TWM537734U - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Description

Electrical connector

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector mounted with a slidable snap member.

In recent years, with the wide application of electronic products, human life has changed a lot, and electronic products have had a great impact on the human lifestyle. At the same time, various electronic products are developing in the direction of small size and lightness. In this regard, electrical connectors are particularly noteworthy, and electrical connectors play a powerful role in current transmission or signal transmission.

For example, an electrical connector for connecting a circuit board and a host computer on a desktop computer, the electrical connector is generally equipped with a structure for locking a circuit board, and therefore also has a fastening structure, but the existing fastening structure is always There are various defects that are difficult to handle or easy to break. For example, when used, the fastening mechanism and the electrical connector may excessively cooperate to cause damage.

In view of this, it is indeed necessary to further improve the previous electrical connector to solve the above technical problems.

The purpose of this creation is to provide an electrical connector that is easy to handle and is not easily damaged.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electrical connector, the foregoing electrical connector comprising:

The elongated body includes a top wall, a mounting wall opposite to the top wall, a slot recessed in the elongated body, and a mounting arm extending outwardly from at least one end of the elongated body;

a plurality of terminals mounted in the longitudinal body, wherein the plurality of terminals are provided with a plurality of contact portions exposed to the slots;

a fastening component is mounted on the aforementioned mounting arm;

Wherein the at least one end of the longitudinally-shaped body is provided with an outer end surface, the mounting arm is formed to extend outward in a longitudinal direction from an intermediate position of the end surface, and the end surface includes an abutting surface on at least one side of the mounting arm, The plane of the abutting surface is inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal plane of the mounting wall, and the latching member is provided with a mating surface that is inclinedly abutted against the abutting surface.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the latching member is provided with a base portion slidable on the top of the mounting arm, and a fin portion extending downward from at least one side of the base portion, the fin portion being located on the outer side of the mounting arm, before the fin portion The end surface is integrally formed with the front end surface of the base portion, and extends obliquely downward from the top to the bottom to form the mating surface that cooperates with the abutting surface.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the longitudinally-shaped body is provided with two side walls which are connected to the top wall and the mounting wall on both sides, and the abutting surface is an end surface which is close to the mounting arm and perpendicular to the side wall. The top of the junction is adjacent to the mounting arm, and the bottom of the abutting surface is adjacent to the longitudinal body.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the mounting arm is provided with a flat plate portion at the top, a fixing portion extending downward from the flat plate portion, and a through groove penetrating the flat plate portion and the fixing portion up and down, along the thickness direction of the longitudinal body The width of the fixing portion is smaller than the width of the flat plate portion.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the fin portion is provided with a first protrusion on the outer side surface, an inner side surface facing the fixing portion, and a protrusion extending from the inner side surface. The fixing portion is provided to be opposite to the first protrusion. The second bump of the block misalignment buckle is adjacent to the longitudinal body.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a locking groove is formed between the top surface of the first bump and the bottom surface of the base portion, and the side edge of the flat plate portion is received and slidable in the holding groove.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the longitudinal body is further provided with abutting strips on the two sides that connect the top wall and the mounting wall on the two sides and protrude outward from the at least one side wall, and the abutting strip is along the longitudinal direction. The height of the elongated body extends up and down.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the abutting strip has a side perpendicular to the side wall, another side perpendicularly connected to the side surface and parallel to the plane of the side wall, and a side connecting the one side and the other side On the three sides, the third surface is inclined outwardly along the mounting arm to the longitudinal body to form a slope shape, and the third surface is the abutting surface.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the latching member is provided with a base portion slidable on the top of the mounting arm, and a fin portion extending downward from at least one side of the base portion, the fin portion being located on the outer side of the mounting arm, and the fin portion is provided An inner side surface on the inner side and an outer side surface opposite to the inner side surface, wherein the front end of the fin portion extends obliquely from the front to the rear and extends from the front to the rear to form the mating surface, and the mating surface and the outer side surface of the fin portion are disposed at an acute angle and are The abutting surface cooperates with the abutment.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the fin portion is further provided with a rear end surface opposite to the mating surface, and the mounting arm is provided with a flat plate portion at the top portion and a fixing portion extending downward from the flat plate portion, and the fixing portion is further provided with a second protrusion protruding outwardly from opposite sides of the free end of the mounting arm, the second protrusion being configured to cooperate with the rear end surface to prevent the latching member from being disengaged from the mounting arm.

Compared with the prior art, the electrical connector of the present invention is provided with an abutting surface on the longitudinally-shaped body, and at the same time, a matching surface which is inclinedly abutted against the abutting surface is disposed on the latching member, so that the latching member is not excessive. It is mounted on the mounting arm of the longitudinal body to form a foolproof protection and prolongs the service life of the electrical connector.

Referring to the first to fourth figures, the electrical connector 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention is provided. The electrical connector 100 includes an elongated body 1 and is recessed along the extending direction of the elongated body 1 in the longitudinal direction. a slot 10 in the elongated body 1 , a mounting arm 2 extending integrally from one end of the longitudinal body 1 , a plurality of terminals 3 mounted on the elongated body 1 , and a mounting on the mounting arm 2 The fixing member 4 of the circuit board (not shown) is fixed.

The longitudinal body 1 is provided with a top wall 11 , a mounting wall 12 opposite to the top wall 11 , two side walls 13 connecting the top wall 11 and the mounting wall 12 on both sides and at both ends of the longitudinal body 1 . Two outer end faces 14 of the outer side. The aforementioned slot 10 is recessed downward from the top wall 11. The mounting arm 2 is integrally formed outwardly from the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal body 1 from an intermediate position of one of the aforementioned end faces 14. The mounting arm 2 divides the end surface 14 into two abutting faces 141 that are symmetrically located on both sides of the mounting arm 2.

A plurality of terminal slots 15 extending upward and downward and communicating with the slot 10 are disposed in the two side walls 13 . The plurality of terminal slots 15 extend upwardly through the top wall 11 for heat dissipation, and the lower portion penetrates through the mounting wall 12 for the terminal 3 to extend downward beyond the longitudinal body 1. The abutting surface 141 extends obliquely downward, and is located obliquely to one end of the top wall 11 toward the mounting arm 2, and an end close to the mounting wall 12 is inclined toward the longitudinal body 1 such that the plane of the abutting surface 141 is the same as the foregoing The horizontal plane of the mounting wall 12 is inclined at an acute angle. At the same time, the plane of the abutting surface 141 is perpendicular to the plane of the sidewall 13 described above.

The mounting arm 2 is provided with a plate portion 21 at the top, a fixing portion 22 extending downward from the flat plate portion 21, and a through groove 20 penetrating the flat plate portion 21 and the fixing portion 22 up and down. The top surface of the flat plate portion 21 is flush with the top surface of the top wall 11, and the width of the flat plate portion 21 is the same as the width of the top wall 11.

The abutting surface 141 is located below the flat plate portion 21. The fixing portion 22 is formed to extend downward from the bottom of the bottom portion of the flat portion 21, that is, the width of the fixing portion 22 is smaller than the width of the flat portion 21. In this manner, a accommodating space 23 is formed below the flat plate portion 21 and outside the fixing portion 22. The two sides of the fixing portion 22 are further provided with two pairs of second bumps 221 protruding outward in the accommodating space 23, respectively. One of the pair of second bumps 221 disposed on one side, one of the second bumps 221 is disposed at one end of the fixed portion 22 adjacent to the longitudinal body 1 , and the other second bump 221 is disposed at the fixed portion The free end of 22.

The plurality of terminals 3 include two rows respectively mounted in the plurality of terminal slots 15 of the two side walls 13. Each of the terminals is provided with a mounting portion 32 fixed in the terminal slot 15 and extends upwardly from the mounting portion 32 and protrudes into the terminal. The contact portion 31 in the slot 10 and the solder portion 33 extending downward from the mounting portion 32 beyond the mounting wall 12 are formed. The two rows of the aforementioned terminals 3 are mirror-symmetrically disposed in the terminal slots 15 in the two side walls 13 for electrically contacting the inserted circuit board.

The latching member 4 is provided with a base portion 41 slidable on the flat plate portion 21 of the mounting arm 2, two fin portions 42 extending downward from the front side of the side edges of the base portion 41, and a laterally outward side from one of the fin portions 42. The protruding hand 43 is highlighted. The front end of the front end of the two fins 42 is provided with a first protruding protrusion 421, and the top surface of the first protrusion 421 and the bottom surface of the base portion 4 are formed on the edge of the flat plate portion 21 for providing the aforementioned fastening member. The holding groove 40 extending along the longitudinal direction of the vertically long body 1 is received in the accommodating space 23 by the first protrusion 421. Both side edges of the flat plate portion 21 are received in the holding groove 40, and are slidable in the longitudinal direction. The first bump 421 and the second bump 221 are misaligned with each other to fix the latching member 4 to the mounting arm 2 for mating the inserted circuit board. When the first protrusion 421 is located between the second protrusion 221 and the end surface 14 of the longitudinal body 1, the aforementioned fastening member 4 can be used for locking the card; when the pushing portion 43 is pushed, the aforementioned fastening member is used. 4 is outwardly slid until the first bump 421 is located between the two second bumps 221, the latching member 4 can release the locking function of the circuit board, and is located at the mounting arm 2 The second projection 221 of the free end cooperates with the aforementioned first projection 421 so that the aforementioned snap member 4 cannot be disengaged from the aforementioned mounting arm 2.

In the present embodiment, the front end surface 411 of the base portion 41 of the engaging member 4 is integrally formed with the front end surface 422 of the fin portion 42, and is formed to extend obliquely downward from the top to the bottom. The front end surface 422 of the fin portion 42 is a mating surface that engages with the abutting surface 141, and the bottom end of the mating surface 422 is inclined forward from the tip end of the mating surface 422 in a direction away from the pusher portion 43. When the latching member 4 is mounted on the mounting arm 2, the abutting surface 141 and the mating surface 422 are obliquely abutted in a complementary manner, thereby preventing the latching member 4 from being longitudinally elongated. The shape of the body 1 is over-mounted, forming a foolproof protection.

Referring to FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 , the electrical connector 100 ′ of the second embodiment of the present invention is shown. In the embodiment, the majority of the electrical connector 100 ′ is electrically connected to the first embodiment. The structure of 100 is the same, so it will not be described here. The only difference is that the one end of the longitudinally-shaped body 1' integrally formed with the mounting arm 2' is provided with two abutting strips 131 protruding outward from the two side walls 13', and each of the abutting strips 131 is along the foregoing The longitudinal direction of the elongated body 1' projects outwardly and also outwardly in the width direction of the longitudinal body 1'. Each of the aforementioned abutting strips 131 is formed to extend up and down along the height direction of the longitudinal body 1'.

One side surface 132 of the abutting strip 131 is perpendicular to the side wall 13', and the other side surface 133 is connected in parallel with the plane of the side wall 13'. The third side 134 connecting the one side surface 132 and the other side surface 133 forms a slope. The slope 134 is connected to the aforementioned one side 132 and the other side 133 by an additional transition plane (not numbered). The entire slope surface 134 is formed to extend obliquely outward from the direction of the mounting arm 2' toward the longitudinal body 1'. The slope surface 134 is the abutting surface.

The latching member 4' is provided with a base portion 41' slidable on the top of the mounting arm 2', and a fin portion 42' extending downward from at least one side of the base portion 41'. The fin portion 42' is located at the mounting arm 2' The outer side surface 423' is disposed on the outer side and the outer side surface 424' is opposite to the inner side surface 423'. The front end of the fin portion 42' extends from the outside to the inside and extends obliquely from the front to the rear to form the mating surface 425' and the fin portion. The end face 426' after the free end. The mating surface 425' and the outer surface 424' of the fin portion 42' are disposed at an acute angle and are mated with the abutting surface 134. The rear end of the aforementioned fin portion 42' is further provided with a rear end surface 426' at the end. The second protrusion 221' of the free end of the fixing portion 22' of the mounting arm 2' can be mated with the rear end surface 426' of the wing portion 42' to prevent the latching member 4' from coming off the mounting arm 2'. .

In the present embodiment, the front end portion 42' of the engaging member 4' is formed to extend from the front to the rear and from the front to the rear to form the mating surface 425' for fitting to the longitudinal body 1'. The abutting surface 134 of the abutting strip 131 avoids the above-mentioned locking member 4' being excessively mounted in the direction of the longitudinal body 1' when the locking member 4' is attached to the mounting arm 2', thereby forming The foolproof protection.

It is to be understood that the equivalent changes to the present invention made by the teachings of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

100, 100'‧‧‧ electrical connectors
1, 1'‧‧‧Longitudinal body
10‧‧‧ slots
11‧‧‧ top wall
12‧‧‧Installation wall
13, 13'‧‧‧ side wall
131‧‧‧Receiving strip
132‧‧‧ side
133‧‧‧The other side
134‧‧‧Other side
14‧‧‧ end face
141‧‧‧ Abutment
15‧‧‧Terminal slot
2, 2'‧‧‧ mounting arm
20‧‧‧through slot
21‧‧‧ Flat section
22, 22'‧‧‧ Fixed Department
3‧‧‧ terminals
31‧‧‧Contacts
32‧‧‧Installation Department
33‧‧‧Weld Department
4, 4'‧‧‧ fasteners
40‧‧‧ card slot
41, 41'‧‧‧ base
411‧‧‧ front end
42‧‧‧ wings
421‧‧‧First bump
422‧‧‧ front end
423'‧‧‧ inside
424'‧‧‧ outside side
425'‧‧‧ mating surface
426′‧‧‧ rear end face
43‧‧‧Hands

The first figure is a perspective view of the first embodiment electrical connector of the present invention. The second figure is another perspective view of the electrical connector of the first embodiment of the present invention. The third figure is an exploded view of the electrical connector of the first embodiment of the present invention. The fourth figure is an exploded view of another angle of the electrical connector of the first embodiment of the present invention. The fifth figure is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the electrical connector of the present invention. The sixth figure is another perspective view of the second embodiment of the electrical connector of the present invention. The seventh drawing is an exploded view of the second embodiment of the present invention. The eighth figure is an exploded view of another angle of the electrical connector of the second embodiment of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector

1‧‧‧Longitudinal body

10‧‧‧ slots

11‧‧‧ top wall

14‧‧‧ end face

141‧‧‧ Abutment

15‧‧‧Terminal slot

2‧‧‧Installation arm

Claims (10)

An electrical connector comprising: a vertically elongated body, the elongated body comprising a top wall, a mounting wall opposite the top wall, a recess recessed in the elongated body, and at least one end from the longitudinal body An externally extending mounting arm; a plurality of terminals mounted on the elongated body, the plurality of terminals being provided with a plurality of contacts exposed to the slots; and a snap member mounted on the mounting arm; wherein the longitudinal At least one end of the elongate body is provided with an outer end surface, and the mounting arm is formed to extend outward in a longitudinal direction from an intermediate position of the end surface, and the end surface includes an abutting surface on at least one side of the mounting arm, where the abutting surface is located The plane is inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal plane of the mounting wall, and the latching member is provided with a mating surface that is inclinedly abutted against the abutting surface. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the latching member is provided with a base portion slidable on a top portion of the mounting arm, and a fin portion extending downward from at least one side of the base portion, the wing portion being located in the foregoing mounting The front end surface of the arm portion is integrally formed with the front end surface of the base portion, and extends obliquely downward from the top to the bottom to form the mating surface that engages with the abutting surface. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the elongated body further has two side walls that are connected to the top wall and the mounting wall on both sides, the abutting surface being close to the mounting arm and the foregoing An end surface perpendicular to the side wall, a top of the abutting surface is adjacent to the mounting arm, and a bottom of the abutting surface is adjacent to the longitudinal body. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the mounting arm is provided with a flat portion at the top, a fixed portion extending downward from the flat portion, and a through slot extending through the flat portion and the fixed portion. In the thickness direction of the vertically elongated body, the width of the fixing portion is smaller than the width of the flat plate portion. The electric connector according to claim 4, wherein the fin portion is provided with an outer side surface on the outer side, an inner side surface facing the fixing portion, and a first protrusion continuously protruding from the inner side surface, the fixing portion And a second protrusion for being misaligned with the first protrusion, wherein the second protrusion is adjacent to the longitudinal body. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein a top surface of the first bump and a bottom surface of the base portion form a latching groove, and a side edge of the flat portion is received and slidable in the aforementioned latch Inside the slot. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the elongated body is further provided with two side walls that are connected to the top wall and the mounting wall on both sides, and an abutting strip that protrudes outward from the at least one side wall. The abutting strip extends up and down along the height direction of the longitudinal body. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the abutting strip has a side perpendicular to the side wall, another side perpendicularly connected to the side surface and parallel to the plane of the side wall, and the foregoing The third surface of the side surface and the other side surface, the third surface is inclined outwardly along the mounting arm to the longitudinal body direction to form a slope shape, and the third surface is the abutting surface. The electrical connector of claim 8, wherein the latching member is provided with a base portion slidable on the top of the mounting arm, and a fin portion extending downward from at least one side of the base portion, the wing portion being located in the foregoing installation The outer side of the arm is provided with an inner side surface on the inner side and an outer side surface facing the inner side surface. The front end of the fin portion extends obliquely from the front to the rear and extends from the front to the rear to form the mating surface, and the mating surface and the outer side surface of the fin portion They are disposed at an acute angle and are mated with the abutting surface. The electrical connector of claim 9, wherein the fin portion is further provided with a rear end surface opposite to the mating surface, and the mounting arm is provided with a flat plate portion at the top portion and a fixing portion extending downward from the flat plate portion. The second fixing block is further provided with a second protrusion protruding outwardly on both sides of the free end of the mounting arm, and the second protrusion is configured to cooperate with the rear end surface to prevent the locking member from being disengaged from the mounting arm.