TWM480797U - Network connector plug - Google Patents

Description

Network connector connector

The present invention provides a network connector connector, and more particularly a network connector connector having a closed resilient arm.

In the age of the Internet, whether it is at work or at home, the Internet is almost a daily tool for everyone, and the network route between the network and the computer is a consumable item that is easily damaged. Especially in the connector of the network connector, the common error is pulled and the elastic arm of the buckle is broken. Because the elastic arm of the buckle is broken, when the network connector connector is inserted into the female socket, the elastic arm buckle is lost. The network connector connector is susceptible to various vibrations, such as moving the computer, and allowing the network connector connector to slide outward from the original conductive position. Although the network connector connector is only slightly displaced, as long as there is a gap between the network connector connector and the female socket, it is enough to interrupt the good electrical connection between the two. The network will frequently break the circuit, forcing the user to constantly push the network connector connector by hand and re-direct the two; or simply re-purchase another network route instead of wasting resources.

Another case where the elastic arm breaks is partially broken. Although there is a section of the buckle function remaining, but the pressing elastic arm that originally pressed to release the buckle is removed, the user will not be able to remove the network connector joint; even worse, due to The network connector connector can only be plugged in and out, and the affected female socket is blocked and cannot be connected to other network connector connectors. If the user needs to carry the computer or connect another computer to the network, he has to use his nails or sharp tools to poke the residual limb of the elastic arm. The victim computer will be restricted by the network route and will not be able to move freely. What's more, if the network connector connector shackles that occupy the network jack are not completely removed, the victim notebook or network device will be forced to lose a network jack.

Since network connector damage frequently causes the above problems, there are also known The network connector connector is shown in Fig. 1. A rubber protective cover 2 is fitted to the network connector connector 1. The protective sleeve 2 covers the line 3 at one end and the network connector joint 1 at the other end. A cover 21 is additionally formed on the protective cover 2 for preventing the external force in the direction of the arrow from breaking the elastic arm 11.

This type of technology has two drawbacks. First, the mask 21 and the elastic arm 11 are not Complete closed structure; linear foreign objects still have the opportunity to invade into them, and if inadvertently pulled, the elastic arms 11 may still be broken. On the other hand, with the increase in the number of uses, the sheathed protective cover 2 is gradually loosened and separated from the network connector connector 1, so that the elastic arm 11 loses protection. Moreover, since the protective cover 2 of this type is mostly made of rubber material, it is required to have a certain thickness to ensure elasticity and avoid hardening, and the volume of the protective cover 2 is too large, which prevents the miniaturized electronic device from being connected in a narrow outer casing area. The opportunity to have multiple female sockets.

In summary, the past network connector connector is insufficiently protective and bulky. Completely solve the user's troubles, but bring new problems. The purpose of the present invention is to further improve the problem of the past network connector connector and provide a network connector connector with a completely closed structure.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a network connector joint having a closed resilient arm that forms a complete enclosed structure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a network connector joint having a closed resilient arm that replaces a bulky protective cover with a smaller housing.

A network connector connector for connecting to a network connector socket The connector connector includes: a connector body including a base and a resilient arm extending from the base; a plurality of conductive terminals fixed to the base; and a housing fixed to the base to form Having at least one limiting opening; wherein the resilient arm includes a locking portion for locking the network connector socket; and an untwisting elastic portion extending from the locking portion toward the base; and a first limiting portion extending from the untwisting elastic piece portion toward the base toward the limiting opening, the first limiting portion further comprising a first elastic limiting arm when being pulled away from the base Interference with the above-mentioned housing forms the interference tail of the side edge of the above-mentioned limit opening.

Therefore, through the above structure, the network connector connector disclosed in the present application is sealed. The closed elastic arm design reduces the possibility of foreign matter intrusion or elastic arm detachment protection, and further improves the protection of the elastic arm. The compact shell design makes the overall structure exquisite but provides stable and reliable sealing protection. Extend the service life of fragile mesh routes.

1‧‧‧Network connector connector

11‧‧‧Flexible arm

2‧‧‧ protective cover

21‧‧‧ mask

3‧‧‧ lines

4‧‧‧Connector body

40‧‧‧Base

41‧‧‧Flexible arm

410‧‧‧Card Department

411, 411' ‧ ‧ 掣 掣 掣 掣

412, 412'‧‧‧First Limitation

4120, 4120'‧‧‧ Limit Body

4121, 4121'‧‧‧ tail hook

4122’‧‧‧Flanking

5‧‧‧Connecting terminal

6, 6'‧‧‧ shell

60, 60’ ‧ ‧ limit opening

61, 61'‧‧‧ top

62‧‧‧Second Limitation

63‧‧‧Snaps

64‧‧‧ bottom

65, 66‧‧‧ two side walls

67‧‧‧ accommodating slots

43‧‧‧Snap slot

1 is a perspective view of a prior art; FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the housing portion of the embodiment of FIG. 5 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 2, illustrating a closed protection relationship; FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the embodiment of FIG. 2, illustrating the closed protection relationship between the tail hook and the housing; Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a portion of the structure of the second embodiment of the present invention.

For the first preferred embodiment of the present application, please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 together. Network of the case The connector connector has a connector body 4 which is made of a dielectric material, and the dielectric material refers to a material having an electrical insulation effect under normal household voltage and current, in this embodiment. The dielectric material is exemplified by a plastic material. In this embodiment, the connector body 4 is fastened by a housing 6 and is engaged with the latching portions 63 of the side walls 65 and 66 of the housing 6 through the locking slots 43 on the two sides of the connector body 4 . In order to achieve the effect of the two fasteners being firmly fastened, the joint body 4 is not easily separated from the housing 6. The housing 6 can be a metal housing having a top surface 61, a bottom surface 64, and two side walls 65, 66. The two side walls 65, 66 are connected to the top surface 61 and the bottom surface 64, and are enclosed to form a volume. The socket 60 is disposed in the receiving slot 67 of the connector body 4 . The rear end of the housing 6 has a convex portion as a second limiting portion 62, and the top surface 61 and the second limiting portion 62 together form a limiting opening 60. The limiting opening 60 and the second limiting portion 62 are used to set the movable range of the elastic arm 41 of the joint body 4, so that the elastic arm 41 of the joint body 4 is protected by the second limiting portion 62, thereby avoiding When the elastic arm 41 is pulled by an external force, the elastic arm 41 is broken.

In this embodiment, the advantage of the housing 6 using a metal housing is that, on the one hand The housing 6 is firmly fastened to the connector body 4, and the user 6 is gradually separated from the connector body 4 by the user's force after the user removes the network connector connector a plurality of times; Compared with the rubber sleeve of the prior art, the metal casing is lighter and thinner in design; it reduces the possibility of compression on the surrounding space. The problem that the housing 6 is disengaged from the joint body 4 and the elastic arm 41 of the joint body 4 is disengaged from the limit position and the movable range of the protection zone is avoided. Although in this embodiment The housing 6 is exemplified by a metal housing, however the material of the housing 6 is not limited by the metal housing.

The joint body 4 can be subdivided into two parts by function definition, respectively, for guiding The terminal 5 is embedded and fixed to the base 40 of the joint body 4; and the elastic arm 41 extending from the base 40 and having a buckle and a releasing function. The elastic arm 41 has a locking portion 410. When the connector body 4 is connected to a network connector socket, the pressing force of the elastic arm 41 is first pressed downward. The elastic arm 41 that has lost the pressure is lifted upward, and the locking portion 410 is lifted up to the locking notch (not shown) of the network connector socket, thereby hindering the joint body 4 from being removed. If the user wants to release the carding or snapping of the carding portion 410 and the network connector socket, it is necessary to press and release one of the untwisting elastic pieces 411 from the locking portion 410, and the untwisting elastic piece portion 411 When the user presses the untwisting elastic piece portion 411, the untwisting elastic piece portion 411 drives the locking portion 410 to be pressed away from the network connector socket (not shown). Remove the network connector connector from the network connector socket.

Extending from the untwisting elastic piece portion 411 to the limit opening 60 A limiting portion 412 includes a limiting portion body 4120 and an interference tail end 4121. The limiting portion body 4120 is a straight segment from the untwisted elastic piece portion 411 to the limiting opening 60, and a segment extending from the end of the limiting portion body 4120 is called an interference trailing end 4121 for interference and limitation. The resilient arm 41 is excessively bent; the interference trailing end 4121 is a length of the tail hook in this embodiment. The interference tail end 4121 extends into the second limiting portion 62 of the U-shaped projection, and the structural design is used to limit the movable range of the elastic arm 41, so that the elastic arm 41 of the joint body 4 receives the second limit. The protection of the portion 62 prevents the elastic arm 41 from being broken when it is pulled by an external force.

When the elastic arm 41 is pulled, the second limiting portion 62 is because of the interference tail The end 4121 is blocked by the U-shaped top end of the raised second limiting portion 62 and cannot continue to rise; and the pulling force is shared by the housing 6. Therefore, the design of the second limiting portion 62 increases the anti-pull amplitude of the elastic arm 41, and at the same time, the closed design of the movable range of the elastic arm 41 is restricted, preventing foreign matter from intruding, causing improper pulling, and reducing the elastic arm 41 from being excessively bent. And the possibility of breaking. At the same time, the snap-fit design of the housing 6 and the connector body 4 ensures that the elastic arm 41 does not disengage from the second limiting portion 62 when the user removes the network connector connector.

For the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 7, wherein the first limiting portion 412' In the present embodiment, the interference tail is further provided with a wing-like flank 4122', wherein the area of the flank 4122' is larger than the cross-sectional area of the interference tail. Further, in this embodiment, the rear end of the casing 6' does not have a second restricting portion of a convex portion, but a limiting opening 60' is formed in the top surface 61' corresponding to the casing 6'. The opening shape of the limiting opening 60' is divided into two regions, and the limiting opening 60' near the rear end of the housing 6' is a rectangular opening shape or a square opening shape, and adjacent to the rectangular opening shape or The opening shape of the limiting opening 60' of the square opening shape is an opening shape corresponding to the shape of the side flap 4122', and the untwisting elastic piece portion 411' extends downwardly to the limit portion body 4120' of a straight paragraph. The interference tail end 4121' bent at the end of the limiting body body 4120' and the side wing 4122' can pass through the shape of the opening corresponding to the shape of the side wing 4122'. The stop opening 60' is sufficient to limit the displacement of the two side flaps 4122' to exert a blocking effect. When the first limiting portion 412' is pulled up by force, the two side flaps 4122' penetrating the limiting opening 60' are also stressed and blocked by the housing 6', and the two side flaps 4122' are balanced to the left and right. The tension is transmitted to the housing 6'. Accordingly, the first limiting portion 412' is prevented from continuing to rise, and a closed design that limits the range of movement of the elastic arm is achieved, preventing foreign matter from intruding, causing improper pulling, and reducing the possibility that the elastic arm is broken due to excessive bending. At the same time The snap-fit design of the housing and the connector body ensures that the elastic arm does not disengage from the limit opening when the user removes the network connector connector.

It should be noted that the limit opening described in the text is mainly for the limit function, and a plurality of limit openings can be formed, which is not limited to one limit opening. However, the above descriptions are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the applicant according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the new manual are still It is within the scope of this new patent.

6‧‧‧Shell

60‧‧‧Limited opening

61‧‧‧ top surface

62‧‧‧Second Limitation

63‧‧‧Snaps

64‧‧‧ bottom

65, 66‧‧‧ two side walls

67‧‧‧ accommodating slots

Claims (6)

A network connector connector for connecting to a network connector socket, the network connector connector comprising: a connector body including a base and a resilient arm extending from the base; a plurality of bases are fixed to the base a guiding terminal of the seat; and a housing fixed to the base, forming at least one limiting opening; wherein the resilient arm includes a locking portion for locking the network connector socket; a releasing portion of the locking portion extending away from the base; and a first limiting portion extending from the untwisting elastic portion toward the base toward the limiting opening, the first limit The seat portion further includes an interference tail end that interferes with the housing to form the side edge of the limit opening when the elastic arm is pulled away from the base. For example, the network connector connector of claim 1 is wherein the housing is a metal housing. The network connector connector of claim 2, wherein the metal casing comprises a top surface and a second limiting portion of the convex portion, and the top surface and the second limiting portion surround the limiting position Opening. The network connector connector of claim 1, wherein the first limiting portion includes a limiting portion body, and the interference tail end is a tail hook extending from the limiting portion body. . The network connector connector of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the first limiting portion comprises a limiting portion body, and the interference tail ends are separated from each other by an angle The limiting body body bends and extends the side flaps. The network connector connector of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the housing further comprises a latching portion, the base forming a snap groove for correspondingly engaging the latching portion.