TWM517936U - Adapter and contact thereof - Google Patents

Description

Adapter and its terminals

The present invention relates to an adapter, and more particularly to an adapter having a simple structure, high production efficiency, and low cost, and a terminal thereof.

Press, the data in the car needs to be transmitted to the USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector through the adapter through the corresponding connector. The conventional adapter uses the two connectors through the PCB (Printed Circuit Board printed circuit boards are connected together to achieve data transfer.

However, in the above adapter, the two connectors are connected together to use the PCB, and the manufacturing cost is greatly improved. At the same time, the PCB and the two connectors need to be soldered by SMT (Surface Mounted Technology), which not only increases soldering and testing. Equal costs also make manufacturing difficult, which reduces production efficiency.

The purpose of this creation is to provide an adapter, its terminal, which is simple in structure, high in productivity, and low in cost, in view of the defects and deficiencies of the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, and a shielding case; a front surface of the insulative housing protrudes forwardly from a tongue plate, and a plurality of terminal slots are formed on the tongue plate, and the rear surface of the insulative body is opened. A rear insertion interface is disposed inwardly; the plurality of terminals each have a holding portion fixed in the insulating body, and the front end edge of the holding portion is connected with a first contact portion extending and extending, and the first contact portion is received in the terminal slot and is elastic Projecting a surface of the tongue plate; a rear end edge of each of the retaining portions is connected with a second contact portion extending horizontally rearwardly, and each of the second contact portions protrudes from the front wall of the rear insertion interface and is received in the rear insertion The shielding housing is sleeved on the outside of the insulating body, and the front end of the shielding housing and the tongue plate enclose a front insertion interface.

In order to achieve the above object, the present adapter terminal includes a holding portion, a first contact portion and a second contact portion; the first contact portion is connected to the front end edge of the holding portion, and is bent downward and forward The lower portion extends and then bends upward and extends forward and upward; the second contact portion is coupled to the rear end edge of the retaining portion and extends horizontally rearward.

As described above, the authoring adapter does not need to solder two connectors to the PCB through SMT and can realize the transfer function, and has a simple structure, which improves production efficiency and reduces production cost.

100‧‧‧Adapter 10‧‧‧Insulated body 11‧‧‧ Front insulator 111‧‧‧ Missing slot 112‧‧‧Retaining hole 113‧‧‧ Card slot 12‧‧‧Insulator 121‧‧‧ Rear plug connector 122‧‧‧Terminal fixing holes 123‧‧‧Fixed post 124‧‧‧Slots 125‧‧‧Support block 126‧‧‧Unslot 127‧‧‧Flexible buckle 13‧‧‧ tongue plate 14‧‧‧ Terminal slot 141‧‧‧Restricted groove 20‧‧‧Terminal 21‧‧‧Retaining part 211‧‧‧Substrate 212‧‧‧Connecting part 213‧‧‧Front holding part 214‧‧‧ Rear holding part 22‧‧‧ First contact part 23‧‧‧Second contact part 24‧‧‧Limited piece 30‧‧‧Shading housing 31‧‧‧Front holding elastic piece 32‧‧‧ After holding the spring piece 40‧‧‧ Front plug interface

The first picture is a perspective view of the creation adapter.
The second figure is an exploded perspective view of the present authoring adapter shown in the first figure.
The third figure is an exploded perspective view of another angle of the present authoring adapter shown in the first figure.
The fourth figure is a perspective view of the present inventive adapter without a shielded housing.
The fifth figure is a perspective view of the present adapter without another angle of shielding the housing.
The sixth figure is a cross-sectional view of the VI-VI line of the author adapter shown in the first figure.

To clarify the technical content, structural features, objectives, and effects of the present invention, the embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Referring to the first, second and third figures, the inventive adapter 100 includes an insulative housing 10, a plurality of terminals 20 and a shielding housing 30.

Referring to the second, third and sixth figures, the front surface of the insulative housing 10 protrudes forwardly from a tongue plate 13. The rear surface of the insulative housing 10 defines a rear insertion interface 121 inwardly. Specifically, the insulative housing 10 includes a front insulator 11 and a rear insulator 12 fixed to the rear surface of the front insulator 11. The tongue plate 13 is formed to protrude forward from the upper portion of the front surface of the front insulator 11, and the tongue plate 13 is formed. The lower surface is provided with a plurality of terminal slots 14 extending through the front surface of the front insulator 11 and extending in a lateral direction. The upper portions of the front walls of the terminal slots 14 are each provided with a limiting recess 141, and the rear surface of the upper surface of the front insulator 11 is opened. The rear surface of the front insulator 11 is provided with at least one retaining hole 112. The middle portion of the left and right sides of the front insulator 11 defines a card slot 113 extending through the rear surface of the front insulator 11.

The rear insertion interface 121 is formed inwardly from the rear surface of the rear insulator 12. The central portion of the front surface of the rear insulator 12 is provided with a plurality of terminal fixing holes 122 which are horizontally arranged and penetrate through the rear insertion interface 121. The front surface of the rear insulator 12 is provided with at least one fixing post 123 on the outer periphery of the terminal fixing hole 122. The upper portion of the upper surface of the rear insulator 12 is downwardly opened with an upper opening 124 communicating with the rear insertion port 121. The bottom wall protrudes upwardly from a support block 125 that is flush with the upper surface of the rear insulator 12. A lower opening 126 communicating with the rear insertion port 121 is opened inwardly at a front portion of the lower surface of the rear insulator 12. An elastic buckle 127 is protruded forwardly from the left and right sides of the front surface of the rear insulator 12. The front surface of the rear insulator 12 abuts against the rear surface of the front insulator 11. The fixing post 123 is fixed in the retaining hole 112, and the two elastic buckles 127 are respectively engaged in a card slot 113.

Referring to the second figure, the plurality of terminals 20 have a retaining portion 21 fixed in the insulative housing 10. The front end edges of each of the retaining portions 21 are connected with a first downward bend and extend forward and downward and then bent upward. The first contact portion 22, which is folded forward and extends upward, is connected to a rear end edge of each of the holding portions 21 with a second contact portion 23 extending horizontally rearward. Specifically, each of the holding portions 21 has a base plate 211. The front end edge of the base plate 211 is connected with a connecting portion 212 that is bent upward and then extends obliquely forward and upward. The front end edge of the connecting portion 212 is connected with a forward bend. And a front extending portion 213 extending horizontally, the front end edge of the front holding portion 213 is connected to the first contact portion 22 which is bent downward and extends forward and downward and then bent upward and extends forward and upward, first The end edge of the contact portion 22 is connected with a limiting piece 24 extending horizontally forwardly. The rear end edge of the substrate 211 is connected with a rear holding portion 214 which is bent downward and then obliquely extended downward and finally extended rearward. The rear end edge of the holding portion 214 is connected to the second contact portion 23 extending horizontally rearward.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 , the holding portions 21 are all fixed in the insulative housing 10 , and each of the first contact portions 22 is received in a terminal slot 14 and elastically protrudes from a surface of the tongue plate 13 . . Specifically, the front portion of the substrate 211 , the connecting portion 212 , the front holding portion 213 , and the rear holding portion 214 of the terminal 20 is fixed in the rear portion of the terminal slot 14 of the front insulator 11 , and the first contact portion 22 receives the terminal slot 14 . The front portion elastically protrudes from the lower surface of the tongue plate 13. The limiting pieces 24 are respectively received in a limiting groove 141, thereby limiting the elastic stroke of the first contact portion 22 and preventing the first contact portion 22 from being damaged when being inserted into the mating connector (not shown). The rear portion of each rear holding portion 214 is fixed in a terminal fixing hole 122, and each of the second contact portions 23 protrudes from the front wall of the rear insertion port 121 and is received in the rear insertion port 121.

Referring to the first, second, third and sixth figures, the shielding shell 30 is a hollow metal shell with two ends open, and the shielding shell 30 is sleeved outside the insulating body 10, and the shielding shell is shielded. The front end of the 30 and the tongue 13 are encircled to form a front insertion interface 40. The front side holding elastic pieces 31 projecting into the front insertion hole 40 are punched inwardly on the four side walls of the front portion of the shielding case 30. The rear wall and the bottom wall of the rear portion of the shielding case 30 are punched inwardly with a rear holding elastic piece 32 extending into the rear insertion hole 121.

As described above, the original adapter 100 protrudes forwardly from the front surface of the insulative housing 10, and a plurality of terminal slots 14 are defined in the tongue plate 13. The rear surface of the insulative housing 10 has a rear insertion opening. The interface 121 has a retaining portion 21 fixed to the insulative housing 10, and a first contact portion 22 is connected to the front end of the retaining portion 21, and the first contact portion 22 is received in the terminal slot 14 and elastically convex. A second contact portion 23 is connected to the rear end edge of each of the retaining portions 21, and each of the second contact portions 23 protrudes from the front wall of the rear insertion port 121 and is received in the rear insertion interface 121. The shielding housing 30 is sleeved on the outside of the insulative housing 10, and the front end of the shielding housing 30 and the tongue plate 13 enclose a front insertion interface 40. The original adapter 100 does not need to solder the two connectors through the SMT. The transfer function can be realized on the PCB, and the structure is simple, which improves the production efficiency and reduces the production cost.

100‧‧‧Adapter

10‧‧‧Insulated body

11‧‧‧Pre-insulator

111‧‧‧ Missing slot

113‧‧‧ card slot

12‧‧‧After insulator

121‧‧‧ rear plug interface

123‧‧‧Fixed column

124‧‧‧Slots

127‧‧‧Flexible buckle

13‧‧‧ tongue plate

14‧‧‧Terminal slot

20‧‧‧ terminals

21‧‧‧ Holding Department

211‧‧‧Substrate

212‧‧‧Connecting Department

213‧‧‧Pre-holding department

214‧‧‧ After the holding department

22‧‧‧First contact

23‧‧‧Second contact

24‧‧‧Limited Movies

30‧‧‧Shaded housing

31‧‧‧Pre-card holding shrapnel

32‧‧‧After holding the shrapnel

Claims (10)

An adapter comprising:
An insulative body, the front surface protrudes forwardly from a tongue plate, the tongue plate is provided with a plurality of terminal slots, and the rear surface defines a rear insertion interface;
The plurality of terminals each have a holding portion fixed in the insulating body, and the front end edge of the holding portion is connected with a bent first connecting portion, and the first contact portion is received in the terminal slot and elastically protrudes from the tongue plate a rear surface of each of the retaining portions is connected with a second contact portion extending horizontally rearward, and each of the second contact portions protrudes from the front wall of the rear insertion interface and is received in the rear insertion interface;
A shielding shell is sleeved on the outside of the insulating body, and a front end of the shielding shell and the tongue plate enclose a front insertion interface. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the retaining portion has a base plate, and the front end edge of the base plate is connected with a connecting portion that is bent upward and then extends obliquely forward and upward, and the front end edge of the connecting portion is connected. a front retaining portion that is bent forwardly and horizontally, the first contact portion is coupled to the front end edge of the front retaining portion; the rear end edge of the base plate is connected with a first downward bend and then a downward rearward oblique A rear retaining portion that extends rearward and rearward is extended, and the second contact portion is coupled to a rear end edge of the rear retaining portion. The adapter of claim 2, wherein the insulative housing comprises a front insulator and a rear insulator fixed to a rear surface of the front insulator, the tongue being convex from the upper portion of the front surface of the front insulator Extendingly, the lower end surface of the tongue plate is provided with a plurality of terminal grooves extending through the front surface of the front insulator extending forward and backward and arranged in a lateral direction; the front portion of the substrate, the connecting portion, the front holding portion and the rear holding portion of the terminal are fixed The first contact portion is disposed in the rear portion of the terminal slot of the front insulator, and the front portion of the terminal groove is elastically protruded from the lower surface of the tongue plate. The adapter of claim 3, wherein a central portion of the front surface of the rear insulator is provided with a plurality of terminal fixing holes which are laterally arranged and penetrate through the rear insertion interface, and the rear portion of the rear holding portion is fixed to The terminal is fixed in the hole. The adapter of claim 3, wherein the rear surface of the front insulator is provided with at least one retaining hole, and the front surface of the rear insulator is convexly provided with at least one fixing post; the rear insulator The front surface abuts against the rear surface of the front insulator, and the fixing post is fixed in the retaining hole. The adapter of claim 3, wherein the middle portion of the left and right sides of the front insulator has a card slot extending through the rear surface of the front insulator; the left and right sides of the front surface of the rear insulator are forwardly convex. An elastic buckle is disposed, and the two elastic buckles are respectively inserted in a card slot. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the front wall of each of the terminal slots defines a limiting recess forwardly, and the end edges of each of the first contact portions are connected to each other. The horizontally extending limiting piece is respectively received in a limiting groove. An adapter terminal comprising:
a holding portion;
a first contact portion is connected to the front end edge of the holding portion, which is bent downward and extends forward and downward and then bent upward and extends forward and upward;
A second contact portion is coupled to the rear end edge of the retaining portion and extends horizontally rearward. The connector terminal of claim 8, wherein the holding portion has a substrate, and a front end edge of the substrate is connected with a connecting portion that is bent upward and then obliquely extended forward and upward, and the front end edge of the connecting portion is connected. a front retaining portion that is bent forwardly and horizontally, the first contact portion is coupled to the front end edge of the front retaining portion; the rear end edge of the base plate is connected with a first downward bend and then a downward rearward oblique A rear retaining portion that extends rearward and rearward is extended, and the second contact portion is coupled to a rear end edge of the rear retaining portion. The connector terminal of claim 8, wherein the end edge of the first contact portion is connected to a limiting piece extending horizontally forward.