TWM470432U - Electrical connector assembly and the connecting element - Google Patents

Description

Electrical connector assembly and its connecting components

The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly and its connecting elements, and more particularly to a connecting element capable of bonding two or more electrical connectors together.

With the increasing use of personal consumer electronics (such as GPS, MP3 players, mobile phones, flash drives, DVD players, etc.), the single electrical connector interface originally provided on application devices (such as automobiles, display devices) For example, the Mini-USB interface has become insufficient, and a new electrical connector interface needs to be added to meet the needs of using multiple consumer electronic products at the same time. Therefore, the industry needs a new electrical connector assembly structure to have two or more. The electrical connector is simultaneously attached to the application device.

Chinese patent CN 200420118681.3 discloses a prior art electrical connector fixing device capable of assembling at least one electrical connector to the inside of a body of an electronic device, the fixing device comprising: a housing disposed on the body and having at least an electrical connection The accommodating space structure portion and the pressure plate structure portion, the electrical connector accommodating the space structure portion for arranging the electrical connector, the platen structure portion for compressing and deforming the electrical connector accommodating space structure portion, clamping the electrical connection And a retaining member that fixes the housing to the machine And pressing the platen structure, the retaining element comprises a first connecting member fixed to the body and a second connecting member coupled to the first connecting member. The electrical connector fixing device needs to be coupled to the first connector connected to the body through the second connecting member to clamp the electrical connector, which is inconvenient in assembly. It can be seen that it is necessary to improve the existing electrical connector fixtures.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art described above, and to provide an electrical connector assembly and a connecting component thereof, which can combine two or more cable connector components together. Further fixed to the application device, the connecting component is integrally formed with a card fixing bit structure, and two or more cable connector components can be combined together without using other retention components, which is convenient to install. .

The present invention provides a connecting member for the above technical problem, comprising: a base having an opposite upper surface and a lower surface; and a first connecting portion including two first portions projecting upward from the upper surface of the base a rib and two first slots respectively disposed on opposite sides of the two first ribs, wherein the two first slots extend in the front-rear direction; and a second connecting portion includes the bottom from the base At least two vertically extending walls extending downwardly from each other and at least two first fastening flanges extending horizontally from the at least two vertically extending walls; and a resilient latching arm from the base One end extends to have a first positioning portion disposed on an upper surface thereof and a second positioning portion disposed on a lower surface thereof.

Preferably, a front end of the first slot of the first connecting portion is provided with a first stopping portion, and a first protruding portion protrudes upward from an upper surface of the base portion.

Preferably, the connecting element is integrally injection molded; the base is provided with two slits between the two first ribs, spaced apart from each other and open at the front end of the base; the elastic snap arm is here The insides of the two slits protrude forward.

Preferably, the first positioning portion of the elastic buckle arm is disposed at a front end of the elastic buckle arm and protrudes upwardly, and the first protrusion has a first oblique guide with a front height and a rear lower position. surface.

Preferably, the second positioning portion of the elastic buckle arm is at least one second protrusion disposed at a position near the front end of the elastic buckle arm and protruding downward. The second protrusion has a second low front height and a second height Tilt the guide surface.

Preferably, the second connecting portion comprises four vertically extending walls extending downwardly from each other and four first fastening flanges extending horizontally from the four vertically extending walls, wherein one is located at one Two adjacent vertically extending walls on the side and two first fastening flanges extending away from the bottom ends of the two vertically extending walls constitute a first connecting unit, and the phase on the other side Two adjacent vertical extension walls and two first fastening flanges extending away from the bottom ends of the two vertically extending walls constitute a second connection unit.

Preferably, the two first fastening flanges of the first connecting unit and the two first fastening flanges of the second connecting unit are located at the same horizontal plane.

Preferably, the front end of the first fastening flange of the second connecting portion The face is located behind the front end face of the corresponding vertically extending wall.

The present invention further provides an electrical connector assembly for the above technical problem, comprising a connecting component as described above; at least two fixing jackets are mounted on the second connecting portion of the connecting component and are fixedly coupled with the second positioning portion. A receiving cavity is formed in each of the fixing jackets; at least two cable connector components are respectively inserted into the receiving cavities of the fixing jackets; and a locking component is mounted on the first connection of the connecting components The upper part is fixed and fixed with the first positioning part.

Preferably, the upper side of the fixing jacket is provided with a third connecting portion, and the third connecting portion includes two second ribs protruding upwardly from each other and disposed on opposite sides of the two second ribs respectively Two second card slots; the first fastening flange of the second connecting portion of the connecting component is correspondingly inserted in the second card slot, and the second positioning portion of the connecting component abuts the third connection The leading edge of the ministry.

Preferably, the front end of the second slot of the fixing sleeve is provided with a second stopping portion; the second stopping portion is blocked at the front end of the first fastening flange of the connecting element to limit the connecting element in the second A forward insertion position in the card slot, and the second positioning portion of the connecting member cooperates with the second rib of the fixing sleeve to prevent the connecting member from withdrawing rearward from the second card slot.

Preferably, a second protrusion protruding upward from the upper surface of the fixing sleeve is disposed below the second slot of the fixing sleeve.

Preferably, the locking component comprises a substrate, a fastening portion formed at the front end of the substrate, and at least one locking portion extending upward from the substrate, the substrate being inserted on the first connecting portion of the connecting component, The stuck portion Cooperating with the first positioning portion of the connecting element to secure the locking element with the connecting element.

Preferably, the fastening portion includes a protruding hook extending downward from the front end of the substrate and a fastening hole penetrating the substrate up and down, the protruding hook abutting against the elastic buckle arm of the connecting component, the fastening hole and the fastening hole The first positioning portion of the connecting element cooperates.

Preferably, the substrate has two second fastening flanges extending outwardly from the two sides, and the two second fastening flanges are correspondingly inserted into the two first slots of the connecting element.

Compared with the prior art, the electrical connector assembly and the connecting component thereof of the present invention form two connecting portions respectively on the upper and lower sides of the base, and extend an elastic buckle arm at the base portion and then pass the upper and lower sides of the elastic buckle arm respectively. Forming two positioning portions, so that two or more cable connector elements can be joined together by the connecting portion under the base portion and the positioning portion, and the positioning portion and the locking member can be matched by the connecting portion above the base portion The locking is applied to the application device, which can greatly improve the efficiency of the expansion interface and is easy to install.

1‧‧‧Connecting components

11‧‧‧ base

111‧‧‧Incision

112‧‧‧ upper surface

113‧‧‧ lower surface

12‧‧‧First Connection

13‧‧‧First rib

131‧‧‧First card slot

132‧‧‧First convex

133‧‧‧First stop

14‧‧‧Second connection

15‧‧‧First connection unit

151‧‧‧ Vertical extension wall

152‧‧‧First fastening flange

153‧‧‧ Vertical extension wall

16‧‧‧Second connection unit

17‧‧‧Flexible arm

18‧‧‧First Positioning Department

181‧‧‧First bump

182‧‧‧First inclined guide surface

19‧‧‧Second Positioning Department

191‧‧‧second bump

192‧‧‧Second inclined guide surface

2‧‧‧First fixed jacket

21‧‧‧ 容室

22‧‧‧ Third connection

23‧‧‧second rib

231‧‧‧Second card slot

232‧‧‧second convex

233‧‧‧second stop

24‧‧‧ third positioning block

3‧‧‧Second fixed jacket

4‧‧‧First cable connector component

41‧‧‧Electrical connector

42‧‧‧ Cable

5‧‧‧Second cable connection Connector component

6‧‧‧Locking components

61‧‧‧Substrate

611‧‧‧Second clamping flange

62‧‧‧Card Department

63‧‧‧Cargukong

64‧‧‧Locking

65‧‧‧Locking

66‧‧‧ 突钩

1 and 2 are perspective views of two different perspectives of a preferred embodiment of the novel electrical connector assembly.

3 is a side elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the novel electrical connector assembly.

4 is a front elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the novel electrical connector assembly.

5 and 6 are two preferred embodiments of the novel electrical connector assembly An exploded perspective view of different perspectives.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the preferred embodiment of the novel electrical connector assembly with the locking elements removed.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line Z-Z of Figure 7.

9 and 10 are exploded perspective views of two different viewing angles after removal of the locking element in the preferred embodiment of the novel electrical connector assembly.

Figure 11 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the connecting element of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a front elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the connector of the present invention.

The present invention will be further elaborated below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the present invention provides an electrical connector assembly, which generally includes: a connecting component 1; two fixing jackets 2, 3 disposed under the connecting component 1; respectively corresponding to the two Two cable connector elements 4, 5 in the fixed jackets 2, 3; and a locking element 6 mounted above the connecting element 1. The electrical connection combination can be secured by the locking element 6 to an application device (not shown) such as a car.

In the present embodiment, the terms used to describe the direction of the upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, etc. used to describe the structure and operation of the electrical connector assembly and its components are not absolute, but are opposite, in electrical connection. The combination of components and their components is appropriate in the direction shown in the figure, but in the case where the orientation of the electrical connector assembly and its components has changed, it should be changed and interpreted according to the change in direction.

Please refer to FIG. 8 to FIG. 12 together, the connecting component 1 is integrated. Injection molded, comprising: a base portion 11 having an opposite upper surface 112 and a lower surface 113; a first connecting portion 12 including two first portions projecting upwardly from the upper surface 112 of the base portion 11 a rib 13; a second connecting portion 14 disposed on the lower surface 113 of the base portion 11, having a first connecting unit 15 and a second connecting unit 16; and a resilient latching arm 17 from the base portion 11 One end extends horizontally, and has a first positioning portion 18 disposed on the upper surface and a second positioning portion 19 disposed on the lower surface.

The first connecting portion 12 further includes two first card slots 131 extending in the front-rear direction and respectively disposed on opposite sides of the two first ribs 13. The front end of each of the first card slots 131 is provided with a downward protruding portion. A first stopping portion 133 is formed, and a rear portion of each of the first engaging slots 131 is provided with a first convex portion 132 projecting upward from the upper surface 112 of the base portion 11.

The first connecting unit 15 of the second connecting portion 14 has two vertically extending walls 151, 153 extending downward from the lower surface 113 of the base portion 11 at a distance from the two vertically extending walls 151, The two first fastening flanges 152 extend horizontally away from each other, and the two first fastening flanges 152 have a height difference from the lower surface 113 of the base 11. The length of the two first fastening flanges 152 extending in the front-rear direction is smaller than the length of each of the corresponding vertical extension walls 151, 153 extending in the front-rear direction, specifically, the first fastening of the second connecting portion 14 The front end faces of the flanges 152 are located rearward of the front end faces of the corresponding vertically extending walls 151, 153, and the rear end faces of the first fastening flanges 152 are flush with the rear end faces of the corresponding vertically extending walls 151, 153. Qi. In the embodiment, the first vertical extending wall 151 and the first A locking flange 152 defines a first L-shaped structure, and the second vertical extending wall 153 and the first fastening flange 152 form a second L-shaped structure, the second L-shaped structure and the first L-shaped structure The shape structures are arranged opposite each other. It is worth mentioning that although the second connecting portion 14 in the preferred embodiment has a total of four L-shaped structures for locking the two fixed jackets 2, 3, in other embodiments, only the middle portion is retained. Two L-shaped structures or two L-shaped structures on the outside (not shown) can also achieve the purpose of locking the two fixing jackets 2, 3. In the preferred embodiment, the second connecting unit 16 is identical in structure to the first connecting unit 15, and is symmetrically arranged at a distance from each other on both sides below the base 11. Two of the first connecting units 15 The first first fastening flange 152 and the two first fastening flanges of the second connecting unit 16 are located on the same horizontal plane. In other embodiments (not shown), the second connecting unit 16 may be different from the structure of the first connecting unit 15; or the structure is the same, but there is a difference in size, so that the second connecting unit 16 The first clamping flange is located at a different horizontal plane than the two first fastening flanges 152 of the first connecting unit 15. In the preferred embodiment, the second connecting portion 14 has two connecting units 15, 16 to match two connecting structures (in this embodiment, the fixed outer casings 2, 3), and in other embodiments, the first The two connecting portions 14 may have three or more connecting units to correspondingly connect three or more connecting structures.

Referring to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the elastic buckle arm 17 in the preferred embodiment extends forward from the front end of the base 11, wherein preferably the first portion is provided on the base 11. Between the ribs 13, two slits 111 extending in parallel at a distance from each other and opening at the front end of the base 11 are formed, wherein the elastic snap arms 17 are inside the two slits 111. The front protrudes out. Such a slit 111 allows the elastic snap arm 17 to have a sufficiently long extension length to have better elasticity without excessively extending the front end of the base 11 to achieve miniaturization of the product. The first positioning portion 18 is a first protrusion 181 protruding upward from the front end of the elastic buckle arm 17. The first protrusion 181 has a first inclined guiding surface 182 which is high in front and rear. The second positioning portion 19 is two second protrusions 191 protruding downward from the two sides of the elastic buckle arm 17 near the front end and spaced apart from each other (in other embodiments, it may be simplified as a second protrusion). Block), each of the second bumps 191 has a second inclined guiding surface 192 that is front low and rear high.

Referring to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the first fixed outer casing 2 and the second fixed outer casing 3 in the preferred embodiment have the same structure, and the lower fixed outer casing 2 will be described in detail below. The first fixed outer casing 2 is integrally injection molded, and a receiving cavity 21 is formed in a middle portion thereof. The upper side of the first fixed outer casing 2 is provided with a third connecting portion 22 having two second ribs 23 spaced apart from each other. A third positioning block 24 is disposed on each of the upper and lower sides of the first fixed outer casing 2. It should be noted that the structures of the third connecting portion 22 and the third positioning block 24 are substantially the same as those of the first connecting portion 12 and the first positioning portion 18 in the connecting element 1.

The second connecting portion 22 further includes two second slots 231 extending in the front-rear direction and respectively disposed on opposite sides of the two second ribs 23, and a second end of each of the second slots 231 is provided with a second The stopper portion 233 is provided with a second convex portion 232 protruding upward from the upper surface of the fixed outer casing 2 below each of the second engaging grooves 231. When the connecting element 1 is inserted into the second outer casing 2 from the rear to the front, the connecting element The two first fastening flanges 152 of the second connecting portion 14 of the component 1 are correspondingly inserted into the two second latching slots 231, and the second positioning portion 19 of the connecting component 1 is resisted at the third connecting portion. The leading edge of the portion 22. Specifically, the rear end surface of the second stopping portion 233 cooperates with the front ends of the two first fastening flanges 152 of the connecting member 1 to limit the forward insertion position of the connecting member 1 in the second card slot 231. And the front end face of the second stopping portion 233 cooperates with the second positioning portion 19 of the connecting member 1 to prevent the connecting member 1 from reversing backward and backward from the second card slot 231, thereby making the first fixing The outer sleeve 2 can be securely fastened to the first connecting unit 15 of the second connecting portion 14 of the connecting element 1. Similarly, the second fixing jacket 3 can be fixedly mounted to the second connecting unit 16 of the second connecting portion 14 of the connecting element 1. In other embodiments, the second fixing jacket 3 and the first fixing jacket 2 may have different structures.

Referring to FIG. 9, the first cable connector component 4 and the second cable connector component 5 have the same structure, and the first cable connector component 4 will be described in detail below. The first cable connector component 4 includes an electrical connector 41 and a cable 42 that are joined together. The first cable connector element 4 can be inserted and fixed in the receiving cavity 21 of the first fixing sleeve 2 . The electrical connector 41 can be docked with another docking electrical connector (not shown). In other embodiments, the second cable connector component 5 and the first cable connector component 4 can be of different construction.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the locking component 6 includes a substrate 61, a fastening portion 62 formed at the front end of the substrate 61, and two locking portions 64, 65 extending upward from the substrate 61. The substrate 61 can be correspondingly inserted It is provided on the first connecting portion 12 of the connecting element 1. Specifically, the substrate 61 has two second fastening flanges 611 extending outwardly from opposite sides thereof, and the two second fastening flanges 611 can be correspondingly inserted into the two of the connecting elements 1 In a card slot 131, the two second fastening flanges 611 cooperate with the first convex portion 132 to achieve the effect of tight fitting and difficult to escape. The fastening portion 62 cooperates with the first positioning portion 18 of the connecting element 1 to fix the locking element 6 to the connecting element 1 . Specifically, the fastening portion 62 includes a fastening hole 63 formed by penetrating the substrate 61 up and down from the end, and a protruding hook 66 extending downward from the end of the substrate 61. The fastening hole 63 and the protruding hook 66 can be snap-fitted together with the first positioning portion 18 of the connecting element 1. The protruding hook 66 can also abut against the elastic buckle arm 17 to ensure that the second positioning portion 19 on the elastic buckle arm 17 fits tightly with the front edge of the second rib 23 on the fixed outer sleeve 2, and is not easily pulled out upward. As a result, the connecting element 1 is difficult to exit backwards in the second card slot 231.

The assembly process of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention generally includes first inserting the first connecting unit 15 below the connecting member 1 from the rear to the front to the third connecting portion 22 of the first fixing outer casing 2, and the elasticity of the connecting member 1 The buckle arm 17 will be bounced upwards under the guidance of the second inclined guiding surface 192. When the locking position is reached, the elastic buckle arm 17 is elastically reset again, so that the second positioning portion 19 and the second fixing portion of the first fixing sleeve 2 are secondly convex. The ribs 23 are cooperatively positioned; the second connecting unit 16 below the connecting element 1 is correspondingly inserted into the third connecting portion of the second fixing sleeve 3; then the second fastening flange 611 of the locking element 6 is inserted correspondingly In the first slot 131 of the first connecting portion 12 above the connecting element 1, the securing portion 62 of the locking element 6 is at the first inclined guiding surface 182 Under the guidance, it will be bounced upwards, and then elastically resets when it reaches the locking position, so that the fastening portion 62 cooperates with the second positioning portion 19 of the connecting member 1; then the first cable connector member 4 is inserted correspondingly. The second cable connector component 5 is inserted into the accommodating cavity of the second fixed jacket 3 .

Compared with the prior art, the electrical connector assembly of the present invention and the connecting element thereof have the beneficial effects that the connecting member 1 can be fixed by the first fastening flange 152 and the second positioning portion 19 integrally formed therewith. The outer sleeves 2, 3 and the two cable connector elements 4, 5 inserted in the fixed outer sleeves 2, 3 are firmly joined together without the aid of other retaining members and are easy to install; and then through a locking element 6 The first card slot 131 of the connecting component 1 and the first positioning portion 18 are correspondingly matched to lock the above-mentioned electrical connector assembly to an application device such as an automobile, thereby meeting the requirement of increasing the interface of the application device; The new connecting element 1 can be easily matched with the original fixing jackets 2, 3, which is easy to expand and has low transformation cost.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make corresponding modifications or modifications in a very convenient manner according to the main idea and spirit of the present invention. The scope of protection shall be subject to the scope of protection required by the scope of application for patents.

1‧‧‧Connecting components

11‧‧‧ base

12‧‧‧First Connection

15‧‧‧First connection unit

16‧‧‧Second connection unit

17‧‧‧Flexible arm

2‧‧‧First fixed jacket

22‧‧‧ Third connection

24‧‧‧ third positioning block

3‧‧‧Second fixed jacket

4‧‧‧First cable connector element

5‧‧‧Second cable connector components

6‧‧‧Locking components

61‧‧‧Substrate

62‧‧‧Card Department

63‧‧‧Cargukong

64‧‧‧Locking

65‧‧‧Locking

66‧‧‧ 突钩

Claims (15)

A connecting member comprising: a base having an opposite upper surface and a lower surface; a first connecting portion comprising two first ribs projecting upwardly from the upper surface of the base portion and respectively disposed at Two first card slots on opposite sides of the two first ribs, wherein the two first card slots extend in the front-rear direction; and a second connecting portion includes a downwardly extending distance from the lower surface of the base portion And at least two vertically extending walls and at least two first fastening flanges extending horizontally from the at least two vertically extending walls; and an elastic buckle arm extending from one end of the base A first positioning portion disposed on the upper surface thereof and a second positioning portion disposed on the lower surface thereof. The connecting element of claim 1 , wherein a front end of the first slot of the first connecting portion is provided with a first stopping portion, and a lower portion of the first slot is provided to protrude upward from an upper surface of the base A first convex part. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is integrally injection molded, and the base is provided with two between the two first ribs, spaced apart from each other and open at the front end of the base. An incision; the elastic snap arm projects forwardly from the inside of the two slits. The connecting element of claim 1 , wherein the first positioning portion of the elastic buckle arm is disposed at a front end of the elastic buckle arm and protrudes upwardly, and the first protrusion has a front protrusion A first inclined guiding surface that is high and low. The connecting element of claim 1, wherein the second positioning portion of the elastic buckle arm is at least one second protrusion disposed at a position near the front end of the elastic buckle arm and protruding downwardly, the second protrusion A second inclined guiding surface having a front lower rear height. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein the second connecting portion includes four vertically extending walls extending downward from each other and four fourth horizontally extending from the four vertically extending walls, respectively. a locking flange, wherein two adjacent vertical extending walls on one side and two first fastening flanges extending away from the bottom ends of the two vertically extending walls constitute a first The connecting unit, the two adjacent vertical extending walls on the other side and the two first fastening flanges extending away from the bottom ends of the two vertically extending walls constitute a second connecting unit. The connecting element of claim 6, wherein the two first fastening flanges of the first connection unit and the two first fastening flanges of the second connection unit are at the same horizontal plane. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein a front end face of the first fastening flange of the second connecting portion is located rearward of a front end face of the corresponding vertically extending wall. An electrical connector assembly, comprising: a connecting element according to any one of claims 1 to 8; at least two fixing jackets mounted on the second connecting portion of the connecting member and with the second positioning portion Fitted and fixed, a cavity is formed in each of the fixed jackets; at least two cable connector components are respectively inserted into the receiving cavities of the fixing jackets; and a locking component is mounted on the connecting components First connection and first The positioning part is fixed and fixed. The electrical connector assembly of claim 9, wherein the upper side of the fixing jacket is provided with a third connecting portion, and the third connecting portion includes two second ribs protruding upwardly from each other and respectively disposed at Two second card slots of the two opposite ribs of the two second ribs; the first fastening flange of the second connecting portion of the connecting element is correspondingly inserted in the second card slot, and the connecting component The second positioning portion abuts against the leading edge of the third connecting portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 10, wherein a front end of the second card slot of the fixing sleeve is provided with a second stopping portion; the second stopping portion blocks the first fixing convex portion of the connecting member a front end of the rim to limit a forward insertion position of the connecting element in the second card slot, and a second positioning portion of the connecting element cooperates with the second rib of the fixing sleeve to prevent the connecting element from the second card Exit backwards in the slot. The electrical connector assembly of claim 10, wherein a second protrusion extending upward from the upper surface of the fixed jacket is disposed below the second slot of the fixed jacket. The electrical connector assembly of claim 9, wherein the locking component comprises a substrate, a fastening portion formed at a front end of the substrate, and at least one locking portion extending upward from the substrate, the substrate being inserted At the first connection of the connecting element, the securing portion cooperates with the first positioning portion of the connecting element to secure the locking element with the connecting element. The electrical connector assembly of claim 13, wherein the fastening portion includes a protruding hook extending downward from the front end of the substrate and a fastening hole penetrating the substrate up and down, the protruding hook abutting against the connecting component Above the elastic buckle arm, The fastening hole cooperates with the first positioning portion of the connecting element. The electrical connector assembly of claim 13, wherein the substrate has two second fastening flanges extending outwardly from the two sides, the two second fastening flanges being correspondingly inserted in the connection In the two first slots of the component.