TWM566914U - Automatic assembly structure for antenna module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an antenna module automatic assembly structure, which comprises a substrate assembly and an antenna assembly. The substrate assembly comprises a substrate, a casing and a plurality of first electrical connectors. The casing is disposed on the substrate and has a concave end. An electrical connection slot, the first electrical connector protrudes from the electrical connection slot, the antenna assembly is detachably spaced downwardly against the substrate, and includes a signal connection portion and a plurality of second electrical connectors, and the second electrical connector is disposed The bottom surface of the signal connection portion and the first electrical connector are abutted and electrically connected to each other; since the second electrical connector can be electrically connected to the first electrical connector only by being pressed downward, the creation is simple The assembly method is very conducive to automated production.

Description

Antenna module automated assembly structure

The present invention relates to a port structure of an antenna assembly mounted on an electronic device.

Generally, the antenna device mounted on the electronic device is interconnected with a peripheral device (PCI Connector) mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to reach the antenna device and the electronic device. Electrical connection between the two.

As for the assembly method of the antenna device, the connection portion on the antenna device is inserted into the connection port of the peripheral component on the printed circuit board by oblique insertion, and then the antenna device is pressed down. The circuit board is fixed on the printed circuit board, and finally the antenna device is locked to a specific position on the electronic device by screws, and the processing flow for mounting the antenna device on the control board of the electronic device is completed.

However, the prior art method of installing the antenna device is complicated by the processing flow, for example, it is necessary to maintain each antenna device obliquely inserted and squared at the same angle to be effectively mounted on the printed circuit board. Therefore, it is difficult to automate, in other words, the aforementioned processing flow must be completed by manual assembly, and there are disadvantages in assembly efficiency.

In view of the shortcomings and shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides an antenna module automatic assembly structure, which simplifies and automates the entire assembly process by changing the structure of the corresponding electrical connector on the substrate assembly and the antenna assembly to improve the overall Processing efficiency.

For the purpose of the above-mentioned creation, the technical means adopted by the present invention is an antenna module automatic assembly structure, which comprises a substrate assembly comprising: a substrate; a housing disposed on the substrate, the housing The top surface is recessed with an electrical connecting groove and two elastic groove, the electrical connecting groove has an upper opening, and the two elastic groove are respectively located on opposite sides of the top surface of the casing in a horizontal direction; a connector, the first electrical connectors are disposed in the electrical connection slot of the housing at intervals, and one of the opposite ends of each of the first electrical connectors is connected to the substrate, and the other end is a free end and protrudes upwardly from a top surface of the electrical connection slot; an antenna assembly detachably abutting against the substrate, and the antenna assembly includes a body portion; a signal connection portion and the body Connected to the second electrical connector, the second electrical connectors are spaced apart from each other at the bottom surface of the signal connection portion, and the second electrical connectors are detachably downwardly Passing the upper opening of the electrical connection slot of the housing and abutting against the first electrical connectors, and electrically connecting the second electrical connectors to the first electrical connectors; The two fixed elastic pieces are respectively bent in the horizontal direction, and each of the fixed elastic pieces includes a mounting portion that is received in the corresponding elastic groove groove. a fixing portion, wherein the opposite ends are respectively a connecting end and a free end, the connecting end is connected to the top end of the mounting portion, and the securing portion is oriented from the connecting end in the horizontal direction toward the other The securing portion is bent and protruded, and the shortest distance between the two fastening portions of the two fixing elastic pieces in the horizontal direction is smaller than the distance between the opposite sides of the signal connecting portion along the horizontal direction; wherein the two fixed elastic pieces The two free ends selectively press down against the top surface of the signal connection and selectively secure the antenna assembly above the substrate assembly.

An advantage of the present invention is that an electrical connection slot is recessed through the top surface of the housing of the substrate, and all electrical connectors (first electrical connectors) on the substrate assembly for electrically connecting to the antenna assembly are disposed on the substrate. The electrical connection is provided in the slot, and all electrical connectors (second electrical connectors) on the antenna assembly for electrically connecting to the substrate assembly are disposed on the bottom surface of the signal connection portion, thereby only requiring vertical assembly of the antenna assembly and the substrate assembly Moving the antenna assembly downwardly so that the second electrical connectors open downwardly through the electrical connection slots of the housing and further downwardly abut the first electrical connectors; further, when the antenna assembly When mounted on the substrate assembly, the two fixed elastic pieces are pushed by the signal connecting portion of the antenna assembly and are separated from each other in the horizontal direction, so that the signal connecting portion can pass between the two fixed elastic pieces; After the component is continuously pressed, when the signal connecting portion moves to the bottom ends of the two fixed elastic pieces, the two fixed elastic pieces will return to the original position in the horizontal direction due to the loss of the pushing force, thereby making the signal The top surface of the connecting portion is pressed by the two fixing elastic pieces, thereby enabling the antenna assembly to be stably disposed above the substrate assembly.

Further, the antenna module is an automated assembly structure, wherein the first electrical connectors are arranged to form two first electrical connection rows, the two first electrical connection rows are arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart, and each of the first The first electrical connectors in the electrical connection row are also arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart, and the two first electrical connection rows are spaced apart from each other and the first electrical connectors of the first electrical connection row The spacing directions are perpendicular to each other.

Further, in the above-mentioned antenna module automatic assembly structure, the housing of the substrate assembly is further formed with two through hole groups which are disposed parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other in the electrical connection groove of the housing. Each of the through hole groups includes a plurality of through holes, the through holes are disposed parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other, and the two first electrical connection rows respectively correspond to the two through hole groups, and the first electrical connection row The first electrical connectors are respectively received in the corresponding through holes.

Further, in the above-mentioned antenna module automatic assembly structure, each of the fixing elastic pieces is further formed with a mounting inclined surface which is formed by tilting the top end of the fixing elastic piece downward in the horizontal direction toward the other fixed elastic piece, and The free end is formed at the bottom end of the mounting bevel.

Further, the foregoing antenna module automatic assembly structure further includes at least one first foolproof device disposed on a top surface of the housing of the substrate assembly; at least one second foolproof device disposed on the The bottom surface of the body portion of the antenna assembly, and the position and the number of the at least one second foolproof device correspond to the position and the number of the at least one first foolproof device, and the at least one second foolproof device is Separately downwardly combined with the at least one first foolproof device.

Further, the antenna module is an automated assembly structure, wherein the antenna assembly further comprises a positioning bolt extending from a top surface of the body portion to a bottom surface of the body portion.

The technical means adopted by the present invention for achieving the intended purpose of creation are further explained below in conjunction with the drawings and the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the antenna module automatic assembly structure of the present invention comprises a substrate assembly 10 , an antenna assembly 20 and two fixed elastic pieces 30 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the substrate assembly 10 includes a substrate 11 , a housing 12 , two through hole groups 13 , a plurality of first electrical connectors 14 , and at least one first foolproof device 15 .

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the housing 12 is disposed on the substrate 11 , and the top surface of the housing 12 is recessed with an electrical connection slot 121 and two elastic groove 122 . The electrical connection slot 121 is recessed in the housing. In the middle of the top surface of the 12, the electrical connection slot 121 further has an upper opening 123. The two elastic grooves 122 are respectively located on opposite sides of the top surface of the casing 12 in a horizontal direction L, in other words, the electrical connection slot. A 121-shaped recess is formed in the middle of the two shrapnel grooves 122.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the two through-hole groups 13 are disposed in parallel with and spaced apart from each other in the electrical connection slot 121 of the housing 12 , and each of the through hole groups 13 includes a plurality of through holes 131 and each The through holes 131 in the through hole group 13 are also disposed in parallel and spaced apart from each other, and the direction in which the two through hole groups 13 are parallel to each other and the through holes 131 in each of the through hole groups 13 are parallel to each other. vertical.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the first electrical connectors 14 are disposed in the electrical connection slot 121 of the housing 12 at intervals, and one end of each of the first electrical connectors 14 is at one end. The substrate 11 is connected to each other, and the other end is a free end and protrudes upwardly from the top surface of the electrical connection slot 121. In this embodiment, each of the first electrical connectors 14 is fixed to the substrate 11 through the housing 12 . For the purpose of the above, but not limited thereto, the first electrical connector 14 can also be fixed to the substrate 11 by other means.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , more precisely, in the embodiment, the first electrical connectors 14 are arranged to form two first electrical connection rows 16 , and the two first electrical connection rows 16 are parallel and spaced apart from each other. The first electrical connectors 14 are arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other, and the first electrical connection rows 16 are spaced apart from each other. The spacing of the first electrical connectors 14 in the row 16 is arranged perpendicular to each other.

Further, the two first electrical connection rows 16 respectively correspond to the two through hole groups 13 , in other words, the first electrical connection members 14 belonging to the same first electrical connection row 16 are respectively accommodated correspondingly. The through holes 131 in the through hole group 13 are at one end of the through hole 131 to the top surface of the electrical connection groove 121 of the housing 12.

Further, the arrangement of the first electrical connectors 14 is not limited thereto, that is, the first electrical connectors 14 are not necessarily presented in the form of two rows of first electrical connection rows 16 . It can be arranged in other aspects, for example, all of the first electrical connectors 14 are arranged in a row.

In this embodiment, the number of the at least one first foolproof device 15 is two, and the two first foolproof devices 15 are two different shapes and spaced apart bumps, and the two first foolproof devices 15 The top surface of the housing 12 is disposed on the top surface of the housing 12 of the substrate assembly 10. More specifically, in the embodiment, the two first foolproof devices 15 are disposed on the top surface of the electrical connection slot 121, but are not limited thereto. It can also be set in other locations.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the antenna assembly 20 is detachably supported downwardly on the substrate 11 , and the antenna assembly 20 includes a body portion 21 , a connecting portion binding frame 22 , and a signal connecting portion 23 . A plurality of second electrical connectors 24, at least one second foolproof device 25, and a positioning bolt 26.

The present invention is not limited thereto. The connecting portion of the connecting portion 22 can also be disposed on the main body portion 21 by other means, and can also be detachably disposed on the main body portion 21.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the signal connecting portion 23 is connected to the main body portion 21, and is disposed on the bottom surface of the connecting portion binding frame 22 in this embodiment, but is not limited thereto. The signal connection portion 23 may be disposed at other positions of the main body portion 21.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the second electrical connectors 24 are spaced apart from each other on the bottom surface of the signal connecting portion 23 , and the second electrical connectors 24 are detachably penetrated through the housing 12 . The upper opening 123 of the electrical connection slot 121 is configured to abut against the first electrical connectors 14 in the electrical connection slot 121 and is electrically connected to the first electrical connectors 14.

More precisely, the positions and numbers of the first electrical connector 14 and the second electrical connector 24 of the present invention correspond to each other, in other words, since the first electrical connectors 14 are formed with two rows of first electrical connections 16 , in this embodiment, the second electrical connectors 24 are also arranged in a two-row arrangement; and as described above, when the arrangement of the first electrical connectors 14 is changed (for example, changing into a whole row) The form of the second electrical connectors 24 will also be changed accordingly.

In this embodiment, the number of the at least one second foolproof device 25 is two, and the two second foolproof devices 25 are two through holes having different shapes and spaced apart from each other, and the two second foolproof devices The number and position of 25 correspond to the number and position of the two first foolproof devices 15, and the two second foolproof devices 25 can be combined with the two first foolproof devices 15 downward.

The particular shape of the foolproof devices 15, 25 prevents the user from placing the antenna assembly 20 on the substrate assembly 10 from top to bottom in the wrong manner.

The positioning bolt 26 is penetrated from the top surface of the body portion 21 to the bottom surface of the body portion 21, and the body portion 21 is locked to the electronic device of the computer main body or the like.

The two fixed elastic pieces 30 are respectively received in the two elastic piece grooves 122 of the substrate assembly, and the two fixed elastic pieces 30 can be bent in the horizontal direction L. More precisely, each of the fixed elastic pieces 30 includes a mounting. The portion 31, a fastening portion 32 and a mounting slope 33 are provided.

The two mounting pieces 30 are respectively received in the corresponding elastic groove 122 by the two mounting portions 31. In this embodiment, the two mounting portions 31 are detachably disposed in the two elastic grooves 122. , but not limited to this.

The opposite ends of the fixing portion 32 of the fixing elastic piece 30 are respectively a connecting end 321 and a free end 322. The connecting end 321 is connected to the top end of the mounting portion 31, and the connecting portion 321 is formed by the connecting end 321 The protrusion is bent in the horizontal direction L toward the other fastening portion 32, and the shortest distance between the two fastening portions 32 in the horizontal direction L is smaller than the distance between the opposite sides of the signal connection portion 23 in the horizontal direction L.

After the antenna assembly 20 is mounted on the substrate assembly 10, the two free ends 322 of the two fixed elastic pieces 30 are pressed downward against the top surface of the signal connecting portion 23, and the antenna assembly 20 is selectively fixed to the substrate. Above the assembly 10.

The mounting slope 33 is formed on the fastening portion 32. More precisely, in this embodiment, the portion of the fastening portion 32 that protrudes in the horizontal direction L is the mounting slope. Therefore, the mounting slope 33 is provided. The top end of the fixing elastic piece 30 (the top end of the fastening portion 32) is inclined downwardly in the horizontal direction L toward the other fixing elastic piece 30, and the free end 322 of the fastening portion 32 is formed at the bottom of the inclined surface 33. end.

The following is the installation method of the creation and its advantages.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , when the present invention is combined, the first electrical connectors 14 of the present invention are disposed on the top surface of the electrical connection slot 121 , and corresponding to the The second electrical connector 24 is disposed on the bottom surface of the signal connecting portion 23, so the user only needs to simply lower the antenna assembly 20 from above the substrate assembly 10 and ensure that the first electrical connectors 14 are in position. Above the second electrical connectors 24, they are capable of producing the correct electrical connection when in contact with each other.

When the antenna assembly 20 is pressed downwardly against the substrate assembly 10, the fixing means is performed by pressing the two fixing elastic pieces 30 downward by the signal connecting portion 23, because the bottom surface of the signal connecting portion 23 is provided with the The second electrical connectors 24 are disposed between the two fixed elastic pieces 30.

After the signal connecting portion 23 is gradually pressed down, since the distance between the opposite ends of the signal connecting portion 23 in the horizontal direction L is greater than the shortest distance between the two fixed elastic pieces 30 in the horizontal direction, the signal connecting portion 23 is along. The two fixed elastic pieces 30 are pushed in the horizontal direction L so that the two fixed elastic pieces 30 are bent in a direction away from each other in the horizontal direction L, and after the signal connecting portion 23 passes through the bottom surface (free end 322) of the fixing portion 32, The two fixed elastic pieces 30 lose the pressing force along the horizontal direction L, and the two fixed elastic pieces 30 are restored to the original shape, so that the signal connecting portion 23 is pressed against the two fixed elastic pieces 30, thereby The antenna assembly 20 is detachably disposed on the substrate assembly 10; and at the same time, the horizontal surfaces of the antenna assembly 20 are also limited to the substrate assembly 10 due to the mutual bonding of the foolproof devices 15, 25, thereby achieving the antenna assembly 20 The purpose of being detachably disposed on the substrate assembly 10.

The advantages of this creation are:

First, the installation method of the present invention includes only two steps, that is, the antenna assembly 20 is mounted downward from the upper side of the substrate assembly 10 above the substrate assembly 10, and when the signal connection portion 23 is determined to be stuck to the two fixed elastic pieces After the lower 30, the assembly is completed, so the assembly method of the creation is very simple and not easy to make mistakes, and is very advantageous for the automation of the assembly process;

Secondly, the present invention further simplifies the "substrate" by disposing all the first electrical connectors 14 on the top surface of the housing 12 and all the second electrical connectors 24 on the bottom surface of the signal connection portion 23. This step of combining the component 10 with the antenna assembly 20, more precisely, since the electrical connectors 14, 24 correspond to each other, the user only needs to vertically lie the antenna assembly 20 from above the substrate assembly 10. The antenna assembly 20 can be efficiently (electrically connected) mounted above the substrate assembly 10 quickly and accurately.

Thirdly, the mounting slope 33 on each of the fixing elastic pieces 30 can further push the two fixing elastic pieces 30 in the horizontal direction L more smoothly when the signal connecting portion 23 is pressed downward, thereby avoiding the assembly process. Improper installation may occur.

Fourth, the foolproof devices 15, 25 ensure that the user or machine can be properly positioned when the antenna assembly 20 is placed over the substrate assembly 10 because the antenna assembly 20 is placed in the opposite direction on the substrate. On the component 10, the anti-stay devices 15, 25 cannot be combined with each other, so that it is easy to recognize that the installation direction is incorrect;

In summary, the present invention is designed such that the antenna assembly 20 can be disposed on the substrate assembly 10 by being mounted from top to bottom, so that the entire assembly process is very simple. This, in turn, facilitates the automation of the assembly process to increase overall assembly efficiency.

10‧‧‧Substrate components
11‧‧‧Substrate
12‧‧‧ housing
121‧‧‧Electrical connection slot
122‧‧‧Shrap groove
123‧‧‧Top opening
13‧‧‧through hole group
131‧‧‧through hole
14‧‧‧First electrical connector
15‧‧‧The first foolproof device
16‧‧‧First electrical connection row
20‧‧‧Antenna components
21‧‧‧ Body Department
22‧‧‧Connector joint
23‧‧‧Signal Connection
24‧‧‧Second electrical connector
25‧‧‧Second foolproof device
26‧‧‧ Positioning bolt
30‧‧‧Fixed shrapnel
31‧‧‧Installation Department
32‧‧‧Card Department
321‧‧‧Connected end
322‧‧‧Free end
33‧‧‧Installation of slopes
L‧‧‧ horizontal direction

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional appearance of the creation. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the components of the present creation. Figure 3 is an exploded view of another perspective of the present creation. Figure 4 is a top view of the creation. Figure 5 is a partially enlarged bottom plan view of the present antenna assembly. Figure 6 is a top plan view of the substrate assembly of the present invention. Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the combination of the substrate assembly and the antenna assembly of the present invention.

Claims (6)

An antenna module automatic assembly structure includes a substrate assembly, comprising: a substrate; a casing disposed on the substrate, the top surface of the casing is recessed with an electrical connection groove and two elastic groove The electrical connection slot has an upper opening, and the two elastic groove are respectively located on opposite sides of the top surface of the housing in a horizontal direction; a plurality of first electrical connectors, the first electrical connectors are spaced apart from each other In the electrical connection slot of the housing, and one of the opposite ends of each of the first electrical connectors, one end of which is connected to the substrate, and the other end is a free end and protrudes upwardly from a top surface of the electrical connection slot; An antenna assembly detachably abutting against the substrate, and the antenna assembly includes a body portion; a signal connection portion connected to the body portion; a plurality of second electrical connectors, the second The electrical connectors are spaced apart from each other at a bottom surface of the signal connection portion, and the second electrical connectors are detachably penetrated downwardly from the upper opening of the electrical connection slot of the housing and abut downward The first electrical connectors are electrically connected to the first electrical connectors; the two fixed elastic pieces are respectively received in the two elastic grooves of the substrate assembly, and the The two fixed elastic pieces are bent in the horizontal direction, and each of the fixed elastic pieces includes a mounting portion that is received in the corresponding groove of the elastic piece; and a fixing portion, the opposite ends of which are respectively a connecting end and a a free end, the connecting end is connected to the top end of the mounting portion, and the fixing portion is bent and protruded from the connecting end along the horizontal direction toward the other fixing portion, and the two fastening portions of the two fixing elastic pieces The shortest distance in the horizontal direction is smaller than the distance between the opposite sides of the signal connecting portion in the horizontal direction; wherein the two free ends of the two fixed elastic pieces selectively press down the top surface of the signal connecting portion And selectively securing the antenna assembly above the substrate assembly. The antenna module automatic assembly structure of claim 1, wherein the first electrical connectors are arranged to form two first electrical connection rows, the two first electrical connection rows are arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart, and each of the first The first electrical connectors in an electrical connection row are also arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart, and the two first electrical connection rows are spaced apart from each other and the first electrical connectors in each of the first electrical connection rows The intervals are arranged to be perpendicular to each other. The antenna module automated assembly structure of claim 2, wherein the housing of the substrate assembly is further formed with two through hole groups disposed in parallel with each other and spaced apart from the electrical connection of the housing. Each of the through hole groups includes a plurality of through holes, and the through holes are disposed in parallel and spaced apart from each other, and the two first electrical connection rows respectively correspond to the two through hole groups, and each of the first electrical connection rows The first electrical connectors are respectively received in the corresponding through holes. The antenna assembly automated assembly structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of the fixing elastic pieces is further formed with a mounting inclined surface which is directed from the top end of the fixing elastic piece toward the other fixed elastic piece in the horizontal direction. The lower end is formed obliquely, and the free end is formed at the bottom end of the mounting bevel. The antenna assembly automated assembly structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising at least one first foolproof device disposed on a top surface of the housing of the substrate assembly; at least one second defense a device that is disposed on a bottom surface of the body portion of the antenna assembly, and a position and an amount of the at least one second foolproof device correspond to a position and a quantity of the at least one first foolproof device, and the at least one The second foolproof device is detachably coupled downwardly to the at least one first foolproof device. The antenna module automated assembly structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the antenna assembly further comprises a positioning bolt extending from a top surface of the body portion to a bottom surface of the body portion.