TWM560714U - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a housing module, a plurality of conductive terminals, a latch module and a draw tape. The housing module includes a main housing and a pair of connecting portions. The main housing has a receiving chamber and a pull strip outlet on the opposite side of the mating portion in a pulling direction. The locking module includes a locking portion that elastically movably protrudes from one side of the abutting portion, and an unlocking button that is connected to the main casing and elastically movably interlocks the locking portion to be unlocked. The unlock button has a drawstring joint. The strap has a button joint connected to the strap joint, an oblique extension extending obliquely from the button joint in the chamber toward the strap exit, and extending obliquely from the strap exit through the strap extension A pull-out portion of the main housing.

Description

Electrical connector

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector that is unlocked by a drawstring.

There is a conventional electrical connector assembly that utilizes a latching structure to interlock two connectors to avoid mutual detachment when the two connectors are docked, thereby increasing the stability of the electrical connection, and one of the connectors is provided with a drawstring for The user pulls the force to unlock when the two connectors are to be separated.

For example, the Chinese Patent No. CN200520007923.6 (US Pat. No. US6976866) discloses a cable connector assembly including a drawing device, the drawing device comprising a drawstring and a locking member, the locking member having a mating connector The fastening piece and the pressing part provided behind the fastening piece are provided with a fitting portion that is assembled to the pressing portion of the locking member and a drawing portion that extends out of the cover. If the cable connector assembly and the mating connector are to be disengaged in the front-rear direction, the drawing portion of the strap can be pulled back to apply a force to the pressing portion through the engaging portion, thereby causing the pressing portion to move toward the cover to be interlocked. The sheet is moved vertically downward for a distance such that the cable connector assembly is disengaged from the docking connector. However, according to the disclosure of the specification and the drawings of the patent, the engaging portion of the draw tape and the drawing portion are bent at right angles, which is not conducive to the transmission of the pulling force, and the pulling band needs to be pulled with a large force.

Further, for example, Chinese Patent No. CN200610006428.2 (U.S. Patent No. 7,713,413) discloses a cable connector having a housing supporting a cable and having a locking arm locked to the mating connector, and a pull combined with the locking arm. sheet. The tab is inserted through the two ends of the end of the housing and the end of the locking arm. If the pull tab is pulled in a direction substantially opposite to the fitting direction with respect to the mating connector, the pull tab relatively moves the end of the housing and the end of the lock arm in a direction in which they approach each other, thereby releasing the lock arm Relative to the locked state of the mating connector. Since the strip portion of the pull tab needs to be sleeved with two holes and then pulled out together, the contact between the pull tab and the housing and the locking arm is long and the contact surface is more, and a large friction force is generated. That is, it is necessary to apply a large pulling force.

Therefore, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector that is relatively labor-saving to pull.

Therefore, in some implementations, the electrical connector of the present invention includes a housing module, a plurality of conductive terminals, a latch module, and a draw tape. The housing module includes a main housing and a pair of joints protruding from one side of the main housing for mating with a pair of connectors, the main housing having a chamber and a drawing A draw tape outlet that is located on the opposite side of the abutment portion and extends through the main casing in the drawing direction to communicate with the chamber. The conductive terminals are mounted in the housing module. The latching module includes a latching portion that elastically movably protrudes from one side of the mating portion, and an unlocking button that is coupled to the main housing and that is elastically movable to interlock the latching portion for unlocking It has a strap joint. The strap has a button joint connected to the strap joint, an oblique extension extending obliquely from the button joint toward the strap exit, and extending through the oblique extension The pull tab exits to extend out of a pull-out portion of the main housing.

In some embodiments, the main housing further has an abutment portion located in the chamber adjacent to the pull-out outlet for abutting the connection of the oblique extension portion and the pull-out portion, and the The abutting portion is rounded, and the band joint of the unlocking button is rounded at a corner of the connecting portion of the oblique extending portion and the button joint portion.

In some embodiments, the main housing further has a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart from each other in the drawing direction, and a front wall connecting the top wall and the bottom wall opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other a rear wall, the pull strip outlet extends through the top wall along the drawing direction, the unlocking button is coupled to the front wall, and the drawstring joint of the unlocking button is located at a forward oblique position with respect to the pull strip outlet.

In some embodiments, the strap coupling portion of the unlocking button has an inner side facing the chamber, and an outer side opposite to the inner side, a portion of the button joint of the strap bypassing the outer side .

In some implementations, the unlocking button further has an upper slot and a lower slot that are spaced apart in parallel in the pulling direction and communicate with the chamber, and the pull is formed between the upper slot and the lower slot. a belt engaging portion, the upper slot is closer to the top wall than the lower slot, a portion of the button joint of the strap passes through the lower slot and bypasses the outer side of the strap joint And passing through the upper slot into the chamber and connecting to the oblique extension.

In some embodiments, the main housing is assembled from a front housing member and a rear housing member, and the unlocking button is integrally disposed on the front housing member.

In some implementations, the latch module further includes a latching member having the latching portion, the latching member being disposed separately from the unlocking button, and the latching member further having an integral connection with the latching portion And a resilient portion corresponding to the unlocking button for the unlocking button to be pressed to drive the locking portion to unlock.

In some embodiments, the end section of the button joint of the draw tape is attached to the oblique extension.

In some embodiments, the end of the button joint of the draw tape is attached to the pull-out.

In some embodiments, the end of the button joint of the draw tape is attached to an inner surface of the unlocking button facing the chamber.

In some embodiments, the end section of the button joint of the drawstring is bonded to a rigid board.

The utility model has the following effects: the oblique extending portion of the drawing belt is obliquely extended by the key joint portion, and the angle between the oblique extending portion and the drawing portion is greater than 90 degrees, so that the pulling force can be easily transmitted and pulled The contact area of the belt with the main casing is small, the frictional force can be reduced, and the unlocking button can be pulled relatively effortlessly.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , a first embodiment of the present invention includes a housing module 10 , a plurality of conductive terminals 3 , a latch module 4 , a strap 5 , and a circuit board 6 .

The housing module 10 includes a main housing 1 and a pair of joints 2 protruding from one side of the main housing 1 for abutting with a pair of connectors (not shown). The mating portion 2 is A rectangular casing made of a metal plate body. In the first embodiment, the main casing 1 is composed of a front casing member A and a rear casing member B. The main casing 1 has a chamber 11 and a pull-out outlet on the opposite side of the mating portion 2 in a drawing direction D and extending through the main casing 1 in the drawing direction D to communicate the chamber 11 12. Moreover, the main casing 1 further has a top wall 14 and a bottom wall 15 which are spaced apart from each other in the drawing direction D, and a front wall 16 which connects the top wall 14 and the bottom wall 15 and is spaced apart from each other. And a rear wall 17, the draw tape outlet 12 extends through the top wall 14 along the drawing direction D. The abutting portion 2 projects from the bottom wall 15. In the present embodiment, the draw tape outlet 12 is located in the rear case member B, but may be provided in the front case member A or the front case member A and the rear case member B together.

The conductive terminals 3 are mounted in the housing module 10. Specifically, the circuit board 6 is disposed in the chamber 11, and the conductive terminal 3 is electrically connected to the circuit board 6 and extends into the abutting portion 2.

Referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 , the locking module 4 includes a locking component 41 and an unlocking button 42 . In the first embodiment, the locking member 41 is disposed separately from the unlocking button 42 . The locking member 41 is disposed on the butting portion 2 , and the unlocking button 42 is integrally disposed on the front casing member A. Specifically, the unlocking button 42 is integrally formed with the front shell member A and connected to the front wall 16 and has an elastic section 421 extending from the front wall 16 and a mounting section 422 extending from the elastic section 421. . The mounting section 422 is formed with an upper slot 423 and a lower slot 424 which are parallel to each other and communicate with the chamber 11 in the drawing direction D, and a gap is formed between the upper slot 423 and the lower slot 424. The strap opening portion 425 is closer to the top wall 14 than the lower slot 424. The locking member 41 has a locking portion 411 which is elastically movable to protrude from one side of the abutting portion 2, and an elastic portion 412 which is integrally connected with the locking portion 411. The elastic portion 412 is supported and fixed by a pair of support sheets 21 integrally extending from the butted portion 2 and fixed to the circuit board 6. The elastic portion 412 has a sheet shape and has two fixing portions 412a respectively fixed to the pair of supporting sheets 21, and an elastic connecting portion 412b extending from the two fixing portions 412a. The middle of the elastic connecting portion 412b The position forms a bump 412c. The latching portion 411 is specifically a hook 411a extending from both end sides of the elastic connecting portion 412b, and a hook portion of the hook 411a protrudes from the front side of the abutting portion 2. The elastic portion 412 is disposed corresponding to the unlocking button 42 for the unlocking button 42 to be pressed to unlock the locking portion 411, that is, the protrusion 412c of the elastic portion 412 abuts against the elastic portion 421 of the unlocking button 42. The elastic portion 421 of the unlocking button 42 can be force-contacted to the convex portion 412c by elastically moving into the chamber 11 to elastically move the elastic portion 412 and interlock the locking portion 411 to retract the locking portion 411 into the abutting portion. 2 unlocked inside. In a variant embodiment, the locking member can also be combined with the unlocking button or integrated, not limited to this embodiment.

The pull tape 5 has a button joint portion 51 connected to the strap joint portion 425, and an oblique extending portion 52 extending obliquely from the button joint portion 51 in the chamber 11 toward the strap exit 12, and A diagonal extension 52 extends through the drawstring outlet 12 to extend out of a pull-out portion 53 of the main housing 1. In the first embodiment, the strap coupling portion 425 of the unlocking button 42 is located at a forward oblique position with respect to the strap exit 12, and the strap coupling portion 425 has an inner side surface 425a facing the housing 11, and Conversely to an outer side 425b of the inner side 425a. The end portion 511 of the button joint portion 51 of the draw tape 5 is attached to the obliquely extending portion 52, and a portion of the key joint portion 51 passes through the lower groove 424 through the chamber 11 and bypasses the draw tape joint portion 425. The outer side surface 425b passes through the upper opening 423 and enters the chamber 11 to be connected to the obliquely extending portion 52. The strap joint portion 425 is rounded at a corner 420 against which the joint of the oblique extending portion 52 and the button joint portion 51 abuts, and the main casing 1 further has a space located in the chamber 11 adjacent to the corner The tape take-out opening 12 is abutting portion 13 against which the connection portion of the obliquely extending portion 52 and the drawing portion 53 abut, and the abutting portion 13 is rounded. The linear direction of the upper slot 423 to the abutting portion 13 is oblique to the drawing direction D, so that the obliquely extending portion 52 of the strap 5 extends from the upper slot 423 to the abutting portion 13 relative to the The drawing direction D is inclined, since the drawing portion 53 of the drawing tape 5 extends in the drawing direction D and the angle between the drawing portion 53 and the obliquely extending portion 52 is greater than 90 degrees, which is advantageous for the transmission of the drawing force and is reduced. The area of the draw tape 5 in contact with the main casing 1 is to reduce friction. In addition, the abutting portion 13 of the main casing 1 and the corner edge 420 of the draw tape joint portion 425 of the unlocking button 42 are respectively rounded at a position where the draw tape 5 contacts the turning point at both ends of the obliquely extending portion 52. Not only can the friction between the belt 5 be reduced, but also the direction of the force transmission (forming the component). That is, when the user pulls the drawing portion 53 in the drawing direction D, the pulling force is transmitted to the button coupling portion 51 through the oblique extending portion 52, so as to be biased by the button coupling portion 51 to the belt coupling of the unlocking button 42. The portion 425 moves the unlocking button 42 toward the inside of the chamber 11, and thus the bump 412c of the locking member 41 is unlocked by interlocking the locking portion 411, by the pulling portion 53 and the applying the unlocking button. The angle between the obliquely extending portion 52 between the key engaging portions 51 of the 42 and the drawing portion 53 is greater than 90 degrees, so that the pulling force can be easily transmitted, and the contact area of the pulling tape 5 with the main casing 1 is small, and The friction is reduced, and the unlock button 42 can be pulled relatively effortlessly. In addition, the corner edge of the unlocking button 42 that is in contact with the draw tape 5 may also be rounded.

Referring to FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 , a second embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the end section 511 of the button joint portion 51 of the strap 5 is attached to the drawing portion 53 . Similarly, the key engaging portion 51 can be passed around the outer side surface 425b of the draw tape joint portion 425 of the unlocking button 42 by the lower opening 424.

Referring to FIG. 10 to FIG. 12, a third embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the end segment 511 of the button joint portion 51 of the draw tape 5 is attached to the unlock button 42 facing the An inner surface 426 of the chamber 11 also enables the button joint 51 to bypass the outer side 425b of the drawstring joint 425 of the unlock button 42 by the lower slot 424.

Referring to Figures 13 to 15, a fourth embodiment of the present type of electrical connector differs from the first embodiment in that the end section 511 of the button joint portion 51 of the draw tape 5 is coupled to a rigid plate 7. The hard plate 7 cannot pass through the lower opening 424, so that the end segment 511 of the key joint portion 51 is held in the chamber 11 to ensure that the button joint portion 51 still bypasses the unlocking portion 53 when the drawing portion 53 is pulled. The outer side surface 425b of the strap coupling portion 425 of the button 42 applies a force to the unlock button 42.

In summary, the angle between the obliquely extending portion 52 and the drawing portion 53 between the drawing portion 53 and the button coupling portion 51 of the unlocking button 42 is greater than 90 degrees by the drawing of the strap 5 The pulling force is relatively easy to transmit, and the contact area of the draw tape 5 with the main casing 1 is small, the frictional force can be reduced, and the unlocking button 42 can be pulled relatively effortlessly.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

10‧‧‧Shell module
1‧‧‧ main housing
11‧‧ ‧ room
12‧‧‧ Pulling the belt for export
13‧‧‧Relying Ministry
14‧‧‧ top wall
15‧‧‧ bottom wall
16‧‧‧ front wall
17‧‧‧ Back wall
2‧‧‧Docking Department
21‧‧‧Support sheet
3‧‧‧Electrical terminals
4‧‧‧Lock module
41‧‧‧Locks
411‧‧‧Locking Department
411a‧‧‧ card hook
412‧‧‧Flexible Department
412a‧‧‧Fixed section
412b‧‧‧Flexible connection section
412c‧‧‧Bumps
42‧‧‧Unlock button
420‧‧‧ corner
421‧‧‧Flexible section
422‧‧‧Installation section
423‧‧‧ slotted
424‧‧‧ under slot
425‧‧‧ Pulling belt joint
425a‧‧‧ inside
425b‧‧‧Outside
426‧‧‧ inner surface
5‧‧‧ Pulling
51‧‧‧Key Combination
511‧‧‧End
52‧‧‧ oblique extension
53‧‧‧Drawing Department
6‧‧‧Circuit board
7‧‧‧hard board
A‧‧‧ front shell
B‧‧‧ rear case
D‧‧‧ Pull direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a first embodiment of the present invention Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of Figure 2; Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment; Figure 5 is a partial view of the first embodiment of the first embodiment Figure 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 7 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the electrical connector of the present invention; Figure 8 is a line along line VIII-VIII of Figure 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the second embodiment of the present invention; Figure 10 is a front view of a third embodiment of the present invention; Figure 11 is a XI- along Figure 10 Figure 12 is a perspective view of a portion of the third embodiment of the present invention; Figure 13 is a front view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention; Figure 14 is a front view of the fourth embodiment of the present invention; A cross-sectional view taken of a straight line of the XV-XV; and FIG. 15 is a part of a part of the fourth embodiment Body diagram.

Claims (11)

An electrical connector comprising: a housing module including a main housing, and a pair of joints protruding from one side of the main housing for mating with a pair of connectors, the main housing having a a housing, and a pull-out outlet extending in the drawing direction on the opposite side of the mating portion and extending through the main housing in the drawing direction to communicate the housing; a plurality of conductive terminals mounted on the housing module a latching module comprising a latching portion that elastically movably protrudes from one side of the mating portion, and an unlocking button that is coupled to the main housing and that is elastically movable to interlock the latching portion to unlock The unlocking button has a strap joint; and a strap having a button joint connected to the strap joint, and an oblique direction of the button joint extending obliquely toward the strap exit in the chamber An extension portion and a pull-out portion extending from the pull-out outlet through the obliquely extending portion to extend out of the main housing. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the main housing further has abutment located in the housing adjacent to the pull-out outlet for abutting the connection of the oblique extension and the pull-out portion And the abutting portion is rounded, and the band joint of the unlocking button is rounded at a corner of the connecting portion of the oblique extending portion and the button joint portion. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the main housing further has a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart from each other in the drawing direction, and connecting the top wall and the bottom wall to each other and spaced apart from each other a front wall and a rear wall, the pull strip outlet extends through the top wall along the drawing direction, the unlocking button is coupled to the front wall, and the draw belt joint of the unlocking button is located forward with respect to the pull strip outlet Slant down position. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the strap coupling portion of the unlocking button has an inner side facing the chamber, and an outer side opposite the inner side, a portion of the button joint of the strap Bypass the outer side. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the unlocking button further has an upper slot and a lower slot that are spaced apart in parallel in the pulling direction and communicate with the chamber, the upper slot and the lower slot Forming the strap coupling portion, the upper slot is closer to the top wall than the lower slot, a portion of the button joint of the strap passes through the lower slot and bypasses the strap The outer side of the joint passes through the upper slot to enter the chamber and is connected to the oblique extension. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the main housing is assembled from a front housing member and a rear housing member, and the unlocking button is integrally disposed on the front housing member. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein the locking module further includes a locking member having the locking portion, the locking member is disposed separately from the unlocking button, and the locking member further has An elastic portion integrally connected to the locking portion, the elastic portion corresponding to the unlocking button is disposed for the unlocking button to be pressed to drive the locking portion to unlock. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a distal end of the button joint of the draw tape is attached to the oblique extension. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the end of the button joint of the draw tape is attached to the pull-out. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the end of the button joint of the draw tape is attached to an inner surface of the unlocking button facing the chamber. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the end of the button joint of the drawstring is coupled to a rigid board.