TWM500366U - Flat cable connector - Google Patents

Description

Cable connector

The present invention provides a connector for an electronic device to which an electronic product is connected, particularly a cable connector.

A connector is a connection that electrically connects wires, boards, and other circuit components. It has been widely used in various electronic products, such as notebook computers, electronic communication products, etc.

The connector has a cable connector, and the cable is a flexible structure composed of a plurality of wires. The cable connector has a connector with a terminal and a plurality of terminals and a middle cover. In addition, a reflex cover is provided for the cable to be folded back to reduce the stress of the product. However, the conventional small-sized cable connector has a small contact surface of the terminal and the conductor, and the contact is unstable, and in order to add a reverse folding cover, the overall product is lengthened, so that the length of the connecting seat must be longer, so that the phase The corresponding substrate space position must be followed up, which does not meet the current requirements for light and thin 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.

This creation is applied to the small cable connector, which is redesigned by the overall structure to make the conduction between the terminal and the conductor more stable, and the product can be stabilized and the service life of the product can be extended without increasing the product length.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a connector including a connecting seat, a middle cover and a reverse folding cover. The connector includes a body and a plurality of terminals, the terminals It is disposed on the base body, and the contact portion between the terminal and the conductor adopts a full-cover structure design, and is designed with three contact elastic pieces extending three contact flat pieces and one contact convex part, and the terminal extends away from the seat body to have a piercing clip arm, piercing The clamping arm is provided with a clamping arm rib and an outward fin. When the product is assembled and pressed, the fin is tightly fitted with the terminal receiving hole of the middle cover; the two ends of the seat body are respectively provided with a locking hole, and the engaging hole is The opening direction is the same as the extending direction of the terminals, and the inner groove wall of the engaging hole is provided with at least one first clamping block and a second clamping block; the middle cover is disposed on one side of the connecting seat in the direction in which the terminals extend. The first end of the cover extends toward the connecting seat to form a first latch, and the free end of the first latch extends inward to form a first hook. The first hook is pre-compressed before the middle cover and the connecting seat are pressed together. The first latching block stuck in the engaging hole of the seat body is pressed against the second latching block of the connecting seat, and the middle cover is provided with a receiving slot and a plurality of terminal receiving holes which can pass through the connecting wire. The terminal receiving holes correspond to the connector terminals, and the first card has a receiving groove that is the same as the extending direction; The cover is disposed on the other side of the middle cover relative to the connecting seat, and the two ends of the folding cover are respectively provided with a second latch, and the second latch and the reverse flap main system are made of two different materials, and the reverse cover main system is The second card is made of a plastic material, and the second card is made of a immersed injection molding method, and is fixed at both ends of the folding cover, and the second card is corresponding to the groove wall surface of the middle cover receiving groove. The second card has fins, and the free end of the second card extends outward to form a second hook, and the second card passes through the middle cover receiving slot, and when the second card is placed in the middle cover receiving slot When the second click fin and the middle cover receiving groove wall surface interfere with each other, and utilize the elastic property of the second click metal, the second click and the freely extending second hook are outwardly expanded, and the card is offset. In the body card slot, this makes the product portfolio more compact and stable.

The beneficial effect of the creative connector is that the contact area is fully covered, the contact area and stability of the conductor are increased, and the setting of the receiving groove, the receiving hole, the clamping block, the card slot and the hook are utilized. The products together form a cassette structure, so that the lengths of the connecting seat, the middle cover and the folding cover do not have to be increased, and the double requirements of the product being small and firm can be achieved.

The above description of the present content and the description of the following embodiments are used to illustrate and explain the principles of the present invention, and to provide a patent application scope of the present invention. Step explanation.

1‧‧‧Cable connector

10‧‧‧Connecting Block

11‧‧‧

111‧‧‧Snap hole

112‧‧‧ first card block

113‧‧‧Second card block

114‧‧‧ card slot

12‧‧‧ Terminal

121‧‧‧ piercing clamp arm

1211‧‧‧ piercing end

1212‧‧‧Fins

1213‧‧‧Clamp arm rib

122‧‧‧Contact shrapnel

1221‧‧‧Contact flat film

1222‧‧‧Contact convex

123‧‧‧Guided fixed piece

1231‧‧‧ Oblique

1232‧‧‧ Round convex

20‧‧‧中盖

21‧‧‧ First card

211‧‧‧ first card hook

212‧‧‧容槽

213‧‧‧ Included trough wall

22‧‧‧Terminal receiving holes

23‧‧‧Line accommodating slot

231‧‧‧Roughing

30‧‧‧Reflex cover

31‧‧‧Second card

311‧‧‧Second card

312‧‧‧Second card fins

32‧‧‧ Cable guide gap

FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of the authoring connector.

FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of another perspective view of the authoring connector.

Figure 3 is a front view of the terminal of the authoring connector.

Figure 4 is a side view of the terminal of the authoring connector.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the creative connector.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view showing the combination of the three-dimensional parts of the authoring connector.

Figure 7 is a schematic view of the front side assembly of the authoring connector.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged schematic view showing the combination of the front portion of the authoring connector.

Figure 9 is a schematic view of the finished product of the creative connector.

FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of the authoring connector 1. As shown in FIG. 1 , the present invention provides a connector 1 including a connector 10 , a middle cover 20 and a reverse cover 30 . The middle cover 20 is disposed between the connecting base 10 and the folding cover 30. The connector 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and the direction of the pair of elongated faces of the connector 1 is defined as "face", and the direction of the other pair of narrow faces of the connector 1 is "side", and the pair of short faces of the connector 1 is "end". The distance between the two sides is defined as the width, the distance between the two sides is the thickness, and the distance between the two ends is the length. The length of the connecting seat 10, the middle cover 20 and the folding cover 30 are the same.

2 is an exploded perspective view of another perspective of the connector 1. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the connector 10 includes a body 11 and a plurality of terminals 12 disposed on one surface of the base 11 and disposed at an intermediate portion of the surface. Each of the portions of the base 11 near the two ends is provided with an engaging hole 111, and the engaging hole 111 penetrates through both sides of the base 11. At least one first latching block 112 and a second latching block 113 are disposed on the inner wall of the engaging hole 111. In the present embodiment, the number of the second latching blocks 113 is two, the first latching block 112 is disposed between the two second latching blocks 113, and the outer wall of the engaging hole 111 is provided with a latch. Slot 114.

3 is a front view of the terminal 12, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the terminal 12. Referring to Figures 2, 3 and 4, the terminal 12 is made of metal for contact with the wires and for electrical conduction. The terminal 12 is partially disposed in the base 11 and partially extends out of the base 11. The terminal 12 is also an elongated body, and the two short sides defining the terminal 12 are both ends. The terminal 12 extends a pair of piercing clip arms 121 toward the base body 11. The two piercing clip arms 121 have a spacing therebetween. The end of the piercing clip arm 121 away from the seat body 11 is a piercing end 1211 for piercing the wire. The two piercing ends 1211 extend outward to form a fin 1212. The two piercing clip arms 121 respectively protrude toward the normal direction of the plane to form an elongated clip arm rib 1213. The design of the clip arm rib 1213 can increase the strength of the piercing clip arm 121, so that the piercing end 1211 is stabbed. When the wire is broken, it is not easy to be deformed by the force of the puncture. The portion of the terminal 12 near the other end is provided with three sets of contact elastic pieces 122. The free ends of the elastic pieces extend to form a contact flat piece 1221 and a contact convex portion 1222. The contact structure is planarly surrounded by the terminal 12 to form a space for the conductor to be inserted, and the elastic piece contacts the flat. The design of the sheet 1221 can increase the contact area with the conductor. The design of the contact protrusion 1222 can increase the strength of the portion of the terminal 12 disposed in the seat body 11, and the conductor can be changed by adjusting the height of the contact protrusion 1222. The contact force of the contact spring 122 and the plane of the terminal 12 makes the conduction between the terminal and the conductor more stable. A guiding fixing piece 123 is disposed on each side between the contact elastic piece 122 and the piercing clamping arm 121, and the oblique convex part 1231 and the circular convex part 1232 are additionally provided to guide, fix and tightly fit the terminal in the connecting base 10.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the two ends of the middle cover 20 extend toward the connecting base 10, and each of the two ends extends to form a first latch 21, and the middle surface of the middle cover 20 is provided with a plurality of terminal receiving holes 22, and the terminal capacity is The holes 22 are penetrated through the two sides, and the number and arrangement positions of the terminal accommodating holes 22 correspond to the terminals 12, and the terminal fins 1212 are tightly fitted into the middle cover accommodating holes 22 when the product is assembled and pressed. The first latch 21 is adjacent to the free end of the connector 10 and extends inwardly to form a first hook 211. The first cassette 21 is provided with a receiving groove 212. The receiving groove 212 has an elongated shape, and its longitudinal direction is the same as the longitudinal direction of the first cassette 21. One side of the middle cover 20 is provided with a row of wire accommodating grooves 23 for the wire to be inserted therein, and the wire accommodating groove 23 is formed into a narrow shape, and the wire accommodating groove 23 is provided with a sloped surface 231 near the wall surface of the connecting seat 10, The wires formed by the co-construction of several wires are easier to penetrate.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the two ends of the folding cover 30 extend toward the connecting base 10 to form a second latch 31. Specifically, the second cassette 31 and the reverse folding cover 30 main system are two different materials, the reverse folding cover 30 main system is made of plastic material, and the second cassette 31 is made of metal material, and the second cassette 31 It is formed together with the folding cover 30 in a manner of being buried. The second latch 31 is partially embedded in the two ends of the folding cover 30 to enhance the fixing strength between the second latch 31 and the main body of the folding flap 30, and the second latch 3 corresponds inwardly to the middle cover. The second slot 213 is provided with a second latching fin 312. The second latching tab 31 extends outwardly to form a second latch 311. The second latch 311 passes through the middle cover receiving slot. At 212 o'clock, the second click fin 312 and the middle cover receiving groove wall surface 213 interfere with each other, and the second latch 31 and the freely extending second hook 311 are compliant by the elastic characteristic of the second latch 31 metal. Expanding outward, the card is pressed against the seat card slot 114, which makes the product combination more compact and stable. The thickness of the two ends of the folding cover 30 is greater than the thickness of the intermediate portion, so that one side of the folding cover 30 forms a row of guiding notches 32 for smoother and more stable insertion and removal of the cable.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a three-dimensional assembly of the authoring connector 1 in which a part of the base body 11, the middle cover 20, and the refolding cover 30 are removed by a virtual coil selection part A to present the connection relationship of each element in more detail. FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view showing a broken line portion A of the authoring connector 1. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the second latch 31 is partially disposed in the middle cover receiving slot 212 , the second hook 311 is engaged with the base latching slot 114 , and the terminal 12 is partially disposed on the base 11 . The remaining portion is disposed in the terminal receiving hole 22 of the middle cover 20. The fin 1212 of the piercing clip arm 121 is tightly fitted to the hole wall of the terminal receiving hole 22 to increase the bonding strength of the middle cover 20 and the connecting seat 10.

Fig. 7 is a front elevational view of the authoring connector 1, in which the partial coil body 11, the middle cover 20, and the refolding cover 30 are removed by the dummy coil selection portion B to show the connection relationship of the components in more detail. Fig. 8 is an enlarged schematic view showing the selected portion B of the dotted line. Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8, the first hook 211 of the first cover 21 of the middle cover passes through the seat engaging hole 111, so that the first hook 211 of the middle cover is stuck to the seat. Body second card block The second latching fins 312 and the middle latching receptacle wall surface 213 interfere with each other, so that the second latch 311 of the second latch 31 passes through the middle cover receiving slot 212 and then expands outwardly. The two hooks 311 are pressed against the seat card slot 114. This makes the engagement ring between the connecting seat 10, the middle cover 20 and the folding cover 30 interlocking, and the combination is more firm.

In summary, the connector provided by the present invention has at least the following advantages: the use of the piercing clip arm to extend the fin outward and the arrangement of the terminal receiving hole increases the engagement between the middle cover and the terminal, so that the connecting seat and the terminal And the middle cover is more compact; using the full-cover contact flat piece design and contact convex application, increasing the contact area between the terminal and the conductor to make the product conduction more stable, and using the contact protrusion to increase the terminal and the conductor insertion The holding force can be adjusted, and the insertion and extraction force of the terminal and the conductor can be adjusted; the structure of the cable and the terminal can be accommodated at the same time by using the middle cover to make the product assembly performance better; the use of the anti-folding cover card metal setting makes the product small and firm The length of the connecting seat, the middle cover and the reverse folding cover can be the same without increasing the length; the first hook of the middle cover and the second card block of the connecting seat are mutually stuck, the second card fin and the middle cover are folded back. The groove walls are mutually in contact with each other, and the second card and the hook are outwardly expanded, so that the second hook of the folding cover and the connecting card slot are more closely interlocked, and the components are interlocked, so that the connecting seat and the terminal are connected. The middle cover and the folding cover are more stable And fixed to each other.

The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the patent of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Cable connector

10‧‧‧Connecting Block

11‧‧‧

111‧‧‧Snap hole

112‧‧‧ first card block

114‧‧‧ card slot

12‧‧‧ Terminal

20‧‧‧中盖

21‧‧‧ First card

211‧‧‧ first card hook

212‧‧‧容槽

213‧‧‧ Included trough wall

22‧‧‧Terminal receiving holes

23‧‧‧Line accommodating slot

231‧‧‧Roughing

30‧‧‧Reflex cover

31‧‧‧Second card

311‧‧‧Second card

312‧‧‧Second card fins

32‧‧‧ Cable guide gap

Claims (9)

A cable connector includes: a connecting base comprising a body and a plurality of terminals, wherein the terminals are fixed to the base body, and the plurality of conductors are in contact with the plurality of conductors to extend the direction away from the base body and have a thorn a squeezing arm, each of the fins extending outwardly from the clamping arm and a piercing end, the two ends of the body are respectively provided with a through engaging hole, and the inner groove wall of the engaging hole is provided At least one first clamping block and a second clamping block; a middle cover disposed on a side of the connecting seat facing the extending direction of the terminals, wherein two ends of the middle cover respectively extend toward the connecting seat to form a a first latch, the free end of the first latch extends inwardly to form a first latch, the middle cover is provided with a plurality of terminal receiving holes, and the terminal receiving holes correspond to the terminals, when the product is assembled When the pressing, the piercing ends of the terminals pierce a row of wires, so that the fins extending outwardly of the piercing clip arm are tightly fitted to the terminal receiving holes of the middle cover, and the The first card of the middle cover is simultaneously clamped to the second latching block of the connecting base, so that the connecting seat, the The terminal and the middle cover are tightly fitted with each other; a folding cover is disposed on the other side of the middle cover relative to the connecting seat, and a second latch is respectively disposed at two ends of the folding cover, wherein The second cassette and the re-folding cover are made of two different materials. When the product is assembled, the second card is placed in two receiving slots disposed on two sides of the middle cover, and the second card is used. The second card fin and the wall surface of the receiving groove of the middle cover are in contact with each other, and the second card is smoothly expanded by the elastic force of the second card, and the second card is The 榫 passes through the receiving slots of the middle cover and is engaged with the engaging holes of the connecting seat. The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the terminals are in contact with the conductors in a full-clad configuration, and the terminals are provided with three contact springs, The free end of the contact spring piece extends with a three-contact flat piece and a contact protrusion. The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the piercing clip arm of the terminal protrudes in a direction normal to a plane to form a rib, and the outer side of the piercing end of the piercing clip arm extends outwardly. sheet. The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the engaging holes at the two ends of the connecting seat are provided with a latching groove on the outer hole wall. The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the middle cover is provided with a wire receiving groove through which the wire can be inserted. The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the folding cover is made of a plastic material, and the second card is made of a metal material. The cable connector of claim 6, wherein the second latches are embedded in the two ends of the folding cover. The cable connector of claim 7, wherein the second latches of the folding cover are provided with a second latching fin facing inward, and the free ends of the second latches extend outward to form a second card. hook. The cable connector of claim 8, wherein the second latches act by their own elastic force, and the second latching fins and the wall surfaces of the plurality of receiving slots of the middle cover interfere with each other, The second hooks of the second cassettes are outwardly expanded, and the cards are abutted on the connection card slot.