TWM561935U - Electric connector for flexible flat cable with double-layered terminals - Google Patents

Abstract

A flexible cable electrical connector with double-layer terminals is used to hold a flexible cable with double-layer conductors. The flexible cable electrical connector comprises a receiving seat, a plurality of upper terminals, a plurality of lower terminals and a cover. The housing has a plurality of upper terminal slots and a plurality of lower terminal slots. The plurality of upper terminals are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of upper terminal slots from the rear of the receiving seat, and each of the upper terminals has a soldering leg, a pressing arm and an upper guiding arm, and the upper guiding arm and the pressing arm Parallel to the front end. The plurality of lower terminals are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of lower terminal slots from the front of the receiving seat, each lower terminal has a fixed arm and a lower guiding arm, and the lower guiding arm is above the fixed arm and is supported by one end of the fixed arm Extending forward; forming a line of space between the upper guiding arm and the lower guiding arm. The cover body is rotatably coupled to the accommodating seat along an axis, and the cover body forms a plurality of cam portions along the axial center, and each cam portion is disposed between the pressing arm of the upper terminal and the upper guiding arm; The portion is pressed against the upper guide arm toward the lower guide arm in the closed state of the cover.

Description

Flexible cable electrical connector with double terminals

The present invention relates to a flexible cable electrical connector, in particular to a flexible cable electrical connector with a double-layer terminal, which can hold a flexible cable with double-layer conductors, and the double-layer terminals are electrically connected to the flexible cable respectively. Double layer conductor.

The miniaturization and thinning of electronic products have led to the trend toward thinner design of the clamshell electrical connectors used to connect flexible cables inside electronic products. In accordance with the design trend of the thin-type electrical connector thinning, the following soft-pressed cover plate often causes structural stress to be insufficient, or the amount of downward pressure is insufficient, so that the cover cannot effectively press the flexible cable to contact the terminal. Therefore, it is easy to cause a poor electrical connection between the flexible cable and the terminal or an open circuit.

In addition, the more the flexible cable, the more the number of terminals of the electrical connector. Therefore, the volume of the electrical connector is increased at the same time.

The present invention is to provide a flexible cable electrical connector with double-layer terminals, which is space-saving, and provides a flexible cable electrical connector with a compact design space saving space and a device arranged above and below the terminal. With the flexible cable with double-layer terminals, the width of the flexible cable electrical connector can be reduced by about half.

In order to achieve the above, a soft-wire electrical connector with a double-layer terminal provided by one embodiment of the present invention is for holding a flexible cable having a double-layer conductor. The flexible cable electrical connector with double-layer terminals includes a receiving seat, a plurality of upper terminals, a plurality of lower terminals, and a cover. The accommodating base has a plurality of upper terminal slots and a plurality of lower terminal slots, and the plurality of the upper terminal slots and the plurality of the lower terminal slots extend through the accommodating seat along the insertion direction of the flexible cable Front end. a plurality of upper terminals are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of upper terminal slots from the rear of the receiving seat, each of the upper terminals having a soldering leg, a pressing arm, and an upper guiding arm. The pressing arm extends forwardly from one end of the welding leg, and the upper guiding arm extends parallel to the pressing end of the pressing arm. a plurality of lower terminals are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of the lower terminal slots from the front of the receiving seat, each of the lower terminals having a fixed arm and a lower guiding arm, and the lower guiding arm is provided by Above the fixed arm and extending forwardly from one end of the fixed arm; a line space is formed between the upper guiding arm and the lower guiding arm. The cover body is rotatably coupled to the accommodating seat along an axis, the cover body forms a plurality of cam portions along the axis, and each of the cam portions is disposed on the upper terminal Between the pressing arm and the upper guiding arm; the cam portion is pressed against the upper guiding arm toward the lower guiding arm in a state of being engaged with the cover.

The beneficial effect of the present invention may be that the flexible cable electrical connector provided by the present embodiment is compact in design space and space-saving, and the length of the receiving seat along the plugging direction is substantially equal to the length of the upper terminal, and The terminals are arranged above the lower layer, and the flexible cable with double-layer terminals can reduce the width of the flexible cable electrical connector by about half.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings are only for reference and explanation, and are not intended to limit the creation.

100‧‧‧Soft cable connector

10‧‧‧ 容座

12‧‧‧ side wall

120‧‧‧Loading Department

13‧‧‧Upper terminal slot

14‧‧‧Lower terminal slot

15‧‧‧fixed slot

20‧‧‧ cover

C‧‧‧Axis

21‧‧‧Operation Department

23‧‧‧ Body Department

230‧‧‧ slot

231‧‧‧ middle partition

25‧‧‧Rotary shaft

26‧‧‧Cam Department

30‧‧‧Upper terminal

31‧‧‧ soldering feet

32‧‧‧pressure arm

320‧‧‧Hooking Department

33‧‧‧Upper guide arm

34‧‧‧Upper Interference Department

35‧‧‧Upper

40‧‧‧lower terminal

41‧‧‧Fixed Arm

412‧‧‧ hooking department

42‧‧‧ lower guide arm

43‧‧‧Interference Department

50‧‧‧Fixed terminals

51‧‧‧Fixed Department

52‧‧‧stops

53‧‧‧ Third Interference Department

200‧‧‧Soft cable

201‧‧‧Conductor

P‧‧‧PCB

S‧‧‧ cable space

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the soft-wire electrical connector with a double-layer terminal according to the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of the soft-wire electrical connector with a double-layer terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the soft-wire electrical connector with double-layer terminals according to the present invention.

4 is a front view of the soft-wire electrical connector with a double-layer terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view showing the soft-wire electrical connector with a double-layer terminal in an open state of the cover body.

Fig. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line VB-VB of Fig. 4.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of Figure 4 .

The directional terms mentioned in the embodiments described below, such as: up, down, left, right, front, back, top or bottom, etc., are only directions referring to additional drawings, are for illustration and not for limitation This creation.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , which are exploded and combined views of the soft-wire electrical connector with double-layer terminals. The present invention provides a flexible electrical connector 100 having a double-layer terminal, hereinafter referred to as a flexible electrical connector 100, which can be used to hold a flexible cable 200 having a double-layer conductor. The flexible cable electrical connector 100 includes a receiving base 10, a plurality of upper terminals 30, a plurality of lower terminals 40, and a cover 20. The cover body 20 is rotatably disposed in an open state or a closed state with respect to the accommodating seat 10. In the open state of the cover 20, the flexible cable 200 is conveniently inserted between the upper terminals 30 and the lower terminals 40. In the state in which the cover 20 is closed, the cover 20 presses the upper terminals 30 to urge the upper terminals 30 to contact the conductors 201 on the upper surface of the flexible cable 200, and the lower terminals 40 contact the lower surface of the flexible cable 200. Conductor 201.

The housing 10 is preferably made of an insulating material and has a plurality of upper terminal slots 13 and a plurality of lower terminal slots 14 extending through the receiving base 10 along the insertion direction of the flexible cable 200. The assembly opening of the plurality of upper terminal slots 13 faces the rear end of the housing 10 as shown in FIG. The assembly opening of the plurality of lower terminal slots 14 faces the front end of the housing 10 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a plurality of upper terminals 30 are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of upper terminal slots 13 from the rear of the housing 10 . Each upper terminal 30 has a soldering leg 31, a pressing arm 32, and an upper guiding arm 33. The soldering leg 31 is erected on the circuit board P, The bottom end of the soldering leg 31 is soldered to the circuit board P and extends in a plugging direction perpendicular to the flexible cable 200, that is, extending upward in FIG. Referring to another angle, referring to FIG. 3, the soldering legs 31 of the upper terminal 30 extend downward along the rear end surface of the housing 10. The holding arm 32 extends forward from one end of the welding leg 31, that is, in a plugging direction parallel to the flexible wire 200. The upper guide arm 33 extends parallel to the front end of the pressing arm 32 and is located below the pressing arm 32.

In this embodiment, each upper terminal 30 further includes an upper interference portion 34. The upper interference portion 34 extends downwardly from the pressing arm 32 and the soldering leg 31 and is interference-fixed in the upper terminal slot 13 of the housing 10. The upper interference portion 34 is located between the soldering leg 31 and the upper guiding arm 33.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3 , each upper terminal 30 further includes an upper stop 35 extending outward from the soldering leg 31 of the upper terminal 30 and blocking the rear edge of the receiving seat 10 . Thereby, the upper terminal 30 can hold the receiving seat 10 on the circuit board P to withstand the thrust when the flexible cable 200 is inserted.

The plurality of lower terminals 40 are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of lower terminal slots 14 from the front of the housing 10 . The plurality of lower terminals 40 of the present embodiment are vertically aligned with the plurality of upper terminals 30, respectively. Each of the lower terminals 40 has a fixed arm 41 and a lower guide arm 42. The fixed arm 41 is fixed to the circuit board P and is substantially parallel to the circuit board P. The front end of the fixed arm 41 of the present embodiment is substantially barbed and soldered to the circuit board P. The rear end of the fixed arm 41 is interference-fixed in the housing 10. More specifically, the fixed arm 41 of each lower terminal 40 has a hooking portion 412 which is bent downward by the front end of the fixed arm 41 and protrudes from the bottom edge of the fixed arm 41. Each of the lower terminals 40 further includes a lower interference portion 43, which is located opposite the fixed arm 41 at one end of the lower terminal 40, that is, the rear end, as shown in FIG. The lower guide arm 42 is located above the fixed arm 41 and extends forward from one end of the fixed arm 41. This embodiment extends near the rear end of the lower interference portion 43. A line space S is formed between the upper guiding arm 33 and the lower guiding arm 42 (refer to FIGS. 5A and 5B).

The flexible cable electrical connector 100 of this embodiment further includes a pair of fixed terminals 50, The seat 10 further has a pair of fixing slots 15 that are correspondingly inserted into the pair of fixing slots 15. Each of the fixed terminals 50 has a fixing portion 51 and a stopping portion 52. The fixing portion 51 is welded and fixed to the circuit board P, and the stopper portion 52 extends upward from the fixing portion 51 and restrains the rotating shaft portion 25. Each of the fixed terminals 50 in this embodiment further includes a third interference portion 53 that is interference-fixed in the fixing groove 15 of the accommodating seat 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cover 20 is rotatably coupled to the housing 10 along an axis C. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the cover body 20 forms a plurality of cam portions 26 along the axis C, and each cam portion 26 is placed between the pressing arm 32 of the upper terminal 30 and the upper guide arm 33. The front end of the upper terminal 30 also forms a hooking portion 320 to limit the displacement of the cam portion 26. The cam portion 26 is pressed against the upper guide arm 33 toward the lower guide arm 42 in accordance with the closed state of the cover 20 (see FIG. 5B). In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the housing 10 has a pair of side walls 12, each of which has a bearing portion 120. Both ends of the cover 20 protrude from a shaft portion 25, and the axis C passes. The center point of the rotating shaft portion 25 and the rotating shaft portion 25 are placed in the carrying portion 120.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the cover 20 has a body portion 23 and an operation portion 21 . The operation portion 21 extends from the body portion 23 . The shaft portion 25 is located on both sides of the body portion 23 and opposite to the operation portion 21 . The main body portion 23 defines a plurality of intermediate partitions 231 and a plurality of partitioning grooves 230 between the intermediate partitions 231. The plurality of cam portions 26 are disposed in the partitioning grooves 230 (see FIGS. 5A and 5B). The pressing arm 32 of the terminal 30 passes through the compartment 230 correspondingly.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a front view of the flexible cable electrical connector 100 and the flexible cable 200 of the present invention. The flexible cable electrical connector 100 of the present invention is compact in design space and space-saving, and both sides of the flexible cable 200 are adjacent to the pair of fixed terminals 50. Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B, the length of the receiving seat 10 along the plugging direction is substantially equal to the length of the upper terminal 30.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a cross-sectional view of the cover of the soft-wire electrical connector of the present invention is opened. The cam portion 26 is non-circular, and the axis C passes through one end of the cam portion 26. When the cover 20 is in an open state, the cam portion 26 is substantially parallel to the upper guide arm 33 of the upper terminal 30 along a cross-sectional direction perpendicular to the axis C, that is, along parallel to FIG. The cross-sectional direction of the VB-VB line. Thereby, the flexible cable 200 can be easily inserted into the wiring space S between the upper guiding arm 33 of the upper terminal 30 and the lower guiding arm 42 of the lower terminal 40.

As shown in FIG. 5B, a cross-sectional view taken along line VB-VB of FIG. A cross-sectional view of the cover of the soft-wire electrical connector of the present invention in a closed state. When the cover 20 is in the closed state, the cam portion 26 is rotated along the longitudinal direction of the axis C to form an angle with the pressing arm 32, thereby pushing the upper guiding arm 33 toward the cable space S. The cam portion 26 of the embodiment is approximately 60 degrees from the flexible cable 200. Thereby, the upper guide arm 33 is surely brought into contact with the conductor 201 on the upper surface of the flexible wiring 200, and the lower guide arm 42 is surely contacted with the conductor 201 on the lower surface of the flexible wiring 200.

In summary, the beneficial effect of the present invention may be that the flexible cable electrical connector 100 provided by the present embodiment is compact in design space and space-saving, and the length of the housing 10 along the plugging direction is substantially equal to The length of the upper terminal 30 is arranged in such a manner that the upper and lower layers of the terminal are arranged. When the flexible wiring 200 having the double-layered terminal is used, the width of the flexible electrical connector 100 can be reduced by about half.

The above description is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent technical changes made by using the present specification and the contents of the schema are included in the scope of protection of the present creation. .

Claims (10)

A flexible cable electrical connector with a double-layer terminal for holding a flexible cable having a double-layered conductor, the flexible electrical connector having a double-layer terminal comprising: a receiving seat having a plurality of a terminal slot and a plurality of lower terminal slots, wherein the plurality of upper terminal slots and the plurality of lower terminal slots extend through the front end of the receiving seat along the insertion direction of the flexible cable; and the plurality of upper terminals correspond to The ground is inserted into the plurality of upper terminal slots by the rear of the receiving seat, and each of the upper terminals has a soldering leg, a pressing arm, and an upper guiding arm, and the pressing arm is One end of the welding leg extends forwardly, and the upper guiding arm extends parallel to the front end of the pressing arm; a plurality of lower terminals are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of the front side of the receiving seat In the lower terminal slot, each of the lower terminals has a fixed arm and a lower guiding arm, and the lower guiding arm extends upward from the fixed arm and forwardly from one end of the fixed arm; Forming a line of space between the arm and the lower guiding arm; and a cover body rotatably coupled to the receiving seat along an axis The cover body forms a plurality of cam portions along the axis, each of the cam portions being disposed between the pressing arm of the upper terminal and the upper guiding arm; the cam portion is matched The cover state of the cover is pressed against the upper guide arm toward the lower guide arm. The flexible cable electrical connector with a double-layer terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of fixed terminals, wherein the receiving seat further has a pair of fixing slots, and the pair of the fixed terminals are correspondingly inserted in In the pair of fixing grooves, each of the fixed terminals has a soldering leg and a stopper, and the stopper extends from the soldering leg and constrains the rotating shaft portion. The flexible cable electrical connector with a double-layer terminal according to claim 2, wherein the receiving seat has a pair of side walls, each of the side walls has a bearing portion; a shaft portion passing through a center of the shaft portion Point, the shaft portion is placed in the bearing portion. The flexible cable electrical connector with a double-layer terminal according to claim 1, wherein the cover body has a body portion and an operating portion, the operating portion is extended by the body portion, and the rotating shaft portion is located at the The two sides of the body portion are opposite to the operation portion, the body portion is formed with a plurality of partitions, and the plurality of cam portions are disposed in the partition, and the pressing of the plurality of upper terminals The arms pass through the compartments correspondingly. The soft-wire electrical connector with a double-layer terminal according to claim 4, wherein the cam portion is non-circular, the axis passes through one end of the cam portion; when the cover is located at the cover In the state, the cam portion is rotated along an longitudinal direction of the shaft to form an angle with the pressing arm, thereby pushing the upper guiding arm toward the cable space. The double-layered flexible cable electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the soldering legs of each of the upper terminals extend downward along a rear end surface of the housing. The soft-wire electrical connector with a double-layer terminal according to claim 1, wherein each of the upper terminals further includes an upper interference portion, and the upper interference portion is oriented by the pressing arm and the soldering leg The lower terminal extends and is interference-fixed in the upper terminal slot of the receiving seat. The flexible cable electrical connector with double-layer terminals according to claim 1, wherein each of the upper terminals further includes an upper blocking portion, and the upper blocking portion is outwardly formed by the soldering leg of the upper terminal Extending and blocking the trailing edge of the receiving seat. The soft-wire electrical connector with a double-layer terminal according to claim 1, wherein each of the lower terminals further includes a lower interference portion, and the lower interference portion is located opposite to the fixed arm at the lower terminal One end. The flexible cable electrical connector with a double-layer terminal according to claim 1, wherein the fixed arm of each of the lower terminals has a hook portion, and the hook portion is forwardly directed by the front end of the fixed arm Bend down and protrude from the bottom edge of the fixed arm.