TWM552701U - Connector structure - Google Patents

Description

Connector structure

The present invention relates to a connector structure, and more particularly to a connector structure that is thinner and can reduce manufacturing costs.

Since the signal communication between the liquid crystal display and the system host is very large and the frequency is very high, the high-frequency signal transmission system currently installed between the liquid crystal display interface and the system motherboard interface is ultra-high speed (1.4). Gb/s), Low Power Differential Signal (LVDS) receiver with low power consumption and low electromagnetic radiation characteristics as the signal transmission interface of the LCD display interface, and connected to the system host via the transmission line (Transmission Line) The signal transmission interface on the board interface, that is, the connector socket on the system board interface, together form a signal connection, and together form a conventional LVDS signal transmission system.

Generally used in the conventional LVDS signal transmission system, the male connector has a structure including an upper iron shell, an insulating body, a conductive terminal, a flexible cable and a lower iron shell, and the lower iron shell is firstly provided with an insulating body. A conductive terminal is inserted into the insulating body, and the flexible terminal is overlapped on the conductive terminal, and the upper iron shell is disposed on the insulating body. The structure of such a conventional connector is relatively complicated, so the number of manufacturing steps is high and the cost is high. In addition, the size of such a connector is large, and the trend of the current product design is light and short, and it is not meets requirements.

The structure of the conventional connector is relatively complicated, the manufacturing cost is high, and the volume occupied is large, which is not in line with the current trend of designing a light, thin and short product.

The present invention provides a connector structure including a first metal housing, a soft flat transmission component, and a second metal housing, wherein the first metal housing has a mounting portion and two guides disposed on opposite sides of the mounting portion a guiding portion comprising a bottom side section, a top side section opposite to the bottom side section, and a bent section connecting the bottom side section and the top side section, and the top side section is provided with an extension section, the bottom side The segment is provided with a hole slot extending toward the bottom side segment and fitted into the slot. The flexible flat transmission element is disposed on the mounting portion of the first metal housing, and the flexible flat transmission element has a plurality of contacts. The second metal housing is assembled on the first metal housing, the second metal housing is over the flexible flat transmission element and the contacts of the flexible flat transmission element are exposed to the second metal housing.

The connector structure provided by the present invention utilizes a soft flat transmission element as a contact terminal of the connector front end and a connection line at the rear end, and omits the design of the conventional insulating body, because the structure is relatively simple, and the process is also relatively It is simple, so it can solve the problem that the conventional connector has a complicated structure, high manufacturing cost, and large volume.

1‧‧‧Connector structure

2‧‧‧First metal shell

20‧‧‧ accommodating space

21‧‧‧Installation Department

22‧‧‧ Guidance Department

221‧‧‧ bottom side

222‧‧‧ top side section

223‧‧‧Bend section

224‧‧‧Extension

225‧‧‧ hole slot

226‧‧‧ protruding parts

227‧‧‧Block

228‧‧‧ socket

23‧‧‧Unlocking Department

231‧‧‧ force arm

232‧‧‧ Pressing Department

24‧‧‧ First Joint Department

25‧‧‧Reflexion

26‧‧‧ Grounding shrapnel

3‧‧‧Soft flat transmission components

30‧‧‧Opening

31‧‧‧Contacts

4‧‧‧Second metal casing

41‧‧‧Mate

42‧‧‧Second engagement department

43‧‧‧Locking Department

431‧‧‧Flexible arm

432‧‧‧ hook

433‧‧‧stop

44‧‧‧ openings

45‧‧‧Resistance Department

46‧‧‧ Grounding shrapnel

The first figure is a perspective view of the connector structure of the present creation.

The second figure is an exploded view of the connector structure of the first figure.

The third figure is a perspective view of the first metal casing of the second figure in the other direction.

The fourth figure is a perspective view of the second metal casing of the second figure in the other direction.

Referring to the first to fourth figures, the present invention provides a connector structure 1, The connector structure 1 includes a first metal housing 2, a flexible flat transmission element 3, and a second metal housing 4, wherein the flexible flat transmission element 3 is sandwiched between the first metal housing 2 and the second metal Between the housings 4.

The first metal housing 2 has a mounting portion 21 and two guiding portions 22 disposed on two sides of the mounting portion 21. Each guiding portion 22 includes a bottom side portion 221 and a top side opposite to the bottom side portion 221 The section 222 and the connecting bottom side section 221 and the top side section 222 are bent by a section 223, and the top side section 222 is provided with an extending section 224. The bottom side section 221 is provided with a hole slot 225, and the extending section 224 extends toward the bottom side section 221. And fitted to the hole 225. It can be understood that, in this embodiment, the bottom side section 221, the top side section 222, the bending section 223 and the extension section 224 are integrally formed on the first metal shell 2 and form a structurally stable guide. The structure further includes an accommodating space 20 formed between the top side section 222, the extension section 224 and the bottom side section 221 .

In this embodiment, a protrusion 226 is disposed on each side of the mounting portion 21, and the mounting portion 21 is provided with a blocking portion 227 corresponding to a side edge of the protruding portion 226, and is on the bottom side of the guiding portion 22. The segment 221 extends upward and rearward with an unlocking portion 23, and the unlocking portion 23 includes a biasing arm 231 and a pressing portion 232 disposed at an end of the biasing arm 231. A first engaging portion 24 having a different shape is disposed on the front end of the biasing arm 231 and the mounting portion 21, and the first engaging portion 24 is configured to be engaged and fixed to the second metal housing 4, which is understandable. In order to increase the strength of the mechanism and the thickness of the butt joint, a folding portion 25 is further disposed on the mounting portion 21, and the folded portion 25 directly extends the portion of the first metal casing 2 that protrudes forward from the mounting portion 21 upward. The reflexed structure formed on the mounting portion 21 is folded back. In addition, a plurality of grounding elastic pieces 26 are further disposed on the first metal casing 2.

The flexible flat transmission element 3 is disposed on the mounting portion 21 and the folding portion 24 of the first metal casing 2, and the flexible flat transmission element 3 has a plurality of contacts 31, wherein the contacts 31 are in position This is done on the fold-back portion 24 to increase the structural thickness and strength at the time of docking. In this embodiment, the flexible flat transmission element 3 is a flexible cable (FPC), but is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the flexible flat transmission element 3 may be a flexible printed circuit board (FPC). The flexible flat transmission element 3 is provided with an opening 30, and the protrusion 226 of the first metal casing 2 is fitted to the opening 30 to achieve the purpose of stopping the soft flat transmission element 3. In addition, the front end of the flexible flat transmission element 3 is adjacent to the blocking portion 227 and is blocked by the blocking portion 227 to prevent its front end from continuing to advance, so that the purpose of positioning can be achieved. At the same time, the two sides of the flexible flat transmission element 3 are also confined between the extensions 224 of the two guiding portions 22 on both sides of the mounting portion 21, so that the flexible flat transmission element 3 does not cause left and right offset.

The second metal housing 4 is assembled on the first metal housing 2, wherein the second metal housing 4 covers the flexible flat transmission element 3 and the contacts 31 of the flexible flat transmission element 3 are exposed to the second metal. The housing 4 is adapted to be electrically connected to a mating connector (not shown). In this embodiment, the second metal housing 4 is provided with a fitting portion 41, and the top side portion 222 is provided with a socket 228. The fitting portion 41 can be inserted into the socket 228 for positioning purposes, and then the second portion is utilized. The plurality of second engaging portions 42 provided on the metal casing 4 and the plurality of first engaging portions 24 on the first metal casing 2 interfere with each other, thereby assembling the second metal casing 4 The purpose of being fixed to the first metal casing 2.

In this embodiment, a locking portion 43 is disposed on each of the two sides of the second metal housing 4, and each of the locking portions 43 includes a resilient arm 431 and a hook 432 disposed at one end of the elastic arm 431. An opening 44 is further disposed on each side of the metal housing. The elastic arm 431 is provided with a stopping portion 433 extending to the opening 44. The design of the stopping portion 433 is only in the space of the opening 44. In the range, when the user presses the pressing portion 232, the force applying arm 231 is driven to contact and exert the force on the elastic arm 431, thereby causing the hook 432 to move and be unhooked from the docking connector, and the stopping portion at this time The design of the 433 prevents the elastic arm 431 from producing undesirable excessive deformation movement.

It is to be noted that, in this embodiment, the locking portion 43 is disposed on the second metal housing 4 and the unlocking portion 23 is disposed on the first metal housing 2, but is not limited thereto, and another option is The positions where the two are disposed may be interchanged, that is, the locking portion 43 is disposed on the first metal casing 2, and the unlocking portion 23 is disposed on the second metal casing 4. In other words, the locking portion 43 can be disposed on the first metal housing 2 or the second metal housing 4 according to design choices, and the locking portion 43 is located in the accommodating space 20, so that the locking portion 43 can be subjected to the top side. The section 222, the extension section 224 and the bottom side section 221 are protected from deformation or damage by an external force. In addition, the second metal housing 4 is provided with a pressing portion 45 for pressing the flexible flat transmission element 3 onto the first metal housing 2, so as to achieve the purpose of holding the flexible flat transmission element 3, The second metal housing 4 is also provided with a plurality of grounding springs 46.

In summary, the connector structure of the present invention replaces the contact terminals of the front end and the rear end of the conventional connector with a soft flat transmission element, and omits the design of the conventional insulating body, because the structure is relatively simple and The process is also relatively simple, so that the conventional connector has a complicated structure, high manufacturing cost, and large volume.

1‧‧‧Connector structure

2‧‧‧First metal shell

22‧‧‧ Guidance Department

224‧‧‧Extension

23‧‧‧Unlocking Department

3‧‧‧Soft flat transmission components

31‧‧‧Contacts

4‧‧‧Second metal casing

43‧‧‧Locking Department

Claims (10)

A connector structure includes: a first metal housing having a mounting portion and two guiding portions disposed on two sides of the mounting portion, each of the guiding portions including a bottom side portion, a top side section opposite to the bottom side section and a bent section connecting the bottom side section and the top side section, and the top side section is provided with an extension section, the bottom side section is provided with a hole slot, the extension a segment extending toward the bottom side segment and fitting into the slot; a flexible flat transmission component disposed on the mounting portion of the first metal housing, the flexible flat transmission component having a plurality of contacts; and a first The two metal casings are assembled on the first metal casing, and the second metal casing covers the soft flat transmission component and the contacts of the flexible flat transmission component are exposed to the second metal casing. The connector structure of claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is provided with a protrusion, the flexible flat transmission element is provided with an opening, the protrusion is fitted to the opening, and the flexible flat transmission element is The first metal shell and the second metal shell are sandwiched between the first metal shell and the second metal shell. The connector structure of claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is provided with a blocking portion, and the front end of the flexible flat transmission member is adjacent to the blocking portion. The connector structure of claim 1, wherein the flexible flat transmission element is constrained between the extensions of the two sides of the mounting portion. The connector structure of claim 1, wherein the top side section is provided with a socket, and the second metal housing is provided with a fitting portion, the fitting portion is inserted into the socket, the first A first engaging portion is disposed on a metal housing, and a second engaging portion is disposed on the second metal housing. The first engaging portion and the second engaging portion interfere with each other. The connector structure of claim 1, wherein a folding portion is disposed on the mounting portion, and the contacts of the flexible flat transmission member are located on the folding portion. The connector structure of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising: a latching portion disposed on the first metal housing or the second metal housing, wherein the top side section, An accommodating space is formed between the extending portion and the bottom side portion, and the locking portion is located in the accommodating space. The connector structure of claim 7, further comprising: a plurality of grounding springs disposed on the first metal housing or the second metal housing, the second metal housing being provided with a pressing portion, the The pressing portion presses the flexible flat transmission member onto the first metal casing. The connector structure of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: an unlocking portion disposed on the first metal housing; and a locking portion disposed on the second metal housing on. The connector structure of claim 9, wherein the latching portion includes a resilient arm and a hook disposed at an end of the resilient arm, and each of the two sides of the second metal housing is provided with an opening and the latching portion. The elastic arm is provided with a stopping portion extending to the opening, and the unlocking portion includes a biasing arm and a pressing portion disposed at an end of the biasing arm.