TWM503005U - Adaptor device for bi-directional front-reverse insertion of connector - Google Patents

Description

Connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter

This author is about a connector, especially a connector for plug connector and socket connector, and can be used for forward or reverse insertion of the connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter.

Press, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector is a must-have product for connecting computer peripherals to computer peripherals. Computer peripherals include card readers, computer keyboards, mice, and lists. Machines, digital cameras, scanners, modems, battery chargers, USB removable flash drives, and external hard drives.

Generally, the USB2.0 A type structure is mainly composed of an insulating body, an iron shell and a set of terminals, and the terminal group is composed of four conductive terminals, wherein the terminal group is disposed on one side of the insulating body, and the insulating body with the terminal group is disposed. In the iron shell, because the design has a foolproof effect at the beginning, to prevent the short circuit of the positive and negative poles of the internal power supply from being caused by the contrast, the plug connector must be inserted into the iron shell to pay attention to the direction of insertion, because the general plug connector has only a single direction. Sexual insertion, when the USB plug is reversed (upside down), cannot be inserted into the USB socket, which is very inconvenient in operation, and the reverse plugging is more likely to cause damage to the connector, and thus needs to be improved. Moreover, the connector adapters that can be bilaterally connected to the socket connector or the plug connector are not used for forward or reverse insertion, so when the counterpart (socket connector or plug connector) is plugged in, very It is easy to insert due to the insertion, and may even cause damage to the connector.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, which are sufficient to enable any skilled artisan to understand the technical contents of the present invention and implement it according to the contents, the scope of the patent application and the drawings. Anyone familiar with the relevant art can easily understand the purpose and advantages of this creation.

The main purpose of this creation is to use the signal connector to bilaterally connect the plug connector and the socket connector, and the plug connector and the socket connector can be inserted in a positive or negative insertion manner without any foolproof measures.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion device, comprising: a two-socket connector, each of the socket connectors comprising: an insulative housing having a base and a a tongue plate extending forwardly from the base; two terminal groups each of which is composed of a plurality of conductive terminals, and each of the terminal groups is symmetrically centered on a center of the tongue plate and is disposed point-symmetrically to each other on the tongue plate a shielding shell, the shielding shell forming an accommodating space for accommodating the insulating body, and the accommodating space defines an insertion space of the upper and lower portions by the tongue plate; The signal connector, the two ends of the signal connector are electrically connected to the respective conductive terminals in each of the socket connectors.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tongue plate forms a plurality of mounting grooves for mounting the conductive terminals on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the receptacle connector is a universal serial bus 2.0 connector.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the signal connector is a cable connection (Cable) or adapter (Adapter).

The present invention is another connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion device, comprising: a socket connector, the socket connector comprising: an insulative housing having a base and a front extending from the base a tongue plate; each of the terminal groups is composed of a plurality of conductive terminals, and each of the terminal groups is disposed on the surface of the tongue and the lower surface in point symmetry with respect to each other with the center point of the tongue as a center of symmetry; a shielding outer casing, the shielding outer casing forming an accommodating space for accommodating the insulating body, and the accommodating space defines an insertion space of the upper and lower parts by the tongue plate; a plug connector, the plug The connector includes: an insulating plate; the insulating plate defines a first surface and a second surface; and two conductive components, each of the conductive components is composed of a plurality of conductive members, and each of the conductive components has a center point of the insulating plate Provided to the first surface and the second surface in point symmetry with respect to the center of symmetry; a metal outer casing forming an accommodating space for accommodating the insulating plate, and the accommodating space is Defines a plate on two of the interposed space; and a signal connection member, connected to two ends of the signal element are electrically connected to each of the conductive member and each of the conductive terminals.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tongue plate forms a plurality of mounting grooves for mounting the conductive terminals on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the socket connector is a Universal Serial Bus 2.0 A Type connector.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the plug connector is a Universal Serial Bus 2.0 A Type connector.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the signal connector is an electrical cable or an adapter.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the insulating plate may also be a printed circuit board.

Another purpose of this creation: easy to use, no need to worry about damage caused by insertion.

1‧‧‧Socket connector

10‧‧‧Insulated body

100‧‧‧Base

102‧‧‧ tongue plate

102a‧‧‧ upper surface

102b‧‧‧ lower surface

102p‧‧‧ center point

104‧‧‧Installation slot

12‧‧‧Terminal group

120‧‧‧Electrical terminals

1200‧‧‧ fixed section

1202‧‧‧Electrical contact section

1204‧‧‧welding section

14‧‧‧Shielded enclosure

140‧‧‧ accommodating space

142‧‧‧Interposed space

2‧‧‧Signal connector

3‧‧‧ plug connector

30‧‧‧Insulation board

300‧‧‧ first surface

302‧‧‧ second surface

32‧‧‧Electrical components

320‧‧‧Electrical parts

34‧‧‧Metal casing

340‧‧‧ accommodation space

342‧‧‧Interposed space

1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is another perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the position of the creation terminal group setting.

Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the creation of the dual socket connector combined with the adapter.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the combination of the creative socket and the plug connector.

Figure 10 is a perspective view showing the electrical connection line of the creative socket and the plug connector.

Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the electrical connection line of the creative socket and the plug connector.

The embodiments of the present invention are described below by way of specific examples, and those skilled in the art can readily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the disclosure of the present disclosure.

The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings of the present specification are only used to cope with the contents disclosed in the specification for understanding and reading by those skilled in the art, and are not used. In order to limit the conditions that can be implemented in this creation, it is not technically meaningful. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship or adjustment of the size, without affecting the effectiveness and the purpose of the creation of the creation, All should remain within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this creation. In the meantime, the terms “a”, “two”, “upper”, and the like, are used for convenience of description, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, the relative relationship may be changed or Adjustments, if there is no material change in the content of the technology, are also considered to be the scope of implementation of this creation.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 , FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , which are schematic diagrams of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a perspective view of another angle, a schematic exploded view, and a positional arrangement of the terminal group. The schematic diagram of the cross section and the three-dimensional connector are combined with the adapter. The present invention relates to a connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter that conforms to a Universal Serial Bus 2.0 A Type connector. The socket connector 1 is mainly composed of an insulative housing 10, a two-terminal group 12 and a shielding shell 14. In the present invention, two socket connectors 1 are taken as an example, and are connected to each other through a signal connector 2, wherein the socket connector 1 can be plugged The connector (not shown) is inserted and transmits signals. The insulative housing 10 has a base 100 and a tongue plate 102 extending forwardly from the base 100. The upper surface 102a and the lower surface 102b of the tongue plate 102 respectively form a plurality of mounting slots 104, due to the two terminal groups. 12 is composed of a plurality of conductive terminals 120 respectively, and the conductive terminals 120 are respectively disposed in the mounting groove 104. It can be seen that a plurality of conductive terminals 120 are disposed on the upper surface 102a and the lower surface 102b of the tongue plate 102, and at the same time, reference is made to the drawings. 4 It is clear that the terminal group 12 is disposed symmetrically with respect to the center point 102p of the tongue plate 102 at the upper surface 102a and the lower surface 102b of the tongue plate 102. The point symmetry means that after rotating the two terminal groups by 180 degrees according to the center of symmetry as the center of rotation, the two terminal groups after rotation can completely overlap with the two terminal groups before rotation. Through the point-symmetric terminal group configuration, the plug connector can smoothly insert the corresponding socket connector under the condition of 180 degrees rotation to perform the signal transmission operation normally.

Then, the insulative housing 10 is disposed in the accommodating space 140 formed by the shielding housing 14. The tongue 102 is disposed in the accommodating space 140 to define the insertion of the upper and lower portions. The space 142, so the plug connector (not shown) can be inserted in the positive insertion or the reverse insertion mode when the corresponding socket connector 1 is inserted without any anti-detention measures, and simultaneously through the upper and lower sides. The insertion space 142 can be inserted in the forward and reverse directions of the plug connector, and the damage of the conductive terminal 120 or the insulative housing 10 caused by the insertion of the plug does not occur. It is worth mentioning that the above-mentioned socket connector 1 which can be inserted in the forward or reverse direction can be mainly connected by the signal connector 2 (which can be an electric cable (Adapter) or an adapter (Adapter). Each of the conductive terminals 120 in each of the socket connectors 1 is electrically connected, thereby making the connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter of the present invention more convenient and practical.

In the foregoing, the structure of the socket connector 1 is mainly connected to the socket connector 1. Referring to FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , it is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and another preferred embodiment. A schematic cross-sectional view of the example and a perspective view of the socket and plug connector combined with the adapter. For example, the socket connector 1 is connected to the plug connector 3, and the signal connector 2 is matched with an adapter (Adapter) (also can be an electrical cable). The socket connector 1 in this embodiment is The foregoing is the same, and the plug connector 3 is composed of an insulating plate 30, two conductive components 32 and a metal casing 34, wherein the insulating plate 30 defines a first surface 300 and a second surface 302, and the conductive component 32 is composed of a plurality of conductive members 320, and each of the conductive members 32 is symmetrically disposed at a center of the insulating plate 30 and is disposed in point symmetry with respect to the first surface 300 and the second surface 302. The metal casing 34 is formed. An accommodating space 340 for accommodating the insulating plate 30 is defined, and the accommodating space 340 defines the upper and lower insertion spaces 342 by the insulating plate 30. So when the plug is connected When the device 3 is inserted into a general socket connector, it can be inserted in a positive or negative insertion manner without any foolproof measures, and the insertion space 342 of the upper and lower portions can be used for the forward and reverse directions of the plug connector. The insertion is not caused by the insertion of the conductive member 320 or the insulating plate 30.

More importantly, the socket connector 1 and the plug connector 3 in this embodiment can be inserted in the forward or reverse direction, and are respectively electrically connected to the socket connector 1 through the two ends of the adapter (Adapter). Each of the conductive terminals 120 and the conductive members 320 in the plug connector 3, thereby making the connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter of the present invention more convenient and practical. Please refer to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , which are a perspective view of the electrical connection line of the creative socket and the plug connector, and a perspective view of the electrical connection line of the socket and the plug connector. FIG. 10 is mainly for connecting the two-socket connector 1 with a signal connector 2 of a cable connection state, and FIG. 11 is for electrically connecting the socket connector 1 and the plug connector 3 with a cable connection state. The like signal connector 2 serves as a connection, thereby presenting another use aspect.

In addition, the present invention can be connected to the conductive terminals 120 by using a circuit board or a connecting wire, and the corresponding signals can be connected through the circuit board or the connecting wires.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention and their effects, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Such as network sockets, network socket module flash drives, card readers, and so on. Anyone familiar with the art may modify the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation should be as listed in the scope of the patent application described later.

100‧‧‧Base

102‧‧‧ tongue plate

102a‧‧‧ upper surface

102b‧‧‧ lower surface

120‧‧‧Electrical terminals

1200‧‧‧ fixed section

1202‧‧‧Electrical contact section

1204‧‧‧welding section

14‧‧‧Shielded enclosure

142‧‧‧Interposed space

Claims (10)

A connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter includes: a two-socket connector, each of the socket connectors comprising: an insulative housing having a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base The two terminal groups each of the terminal groups are composed of a plurality of conductive terminals, and each of the terminal groups is disposed symmetrically with respect to the center point of the tongue plate on the tongue surface and the lower surface; The shielding shell forms an accommodating space for accommodating the insulating body, and the accommodating space defines an insertion space of the upper and lower portions by the tongue plate; and a signal connecting member, the signal connecting member The two ends are electrically connected to the respective conductive terminals in each of the socket connectors. The connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter device of claim 1, wherein the tongue plate forms a plurality of mounting slots for mounting the conductive terminals on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively. The connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion switching device of claim 1, wherein the socket connector is a universal serial bus 2.0 A Type connector. The connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter according to claim 1, wherein the signal connector is an electrical cable or an adapter. A connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter includes: a socket connector, the socket connector comprising: an insulative housing, the insulative housing having a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base; The two terminal groups each of the terminal groups are composed of a plurality of conductive terminals, and each of the terminal groups is disposed symmetrically on the tongue surface and the lower surface with the center point of the tongue plate as a center of symmetry; The shielding shell forms an accommodating space for accommodating the insulating body, and The accommodating space defines an insertion space of the upper and lower parts by the tongue plate; a plug connector, the plug connector comprises: an insulating plate; the insulating plate defines a first surface and a second a second conductive component, each of the conductive components is composed of a plurality of conductive members, and each of the conductive components is symmetrically disposed at a center of the insulating plate and is symmetrically disposed on the first surface and the second surface; a metal casing forming an accommodating space for accommodating the insulating plate, and the accommodating space defines an insertion space of the upper and lower portions by the insulating plate; and a signal connecting member, the signal connecting member The two ends are electrically connected to each of the conductive terminals and each of the conductive members. The connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter device of claim 5, wherein the tongue plate forms a plurality of mounting slots for mounting the conductive terminals on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively. The connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion switching device of claim 5, wherein the socket connector is a universal serial bus 2.0 A Type connector. The connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion switching device of claim 5, wherein the plug connector is a universal serial bus 2.0 A Type connector. The connector bidirectional forward/reverse insertion device according to claim 5, wherein the signal connector is an electrical cable or an adapter. The connector bidirectional forward and reverse insertion adapter device of claim 5, wherein the insulating plate is also a printed circuit board.