TWM512242U - Electrical connector and cable management module - Google Patents

Description

Electrical connector and cable management module

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector and a cable management module.

A plug type electrical connector having a plurality of cables, such as the one disclosed in Taiwan Patent No. M430018 (U.S. Patent No. 8,770,990, CN102804509A, Japanese Patent No. JP5411388B2, WIPO Correspondence WO2011116390A2), generally has an insulation The outer casing, two circuit boards housed in the insulating outer casing, a plurality of cables welded to the circuit board, and a cable management member for the cables. The cable is held by the cable management member to prevent the cable from being directly pulled under the connection of the cable when the cable is pulled, and is easily separated from the circuit board.

In the existing method, the cable is inserted into the cable management member and then injected into the cable management member to fill the gap between the cable management member and the cable, so that the cable is securely held.

However, depending on the usage requirements, some electronic products require fewer cables to reduce the number of cables. It is common practice to make different cable management parts according to the number of cables required to form The through hole corresponding to the number of cables is used for cable penetration, but this increases the cost of mold opening. Another method is to attach a tape to the cable management member, and close the through hole without the cable to avoid the glue flowing out of the through hole when the glue is injected. However, since the size of the through hole is very small, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to close the through hole by manually applying the adhesive tape, which also increases the operating cost.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector that can reduce manufacturing costs and have adjustment flexibility.

Therefore, another object of the present invention is to provide a cable management module that can reduce manufacturing costs and has flexibility in adjustment.

Therefore, in some implementations, the electrical connector of the present invention comprises: an insulative housing, a circuit board, a cable management module, and a plurality of cables. The insulating housing has an accommodating space and a front end socket and a rear end mounting port that communicate with the accommodating space. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space and adjacent to the front end socket. The cable management module is disposed in the accommodating space and adjacent to the rear end mounting port, and includes a casing having a first wall and a second wall spaced apart in parallel, and having a middle portion a chamber between the wall and the second wall, the plurality of groups respectively corresponding to the through holes penetrating the first wall and the second wall and communicating with the chamber, and a glue injection port communicating with the chamber. Each cable is threaded through one of the through holes of the housing and the front end is soldered to the circuit board. The cable management module further includes at least one plug member corresponding to one of the through holes not provided with the cable, the plug member having a first end portion, a second end portion, a first stopping portion and a second stop portion, the first end portion is tightly fitted to the through hole of the first wall, and the second end portion is tightly fitted to the second wall a through hole protruding from the second end and located in the chamber and adjacent to the second wall, the second stop protruding from the second end and located outside the cavity Adjacent to the second wall, the plug is positioned relative to the housing by the first stop and the second stop.

In some embodiments, the plug further has a through hole between the first end and the second end.

In some embodiments, the plug further has a plurality of indentations between the first end and the second end and formed on the outer edge.

In some embodiments, the second end of the plug has a trace that is disconnected from a grip block.

In some embodiments, the housing further has two side walls connected to the first wall and the second wall opposite to each other, and a plurality of blocks respectively disposed on the two side walls, the insulating housing further There are a plurality of card slots respectively corresponding to the card blocks.

In some implementations, the first wall, the second wall, and the side walls of the housing together define an upper opening, and the housing further has a connection to the first wall, the second wall, and the two a sidewall and a bottom wall opposite the upper opening, the bottom wall exposing the insulating housing and provided with the glue injection port.

Therefore, in some implementations, the cable management module of the present invention includes a housing and at least one plug. The housing has a first wall and a second wall spaced apart in parallel, and has a chamber between the first wall and the second wall, and the plurality of groups respectively pass through the first wall and the second a through hole communicating with the chamber and a glue injection port communicating with the chamber. The plug is correspondingly disposed in one of the through holes. The plug has a first end and a second An end portion, a first stopping portion and a second stopping portion, the first end portion is tightly fitted to the through hole of the first wall, and the second end portion is tightly fitted with the plug a through hole of the second wall, the first stopping portion protrudes from the second end portion and is located in the chamber and adjacent to the second wall, and the second stopping portion protrudes from the second end portion and is located at the second end portion Outside the chamber and adjacent to the second wall, the plug is positioned relative to the housing by the first stop and the second stop.

In some embodiments, the plug further has a through hole between the first end and the second end.

In some embodiments, the plug further has a plurality of indentations between the first end and the second end and formed on the outer edge.

In some embodiments, the housing further has two sidewalls opposite to each other on the first wall and the second wall, the first wall, the second wall and the two sidewalls of the housing The upper opening is defined together, and the housing further has a bottom wall connecting the first wall, the second wall and the two side walls opposite to the upper opening, and the bottom wall is provided with the glue injection opening.

The present invention has at least the following effects: the through hole of the housing is not blocked by the plug, which can make the operation simple and convenient, and saves time and labor. The number of through holes of the corresponding cable of the cable management module can be flexibly adjusted according to the number of cables to be set, thereby saving the cost of opening the mold in order to meet different usage requirements.

1‧‧‧Insulated housing

11‧‧‧ accommodating space

12‧‧‧ front end socket

13‧‧‧ Rear mounting port

14‧‧‧ card slot

2‧‧‧ boards

3‧‧‧Cable Management Module

31‧‧‧Shell

311‧‧‧ first wall

312‧‧‧ second wall

313‧‧‧室

314‧‧‧through hole

315‧‧‧ injection mouth

316‧‧‧ side wall

317‧‧‧ card block

318‧‧‧Opening

319‧‧‧ bottom wall

32‧‧‧plugs

321‧‧‧ first end

322‧‧‧second end

323‧‧‧First stop

324‧‧‧second stop

325‧‧‧through holes

326‧‧‧ gap

33‧‧‧ holding block

4‧‧‧ Cable

5‧‧‧colloid

The other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is another perspective view of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembled relationship between an insulative housing and a circuit board, a cable, and a cable management module of the embodiment, and the cable management module FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the assembly process of the plug and the housing of the cable management module of the embodiment, and the state in which the plug is connected to the holding block; FIG. 5 is a perspective view; The exploded view illustrates the assembly process of the plug and the housing of the cable management module of the embodiment, and the plug and the holding block are disconnected; FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the plug and the grip of the embodiment. Figure 7 is another perspective view of Figure 6; Figure 8 is a top view showing the assembly relationship between the plug and the housing of the cable management module of the embodiment; Figure 9 is a IX along Figure 8. The sectional view of the -IX line, the assembly relationship between the plug and the housing of the cable management module of this embodiment; and FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the state after the cable management module of this embodiment is glued.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, an embodiment of the present invention includes an insulative housing 1, two circuit boards 2, a cable management module 3, and a plurality of cables 4.

The insulative housing 1 has an accommodating space 11 and a front end socket 12 and a rear end mounting opening 13 that communicate with the accommodating space 11.

The two circuit boards 2 are spaced apart from each other in the accommodating space 11 and adjacent to the front end socket 12 . In this embodiment, two circuit boards are provided. 2, but only one circuit board 2 can be implemented, not limited to this embodiment.

The cable management module 3 is disposed in the accommodating space 11 and adjacent to the rear end mounting opening 13 and includes a housing 31 and at least one plug 32. In the present embodiment, two plug members 32 are illustrated, and Figures 4, 5, 8, and 9 show only one of the plug members 32 to make the drawings clearer and more convenient. The housing 31 has a first wall 311 and a second wall 312 which are spaced apart from each other, and has a chamber 313 interposed between the first wall 311 and the second wall 312. A through hole 314 which communicates with the second wall 312 and the chamber 313, and a glue injection port 315 which communicates with the chamber 313. The housing 31 further has two side walls 316 connected to opposite sides of the first wall 311 and the second wall 312, and a plurality of blocks 317 respectively disposed on the two side walls 316. The insulative housing 1 further has a plurality of card slots 14 respectively corresponding to the latching blocks 317. The housing 31 is fixed in combination with the insulating case by the card 317 being placed in the corresponding card slot 14. The first wall 311, the second wall 312 and the two side walls 316 of the housing 31 together define an upper opening 318, and the housing 31 further has a connecting first wall 311, the second wall 312 and the The bottom wall 316 is opposite to the upper opening 318, and the bottom wall 319 exposes the insulating casing 1 and is provided with the glue filling port 315. In this embodiment, the glue injection port 315 is disposed on the bottom wall 319 for injection molding or combining before the cable management module 3 and the insulating casing 1 are combined, but the bottom wall 319 is not In addition, the glue injection port 315 is provided, and the upper opening 318 is used as the glue injection port 315, or the glue injection port 315 can also be disposed on one of the side walls 316 before the cable management module 3 is combined with the insulation case 1 Injection molding, and only the glue opening 315 is provided, and the upper opening 318 is not provided. It is not limited to this embodiment.

Each of the cables 4 is disposed through one of the through holes 314 of the housing 31 and the front end is soldered to the circuit board 2 .

Referring to FIGS. 3-9, each plug 32 is correspondingly disposed in one of the through holes 314 in which the cable 4 is not disposed. The plug 32 has a first end portion 321 , a second end portion 322 , a first stop portion 323 , and a second stop portion 324 . The first end portion 321 is tightly fitted to the through hole 314 of the first wall 311 , and the second end portion 322 is tightly fitted to the through hole 314 of the second wall 312 . The first stopping portion 323 protrudes from the second end portion 322 and is located in the chamber 313 and adjacent to the second wall 312 . The second stopping portion 324 protrudes from the second end portion 322 and is located at the second end portion 322 . The chamber 313 is adjacent to the second wall 312, and the first blocking portion 323 and the second stopping portion 324 position the plug 32 relative to the housing 31. The plug 32 further has a through hole 325 between the first end portion 321 and the second end portion 322, and a plurality of the first end portion 321 and the second end portion 322 are formed between the first end portion 321 and the second end portion 322. The outer edge of the notch 326 is used to help the glue flow when the glue is injected. In this embodiment, the first stopping portion 323 specifically includes four wedge-shaped blocks, and two of them are disposed on the upper and lower sides of the second end portion 322, and the inclined surface thereof is configured to easily enter the chamber 313 through the through hole 314, and is erected. The face is adapted to abut against the second wall 312 to prevent the plug 32 from exiting the through hole 314. The second stopping portion 324 includes two protrusions respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the second end portion 322 and vertically displaced to abut the second wall 312 to avoid the first end portion 321 and the first portion of the plug member 32. The two end portions 322 are not in the corresponding through holes 314 and cooperate with the first stop portions 323 to position the plug member 32 relative to the housing 31.

The plug member 32 is also connected to a holding block 33 before being assembled to the housing 31. The holding block 33 is connected to the end of the second end portion 322, and the connecting portion is V-shaped groove to facilitate the grip. The holder 33 is broken from the plug 32. As shown in FIG. 4, when the plug member 32 is to be assembled to the housing 31, the operator can hold the grip block 33 to place the plug member 32 into the corresponding set of through holes 314, and the plug After the member 32 reaches the positioning, as shown in FIG. 5, the holding block 33 is broken and removed to complete the assembly, and the installation operation is simple and convenient. Therefore, the end of the second end portion 322 of the plug member 32 has a mark that is disconnected from the grip block 33.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 10, the cable management module 3 is combined with the cable 4 and the circuit board 2, and then the glue injection port 315 (see FIG. 2) is used for injection molding. When the glue is injected, the upper opening 318 can be covered with a fixture. After closing, the colloid 5 is filled to fill the chamber 313 of the casing 31, as shown in Fig. 10, and then assembled with the insulating casing 1. In this embodiment, since the glue injection port 315 is disposed on the bottom wall 319, the cable management module 3 can be injected after the assembly of the insulation case 1 and the upper opening of the case 31 can be utilized. At 318, the colloid 5 is brought into contact with the insulating casing 1 so that the casing 31 is bonded to the insulating casing 1, whereby the bonding stability of the casing 31 and the insulating casing 1 can be increased by the colloid 5.

In summary, the through hole 314 of the cable 31 is not blocked by the plug 32, which can make the operation simple and convenient, and saves time and labor. The number of the through holes 314 of the corresponding cable 4 of the cable management module 3 can be flexibly adjusted according to the number of the cables 4, and the cost of opening the mold for meeting different usage requirements can be saved.

However, the above is only an embodiment of the present invention, when The scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any equivalent equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the present patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present patent.

3‧‧‧Cable Management Module

31‧‧‧Shell

311‧‧‧ first wall

312‧‧‧ second wall

313‧‧‧室

314‧‧‧through hole

316‧‧‧ side wall

317‧‧‧ card block

318‧‧‧Opening

319‧‧‧ bottom wall

32‧‧‧plugs

33‧‧‧ holding block

Claims (10)

An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a receiving space and a front end socket and a rear end mounting port; and a circuit board disposed in the receiving space and adjacent to the front end socket; The cable management module is disposed in the accommodating space and adjacent to the rear end mounting port, and includes a casing having a first wall and a second wall spaced apart in parallel, and having a middle portion a chamber between the wall and the second wall, the plurality of groups respectively corresponding to the through hole penetrating the first wall and the second wall and communicating with the chamber, and a glue injection port communicating with the chamber; a cable, each cable is disposed in one of the through holes of the housing and the front end is soldered to the circuit board; wherein the cable management module further includes at least one plug, correspondingly disposed on the cable a set of through holes, the plug member having a first end portion, a second end portion, a first stop portion and a second stop portion, the first end portion being tightly fitted a through hole of the first wall, and the second end portion is tightly fitted to the through hole of the second wall, and the first stop portion protrudes a second end portion located in the chamber and adjacent to the second wall, the second stopping portion protruding from the second end portion and located outside the cavity and adjacent to the second wall, by the first stopping portion And the second stop positions the plug relative to the housing. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the plug further has a through hole between the first end and the second end. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the plug further has a plurality of bits a gap formed between the first end portion and the second end portion and formed on the outer edge. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the second end of the plug has a trace that is disconnected from a grip block. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the housing further has two side walls connected to each other on the two sides of the first wall and the second wall, and a plurality of The card body of the two side walls further has a plurality of card slots respectively corresponding to the card blocks. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the first wall, the second wall and the side walls of the housing together define an upper opening, and the housing further has a connection to the first wall, the first a bottom wall and a bottom wall opposite to the upper opening, the bottom wall exposing the insulating casing and provided with the glue injection port. A cable management module includes: a casing having a first wall and a second wall spaced apart in parallel, and having a chamber between the first wall and the second wall, and a plurality of groups respectively a through hole corresponding to the first wall and the second wall and communicating with the chamber, and a glue injection port communicating with the chamber; and at least one plug member corresponding to one of the through holes, the plug member The first end portion has a first end portion, a second end portion, a first stopping portion and a second stopping portion. The first end portion is tightly fitted to the through hole in the first wall, and the first end portion a second end tightly fitting plug is disposed in the through hole of the second wall, the first stopping portion protrudes from the second end portion and is located in the chamber and adjacent to the second wall, the second stopping portion Projecting from the second end and outside the cavity and adjacent to the second wall, the first blocking portion and the second blocking portion The plug is positioned relative to the housing. The cable management module of claim 7, wherein the plug further has a through hole between the first end and the second end. The cable management module of claim 8, wherein the plug further has a plurality of notches between the first end and the second end and formed on the outer edge. The cable management module according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the housing further has two side walls connected to each other on the two sides of the first wall and the second wall, the housing of the housing The first wall, the second wall and the two side walls together define an upper opening, and the housing further has a bottom wall connecting the first wall, the second wall and the two side walls opposite to the upper opening, The injection wall is provided on the bottom wall.