TWM531081U - Composite connector - Google Patents

Description

Composite connector

This creation relates to a connector, especially a composite connector that combines two specifications.

At present, the operating systems of smart phones on the market are mainly iOS and Android operating systems developed by Apple and Google. Today, the two manufacturers use different transmission communication protocols and use Lightning and Micro USB connectors respectively. Since the two specifications are not shared, the user often suffers from inconvenience and inconvenience in use.

Furthermore, the currently disclosed USB Type-C connector has the characteristics of being more consistent in the upper and lower ends and having no directionality in use, which can provide a higher transmission rate and can effectively shorten the transmission time. In this regard, whether USB Type-C can replace the existing Lightning and Micro USB specifications is one of the things that users are looking forward to. For this reason, if the smart phone manufacturer has reached a consensus and adopts the USB Type-C connector together, it is necessary to provide the user with a composite connector suitable for both connector specifications during the transition period. user.

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 aims of the present invention is to provide a composite connector that provides a composite connector that can share a Type-C plug and a Lightning plug, and can reduce the chance of damage caused by erroneous insertion.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a composite connector including a metal casing, an insulative housing, a plurality of first conductive terminals, and a plurality of second conductive terminals. The metal shell has a shell plate and an accommodating space formed by the shell plate; the insulating body is disposed in the accommodating space, the insulating body comprises a pedestal and a first tongue plate and a second tongue plate protruding outward from the base plate The plurality of first conductive terminals are disposed on the first tongue plate, the first conductive terminals are disposed according to the Type-C interface specification; the plurality of second conductive terminals are disposed on the second tongue plate, and the second conductive terminals are in accordance with Lightning Set by interface specifications.

Compared with the conventional composite connector, the insulative housing of the composite connector of the present invention includes a first tongue and a second tongue, and a first conductive terminal conforming to the Type-C interface specification is disposed on the first tongue, and The second conductive terminal conforming to the Lightning interface specification is disposed on the second tongue plate; thereby, the composite connector can share the Type-C plug and the Lightning plug, and can reduce the probability of damage caused by erroneous insertion, and further increase the creation. Practicality.

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.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , which are respectively a perspective view, a perspective view, a front view and a combined sectional view of the composite connector of the present invention. The present invention provides a composite connector 1 including a metal housing 10, an insulative housing 20, a plurality of first conductive terminals 30, and a plurality of second conductive terminals 40. The insulative housing 20 is disposed in the metal housing 10, and the first conductive terminals 30 and the second conductive terminals 40 are coupled to the insulative housing 20, thereby forming the composite connector 1 for insertion. Connect and connect connectors of different interface specifications.

The metal casing 10 has a casing 11 and an accommodating space 100 formed by the casing 11 . The insulative housing 20 is disposed in the accommodating space 100. The insulative housing 20 includes a base 21 and a first tongue 22 and a second tongue 23 projecting outwardly from the base 21. The first tongue plate 22 and the second tongue plate 23 are coupled to the front of the base 21 and the first tongue plate 22 is located above the second tongue plate 23.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first tongue 22 extends in the accommodating space 100, and a first gap 221 is left between one side of the first tongue 22 and an inner wall surface of the metal casing 10. In addition, a second gap 222 is left on the other side of the first tongue 22 and the second tongue 23 . Moreover, the second tongue plate 23 also extends in the accommodating space 100. One side of the second tongue plate 23 is attached to the other inner wall surface of the metal casing 10, and the other of the second tongue plate 23 is another. The side gap and the first tongue 22 retain the second gap 222.

Furthermore, the first conductive terminals 30 are disposed on the first tongue plate 22, and the first conductive terminals 30 are disposed in conformity with the Type-C interface specification. Preferably, the two sides of the first tongue plate 22 are respectively provided with a plurality of grooves 220. The grooves 220 are spaced apart and accommodate the first conductive terminals 30. In this embodiment, the first The number of conductive terminals 30 is 12.

In the embodiment, each of the first conductive terminals 30 includes a first contact portion 31 , a first positioning portion 32 , and a first solder portion 33 . The first contact portion 31 is exposed to the groove 220 of the first tongue plate 22 . The first positioning portion 32 extends from the first contact portion 31 and is fixed to the base 21 . Further, the first welding portion 33 The first positioning portion 32 extends from the first positioning portion 32 and protrudes outside the base 21.

In addition, the second conductive terminals 40 are disposed on the second tongue plate 23, and the second conductive terminals 40 are disposed in conformity with the Lightning interface specification. Preferably, the second tongue 23 is provided with a plurality of slots 230 on the side facing the first tongue 22, and the slots 230 are spaced apart and accommodate the second conductive terminals 40. In this embodiment, the number of the second conductive terminals 40 is 8.

In this embodiment, each of the second conductive terminals 40 includes a second contact portion 41 , a second positioning portion 42 , and a second solder portion 43 . The second contact portion 41 is exposed to the slot 230 of the second tongue plate 23. The second positioning portion 42 extends from the second contact portion 41 and is fixed to the rear end of the second tongue plate 23. The second soldering portion 43 protrudes from the bottom of the second tongue plate 23; wherein the second contact portion 41 is disposed as a resilient bending portion for elastically guiding the other connector.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , which are schematic diagrams of the use of the composite connector of the present invention and a cross-sectional view after the plugging. In the embodiment, the composite connector 1 is disposed on a portable electronic device 2 (such as a smart phone), and is configured to be plugged into a Type-C plug 3.

As shown in FIG. 6 , when the Type-C plug 3 is plugged into the composite connector 1 of the portable electronic device 2 , the Type-C plug 3 is sleeved (engaged) on the first tongue 22 . . At this time, the Type-C plug 3 electrically connects the first conductive terminal 30 of the first tongue 22 to perform operations such as data transmission or charging.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , which are another schematic diagram of the use of the composite connector of the present invention and a cross-sectional view after the plugging. In this embodiment, the composite connector 1 is disposed on a portable electronic device 2 (such as a smart phone or the like), and is configured to be plugged into a Lightning plug 4.

As shown in FIG. 8 , when the Lightning plug 4 is inserted into the composite connector 1 of the portable electronic device 2 , the Lightning plug 4 is inserted into the second gap 222 and positioned on the first tongue 22 . And between the second tongues 23. At this time, the Lightning plug 4 electrically connects the second conductive terminal 40 of the second tongue 23 to perform operations such as data transmission or charging.

Accordingly, the composite connector 1 can share two different types of cable plugs, that is, the Type-C plug 3 and the Lightning plug 4 can be shared, and the probability of damage caused by erroneous insertion can be reduced.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to be used in the scope of the patents, and other equivalent changes in the patent spirit of the present invention are all within the scope of the patent.

1‧‧‧Composite connector

2‧‧‧Portable electronic device

3‧‧‧Type-C plug

4‧‧‧Lightning plug

10‧‧‧Metal housing

100‧‧‧ accommodating space

11‧‧‧Shell board

20‧‧‧Insulating body

21‧‧‧Base

22‧‧‧First tongue

220‧‧‧ trench

221‧‧‧First gap

222‧‧‧Second gap

23‧‧‧Second tongue

230‧‧‧ slotting

30‧‧‧First conductive terminal

31‧‧‧First contact

32‧‧‧First Positioning Department

33‧‧‧First Welding Department

40‧‧‧Second conductive terminal

41‧‧‧Second contact

42‧‧‧Second Positioning Department

43‧‧‧Second welding department

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the composite connector of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective perspective view of the composite connector of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the composite connector of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a combined cross-sectional view of the composite connector of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the use of the composite connector of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the plug-in of Figure 5 after being inserted into each other.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing another use of the composite connector of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the plug-in of Figure 7 after being inserted into each other.

1‧‧‧Composite connector

10‧‧‧Metal housing

100‧‧‧ accommodating space

11‧‧‧Shell board

20‧‧‧Insulating body

21‧‧‧Base

22‧‧‧First tongue

220‧‧‧ trench

221‧‧‧First gap

222‧‧‧Second gap

23‧‧‧Second tongue

230‧‧‧ slotting

30‧‧‧First conductive terminal

31‧‧‧First contact

32‧‧‧First Positioning Department

33‧‧‧First Welding Department

40‧‧‧Second conductive terminal

41‧‧‧Second contact

42‧‧‧Second Positioning Department

43‧‧‧Second welding department

Claims (9)

A composite connector includes: a metal casing having a casing and an accommodating space formed by the casing; an insulating body disposed in the accommodating space, the insulating body including a pedestal and a first tongue plate and a second tongue plate projecting outwardly from the base; a plurality of first conductive terminals disposed on the first tongue plate, the first conductive terminals being arranged according to a Type-C interface specification And a plurality of second conductive terminals disposed on the second tongue, the second conductive terminals being disposed in accordance with a Lightning interface specification. The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the first tongue extends in the accommodating space, and a side of the first tongue leaves a first gap with an inner wall surface of the metal casing, The other side of the first tongue leaves a second gap with the second tongue. The composite connector of claim 2, wherein the second tongue extends in the accommodating space, and one side of the second tongue is attached to another inner wall surface of the metal casing, the second The other side of the tongue is left with the second gap with the first tongue. The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the two sides of the first tongue are respectively provided with a plurality of grooves, and the grooves are spaced apart and accommodate the first conductive terminals. The composite connector of claim 4, wherein the first conductive terminal comprises a first contact portion, a first positioning portion and a first soldering portion, the first contact portion being exposed to the first tongue plate The groove, the first positioning portion extends from the first contact portion and is fixed to the base, and the first welded portion extends from the first positioning portion to protrude outside the base. The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the second tongue is provided with a plurality of slots on a side facing the first tongue, the slots being spaced apart and receiving the second conductive terminals . The composite connector of claim 6, wherein the second conductive terminal comprises a second contact portion, a second positioning portion and a second soldering portion, the second contact portion being exposed to the second tongue plate The slot, the second positioning portion extends from the second contact portion and is fixed to the rear end of the second tongue, and the second solder portion protrudes from the bottom of the second tongue. The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the second contact portion is a resiliently bent portion. The composite connector of claim 1, wherein the number of the first conductive terminals is 12, and the number of the second conductive terminals is 8.