TWM531073U - Vertical type electrical connector - Google Patents

Description

Vertical electrical connector

This creation relates to a vertical electrical connector, and more particularly to a vertical electrical connector made by Insert Molding.

The structure of the existing electrical connector includes a front body, first and second rear bodies, a plurality of conductive terminals, and a metal shielding housing. The front body includes a base portion and a tongue protruding forward from the base portion, and a rear end of the base portion is provided with a fixing hole, the first rear body includes a first inner surface, a first receiving groove recessed from the first inner surface, and the first inner surface a first protruding portion, the second rear body includes a second inner surface opposite to the first inner surface, a second receiving groove recessed from the second inner surface, and a second convex protruding from the second inner surface unit.

The conductive terminal includes a first row of conductive terminals and a second row of conductive terminals, each of the conductive terminals includes a fixing portion, a contact portion extending forward from the fixing portion, and a solder portion extending downward from the fixing portion, and the first row of the conductive terminals is fixed The portion is received in the first receiving groove of the first rear body and is pressed by the second protruding portion, and the fixing portion of the second row of conductive terminals is received in the second receiving groove and is pressed by the first protruding portion. The front body is assembled rearwardly to the front ends of the first and second rear bodies, and the front end of the second rear body is provided with a protrusion fixed in the fixing hole of the front body, resulting in low bonding strength between the front body and the first and second rear bodies. Moreover, the combined structure is complicated, so it is impossible to effectively reduce the process and reduce the cost.

In view of this, the creator has made great efforts to solve the above problems by focusing on the above-mentioned prior art, and has devoted himself to the application of the theory, that is, the goal of the creator's improvement.

One of the purposes of this creation is to provide a vertical electrical connector that effectively simplifies the process while at the same time improving structural strength and reducing cost.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vertical electrical connector comprising a terminal unit and an insulative housing. The terminal unit includes a first row of terminal sets, a second row of terminal sets spaced apart from the first row of terminal sets, and a plurality of joints connecting the first row of terminal sets and the second row of terminal sets. The first row of terminal groups and the second row of terminal groups respectively have a contact portion, a guiding portion and a buried portion connecting the contact portion and the guiding portion. The insulating body and the terminal unit are insert-molded and have a protruding tongue plate. The contact portions of the first row of terminal groups and the second row of terminal groups are respectively exposed to opposite surfaces of the tongue plate, and the guiding portions protrude from the outside of the insulating body.

The creation also has the following effects, using a stamping and bending terminal unit, and then inserting into the mold and injecting and embedding together with the insulating body to enhance the structural strength of the original electrical connector, which can increase wear, tear, Distorted and other related forces.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector

110‧‧‧Terminal unit

120‧‧‧First row terminal group

130‧‧‧Second row terminal set

140‧‧‧Combination

150‧‧‧Contacts

160‧‧‧Guidance

170‧‧‧buried department

180‧‧‧Material

190‧‧‧Extension

192‧‧ ‧ Straight

194‧‧‧Bend

200‧‧‧Insulated body

210‧‧‧ tongue plate

220‧‧‧through holes

230‧‧‧Positioning column

240‧‧‧ Guide ribs

300‧‧‧Shield housing

310‧‧‧ Plug interface

320‧‧‧ Missing slots

330‧‧‧ Positioning film

A1‧‧‧ first direction

A2‧‧‧ second direction

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the connecting strip of the terminal unit of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing the molding of the terminal unit and the insulative housing of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is another perspective view showing the insertion molding of the present terminal unit and the insulative housing.

4 is a side view showing the insertion molding of the present terminal unit and the insulating body.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 4.

Fig. 6 is a side view showing the strip and the joint of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 6.

FIG. 8 is an exploded view showing the assembled insulating body before assembling the shield case.

FIG. 9 is a combination view showing the assembled insulating body assembled with the shield case.

Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 9.

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

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , the present invention provides a vertical electrical connector 100 including a terminal unit 110 and an insulative housing 200 . The electrical connector 100 in this embodiment is preferably an upright high-definition digital display interface (Displayport; DP) socket connector for fixing to a circuit board (not shown) for a docking plug (not shown). Show) plug.

The terminal unit 110 includes a first row of terminal sets 120, a second row of terminal sets 130 spaced apart from the first row of terminal sets 120, and a plurality of joints 140 that connect the first row of terminal sets 120 and the second row of terminal sets 130. The first row of terminal sets 120 and the second row of terminal sets 130 respectively have a contact portion 150 , a guiding portion 160 , and a buried portion 170 connecting the contact portion 150 and the guiding portion 160 .

The insulative housing 200 and the terminal unit 110 are insert-molded, that is, when the metal terminal unit 110 is integrally formed by stamping and bent, and then placed in a mold (not shown) as an insert molding insert (Insert Molding) to become As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, the insulative housing 200 has a protruding tongue plate 210.

The contact portions 150 of the first row of terminal groups 120 and the second row of terminal groups 130 are respectively exposed to opposite surfaces of the tongue plate 210, and the guiding portions 160 protrude from the outside of the insulating body 200. In this embodiment, the first The row of terminal sets 120 and the second row of terminal sets 130 are spaced apart from each other in a first direction A1. The contact portion 150 and the guiding portion 160 of the first row of terminal groups 120 and the contact portion 150 and the guiding portion 160 of the second row of terminal groups 130 are spaced apart from each other in a second direction A2. The first direction A1 and the second direction A2 are perpendicular to each other in a two-dimensional space.

Further, the contact portions 150 of the first row of terminal groups 120 and the second row of terminal groups 130 and the respective guide portions 160 are spaced apart from each other in the first direction A1 and the second direction A2, respectively. The embedding portion 170 of the first row of terminal groups 120 and the embedding portions 170 of the second row of terminal groups 130 are disposed apart from each other and in parallel only in the first direction A1. In the embodiment of FIGS. 2 to 4, the embedded portion 170 is substantially embedded in the insulative housing 200.

In particular, the insulative housing 200 further includes a common through hole 220. The connecting portion 140 is adjacent to the guiding portion 160 and exposed to the through hole 220 to cut off the joint portions 140 through the through hole 220 by using a post process, thereby transmitting the terminal units 110. Preset electrical signal.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, a tape 180 connected to the terminal unit 110 is further included, that is, the terminal unit 110 is preferably integrally formed by stamping the tape 180. The tape 180 is connected to each of the contact portions 150 of the first row of terminal groups 120 and the second row of terminal groups 130. Each contact portion 150 also includes an extension 190 that is coupled to the strip 180, i.e., each extension 190 extends parallel from each contact portion 150.

Each of the extensions 190 can be bently connected from the intermediate position of the tongue 210 to the strip 180, and the extension 190 includes a flat portion 192 or a bent portion 194 according to a different length of each contact portion 150 so as to The strip 180 is connected. That is, since there is a certain distance between the contact portions 150 of the first row of terminal groups 120 and the second row of terminal groups 130 in the second direction A2 of the tongue plate 210. In order to connect with the strip 180, the strips 190 or the bent portions 194 can be connected to the strip 180.

After the terminal unit 110 and the insulative housing are insert molded, the strip 180 can be broken and removed, and the joint portions 140 are broken and removed, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. As shown, the contact portion 150 of the first row of terminal sets 120 and the contact portion 150 of the second row of terminal sets 130 are preferably exposed flatly on opposite sides of the tongue-shaped tongue plate 210.

Referring to FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 together, a shielding case 300 covering the insulative housing 200 is further included in this embodiment. The insulative housing 200 further includes a plurality of positioning posts 230 and two guiding ribs 140. The metal shielding housing 300 is formed with two notches 320 and a plurality of positioning pieces 330 parallel to the positioning posts 230. .

As shown in FIG. 9 , when the notch 320 of the shielding case 300 is assembled and positioned along the guiding rib 140 of the insulative housing 200 , the socket connector 100 forms a plug interface 310 in the direction of the tongue plate 210 for corresponding The connector (not shown) is plugged in. In the present embodiment, each of the guiding portions 160 of the terminal unit 110, the positioning posts 230 and the positioning tabs 330 are preferably inserted into the circuit board (not shown) in parallel with each other, wherein each guiding portion 160 and each positioning piece 330 Preferably, the dual in-line package (DIP) is used to form electrical conduction with the board. However, in other different embodiments, each of the guiding portions 160 and each of the positioning pieces 330 can also be electrically connected to the circuit board by surface mount technology.

It should be noted that, because each contact portion 150 of the terminal unit 110 and each of the guiding portions 160 are preferably at a 90 degree angle or an angle of approximately 90 degrees. Thereby, the present invention utilizes the insert molding process to effectively simplify the process and at the same time achieve the advantages of improving the structural strength of the terminal unit 110 and reducing the cost.

In summary, the embodiments disclosed herein are to be considered as illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. The scope of this creation is defined by the scope of the appended patent application and covers its legal equivalents and is not limited to the foregoing description.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector

110‧‧‧Terminal unit

120‧‧‧First row terminal group

130‧‧‧Second row terminal set

140‧‧‧Combination

150‧‧‧Contacts

160‧‧‧Guidance

170‧‧‧buried department

180‧‧‧Material

190‧‧‧Extension

192‧‧ ‧ Straight

194‧‧‧Bend

200‧‧‧Insulated body

210‧‧‧ tongue plate

220‧‧‧through holes

230‧‧‧Positioning column

A1‧‧‧ first direction

A2‧‧‧ second direction

Claims (12)

A vertical electrical connector comprising: a terminal unit comprising a first row of terminal sets, a second row of terminal sets spaced apart from the first row of terminal sets, and the first row of terminal sets and the second row a plurality of connection portions of the terminal group, the first row of terminal groups and the second row of terminal groups respectively having a contact portion, a guiding portion, and a buried portion connecting the contact portion and the guiding portion; and an insulating body The insulative housing and the terminal unit are insert-molded, and have a protruding tongue plate. The contact portions of the first row of terminal groups and the second row of terminal groups are respectively exposed to opposite surfaces of the tongue plate. The joint protrudes out of the insulating body. The vertical electrical connector of claim 1 further comprising a strip connected to the terminal unit, the strip being respectively connected to each of the contact portions of the first row of terminal sets and the second row of terminal sets. The upright electrical connector of claim 2, wherein each of the contacts further comprises an extension connected to the strip. The upright electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the extension is bendably connectable from the intermediate position of the tongue and the extension is a straight portion or a bent portion. The vertical electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first row of terminal sets and the second row of terminal sets are spaced apart from each other in a first direction. The upright electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the contact portion of the first row of terminal groups and the contact portion of the guiding portion and the second row of terminal groups and the guiding portion are in a second direction They are spaced apart from each other. The upright electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the embedded portion of the first row of terminal sets and the embedded portion of the second row of terminal sets are spaced apart from each other and disposed in parallel. The upright electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the contact portion of the first row of terminal sets and the contact portion of the second row of terminal sets are exposed straight on opposite sides of the tongue plate. The upright electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the insulative housing further comprises a uniform perforation, and the bonding portions are exposed to the through hole. The vertical electrical connector of claim 1 further comprising a shielded housing covering the insulative housing. The upright electrical connector of claim 10, wherein the insulative housing further comprises a plurality of positioning posts and two guiding ribs, wherein the shielding shell is formed with two notches and each of the guiding ribs A plurality of positioning pieces parallel to the positioning column. The upright electrical connector of claim 1, wherein each of the contact portions and each of the guide portions are at an angle of 90 degrees.