communication connector is pulled out, the movable seat can be normally closed 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 the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of this creation. Therefore, the equivalent changes made by using this creation specification and the contents of the schema are all included in the right of this creation. Within the scope of protection, it is given to Chen Ming.

100‧‧‧Communication connector

1‧‧‧ body

11‧‧‧ top wall

12‧‧‧ side wall

121‧‧‧Outer side wall

122‧‧‧ inner side wall

15‧‧‧terminal

151‧‧‧ Fixed Department

152‧‧‧Contacts

153‧‧‧Weld Department

16‧‧‧stop bumps

2‧‧‧Mobile seat

21‧‧‧ bottom wall

22‧‧‧ side wall

221‧‧‧Outer side wall

222‧‧‧ inner side wall

23‧‧‧Snaps

24‧‧‧ Guidance Department

25‧‧‧stops

26‧‧‧Dock space

3‧‧‧ linkage mechanism

31‧‧‧First arm

311‧‧‧ first end

312‧‧‧ second end

32‧‧‧Second arm

321‧‧‧ first end

322‧‧‧ second end

33‧‧‧Shaft axis

34, 34a‧‧ ‧ rail slot

35‧‧‧Flexible components

Claims (10)

A communication connector includes: a body; a plurality of terminals disposed on the base body, each of the terminals having a contact portion and a soldering portion, the soldering portion protruding from the outside of the body; a moving seat The connecting body is movably connected, a connecting space is formed between the moving seat and the seat body, the contact portion extends into the plugging space, and a connecting rod mechanism is disposed on the outer side wall of the seat body and the moving seat Between the inner side walls, the moving seat moves in a direction away from the seat body by the link mechanism. The communication connector of claim 1, wherein the link mechanism comprises a plurality of first lever arms, and the first end of each of the first lever arms is pivotally coupled to the base body, each A second end of the first lever arm is pivotally coupled to the mobile seat. The communication connector of claim 2, wherein the link mechanism further comprises a plurality of second lever arms, and the first end of each of the second lever arms is pivotally coupled to the base body, each a second end of the second lever arm is pivotally coupled to the movable seat, and each of the second lever arms is pivotally connected to the corresponding first lever arm and intersects, and the first rods The arm and the second lever arms are respectively slidably disposed on the base body or the movable seat at the first end or the second end. The communication connector of claim 3, wherein the two side walls of the base body and the two side walls of the movable seat are respectively formed with a horizontal track groove, the first lever arm and the second poles. The first end and the second end of the arm are respectively disposed with a protruding shaft, and the first shafts and the protruding ends of the first ends or the second ends of the second rod arms are respectively slidably disposed on the corresponding rail grooves. The communication connector of claim 2, wherein the link mechanism further comprises a plurality of second lever arms, and the first end of each of the second lever arms is pivotally coupled to the base body, each A second end of the second lever arm is pivotally coupled to the movable seat, and each of the second lever arms is parallel to the corresponding first lever arm. The communication connector of claim 2, wherein the link mechanism further comprises at least one elastic member disposed on the first lever arm to move the movable seat away from the base body The power to generate a reset. The communication connector of claim 1, wherein the movable seat has a guiding portion and a stopping portion, the guiding portion is formed by one end of the bottom wall of the moving base and protrudes from the bottom of the moving base Outside the wall, the stopping portion is formed by the side wall of the moving seat and protrudes beyond the side wall of the moving seat. The seat body has a stopping protrusion that is engaged with the stopping portion, and the stopping protrusion is formed by the seat The body sidewall extends and protrudes beyond the sidewall of the body. 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. An electronic device for use in conjunction with a communication connector, the electronic device comprising: a housing having a receiving slot and a circuit layout; and as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 and 8 In the communication connector, 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 9, wherein the moving base has a guiding portion and a stopping portion, the guiding portion is formed by one end of the bottom wall of the moving base and protrudes from the bottom wall of the moving base In addition, the stopping portion is formed by the side wall of the moving seat and protrudes beyond the side wall of the moving seat. The seat body has a stopping protrusion that is engaged with the stopping portion, and the stopping protrusion is formed by the seat body. The side wall extends and protrudes beyond the side wall of the base body. When the communication connecting plug is pressed against the guiding portion, the connecting rod mechanism is actuated to insert the communication connecting plug, and the communication connecting plug presses the contact portion, so that The terminal of the communication connector plug is electrically coupled to the circuit layout.