TWM558482U - Metal shell with multiple stabilizing structures and connector thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a metal housing having a plurality of stable structures and a connector thereof. The connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of metal terminals, and a metal housing, wherein the metal terminals are fixed in the insulating body. The insulative housing can be assembled into the metal housing. The connector is characterized in that the metal housing and the insulative housing are respectively provided with matching snap holes and bumps, and the metal shell and the metal housing are respectively The corresponding two sides of the insulative housing are respectively provided with matching protrusions and mounting slots. When the insulative housing is assembled to the metal housing, the locking holes and the protrusions can form a first re-stabilized structure. The protrusion and the mounting groove form a second re-stabilized structure. Thus, during use of the connector, the insulative housing is limited by the stabilizing structure and cannot be easily detached from the metal housing.

Description

Metal housing with multiple stable structures and connectors thereof

The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a metal housing having multiple stabilizing structures to enable an insulative housing to be better assembled to a connector within the metal housing.

Button, the connector refers to all connected components and their accessories on the electronic signal and power supply. It is a bridge for all signals. Its quality will affect the reliability of current and signal transmission, and also with electronics. The operation of the device is closely related. Generally speaking, various types of connectors have been provided on various electronic devices (such as smart phones, tablets, desktop computers, notebook computers, digital cameras, etc.) so that various electronic devices can By exchanging data, it is known that the connector can make electrical connections and signal transmission between the device and the device, components and components, and the system and the system, and is a basic component required to form a complete system.

According to the research, in the past ten years, for many Taiwanese manufacturers entering the connector industry, the connector industry is still a lucrative industry relative to other component industries. The main reason is that In the connector industry, the technology used in high- and low-order connector products is quite different. The aforementioned features make the positioning of related products between international manufacturers and Taiwanese manufacturers extremely clear and clear. In addition, due to the international The various connector products that are commissioned are required to have a wide range of application capabilities. This demanding product requirement also forces Taiwanese manufacturers who have commissioned OEMs to have different specialized projects to avoid The subsequent Red Sea (Chinese related manufacturers) competed.

However, as early as in the decade since 2008, Taiwanese manufacturers who used connectors as their main products have experienced and experienced an industrial crisis. Therefore, many Taiwanese manufacturers at the time clearly recognized that they only rely on the PC industry and are extremely vulnerable to PCs. The industry is sluggish, the barriers to entry are too low, and the industry is fiercely competitive, leading to a survival crisis that cannot continue to operate. Therefore, many Taiwanese manufacturers have adjusted their business strategies and adjusted accordingly. They can use the strategy of multi-transformation to cover the application of connector products to communication or consumer electronic products, such as mobile phones and game consoles... In this way, Taiwanese manufacturers who have relied heavily on connectors for computers and their peripheral devices have turned to the development and production of various consumer electronic products, displays, etc. in recent years. Base connector.

However, as mentioned above, the 2008 financial turmoil has broken the industry tacit understanding that many operators have long followed in the connector industry in Taiwan, such as the US, European and Japanese manufacturers that originally produced high-end or high-end technology connectors. Under the reality of the growing shortage of profits, the consideration began to produce low-end connectors, which seriously invaded the main product line that Taiwan connector manufacturers have mastered for many years. In response to this change in situation, Taiwan connector manufacturers must speed up. Step by step, and add a new strategy to take into account the points and aspects that have not been reviewed in the past, and to explore, develop and improve the various characteristics of the connector to provide better connector products in the industry, so that it is sufficient in the market. To have a role to play.

For example, as an important communication bridge between complex electronic devices, the connector has always been valued for its structural strength and durability, and the manufacturer will repeatedly and repeatedly detect the components of the connector during the production process. Quality, however, the Applicant has found that during use, since the connector needs to be assembled and removed with another connector, when the plugging is performed, The insulating body in the connector is often subjected to force displacement. If the assembly relationship between the metal housing and the insulating body is not good enough, the insulating body may be disengaged from the metal housing, thereby causing the connector to be unusable. . In view of this, how to make the connector in use has good structural stability to avoid the above-mentioned regrets, which is a major topic discussed in this creation.

Due to the overall structure of the conventional connector, there is still a lack of use, so the creator relies on the rich practical experience of designing, processing and manufacturing various power supply or signal connectors for many years, and upholds the spirit of research excellence. After a long period of hard work and experimentation, I finally developed a metal shell with multiple stable structures and its connectors. Through the creation of this creation, the structural strength of the connector is effectively enhanced to provide users. Better experience.

An object of the present invention is to provide a connector having a plurality of stable structures, the connector comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of metal terminals and a metal housing, wherein the metal terminals can be fixed in the insulating body. The insulative housing, together with the metal terminals, can be assembled into the metal housing. The connector is characterized in that at least one bump is protruded from the outer edge of the insulating body, and the insulating body corresponds to the two sides. The outer edge is respectively recessed with at least one mounting groove, and the metal shell is provided with at least one snap hole, and the metal shell corresponding to the inner edge of the two side ends respectively protrudes with at least one protrusion, in the insulation In a state in which the main body is assembled to the metal casing, the locking hole can be inserted into the convex block to form a first re-stabilized structure, and each of the protruding portions can extend into the mounting groove. In order to form a second re-stabilized structure, the connector can effectively improve the bonding strength and durability between the metal casing and the insulative body during the use of the connector, so that the connector is During the insertion and removal process, Maintain the original aspect is formed, and not easily deformed or Separation.

Another object of the present invention is that the insulating system is recessed from the front side to the rear to form each of the mounting grooves, so that the protrusions can protrude from the front side of the insulating body into the corresponding mounting slots, so that The assembly convenience between the insulating body and the metal casing is improved.

A further object of the present invention is that the front side of the bump gradually increases in thickness toward the rear to form a slope, so that when the insulating body extends into the metal casing, the bump can be designed by the slope. It is easier to open the metal casing to smoothly insert the card into the snap hole.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a metal housing having multiple stable structures, which is applied to a connector having an assembly space extending through the front and rear sides for an insulating body to extend into And being fixed to the assembly space, the metal housing is characterized in that at least one outer side surface is provided with at least one snap hole, and the snap hole can be used for a bump of the insulating body to protrude into the latch to form the first a first stabilizing structure, wherein the metal shell and the corresponding two side inner edges adjacent to the outer side surface respectively protrude with at least one protrusion, and each of the protrusions can respectively protrude into the corresponding installation of the insulating body Forming a second re-stabilized structure in the trough, such that, with the stabilizing structure, the metal casing can securely assemble the insulating body therein, and reduce the connector during use, the metal casing occurs Separation from the insulating body.

For the sake of your review, you can make a further understanding and understanding of the purpose, technical features and efficacy of this creation. The examples are shown in the following diagram:

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1‧‧‧Connector

11‧‧‧Insulation body

11A, 15A‧‧‧ outside

11B, 15B‧‧‧ side

110‧‧‧ Plug interface

111‧‧‧ accommodation space

113‧‧‧Bumps

1131‧‧‧Bevel

114‧‧‧Terminal slot

115‧‧‧Installation slot

1151‧‧‧stop wall

13‧‧‧Metal terminals

15‧‧‧Metal housing

150‧‧‧Assembly space

152‧‧‧Snap hole

154‧‧‧Protruding

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the connector of the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic view of the explosion of the connector of the present invention; Figure 3 is a top plan view of the metal casing of the present invention; and Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the insulative body of the present invention.

The present invention is a metal housing having multiple stable structures and a connector thereof. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, in an embodiment, the connector 1 includes an insulative housing 11, a plurality of metal terminals 13 and a For convenience of explanation, the metal casing 15 has the upper side of the first drawing as the front side position of the element, and the lower side of the first drawing as the rear side position of the element. In addition, the aspect of the connector 1 or the metal casing 15 of the present invention is not limited to that shown in FIG. 1 , and the operator can adjust the style of each component according to the product requirements, and therefore, as long as it has the metal described in the following embodiments. The related structure and function of the housing 15, that is, the connector 1 and the metal casing 15 thereof to be protected by the creation, are first and foremost.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the front side of the insulative housing 11 defines a socket 110, and a receiving space 111 is defined therein, and the receiving space 111 and the plug interface 110 are connected to each other. A plurality of terminal slots 114 are respectively defined in the corresponding inner side surfaces of the insulative housing 11, and the plug connectors 110, the terminal slots 114 and the receiving space 111 are also in communication with each other. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the insulative housing 11 can also be provided with no terminal slots 114, or a tongue plate can be added to the insulative housing 11 and the terminal slots 114 can be disposed on the tongue plate. Thus, the structure of the present invention can be applied to various types of connectors 1.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the metal terminals 13 are respectively fixed in the insulative housing 11 and spaced apart from each other. In this embodiment, the metal terminals 13 can be signal terminals, ground terminals or power supplies. At least one of the terminals and the like, and can be respectively embedded in each of the terminal slots 114, the front end of the metal terminals 13 can expose the receiving space 111 (as shown in FIG. 1), and the other connector (not shown) After being plugged into the connector 1, the terminal of the other connector can be The insertion interface 110 extends into the receiving space 111 and is electrically connected to the front ends of the metal terminals 13 to exchange signals or currents with each other. Further, the rear ends of the metal terminals 13 are followed by the insulating bodies 11 The ends extend out (as shown in Figure 2) to be soldered to a circuit board (not shown).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the metal casing 15 is formed by bending a metal plate, wherein when the metal plate is bent into a frame shape, it is formed around. An assembly space 150 extending through the front and rear sides (as shown in FIG. 2), and the insulating body 11 can extend into the assembly space 150 and be fixed in the metal housing 15 (as shown in FIG. 1). By the action of the metal casing 15, the effects of preventing electromagnetic interference (EMI), acting as a grounding path, and protecting the insulating body 11 are achieved.

Hereinafter, the "stable structure" which can be formed between the metal case 15 and the insulative housing 11 of the present invention will be described. Referring to FIG. 2, at least one outer side surface 11A of the insulative housing 11 is convex. At least one protrusion 113 is disposed, and the outer edge of the corresponding two side end 11B adjacent to the outer side surface 11A is recessed with at least one mounting groove 115, and at least the metal housing 15 is at least An outer side surface 15A defines at least one latching hole 152, and the latching hole 152 is configured to match the bump 113. Further, the metal shell 15 has a corresponding two-side end adjacent to the outer side surface 15A. At least one protrusion 154 is protruded from the inner edge of the 15B (as shown in FIG. 3 ), and the protrusion 154 is configured to match the mounting groove 115 , and the insulative housing 11 is assembled to the metal housing. After the 15th, the protrusions 113 are inserted into the latching holes 152 to form a "first re-stabilized structure", and the protrusions 154 extend into the mounting slots 115 to form. "Second heavy-stabilized structure", such that when the connector 1 is assembled or used (for example, the action of plugging and unplugging the connector 1), The design of the "first-stabilized structure" enables the insulative housing 11 to be limited by the limitation of the snap hole 152 and the bump 113, and cannot be arbitrarily displaced along the X-axis and the Z-axis direction shown in FIG. 1 by " The second stable structure Therefore, the insulating body 11 can be restricted by the protrusions 154 and the mounting groove 115, and can not be arbitrarily displaced in the Y-axis direction shown in FIG. 1 . Therefore, by using the "stable structure", the The insulative housing 11 is firmly assembled to the metal housing 15 and cannot be easily detached from the metal housing 15 to effectively ensure the structural strength and durability of the connector 1.

In this embodiment, in order to improve the assembly convenience of the insulative housing 11 and the metal housing 15, as shown in FIG. 2, the insulative housing 11 is recessed from the front side thereof to form the mounting slot 115. Thus, when the insulative housing 11 extends in the Z-axis direction of FIG. 1 and extends rearwardly into the assembly space 150 of the metal housing 15, each of the protrusions 154 can extend through the front side of the insulative housing 11. Go to the corresponding mounting slot 115. In particular, since the metal housing 15 itself has a certain elasticity, the outer side surface 15A can be slightly deformed for the bump 113 of the insulating body 11 to pass smoothly until it is inserted into the corresponding snap hole 152. However, in order to make the bump 113 more smoothly assembled to the snap hole 152, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the front side of the bump 113 gradually increases in thickness toward the rear to form a bump. A beveled surface 1131, after the insulative housing 11 is extended into the metal housing 15, the inclined surface 1131 can serve as a guiding function to gradually expand the metal housing 15, thereby allowing the projection 113 to be quickly inserted into the card. In the buttonhole 152.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, in this embodiment, the protrusion 154 is integrally formed with the metal case 15, and is formed by bending the metal case 15 itself to simplify the process and reduce Expendable materials, but not limited to this. In addition, the mounting groove 115 of the insulative housing 11 is further provided with a stopping wall 1151. The stopping wall 1151 can achieve at least two functions. First, when the protruding block 113 fully extends into the locking hole 152, the The rear side of the protrusion 154 of the metal shell 15 can just abut against the corresponding stop wall 1151, and has a positioning blocking effect, so as to prevent the worker from applying improper force during the assembly process, and the bump 113 has been After being inserted into the snap hole 152, the same direction is again Displacement of the latching hole 152; secondly, after the user inserts the other connector into the connector 1, the force of the insulating body 11 is subjected to the rear, since the rear side of the insulating body 11 is usually a circuit Therefore, the insulating body 11 can be blocked by the circuit board while remaining in place, but when the user pulls the other connector out of the connector 1, the force of the insulating body 11 is From the back to the front, at this time, the stopper wall 1151 is blocked by the protrusion 154 of the metal casing 15, so that the insulating body 11 maintains its assembled relationship with the metal casing 15.

According to the above description, it is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, according to the product requirements, the operator can also adjust the number and shape of the snap hole 152, the protrusion 113, the protrusion 154 and the mounting groove 115, instead of only For example, the operator can arrange the bump 113 and the mounting groove 115 at the same side end 11B, and the snap hole 152 and the protrusion 154 are also disposed at the same side end 15B. The metal housing 15 can still be stably coupled to the insulating body. Therefore, the scope of the rights claimed by this creation is not limited to this. Anyone who is familiar with the skill of the art can easily think of the equivalent changes according to the technical content disclosed in this creation. Protection category.

Claims (11)

A connector having a plurality of stabilizing structures includes: an insulative housing having a plug-in interface on a front side thereof, and a receiving space therein, the receiving space being in communication with the plug-in interface, the outer edge of the insulative body being convexly provided a bump, and at least one mounting groove is respectively recessed in the outer edge of the corresponding two sides of the insulating body; and a plurality of metal terminals are embedded in the insulating body, and the front end thereof exposes the receiving space. a rear end of the insulating body extends from the rear end; and a metal housing having an assembly space extending through the front and rear sides, and the insulating body can extend into and fix to the assembly space; the connection The metal shell is provided with at least one snap hole, and at least one protrusion is respectively protruded from the inner edge of the corresponding two side ends of the metal shell, and the metal shell is assembled to the metal shell The latching hole can be inserted into the latching hole to form a first re-stabilized structure, and each of the protruding portions can protrude into the mounting groove to form a second re-stabilized structure. . The connector of claim 1, wherein the insulating system is recessed from the front side thereof toward the rear to form each of the mounting grooves, so that the protrusions can protrude from the front side of the insulating body into the corresponding mounting slots. The connector according to claim 2, wherein each of the protrusions is integrally formed with the metal case, and is formed by bending the metal case itself. The connector of claim 3, wherein the front side of the bump gradually increases in thickness toward the rear to form a slope. The connector of claim 4, wherein the mounting groove is provided with a stop wall, and the rear side of each of the protrusions of the metal case is in a state in which the protrusion completely extends into the snap hole Resist to the corresponding stop wall. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the bump is located on an outer side of the insulative housing, and the outer side is adjacent to the corresponding two side ends of the insulative housing, respectively. The snap hole is also located on an outer side surface of the metal housing, and the outer side surface is adjacent to the two side ends corresponding to the metal housing. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein each of the bumps is located at the same side end with at least one of the mounting slots, and each of the latching holes is at least at the same side end with one of the protrusions. A metal housing having multiple stabilizing structures is applied to a connector having an assembly space extending through the front and rear sides for an insulative body to extend into and fix to the assembly space, the metal The housing is characterized in that: the metal housing is provided with at least one snap hole, and the snap hole can be inserted into the bump of the insulating body to form a first re-stabilized structure, and the metal shell At least one protrusion is respectively protruded from the corresponding inner edges of the two side ends, and each of the protrusions can respectively protrude into a corresponding mounting groove of the insulating body to form a second re-stabilized structure. The metal casing according to claim 8, wherein each of the protrusions is integrally formed with the metal casing, and is formed by bending the metal casing itself. The metal casing of claim 8 or 9, wherein the snap hole is located on an outer side of the metal casing, and the outer side faces are adjacent to the two side ends of the metal casing. The metal casing of claim 8 or 9, wherein each of the snap holes is at least at the same side end as one of the protrusions.