TWM527630U - Flat cable connector(one) - Google Patents

Description

Cable connector (1)

This creation relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to a cable connector that conforms to the USB Type-C specification.

Nowadays, electronic devices are becoming thinner and lighter. When electrical connections are made in electronic devices, they must be connected to each other by male and female connectors. However, commercially available standard male and female connectors are constructed with metal casings and the like. Thickness and cost can't be reduced. The public opinion must also cost the wire for most wires. Therefore, the standard male and female connectors currently available on the market have problems that are not suitable for the thinning of electronic devices and the cost cannot be reduced.

In particular, the USB Type-C female connector currently in common use is provided with a metal outer casing, and each of the wires must be soldered to a plurality of lead pins on the tongue plate, and there is indeed a defect that the thickness and the cost cannot be reduced.

Therefore, how to design a novel that can improve the above-mentioned defects is a major issue that the creators of this case want to solve.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cable connector which can be combined for electrical insertion by attaching a structural reinforcing piece on one side of one end of the wire and exposing the wire inside the wire to the other side of the same end. The simple tongue plate of the docking connector has the effect of reducing the thickness and cost, and is particularly suitable for a thin and light electronic device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cable connector, comprising: a wire body having a first end, the wire body being defined to conform to the USB Type-C specification and having a plurality of guiding portions, the majority The guiding portion is exposed at the first end; and a structural reinforcing sheet is attached to the first end of the wire body to form a tongue plate.

The present invention also provides another type of cable connector, comprising: a first wire body having a first end, the first wire body being defined to conform to the USB Type-C specification and having a plurality of guides, the majority a guiding portion is exposed at the first end; a second wire body having the same structure as the first wire body; and a structural reinforcing sheet attached to the first wire body on top of each other A tongue plate is formed between the first end portion and the first end portion of the second wire body.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following effects: it has the effect of reducing thickness and cost, and is particularly suitable for a thin and light electronic device.

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings, but the drawings are provided for reference and description only, and are not intended to limit the creation.

This creation provides a cable connector that is designed to be a female connector that conforms to the USB Type-C specification. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the second embodiment is shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 5, and the third embodiment is shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 7. The schematic diagram of the cable connector of the first embodiment of the present invention is connected between two circuit boards. As shown in FIG. 9, the cable connector of the third embodiment of the present invention is connected between the two circuit boards. schematic diagram.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the cable connector 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first wire body 1 and a structural reinforcing sheet 3.

The first wire body 1 can be a flexible flat cable (FFC) and has a first end portion 11 and a second end portion 12 (see FIG. 3) opposite to each other, the first end portion 11 and The second end portions 12 each have one side and the other side opposite to each other. The first wire body 1 is defined as conforming to the USB Type-C specification and has a plurality of guiding portions 111 (for example, 12) formed by its internal wires or connected to its internal wires, and the guiding portions 111 are exposed at the first end portion. 11. Specifically, the guiding portions 111 are exposed from the first end portion 11 and are arranged side by side to correspond to one of the two rows of the lead terminals of the USB Type-C male connector, and can be inserted after each other. Electrical conduction. In addition, an aluminum foil layer 13 may be attached to the first wire body 1 to optimize the impedance problem of the wire.

The structural reinforcing sheet 3 can be any object that can strengthen the structural strength of the first end portion 11, such as a plastic sheet or a Mylar sheet. The present invention is not limited. In the present embodiment, the Mylar sheet is taken as an example for illustration. . The structural reinforcing sheets 3 are attached to the first end portion 11 of the first arranging body 1 so as to overlap each other to form a first tongue T1. Specifically, the foregoing guiding portions 111 are located on one side of the first end portion 11, and the structural reinforcing sheets 3 are attached to each other in a manner of being overlapped with each other (for example, glue connection or ultrasonic wave, high frequency connection, etc.) The other side of the one end portion 11 is such that the structural strength of the first end portion 11 is strengthened to facilitate the insertion, and the thickness of the first end portion 11 can be increased to conform to the thickness specification of the USB Type-C female connector for the tongue T1. .

Therefore, when the plug is connected, the USB Type-C male connector (refer to the first docking connector 91 shown in FIG. 8) corresponding to the first tongue T1 can be directly inserted.

The above is the one end of the cable connector 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention, and the other end, as shown in FIG. 3, can divide the second end portion 12 of the first wire body 1 into multiple parts. A separate connector is connected, and these other connectors may be different from each other (for example, C1 and C2, etc., see FIG. 3), or may be only partially identical (for example, C1 or C2, etc., not shown). In other words, the 12 wires inside the first wire body 1 are electrically connected to the other connectors C1 and C2 in unequal numbers.

Of course, the other end of the cable connector 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention may also be a second tongue T2, as shown in FIG. 8, further including a further structural reinforcing sheet 3a, and the other structural reinforcing sheets 3a are also connected to each other. The second tongue T2 is formed by being attached to the second end portion 12 in a stacked manner. In this way, the transmission cable formed by the artificial cable connector 100 can be bridged between the first circuit board 900a and the second circuit board 900b, that is, the first tongue T1 and the second tongue. The board T2 is electrically connected to the first mating connector 91 and the second mating connector 92 on the circuit boards 900a and 900b, respectively.

In addition, the cable connector 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention may further include a heat shrink film 4 (shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7), and the heat shrink film 4 is sleeved on the first tongue T1 or/and The second tongue T2 is protected to prevent the attachment material between the first wire body 1 and the structural reinforcing sheet 3 from being pulled off during insertion and removal. Preferably, the heat shrinkable film 4 is further in the first row. A portion of the wire body 1 other than the first end portion 11 or/and the second end portion 12.

4 and 5, the cable connector 100a of the second embodiment of the present invention, the cable connector 100a of the second embodiment is substantially the same as the cable connector 100 of the first embodiment described above, and the difference is only in The first embodiment is only a single-layer cable type, and the second embodiment further includes a second cable body 2 to be a double-layer cable type.

The structure of the second wire body 2 is the same as that of the first wire body 1 described above, and therefore also has a first end portion 21 and a second end portion (not shown) opposite to each other, and the first end portion 21 is also A plurality of guides 211 (for example, 12) are exposed. Moreover, the second wire body 2 can also be attached or not attached to the aluminum foil layer.

The structural reinforcing sheets 3 are attached to each other between the first end portion 11 of the first arranging body 1 and the first end portion 21 of the second arranging body 2 to form a total of 24 guiding portions (upper layer) The first tongue T1 of the 12 guiding portions 11 and the lower 12 guiding portions 21) enable the structural reinforcing sheet 3 to strengthen the structural strength of the two first end portions 11, 21 and increase the two first end portions 11, 21 conforms to the thickness of the USB Type-C female connector for the thickness of the tongue T1 after the splicing.

The structural reinforcing sheet 3 is not attached to one side of the first end portions 11 and 21 where the 12 guiding portions 111 and 211 are exposed, but is attached to the other surface, and the 12 guiding portions 111 are exposed to the upper layer. The top surface of the end portion 11 and the other 12 guiding portions 211 are exposed on the bottom surface of the lower first end portion 21 to face each other to respectively correspond to the two rows of lead terminals of the USB Type-C male connector. After being connected, they are electrically connected to each other.

Of course, the cable connector 100a of the second embodiment of the present invention may also be formed such that only one end is formed as the first tongue T1 and the other end is divided into multiples, as in the cable connector 100 of the first embodiment. Connect other connectors (C1, C2, etc., not shown in the figure, as shown in Figure 3); or both ends of the first tongue T1 and the second tongue T2 (not shown) Show).

6 and 7, the cable connector 100b of the third embodiment of the present invention, the cable connector 100b of the second embodiment is substantially the same as the cable connector 100a of the second embodiment described above, and the difference is only in The second embodiment further includes at least one heat shrinkable film 4, and the heat shrinkable film 4 is sleeved on the first tongue plate T1 or/and the second tongue plate T2 to provide protection, and preferably the heat shrinkable film 4 is further A portion other than the first end portion 11 or/and the second end portion 12.

As shown in FIG. 9, in this way, a transmission cable formed by the original cable connector 100b can be bridged between the first circuit board 900a and the second circuit board 900b, that is, the first tongue is The board T1 and the second tongue board T2 are electrically connected to the first mating connector 91 and the second mating connector 92 respectively on the circuit board.

In summary, the present invention has the following effects as compared with the prior art system: since the plug is only made once, and is not removed afterwards (for example, the whole electrical connection is in the electronic device and not for the user to plug and unplug), The metal shell or the like can be omitted and only the tongue T1 or T1, T2 (equivalent to the tongue in the original commercially available female connector) having the structural strength favorable for the plugging and having a thickness conforming to the specification can be combined, thereby making the present invention The thickness and cost of the authoring cable connectors 100, 100a, 100b can be reduced. The first, second and third embodiments of the present invention can be applied to a thin and light electronic device (for example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer or a thin and light notebook computer, etc.); wherein, the third embodiment is provided with a heat shrinkable film 4 Protection, therefore, can also be used for non-light-weight electronic devices (for example, non-thin notebook computers or desktop computers, etc.), in other words, the first and second embodiments are particularly suitable for thin and light electronic Device. Furthermore, since the above-described guiding portions 111 and 211 can be formed directly by the wires inside the wiring wires, welding is not required, whereby the cost can be further reduced.

In addition, the creative system has other functions: 1. By having only the first row of wire bodies 1 and having a plurality of guiding portions 111 (for example, 12), it is capable of single-sided insertion; Two rows of wire bodies 1, 2, and each has a plurality of guiding portions 111, 211 (for example, 12), so that it can be double-sidedly inserted; 3. The structural reinforcing sheets 3, 3a can increase the structural strength and increase the thickness to Comply with USB Type-C for the specification of tongue thickness; Fourth, by adding aluminum foil layer 13 to optimize the impedance problem of the cable; 5. Combine the two ends of the cable into the first and second tongue plates T1 and T2 respectively. In order to facilitate the bridging between the first and second circuit boards 900a, 900b; six, one end of the cable is combined into a first tongue T1 (can be electrically plugged into the motherboard), and the other end is one point For example, a plurality of other connectors C1 and C2 are connected to each other so as to be electrically connected to a hard disk drive, a CD player, and a CD player having a burning function.

The above is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent of the creation, and the equivalent structural changes that are made by using the present specification and the contents of the schema are all included in the creation. Within the scope of the rights, it is given to Chen Ming.

100, 100a, 100b‧‧‧ cable connectors

1‧‧‧First line body

11‧‧‧ First end

111‧‧‧Guidance

12‧‧‧ second end

13‧‧‧Aluminum foil layer

2‧‧‧Second line body

21‧‧‧ first end

211‧‧‧Guide

3‧‧‧Structural reinforcement

3a‧‧‧Another structural reinforcement

4‧‧‧Heat shrink film

T1‧‧‧ first tongue

T2‧‧‧ second tongue

C1, C2‧‧‧ other connectors

900a‧‧‧First board

900b‧‧‧second board

91‧‧‧First docking connector

92‧‧‧Second docking connector

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an end portion of a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective assembled view of the creation according to Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the both end portions of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the end of one of the second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective assembled view of the creation according to FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the third embodiment of the present invention when the heat shrinkable film is sleeved.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the heat shrink film after heat shrinking according to FIG. 6 .

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention being bridged between two circuit boards.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention being bridged between two circuit boards.

100‧‧‧Cable connector

1‧‧‧First line body

11‧‧‧ First end

111‧‧‧Guidance

13‧‧‧Aluminum foil layer

3‧‧‧Structural reinforcement

T1‧‧‧ first tongue

Claims (22)

A cable connector includes: a wire body having a first end, the wire body being defined to conform to a USB Type-C specification and having a plurality of guiding portions, the plurality of guiding portions being exposed to the first And a structural reinforcing sheet attached to the first end of the wire body to form a tongue plate. The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the plurality of guiding portions are located on one side of the first end portion, and the structural reinforcing sheets are attached to each other on the opposite side of the first end portion The other side. The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the structural reinforcing sheet strengthens the structural strength of the first end portion and increases the thickness of the first end portion. The cable connector of claim 3, wherein the increased thickness of the first end conforms to the USB Type-C specification for the tongue. The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the structural reinforcing sheet is a sheet-shaped plastic sheet or a Mylar sheet. The cable connector of claim 1, further comprising a heat shrinkable film sleeved to the tongue plate. The cable connector of claim 1, further comprising a further structural reinforcing sheet, the cable body further having a second end opposite to the first end, the another structural reinforcing sheet being opposite to each other The stack is attached to the second end to form another tongue. The cable connector of claim 7, further comprising two heat shrinkable films, each of the heat shrinkable film sleeves being respectively sleeved on the tongue plate and the other tongue plate. The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the cable body further has a second end opposite to the first end, the second end being divided into a plurality of other connectors . The cable connector of claim 9, wherein the plurality of other connectors are connectors that are different or only partially identical to each other. The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the cable system is attached with an aluminum foil layer. A cable connector includes: a first wire body having a first end, the first wire body being defined to conform to a USB Type-C specification and having a plurality of guiding portions, the plurality of guiding portions being exposed a first end portion; a second wire body having the same structure as the first wire body; and a structural reinforcing sheet attached to the first end of the first wire body A tongue is formed between the portion and the first end of the second wire body. The cable connector of claim 12, wherein the plurality of guiding portions of the first wire body and the plurality of guiding portions of the second wire body are respectively located on one side of each of the first ends. The structural reinforcing sheets are attached to each other on the other side of the first end portion opposite to the one surface. The cable connector of claim 12, wherein the structural reinforcing sheet strengthens the structural strength of the first end portion and increases the thickness of the first end portion after the merging. The cable connector of claim 14, wherein the increased thickness of the first end portion conforms to the USB Type-C specification for the tongue plate. The cable connector of claim 12, wherein the structural reinforcing sheet is a sheet-shaped plastic sheet or a Mylar sheet. The cable connector of claim 12, further comprising a heat shrinkable film sleeved to the tongue plate. The cable connector of claim 12, further comprising a further structural reinforcing sheet, wherein the first wire body and the second wire body further have a second end opposite to each of the first ends And the other structural reinforcing sheets are attached to each other between the second ends to form another tongue. The cable connector of claim 18, further comprising two heat shrinkable films, each of the heat shrinkable film sleeves being respectively attached to the tongue plate and the other tongue plate. The cable connector of claim 12, wherein the first wire body and the second wire body further have a second end opposite each of the first ends, each of the second ends They are all divided into multiple and connected to one other connector. The cable connector of claim 20, wherein the plurality of other connectors are connectors that are different or only partially identical to each other. The cable connector of claim 12, wherein the first wire body or/and the second wire system is attached with an aluminum foil layer.