TWM558483U - Connector with butting slot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a connector having a docking slot, 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, and the insulating body can be assembled. In the metal housing, the connector is characterized in that: the first side wall of the metal housing is provided with at least one snap hole, and a distance corresponding to one side of the insulating body is separated by a distance to form a pair of connections a slot, when one of the other connectors is inserted into the connector, abutting wall of the other connector can extend into the mating slot, and at least one protruding block protruding from the outer side of the mating wall can be embedded into the corresponding The snap hole, as such, the docking slot and the snap hole can guide the other connector to be correctly and stably assembled to the connector.

Description

Connector with docking slot

The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector having a docking slot for the mating wall of another connector to extend therein.

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, the connector serves as an important communication bridge between the complex electronic devices. In particular, when a plurality of connectors are assembled with each other, the structural strength and durability of the assembly have been highly valued. The existing connector is modified to be more convenient and stable when the user assembles the plurality of connectors, which is a major subject of the present discussion.

In order to stand out in a highly competitive market, the creators have been working hard for a long time with the rich practical experience of designing, processing and manufacturing various power supply or signal connectors for many years, and adhering to the spirit of excellence in research. After the experiment, the connector of the creation of the docking slot was finally developed. Through the creation of this creation, the structural strength and convenience of the connector in assembly can be effectively improved to provide users with better experience.

An object of the present invention is to provide a connector having a docking slot, 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, and The insulative housing, together with the metal terminals, can be assembled into the metal housing. The connector is characterized in that one of the first side walls of the metal housing is provided with at least one snap hole, and the insulating body is opposite to the insulating body. One of the sides is separated by a distance to form a pair of slots, and when the other connector is inserted into the connector, the plurality of terminals of the other connector can extend into the receiving space through the socket, and Electrically connecting with the metal terminals, abutting wall of the other connector can extend into the mating groove, and at least one protruding block protruding from the outer side of the mating wall can be embedded into the corresponding snap hole, During the assembly process, the docking slot can guide the joint wall of the other connector, so that the user can correctly assemble the connectors, and at the same time, the buckles Holes and protrusions The design also allows such connector is stably assembled integrally.

Another object of the present invention is that the height of the first side wall is higher than the height of the remaining side walls of the metal casing, so that the butting wall of the other connector can be more easily abutted to the first side wall. The inner side surface slides along the inner side surface of the first side wall into the mating groove.

A further object of the present invention is the correspondence between the adjacent first sidewalls on the metal casing The height of the second side wall adjacent to the partial area of the first side wall is the same as the height of the first side wall and higher than the height of the remaining side walls of the metal casing, so that the butting wall of the other connector can be The first side wall and the adjacent two side walls are constrained to correctly extend into the mating groove.

A further object of the present invention is that the bottom of the first side wall faces in the direction of the mating groove to form a carrying portion for the butt wall when the butting wall of the other connector projects into the mating groove The bottom surface can abut the load bearing portion to prevent the other connector from excessively pressing the connector.

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

110‧‧‧ Plug interface

111‧‧‧ accommodation space

114‧‧‧Terminal slot

13‧‧‧Metal terminals

15‧‧‧Metal housing

15A‧‧‧First side wall

15B‧‧‧Second side wall

150‧‧‧Assembly space

151‧‧‧Snap holes

153‧‧‧ docking slot

154‧‧‧Loading Department

155, 156‧ ‧ welding feet

2‧‧‧Another connector

21‧‧‧ terminal board

23‧‧‧Docking wall

231‧‧‧ protruding blocks

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the connector of the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic exploded view of the connector of the present invention; Figure 3 is a perspective view of the connector of the present invention and another connector; Another perspective view of the created connector and another connector; and Figure 5 is an assembled side view of the connector of the present invention and another connector.

The present invention is a connector having a docking slot. 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 metal housing 15, For convenience of explanation, the upper side of Fig. 1 is used as the front side position of the element, and the lower side of Fig. 1 is used 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 is related to the subsequent embodiments. Structure and efficacy, which is the company that the creative is intended to protect Connector 1, combined with Chen Ming.

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 can be respectively embedded in each of the terminal slots 114, and the front ends of the metal terminals 13 can expose the receiving space 111 (as shown in FIG. 1) to be in contact with the terminals of the other connector 2. Electrical connection, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the other connector 2 is provided with a terminal plate 21, and the terminal plate 21 is provided with a plurality of terminals (not shown) when the other After the connector 2 is inserted into the connector 1 , the terminal block 21 can extend into the receiving space 111 via the plug connector 110 so that the terminals thereon are electrically connected to the front ends of the metal terminals 13 . Exchange signals or currents with each other. Moreover, the rear ends of the metal terminals 13 are extended from the rear end of the insulating body 11 (as shown in Fig. 2) so as 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). With the gold It belongs to the casing 15 and achieves effects such as electromagnetic interference prevention (EMI), grounding and protection of the insulating body 11. Furthermore, the first side wall 15A of the metal housing 15 is provided with at least one latching hole 151, and the inner side surface of the first side wall 15A is separated from one side of the insulating body 11 by a distance to form The pair of slots 153, that is, the assembly space 150 is larger than the volume of the insulative housing 11, so that after the insulative housing 11 is assembled to the metal housing 15, the gap between the two forms the mating slot 153.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , the other connector 2 is further provided with a pair of connecting walls 23 extending in the same direction as the extending direction of the terminal block 21 , and the mating wall 23 and the terminal plate 21 . The two sides are spaced apart from each other, and at least one protruding block 231 is protruded from the outer side of the mating wall 23. When the other connector 2 is inserted into the connector 1 (as shown in FIG. 5), the other The mating wall 23 of a connector 2 extends into the mating slot 153. At the same time, the protruding blocks 231 can be embedded in the corresponding latching holes 151. Thus, the design of the mating slot 153 and the latching hole 151 is adopted. The following effects can be achieved: (1) Since the length of the butted wall 23 is greater than the terminal plate 21, the docking wall 23 first extends into the docking groove during assembly of the connectors 1, 2. 153, and guided by the mating groove 153, the terminal plate 21 can be inserted into the accommodating space 111 of the insulative housing 11 in the correct direction to prevent the terminal plate 21 from excessively squeezing the metal terminal 13, thereby causing the metal terminal 13 Deformation damage; (2) when the user plugs the other connector 2 into the connector 1 in the wrong direction, The docking wall 23 and the docking slot 153 can play a foolproof effect, so that the user can re-plug the connectors 1 and 2 in the correct direction; and (3) pass through the protruding block 231 and the latching hole 151. Structure that enables the other connector 2 to connect with the connector Both of the devices 1 are simultaneously fixed to the same metal casing 15 to ensure the assembly stability of the connectors 1, 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, in order to improve the assembly convenience of the connectors 1, 2, the height of the first side wall 15A can be higher than the height of the remaining side walls of the metal casing 15 so that the butt wall 23 can more easily abut the first side wall 15A and slide along the inner side surface of the first side wall 15A into the mating groove 153. However, in the foregoing assembly process, the docking wall 23 may not protrude into the docking groove 153 due to the positional deviation. Therefore, in this embodiment, the metal shell 15 is adjacent to the first side wall 15A. Corresponding to the two side walls, the height of the partial area adjacent to the first side wall 15A can be the same as the height of the first side wall 15A and higher than the height of the remaining side walls of the metal casing 15, so that when the other connection When the mating wall 23 of the device 2 extends into the mating slot 153, the mating wall 23 is restricted by the first side wall 15A and its adjacent two side walls, so as to correctly extend into the mating slot 153. Without the positional shift, the user can quickly and correctly assemble the connectors 1, 2.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the bottom of the first side wall 15A is first bent toward the mating groove 153 to form a bearing portion 154. Thus, when the other connector is After the docking wall 23 of the 2 extends into the mating slot 153, the bottom surface of the mating wall 23 can abut the carrying portion 154 (as shown in FIG. 5), so that the user can no longer continue to press the other connector. 2, in order to prevent the user from excessively pressing the connectors 1, 2 due to fear that the connectors 1, 2 are not actually assembled, causing the connection 1 to be damaged. In addition, in this embodiment, the bearing portion 154 can be bent again in the rear direction of the metal casing 15, and at least one welding leg 155 can be formed to support the bearing portion by the support of the welding leg 155. The 154 can withstand a large pressing force. In addition, the metal housing 15 is bent relative to the second side wall 15B of the first side wall 15A to form at least one welding. The pin 156 and the bending direction of the second side wall 15B are the same as the bending direction of the first side wall 15A, so that the metal casing 15 has better strength and is not easily deformed by external force.

According to the above description, it is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, according to the product requirements, the operator can also adjust the number and shape of each component, and is not limited to the one depicted in FIG. 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 (6)

A connector having a docking slot includes: an insulative housing having a plug-in interface on a front side thereof, an accommodation space therein, the receiving space being in communication with the plug-in interface; and a plurality of metal terminals embedded in the In the insulating body, the front end of the insulating body exposes the receiving space, and the rear end thereof extends from the rear end of the insulating body; and a metal casing having an assembly space penetrating through the front and rear sides, and the insulating body is provided The body can be inserted into and fixed to the assembly space; the connector is characterized in that: the first side wall of the metal housing is provided with at least one snap hole, and a distance corresponding to one side of the insulating body is separated by a distance, To form a pair of slots, in a state in which the other connector is plugged into the connector, the plurality of terminals of the other connector can extend into the receiving space via the plug interface, and are connected to the metal terminals The electrical connection is such that one of the other connectors can extend into the mating slot, and at least one protruding block protruding from the outer side of the mating wall can be embedded into the corresponding snap hole. The connector of claim 1, wherein the height of the first side wall is higher than the height of the remaining side walls of the metal casing. The connector of claim 1, wherein the metal housing is adjacent to the corresponding two sidewalls of the first sidewall, and the height of the partial region adjacent to the first sidewall is the same as the height of the first sidewall. And higher than the height of the remaining side walls of the metal casing. The connector of claim 2 or 3, wherein the bottom of the first side wall faces in the direction of the mating groove to form a carrier. The connector of claim 4, wherein the carrier portion is bendable toward the rear of the metal housing to form at least one solder leg. The connector of claim 5, wherein the metal housing is bent relative to the second side wall of the first side wall to form at least one soldering leg, and the second side wall is bent. Same as the bending direction of the first side wall.