TWM525008U - Electrical connector assembly and seat thereof - Google Patents

Description

Electric connector assembly and base thereof

The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly and a base thereof, wherein the base of the electrical connector assembly is provided with an elastic member that is elastically deformable to move the electrical connector in a height direction.

An electrical connector assembly disclosed in the Chinese Patent Application Publication No. 202042681, which includes a first connector carrying a wafer module and a second connector assembled on a side of the wafer module, the flexible circuit board being soldered to the The upper surface of the second connector electrically connects the flexible circuit board to the wafer module. However, since the second connector is mounted on the wafer module, the overall height of the electrical connector assembly is greatly increased; if the second connector is placed on one side of the first connector and below the wafer module, then There is a certain height difference between the two connectors and the chip module, and it is easy to contact poor or overvoltage damage to the conductive terminals and the chip module.

Therefore, it is indeed necessary to improve the conventional electrical connector assembly.

The object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector assembly and a base thereof. The base is provided with an elastic member for moving the electrical connector in a height direction, which facilitates stable docking of the electrical connector with the docking component.

In order to achieve the above objectives, this creation uses the following technical solutions:

An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a base for carrying the electrical connector, the electrical connector comprising an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, the base being provided with a carrier An elastic member supporting the carrier, the electrical connector being fixed to the carrier and moving in a height direction by elastic deformation of the elastic member.

This creation can also adopt the following technical solutions:

A base comprising a substrate, a carrier, an elastic member between the substrate and the carrier, and a fastener for mounting the carrier and the elastic member to the substrate, the elastic member supporting the a carrier that moves in a height direction by elastic deformation of the elastic member.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention combines the electrical connector in the height direction by the elastic member, thereby absorbing the height difference between the electrical connector and the docking component, and avoiding poor contact of the electrical connector or overvoltage damage. Terminal.

The first figure is an assembled view of the assembled electrical connector assembly;

The second figure is an exploded view of the electrical connector assembly shown in the first figure;

The third figure is another perspective view of the exploded view of the electrical connector shown in the second figure; and

The fourth figure is an exploded view of the base of the electrical connector assembly shown in the second figure.

Referring to the first figure, the present electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector 1, a flexible circuit board 2, and a base 3 for carrying the electrical connector 1.

Referring to the second and third figures, the electrical connector 1 includes an insulative housing 11 and a plurality of conductive terminals 12 received in the insulative housing 11 (only two terminals are shown in the figure). The insulative housing 11 defines a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface is provided with a docking cavity 111 for receiving a docking component (not shown), and the docking component can be a component such as a chip module. The insulative housing 11 is formed in a rectangular shape, and is provided with a first fixing portion 13 on opposite sides of the opposite side. The first fixing portion 13 is further provided with a guiding portion 131 extending toward the mating cavity 111. The mounting alignment of the docking element is guided. As shown in the third figure, the bottom surface of the insulative housing 11 is further provided with a positioning post 112. The positioning post 112 is disposed in a diagonal direction of the bottom surface of the insulative housing 11, and the conductive terminal 12 is exposed to the ground. A pin 121 on the bottom surface of the insulative housing 11 is described.

As shown in the second figure, the flexible circuit board 2 includes a mating hole 21 and a conductive line 22 for cooperating with the positioning post 112. The flexible circuit board 2 is mounted on the electrical connector 1 from bottom to top. At the bottom, the pins 121 of the conductive terminals 12 are in contact with the conductive traces 22 on the flexible circuit board 2.

As shown in the fourth figure, the base 3 includes a substrate 31, a carrier 33, an elastic member 32 between the substrate 31 and the carrier 33 to support the carrier 33, and the carrier 33 and the elastic member 32 are mounted to the lock 34 of the substrate 31. The substrate 31 is a rectangular frame body, and includes a head portion 311 located on two opposite sides, a frame 312 adjacent to the head portion 311, and a hollow portion 313 surrounded by the head portion 311 and the frame 312. The head 311 is provided with a positioning hole 314. The substrate 31 may also include only the head 311 or other shapes, and is not limited to the rectangular shape in this embodiment. The carrier 33 is a metal plate including a main body portion 331 parallel to the substrate 31, a connecting portion 332 extending upward from opposite sides of the main body portion 331, and an outer side extending from the connecting portion 332. The main body portion 331 and the connecting portion 332 define a receiving space 334 for receiving the electrical connector 1 . The connecting portion 332 is provided with a second fixing portion 335 that cooperates with the first fixing portion 13 . The mounting portion 333 is provided with a through hole 336 , and the through hole 336 and the positioning hole 314 are upper and lower. Corresponding settings in the direction. The carrier 33 further includes an insulating plate 337 which is a thin rectangular plate between the flexible circuit board 2 and the main body portion 331 to prevent the main body portion 331 from being electrically connected to the flexible circuit board 2. The main body portion 331 has a rectangular shape, and the main body portion 331 and the insulating plate 337 are provided with the matching holes 338, 339 corresponding to the positioning post 112. The mating holes 338, 339 are respectively diagonally opposite to the insulating plate 337 of the main body portion 331. Line direction setting. The elastic member 32 is located between the mounting portion 333 and the head portion 311 of the substrate 31, and is provided with a through hole 321 . The locking member 34 includes a positioning pin 341 and a stopper 342 , and the positioning pin 341 . Passing through the through hole 336 and the through hole 321 and positioning the positioning hole 314, the stopper 342 is located on the mounting portion 333 and interferes with the positioning pin 341 to prevent the elastic member 32 from being Get rid of.

In this embodiment, the elastic member 32 is a spring. Of course, the elastic member 32 may also be other elements having elasticity.

Compared with the prior art, the electrical connector 1 of the present invention is fixed to the carrier 33 by the positioning post 112 and the first fixing portion 13 and the second fixing portion 335. The flexible circuit board 2 is located. Between the insulative housing 11 and the carrier 33, the conductive terminal 12 electrically connects the mating component (not shown) received in the mating cavity 111 to the flexible circuit board 2, and the insulative housing 11 is fixed on the carrier 33. The carrier 33 is moved in the height direction by the elastic deformation of the elastic member 32 to absorb the height difference between the electrical connector 1 and the docking member, so that the electrical connection between the docking member and the flexible circuit board 2 is stabilized, thereby avoiding contact failure. Or overvoltage damages the conductive terminals 12 and the docking elements.

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.

1‧‧‧Electrical connector

11‧‧‧Insulation body

111‧‧‧ docking chamber

112‧‧‧Positioning column

12‧‧‧Electrical terminals

121‧‧‧ pins

13‧‧‧First Fixed Department

131‧‧‧Guide

2‧‧‧Flexible circuit board

21,338,339‧‧‧ docking holes

22‧‧‧Electrical circuit

3‧‧‧Base

31‧‧‧Substrate

311‧‧‧ head

312‧‧‧Border

313‧‧‧ Hollow

314‧‧‧Positioning holes

32‧‧‧Flexible parts

321‧‧‧through hole

33‧‧‧ Carrying parts

331‧‧‧ Main body

332‧‧‧Connecting Department

333‧‧‧Installation Department

334‧‧‧ accommodating space

335‧‧‧Second fixed department

336‧‧‧through holes

337‧‧‧Insulation board

34‧‧‧Locker

341‧‧‧Locating pin

342‧‧‧stops

31‧‧‧Substrate

311‧‧‧ head

312‧‧‧Border

313‧‧‧ Hollow

314‧‧‧Positioning holes

32‧‧‧Flexible parts

321‧‧‧through hole

33‧‧‧ Carrying parts

331‧‧‧ Main body

332‧‧‧Connecting Department

333‧‧‧Installation Department

334‧‧‧ accommodating space

335‧‧‧Second fixed department

336‧‧‧through holes

337‧‧‧Insulation board

338,339‧‧‧ docking holes

34‧‧‧Locker

341‧‧‧Locating pin

342‧‧‧stops

Claims (10)

An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a base for carrying the electrical connector, the electrical connector including an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, wherein the base is provided with a carrier And an elastic member supporting the carrier, the electrical connector being fixed to the carrier and moving in a height direction by elastic deformation of the elastic member. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector assembly comprises a flexible circuit board defining a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being provided with a docking cavity, the conductive The terminal has a pin exposed on the bottom surface, and the flexible circuit board is located between the bottom surface of the insulating body and the carrier and abuts the pin of the conductive terminal. The electrical connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the bottom surface of the insulative housing is provided with a positioning post, and the carrier and the flexible circuit board are provided with a mating hole that cooperates with the positioning post. The electrical connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the insulative housing is provided with a first fixing portion, and the carrier is provided with a second fixing that cooperates with the first fixing portion. The first fixing portion is further provided with a guiding portion extending toward the docking chamber. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the base comprises a substrate, the elastic member being located between the substrate and the carrier, such that The carrier moves relative to the substrate. A base comprising a substrate, a carrier, an elastic member between the substrate and the carrier, and a fastener for mounting the carrier and the elastic member to the substrate, wherein the elastic member supports The carrier is moved in a height direction by elastic deformation of the elastic member. The base of claim 6, wherein the carrier comprises a body portion parallel to the substrate, a connecting portion extending upward from two opposite sides of the body portion, and extending outward from the connecting portion a mounting portion, the main body portion and the connecting portion enclose a receiving space, the elastic member is located between the mounting portion and the substrate, and the locking member passes through the mounting portion and the elastic member And locked on the substrate. The pedestal of claim 7, wherein the mounting portion is provided with a through hole, the substrate is provided with a positioning hole corresponding to the through hole, the locking member comprises a positioning pin, and the elastic member is provided a through hole, the positioning pin passes through the through hole and the through hole and is positioned at the positioning hole. The base of claim 8, wherein the lock further includes a stopper located above the mounting portion and interfering with the positioning pin to prevent the elastic member from being detached. The base of claim 7, wherein the main body portion has a rectangular shape and is provided with a mating hole, and the mating hole is disposed along a diagonal line of the main body portion.