TWM482873U - Magnetic electrical connector assembly - Google Patents

Description

Magnetic power connector combination

The present creation relates to a magnetic electrical connector assembly.

U.S. Patent No. 7,311,526 discloses a magnetic power connector in which a socket and a plug are respectively provided with a magnet and a magnetic member for attracting the magnet, so that the plug can be magnetically coupled to the socket to achieve the purpose of power supply.

This creation provides an improved combination of magnetic electrical connectors that make it easier to use, more flexible terminal arrangements, and better electrical performance.

The purpose of this creation is to provide a magnetic electrical connector combination that can better achieve both front and back docking.

The purpose of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solution: a magnetic electrical connector assembly including a first connector, the first connector including a first insulating base, a magnet attached to the first insulating base, and a fixed a conductive terminal of the first insulating body; the first connector has an abutting surface having a central axis and being symmetric about a central axis to provide two angles of docking that can be rotated 180 degrees; the conductive terminal The utility model comprises a signal terminal, two positive power supply terminals and two negative power supply terminals, wherein the two positive power supply terminals are respectively located on two sides of the signal terminal and two The virtual connection of the positive power supply terminal forms a first extension line, the two negative power supply terminals are respectively located at two sides of the signal terminal, and the virtual connection lines of the two negative power supply terminals form a second extension line; wherein, the first extension line and the second extension line The extension lines intersect and intersect at an angle greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees.

Compared with the prior art, the conductive terminal arrangement of the present invention is more flexible and is not limited by the shape of the mating surface.

100a, 100b, 100c‧‧‧ first connector

200, 200c‧‧‧ second connector

10‧‧‧First insulated body

60‧‧‧Second insulating body

101‧‧‧ docking

70‧‧‧Magnetic components

11‧‧‧ front end

80‧‧‧Retractable conductive terminals

111‧‧‧First level

81, 81c‧‧‧ signal terminal

112‧‧‧Second level

82, 82c‧‧‧ positive power terminal

113‧‧‧ vertical

83, 83c‧‧‧ negative power terminal

20‧‧‧ magnet

300‧‧‧ Cable

2011‧‧‧ side

A1, A2‧‧‧ central axis

21‧‧‧ front end

L1‧‧‧First extension cord

22‧‧‧ gap

L2‧‧‧ second extension line

30‧‧‧Electrical terminals

L3‧‧‧ third extension line

301‧‧‧Contact head

L4‧‧‧4th extension cord

31, 31a, 31b‧‧‧ signal terminals

L5‧‧‧ fifth extension cord

32a, 32b‧‧‧ positive power terminal

33a, 33b‧‧‧n negative power terminal

40‧‧‧Metal housing

41‧‧‧挟arm

The first figure is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the magnetic-type electrical connector assembly; the second figure is a perspective view of the first connector in the first figure; the third figure is the second figure of the first connector 4 is an exploded perspective view of the first connector of the second figure; the fifth view is a perspective view of the second connector in the first figure; and the sixth view is a front view of the second connector of the fifth figure. 7 is a perspective view of the first connector of the second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a front view of the first connector of the seventh embodiment; and FIG. 9 is a magnetic electrical connector of the third embodiment of the present invention. A perspective view of the first connector is combined; a tenth view is a perspective view of the first connector in the ninth figure; an eleventh view is a front view of the first connector of the tenth figure; and a twelfth figure is a second connection of the ninth figure. Stereoscopic view of the device.

The first to sixth figures show the first embodiment of the magnetic power connector combination for realizing the power supply of the present invention. As shown in the first and second figures, the combination includes the first for mounting on the circuit board. A connector 100a and a second connector 200 connected to the cable 300. In general, the first connector 100a is mounted on the side of the device end and is retracted within the outer side of the device end, such as a tablet or a notebook computer; the second connector 200 is generally connected to a cable for The power is connected. The conductive terminals of the first connector are symmetrical to each other to some extent, so that the second connector 200 can be docked with the first connector 100a at both positive and negative angles of 180 degrees of rotation, thereby achieving power transmission. The specific structure of the first connector 100a and the arrangement of the conductive terminals will be described below.

As shown in the fourth figure, the first connector 100a of the first embodiment includes a first insulating base 10, a magnet 20 attached to the first insulating base, and a conductive terminal 30 and a package fixed to the first insulating base. A metal casing 40 covering the outside of the first insulating seat. The magnet 20 has a front end surface 21, and the front end surface is provided with a notch 22, and the notch 22 penetrates the rear end surface of the magnet. The magnet 20 is formed of two magnets front and rear. The first insulating base 10 has a front end surface 11 filled in the notch 22. The magnet 20 and the front end surface of the first insulating base 10 together form an abutting surface 101 (as shown in the second figure). The conductive terminal 30 is a non-retractable structure, and is fixed to the first insulating base 10 and has a contact head 301 located on the abutting surface 101. The contact head 301 is arranged on the front end surface 11 of the first insulating base 10 and protrudes from the mating. Face 101. The metal housing 40 is provided with a holding arm 41 protruding forward and beyond the abutting surface 101. The holding arms are respectively arranged on four sides of the abutting surface, and the end of the holding arm is bent inward.

Referring to the second and third figures, the conductive terminal 30 of the first connector 100a includes a signal terminal 31, two positive power supply terminals 32a, 32b and two negative power supply terminals 33a, 33b, and the two positive power supply terminals 32a, 32b are respectively located at the signal terminal 31. On both sides, the two negative power supply terminals 33a, 33b are also respectively located on both sides of the signal terminal. If the two positive power supply terminals 32a, 32b are connected by a straight line, the virtual connection of the two positive power supply terminals forms the first extension line L1; if the two negative power supply terminals 33a, 33b are connected by a straight line, the virtual power supply terminals 33a, 33b are virtualized. The connection forms a second extension line L2. As shown in the third figure, the first extension line L1 intersects with the second extension line L2 and intersects at an angle greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees, that is, 0 degrees < angle < 90 degrees. Compared with the prior art, the angle is zero degrees (that is, all the conductive terminals are arranged in a straight line), or the angle is ninety degrees (that is, the mating surface is circular, and the positive power terminal and the negative power terminal are arranged vertically), The terminal arrangement makes the conductive terminal arrangement more flexible and is not limited by the shape of the mating surface.

The abutting face 101 of the first connector 100a has two central axes A1, A2 which are symmetrical about their central axis such that they can be inserted at two angles to the second connector 200 which can be rotated 180 degrees. For further observation, it can be seen that the signal terminal 31 is located at the intersection of the two central axes, and the two sides of the signal terminal 31 respectively have a positive power terminal and a negative power terminal, and a positive power source on the same side of the signal terminal (such as the left side) A virtual extension of the terminal 32a and a negative power supply terminal 33a forms a third extension line L3, and a virtual extension of a positive power supply terminal 32b and a negative power supply terminal 33b on the other side of the signal terminal (such as the right side) forms a fourth extension line. L4, the third extension line and the fourth extension line are parallel to each other. In the first embodiment, the abutting surface 101 has a rectangular structure, and the third and fourth extension lines L3 and L4 are parallel to the opposite sides 2011 of the rectangle, and the signal terminals 31 are located at the third and fourth extension lines L3. Between L4, it is not located in the third and fourth extension lines L3. , L4. The front end surface 11 of the first insulating base body has a zigzag shape, and includes a first horizontal portion 111, a second horizontal portion 112, and a vertical portion 113 connecting the first and second horizontal portions. The positive power supply terminal and the negative power supply terminal are respectively symmetric. The ground is located at the first and second horizontal portions, and the signal terminal 31 is located at the vertical portion 113.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the second connector 200 includes a second insulating base 60, a magnetic member 70 attached to the second insulating base, and a retractable conductive terminal 80 fixed to the second insulating base. The retractable conductive terminal 80 includes a signal terminal 81, a positive power terminal 82 and a negative power terminal 83. The positive and negative power terminals are located on the same side of the signal terminal 81, and the other side of the signal terminal has no power terminal. The virtual connection between the positive power supply terminal and the negative power supply terminal forms a fifth extension line L5, and the signal terminal 81 is offset from the fifth extension line L5. Compared to the prior art, the second connector 200 of the present invention can save the number of retractable conductive terminals.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the first connector 100b of the second embodiment has substantially the same structure as the first connector 100a of the first embodiment, and the internal components are also substantially the same, except that the first connector 100b includes Two signal terminals 31a, 31b, the two signal terminals are respectively located on the third extension line L3 and the fourth extension line L4.

In summary, in the first and second embodiments, the first and second extension lines L1, L2 do not overlap with the two center lines A1, A2 of the first connector.

As shown in the ninth to eleventh drawings, the conductive terminal arrangement of the first connector 100c of the third embodiment is slightly different from that of the first embodiment. The second extension line L2 formed by the virtual connection between the two negative power supply terminals 33a, 33b overlaps with the central axis A1 of the mating surface, and the virtual connection between the positive power supply terminals 32a, 32b is formed. An extension line L1 is disposed at an angle to the other central axis A2, that is, one of the first and second extension lines overlaps with one of the central axes of the abutting surface, and the first and second extension lines The other one is placed at an angle to the other central axis. The angle between the first and second extension lines is greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees.

The twelfth figure shows the second connector 200c in the third embodiment, wherein the positive power supply terminal 82c and the negative power supply terminal 83c are connected by a virtual straight line to form a fifth extension line L5, and the signal terminal 81c is offset from the fifth extension line L5. .

In summary, this creation is in line with the new patent requirements, and the patent application is filed according to law. However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and any equivalent modification or change made by a person familiar with the skill of the present invention in accordance with the spirit of the present invention should be It is covered by the following patent application.

101‧‧‧ docking

A1, A2‧‧‧ central axis

2011‧‧‧ side

L1‧‧‧First extension cord

31‧‧‧ Signal Terminal

L2‧‧‧ second extension line

32a, 32b‧‧‧ positive power terminal

L3‧‧‧ third extension line

33a, 33b‧‧‧n negative power terminal

L4‧‧‧4th extension cord

Claims (10)

A magnetic electrical connector assembly comprising a first connector, the first connector comprising a first insulating base, a magnet attached to the first insulating base, and a conductive terminal fixed to the first insulating base; The first connector has an abutting surface having a central axis and being symmetric about a central axis to provide two angles of docking that can be rotated 180 degrees; the conductive terminal includes a signal terminal, two positive power terminals, and two negative electrodes a power supply terminal, wherein the two positive power supply terminals are respectively located at two sides of the signal terminal, and the virtual connection lines of the two positive power supply terminals form a first extension line, and the two negative power supply terminals are respectively located at two sides of the signal terminal and two negative power supply terminals The virtual connection forms a second extension line; wherein the first extension line intersects the second extension line and the angle of the phase angle is greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees. The magnetic-type electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the magnet is attached to the first insulating seat, the magnet has a front end surface, and the front end surface is provided with a notch; the first insulating seat body The front end surface filled in the notch, the magnet and the front end surface of the first insulating seat body together form an abutting surface; the conductive terminal has a contact head located on the abutting surface. The magnetic-type electrical connector assembly of claim 2, wherein a virtual connection between a positive power terminal and a negative power terminal on the same side of the signal terminal forms a third extension line, and is located at the signal terminal. A virtual extension of a positive power supply terminal and a negative power supply terminal on the side forms a fourth extension line, and the third extension line and the fourth extension line are parallel to each other. The magnetic electrical connector assembly of claim 3, wherein The abutting surface is a rectangular structure, and the third and fourth extension lines are parallel to the opposite sides of the rectangle. The magnetic electrical connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the signal terminal is located between the third and fourth extension lines. The magnetic connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the first connector comprises two signal terminals, and the two signal terminals are respectively located on the third extension line and the fourth extension line. The magnetic-type electrical connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the front end surface of the first insulating base has a zigzag shape, and includes a first horizontal portion, a second horizontal portion, and a first connection. The vertical portion of the second horizontal portion, the positive power supply terminal and the negative power supply terminal are symmetrically located at the first and second horizontal portions, respectively, and the signal terminal is located at the vertical portion. The magnetic-type electrical connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the abutting surface has two central axes that intersect perpendicularly, and one of the first and second extension lines and the abutting surface thereof One central axis overlaps, and the other of the first and second extension lines is disposed at an angle to the other central axis. The magnetic-type electrical connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the outer side of the first connector is covered with a metal casing, and the metal casing is provided with a protrusion that protrudes forward and exceeds the abutting surface. arm. The magnetic electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the magnetic electrical connector assembly comprises a second connector that interfaces with the first connector, and the second connector includes a second insulation a body, a magnetic component attached to the second insulating body, and a retractable conductive terminal fixed to the second insulating body; wherein the retractable conductive terminal comprises a signal terminal, a positive power terminal and a negative electrode The power terminal, the virtual connection between the positive power terminal and the negative power terminal form a fifth extension line, and the signal terminal is offset from the fifth extension line.