TWM468801U - First connector and second connector adapted to be compatible with first connector - Google Patents

Description

a first connector and a second connector adapted to the first connector

The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a first connector that increases the number of terminals while allowing a larger current to pass and a second connector that is adapted to the first connector.

The electrical connector assembly includes mating male and female connectors that are compatible with each other. In conventional applications that incorporate a universal serial bus (USB) specification for electrical connector combinations, the electrical connector combination is In addition to the signal that can be transmitted, the electronic device can also be charged, or the electronic device itself needs to be powered by the combination of the electrical connectors. In this case, the current through the male and female connectors is desired. Achieve 3.0 amps and 5.0 amps or more. In order to increase the demand for current passing, the material of the terminal of the male and female connectors can be replaced, so that the electrical connector combination can allow a larger current to pass, but the problem is that more current can be allowed to pass. The terminal material usually requires a high material cost, which will increase the manufacturing cost of the electrical connector assembly.

In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to propose a first connector and a second connector adapted to the first connector, in order to allow a larger current to pass, while at the same time reducing the manufacturing cost.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes a first connector that is adapted to the second connector and that is combined with the second connector to form an electrical connector. The first connector includes a first insulative housing and a plurality of first signal terminals. a first power terminal, a first ground terminal, a second power terminal, and a third power terminal. The first insulative housing includes a first rubber core, a first tongue plate, a second tongue plate and a third tongue plate. The first tongue plate extends outward from the first rubber core, and the second tongue plate and the third tongue plate are connected to the first tongue plate. a rubber core and parallel to the first tongue; a plurality of first signal terminals are held by the first rubber core and positioned on the first tongue; the first power terminal is held by the first rubber core and positioned on the first tongue; A grounding terminal is fixed to the first rubber core and positioned on the first tongue plate; the second power supply terminal is fixed on the first rubber core and positioned on the second tongue plate; the third power supply terminal is fixed on the first rubber core and is positioned in the third Tongue plate.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a second connector that is adapted to the first connector, the second connector includes a second insulative housing, a plurality of second signal terminals, a fourth power terminal, and a fourth Ground terminal, fifth power terminal and sixth power terminal. The second insulative housing includes a second rubber core and an extension portion extending outwardly from the second rubber core, the extension portion having a first protrusion portion and a second protrusion portion on opposite sides thereof; and a plurality of second signal terminals Holding on the second rubber core and positioning on the extension portion; the fourth power supply terminal is fixed on the second rubber core and positioned on the extension portion; the fourth ground terminal is fixed on the second rubber core and positioned on the extension portion; the fifth power supply terminal is fixed on the The second core is positioned at the first protrusion; the sixth power terminal is held by the second core and positioned at the second protrusion.

A first connector and a second connector adapted to the first connector are proposed by the present invention, by adding a structure of the second power terminal, the third power terminal, the fifth power terminal, and the sixth power terminal. A large current can be tolerated, and the present invention does not need to replace the terminal with a material requiring a higher material cost than the conventional technology, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

To make the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible to those of ordinary skill in the art, the following description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings are set forth below.

10‧‧‧Electrical connector assembly 11‧‧‧First connector 12‧‧‧Second connector 21‧‧‧First insulative body 22‧‧‧First signal terminal 23‧‧‧First power terminal 24‧ ‧‧First grounding terminal 25‧‧‧Second power terminal 26‧‧‧ Third power terminal 27‧‧‧First metal housing 28‧‧‧First rubber core 29‧‧ First tongue 30‧ ‧Second tongue 31‧‧ Third tongue 32‧‧‧ Main body 33‧‧‧Flane 34‧‧‧ First paragraph difference 35‧‧‧ Groove 36‧‧‧Fitting space 41‧‧‧Second insulation Main body 42‧‧‧Second signal terminal 43‧‧‧4th power terminal 44‧‧‧4th grounding terminal 45‧‧‧ Fifth power terminal 46‧‧‧6th power terminal 47‧‧‧Second metal housing 48‧‧‧Second core 49‧‧‧Extension 50‧‧‧First protrusion 51‧‧‧Second protrusion 52‧‧‧Second section 59‧‧‧First tongue accommodation 60‧ ‧‧Second tongue accommodating part 61‧ ‧ third tongue portion accommodating groove 63‧‧‧ convex structure gives way 62‧‧‧

1 is a schematic view showing the assembly direction of an electrical connector assembly in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded view of the electrical connector assembly of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a reverse exploded view of the electrical connector assembly of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the first connector removed from the first metal housing according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the second connector of the second connector removed from the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, an embodiment of the electrical connector assembly 10 of the present invention is shown. The electrical connector assembly 10 includes a first connector 11 and a second connector 12, wherein the first connector 11 is a female connector and the second connector 12 is a male connector. The electrical connector assembly 10 of the present embodiment conforms to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, and the first connector 11 can be disposed on the back shell of the computer main body, and the second connector 12 can be connected to a connection line. The other end of the cable is connected to an electronic device. The second connector 12 is electrically connected to the first connector 11 to electrically connect the electronic device to the computer host. This is an electrical connector combination. One of the possible applications of 10, but is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the electrical connector combination may also conform to the USB 3.0 specification. Moreover, the electrical connector assembly 10 of the present embodiment belongs to the micro USB interface, but it can also be a standard USB interface or a mini USB interface.

Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 at the same time, which shows an exploded view of the electrical connector assembly 10 and the first connector 11 and the second connector 12 embodiments of the present invention. The first connector 11 includes a first insulative housing 21 , a plurality of first signal terminals 22 , a first power terminal 23 , a first ground terminal 24 , a second power terminal 25 , a third power terminal 26 , and a first metal housing 27 . . The first insulative housing 21 includes a first core 28, a first tongue 29, a second tongue 30, and a third tongue 31. The first tongue 29 extends outwardly from the first core 28, and the second tongue 30 The third tongue 31 is coupled to the first core 28 and parallel to the first tongue 29. The first rubber core 28 includes a main body 32 and two side wings 33. The two side wings 33 are respectively located on opposite sides of the main body 32. The main body 32 extends with a first tongue 29, and the two side wings 33 respectively extend with a second tongue 30 and a third tongue. Board 31. Wherein, the side flaps 33 respectively form a first step difference 34 with the main body 32, and the length of the second tongue plate 30 and the third tongue plate 31 extended by the side flaps 33 substantially corresponds to the depth of the first step difference 34.

The first tongue plate 29, the second tongue plate 30 and the third tongue plate 31 respectively have grooves 35. The plurality of first signal terminals 22 are fixed to the first rubber core 28 and are positioned on the first tongue plate 29. The first power terminal 23 is fixed to the first rubber core 28 and positioned on the first tongue plate 29, and the first ground terminal 24 is fixed. The first core 28 is positioned on the first tongue 29. The plurality of first signal terminals 22 may include a pair of differential signal terminals, and the first power terminal 23 and the first ground terminal 24 are respectively disposed at two sides of the first signal terminal 22 . The second power terminal 25 is fixed to the first core 28 and positioned on the second tongue 30. The third power terminal 26 is held by the first core 28 and positioned on the third tongue 31. In this embodiment, the first signal terminal 22, the first power terminal 23, the first ground terminal 24, the second power terminal 25, and the third power terminal 26 are coupled to the first glue by means of insert molding. The core 28, and the front ends of the first signal terminal 22, the first power terminal 23, the first ground terminal 24, the second power terminal 25, and the third power terminal 26 are respectively disposed in the groove 35, and the rear portions thereof are respectively passed through And protruding from the first rubber core 28 away from the other side of the first tongue plate 29, the second tongue plate 30 and the third tongue plate 31. However, the technical features of the present invention and the scope of the right to be protected are not limited to the manner of insert molding, and the assembly method is still not deviated from the scope of rights to be protected by the present invention.

The first metal housing 27 is disposed around the first insulative housing 21, the first signal terminal 22, the first power terminal 23, the first ground terminal 24, the second power terminal 25, and the third power terminal 26, and the first metal housing 27 A mating space 36 is formed around the circumference. The first metal housing 27 protects the internal components on the one hand and electromagnetic shielding on the other hand.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the second connector 12 includes a second insulative housing 41 , a plurality of second signal terminals 42 , a fourth power terminal 43 , a fourth ground terminal 44 , a fifth power terminal 45 , and a sixth power terminal 46 . And the second metal casing 47 (refer to Figs. 1 to 3). The second insulative housing 41 includes a second core 48 and an extension 49 extending outwardly from the second core 48. The extension 49 has a first protrusion 50 and a second protrusion on opposite sides thereof, respectively. 51. The first protrusion 50 corresponds to the second tongue 30, and the second protrusion 51 corresponds to the third tongue 31. The first protrusion 50 and the second protrusion 51 respectively form a second step 52 with the extension 49, and the first step 34 and the second step 52 are mutually fitted.

The plurality of second signal terminals 42 are fixed to the second rubber core 48 and positioned on the extension portion 49. The fourth power supply terminal 43 is fixed to the second rubber core 48 and positioned on the extension portion 49. The fourth ground terminal 44 is fixed to the second glue. The core 48 is positioned at the extension 49. Corresponding to the first signal terminal 22, the second signal terminal 42 may include a pair of differential signal terminals, and the fourth power terminal 43 and the fourth ground terminal 44 are respectively located at the second signal terminal 42. On both sides. The fifth power terminal 45 is fixed to the second core 48 and positioned at the first protrusion 50 , and the sixth power terminal 46 is fixed to the second core 48 and positioned at the second protrusion 51 .

In this embodiment, the second signal terminal 42, the fourth power terminal 43, the fourth ground terminal 44, the fifth power terminal 45, and the sixth power terminal 46 are coupled to the second glue by means of insert molding. Core 48. Further, a first tongue receiving portion 59 is recessed on one side of the extending portion 49, and the first tongue receiving portion 59 is adapted to the first tongue plate 29, the second signal terminal 42, and the fourth power terminal 43. The front section of the fourth ground terminal 44 is located at the first tongue receiving portion 59. A second tongue receiving portion 60 is recessed on one surface of the first protruding portion 50, the second tongue receiving portion 60 is adapted to the second tongue plate 30, and the front portion of the fifth power terminal 45 is located at the second tongue plate The portion 60 is placed. A third tongue receiving portion 61 is recessed on one surface of the second protruding portion 51. The third tongue receiving portion 61 is adapted to the third tongue plate 31, and the front portion of the sixth power terminal 46 is located at the third tongue plate. The portion 61. The rear portions of the second signal terminal 42, the fourth power terminal 43, the fourth ground terminal 44, the fifth power terminal 45, and the sixth power terminal 46 respectively pass through and protrude from the second core 48 away from the extension 49. The other side. The first tongue receiving portion 59, the second tongue receiving portion 60 and the third tongue receiving portion 61 communicate with each other to form a convex-shaped space, and the convex-shaped space is adapted to the first tongue 29, The second tongue 30 and the third tongue 31. However, the technical features of the present invention and the scope of the right to be protected are not limited to the manner of insert molding, and the assembly method is still not deviated from the scope of rights to be protected by the present invention.

The extending portion 49, the first protruding portion 50 and the second protruding portion 51 are respectively recessed on one side adjacent to the first tongue receiving portion 59, the second tongue receiving portion 60 and the third tongue receiving portion 61 The plurality of bit slots 62, the bit slots 62 respectively correspond to the second signal terminal 42, the fourth power terminal 43, the fourth ground terminal 44, the fifth power terminal 45 and the sixth power terminal 46, and the second signal terminal 42, The front side of the fourth power supply terminal 43, the fourth power supply terminal 44, the fifth power supply terminal 45, and the sixth power supply terminal 46 are respectively protruded from the surface of the retaining groove 62 with a convex structure 63. The second metal housing 47 is disposed around the second insulative housing 41 , the second signal terminal 42 , the fourth power terminal 43 , the fourth ground terminal 44 , the fifth power terminal 45 , and the sixth power terminal 46 , and the second metal housing 47 corresponds to the arrangement of the two second step 52, the second metal housing 47 on the one hand can protect the internal components, on the other hand can exert the effect of electromagnetic shielding.

When the second connector 12 is to be matched to the first connector 11, as shown in FIG. 1, the second connector 12 of FIG. 1 is vertically inverted, and the first connector 11 is aligned. Space 36 is inserted. When the first connector 11 is matched to the second connector 12, the second metal housing 47 is fitted and inserted into the insertion space 36 of the first metal housing 27, and the second metal housing 47 is first The metal housings 27 are tightly coupled to each other, so that the connection relationship between the first connector 11 and the second connector 12 is enhanced, and the first signal terminal 22 is in contact with the second signal terminal 42, the first power terminal 23 and the fourth power source. The terminal 43 is in contact, the first ground terminal 24 is in contact with the fourth ground terminal 44, the second power source terminal 25 is in contact with the fifth power source terminal 45, and the third power source terminal 26 is in contact with the sixth power source terminal 46.

In detail, when the first connector 11 is matched with the second connector 12, the first tongue 29 is matched with the first tongue receiving portion 59, the second signal terminal 42, the fourth power terminal 43, and the fourth ground. The front section of the terminal 44 is in contact with and electrically connected to the first signal terminal 22, the first power terminal 23 and the first ground terminal 24, the second tongue 30 is matched with the second tongue receiving portion 60, and the third tongue 31 is matched. In the third tongue receiving portion 61, the fifth power terminal 45 and the front portion of the sixth power terminal 46 are respectively in contact with each other and electrically connected to the second power terminal 25 and the third power terminal 26. The protruding structures 63 of the front end of the second signal terminal 42, the fourth power terminal 43 and the fourth ground terminal 44 respectively abut the first signal terminal 22, the first power terminal 23, the first ground terminal 24, and the second power source. The terminal 25 and the third power terminal 26, and because of the thickness of the protrusion structure 63, the second signal terminal 42, the fourth power terminal 43, the fourth ground terminal 44, the fifth power terminal 45 and the front portion of the sixth power terminal 46 A portion of the bend enters the corresponding retaining slot 62. The structure is provided by the second signal terminal 42, the fourth power terminal 43, the fourth ground terminal 44, the fifth power terminal 45, and the sixth power terminal 46. The elastic and tighter crimping is applied to the first signal terminal 22, the first power terminal 23, the first ground terminal 24, the second power terminal 25 and the third power terminal 26 to make the electrical connection relationship more stable.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and anyone skilled in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

21‧‧‧First Insulation Body

22‧‧‧First signal terminal

23‧‧‧First power terminal

24‧‧‧First grounding terminal

25‧‧‧second power terminal

26‧‧‧ Third power terminal

28‧‧‧First core

29‧‧‧First tongue

30‧‧‧second tongue

31‧‧‧ Third tongue

32‧‧‧ Subject

33‧‧‧Flanking

34‧‧‧First paragraph difference

35‧‧‧ Groove

Claims (10)

A first connector comprising:
a first insulating body includes a first rubber core, a first tongue plate, a second tongue plate and a third tongue plate, the first tongue plate extending outward from the first rubber core, the second a tongue plate and the third tongue plate are coupled to the first rubber core and parallel to the first tongue plate;
a plurality of first signal terminals are fixed to the first rubber core and positioned on the first tongue plate;
a first power terminal is fixed to the first rubber core and positioned on the first tongue plate;
a first grounding terminal is fixed to the first rubber core and positioned on the first tongue plate;
A second power terminal is retained on the first core and positioned on the second tongue; and a third power terminal is retained on the first core and positioned on the third tongue. The first connector of claim 1, wherein the first rubber core comprises a main body and two side wings, the two side wings are respectively located on opposite sides of the main body, and the main body extends the first tongue plate. The two side flaps respectively extend the second tongue and the third tongue. The first connector of claim 2, wherein the two side wings respectively form a first step difference with the main body. The first connector of claim 1, further comprising a first metal housing surrounding the first insulative housing, the first signal terminals, the first power terminal, The first ground terminal, the second power terminal and the third power terminal are disposed, and the first metal casing is formed with a mating space. A second connector, which is adapted to the first connector of any one of claims 1 to 4, the second connector comprising:
a second insulating body includes a second rubber core and an extending portion extending outwardly from the second rubber core, the extending portion having a first protruding portion and a first portion on opposite sides thereof Two protrusions;
a plurality of second signal terminals are retained on the second rubber core and positioned on the extension portion;
a fourth power terminal is retained on the second rubber core and positioned on the extension portion;
a fourth grounding terminal is fixed to the second rubber core and positioned at the extending portion;
A fifth power terminal is retained on the second core and positioned on the first protrusion; and a sixth power terminal is retained on the second core and positioned on the second protrusion. The second connector of claim 5, wherein a first tongue receiving portion is recessed on one side of the extending portion, the second signal terminal, the fourth power terminal and the fourth The front end of the grounding terminal is located at the first tongue receiving portion; a second tongue receiving portion is recessed on one side of the first protruding portion, and the front portion of the fifth power terminal is located at the second tongue receiving portion; A third tongue receiving portion is recessed on one surface of the second protruding portion, and a front portion of the sixth power terminal is located at the third tongue receiving portion. The second connector of claim 6, wherein the first tongue receiving portion, the second tongue receiving portion and the third tongue receiving portion communicate with each other to form a convex shape space. The second connector of claim 5, wherein the second signal terminal, the fourth power terminal, the fourth ground terminal, the fifth power terminal, and the front end of the sixth power terminal are respectively A convex structure is convex. The second connector of claim 5, wherein the extending portion, the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion are respectively recessed with a plurality of retaining grooves, wherein the retaining grooves respectively correspond to the And a second signal terminal, the fourth power terminal, the fourth ground terminal, the fifth power terminal, and the sixth power terminal. The second connector of claim 5, further comprising a second metal housing surrounding the second insulative housing, the second signal terminals, the fourth power terminal, The fourth grounding terminal, the fifth power terminal and the sixth power terminal are disposed; the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion respectively form a second step difference with the extending portion, and the second metal casing corresponds to the Two second step settings.