TWM575201U - Plug connector assembly and cable type terminal set thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A plug connector assembly includes an insulative housing and a row of wire terminal sets. The cable type terminal set has a first row line, a second row line, and a reinforcing plate. The reinforcing plate is clamped between the first row line and the second row line. Between each of the plurality of conductors of the first row of wires and the top surface of the reinforcing plate, and between the plurality of conductors of the second row of wires and the bottom surface of the reinforcing plate, each has a shielding layer. A positioning convex plate protrudes outwardly from two sides of the reinforcing plate, and an inner side surface of the insulating seat body forms a displacement preventing mechanism to stop the positioning convex plate, thereby restricting displacement of the reinforcing plate along the insertion direction.

Description

Plug connector combination and cable type terminal set thereof

The present invention relates to a plug connector assembly, and more particularly to a plug connector assembly for interposing in a socket for transmitting signals.

Electrical connectors have been commonly used to transmit signals or power. As the size of electrical connectors has grown smaller and the number of signal transmissions has become faster and faster, the conductors used for electrical connectors have been designed on circuit boards or may be referred to as gold fingers. However, the application of the gold finger interface of the circuit board at the cable end is still costly due to complicated processing procedures and time-consuming manufacturing. In addition, even if the circuit board and the cable are respectively designed to meet the requirements of impedance matching, when the circuit board is combined with the cable, the processed portion thereof may cause impedance mismatch. In order to improve the problem of impedance mismatch, it is necessary to make ink more in the research and processing precision of the combined dielectric material, and the final cost will increase.

The present embodiment is directed to providing a plug connector assembly that addresses at least the above problems.

In order to achieve the above, a plug connector assembly provided by one embodiment of the present invention includes an insulative housing, a linear terminal set, and a handle. The insulating base has a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls and is collectively surrounded to form an accommodating space therein. The wire type terminal group has a first row line, a first a second row of wires and a reinforcing plate; each of the first row of wires and the second row of wires having a plurality of conductors exposed at a front end of the insulating seat; the reinforcing plate being clamped to the first row Between the line and the second row of wires, wherein the reinforcing plate is a metal plate, and two sides of the reinforcing plate respectively protrude outwardly from a positioning convex plate, and the length of the reinforcing plate along the insertion direction The center is located behind the opening front edge of the insulating base. The handle is fixed to the top wall of the insulating seat body and has an upwardly extending operating portion, the operating portion being located above the positioning convex plate of the reinforcing plate and extending rearward beyond the reinforcing plate The back edge. Wherein the plurality of conductors of the first row of wires and the top surface of the reinforcing plate, and the plurality of conductors of the second row of wires and the bottom surface of the reinforcing plate each have a Masking layer. Wherein the front edge of the reinforcing plate is aligned with the leading edge of the first and second rows of wires, and the inner side of the insulating seat forms a displacement preventing mechanism toward the receiving space to stop The positioning convex plate of the reinforcing plate limits the displacement of the reinforcing plate along the insertion direction.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention also provides a cable type terminal group, including a first cable, a second cable, and a reinforcing plate; the first cable and the second cable each have a plurality of a conductor exposed to a front end thereof, wherein the reinforcing plate is a metal plate; the reinforcing plate is clamped between the first wire and the second wire; wherein the first wire is Between the plurality of conductors and the top surface of the reinforcing plate, and between the plurality of conductors of the second wire and the bottom surface of the reinforcing plate, each having a shielding layer; wherein the reinforcing plate The leading edge is aligned with the leading edge of the first and second rows of wires, and the two sides of the reinforcing plate respectively protrude outwardly from a positioning convex plate, wherein the reinforcing plate has a thickness of 0.3 to 0.4 PCT.

The beneficial effect of the present invention may be that the plug connector assembly provided by the present embodiment is electrically connected to the socket by the conductor of the cable. The reinforcing plate of the wire type terminal block has the effect of reinforcing the structural strength in addition to the shielding effect of the metal plate. This creation can replace the application of the circuit board gold finger, and the processing is easier, and the impedance matching can be achieved. Furthermore, the characteristics of the plug connector combination of the present invention are suitable for high frequency frequency transmission signals.

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.

1‧‧‧ plug connector assembly

10‧‧‧Insulated body

12a‧‧‧ top wall

12b‧‧‧ bottom wall

120‧‧‧ accommodating space

14‧‧‧ side wall

140‧‧‧ trench

142,143‧‧‧ front stop block

145‧‧‧stop stop

16‧‧‧Installation structure

161‧‧‧Limited wall

162‧‧‧Front fixed block

163‧‧‧ rear fixed block

20‧‧‧Auxiliary retaining body

21‧‧‧ Body Department

210‧‧‧Clamping slot

23‧‧‧Extension wall

30‧‧‧Wire type terminal block

30a‧‧‧first line

30b‧‧‧second line

31‧‧‧Shielding layer

32‧‧‧bearing layer

33‧‧‧Conductors

35‧‧‧ outer shield

36‧‧‧Insulation

30c‧‧‧ Strengthening board

37‧‧‧Main body

38, 39‧‧‧ Positioning convex plate

382‧‧‧Bevel

392‧‧‧ Straight edge

60‧‧‧Handle

61‧‧‧ top board

610‧‧‧Depression

612‧‧‧Snap tabs

613‧‧‧1

62‧‧‧floor

63‧‧‧Operation Department

G‧‧‧Length Center

h‧‧‧Viscos

Figure 1 is a perspective assembled view of the plug connector assembly of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the plug connector assembly of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the plug connector assembly of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the wire-type terminal group of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the wire type terminal group of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a side cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a top plan view of the plug connector assembly of the present invention.

For the sake of convenience, the same or equivalent elements of the various embodiments shown in the drawings have been identified with the same reference numerals. Specific terms are used in the following description for convenience only and are not limiting. The words "left", "right", "front", "back", "up" and "down" specify the direction in the referenced drawing. Words "forward", "forward", "forward", "internal", "inward", "inward", "outside", "outward", "outward", "upward", " Upward, Downward, and Downward refer to directions toward and away from the geometric center of the object being referenced and its designated portion, respectively.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 for a three-dimensional combination diagram and an exploded view of the plug connector assembly of the present invention. The present invention provides a plug connector assembly 1 that can be inserted into a socket (not shown) along an insertion direction. The plug connector assembly 1 includes an insulative housing 10, an auxiliary holding base 20, a linear terminal set 30, and a handle 60. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the insulating base 10 forms an accommodating space 120 therein. The auxiliary The holding body 20 forms a clamping groove 210 therein, and the wire-type terminal group 30 is clamped in the clamping groove 210 and the conductor 33 is exposed at the front end of the auxiliary holding body 20. The auxiliary holding body 20 is inserted into the accommodating space 120 from the rear end surface of the insulating base 10, and the wire-type terminal group 30 is exposed to the insulating base 10. The handle 60 is disposed on the top surface of the insulating base 10 for being locked to the socket or unlocked from the socket. The components of the plug connector assembly 1 are described in detail below.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the insulating base 10 has a top wall 12a, a bottom wall 12b and a pair of side walls 14. The pair of side walls 14 are respectively connected to the two sides of the top wall 12a and the bottom wall 12b, and are formed together. The accommodation space 120. The insulating base 10 is preferably made of an insulating material such as plastic. The accommodating space 120 penetrates the insulating base 10 along the insertion direction and is open at the front end and the rear end of the insulating base 10, respectively.

The auxiliary holding body 20 has a body portion 21 and a pair of extending walls 23. The pair of extension walls 23 extend in parallel in the insertion direction by the front end surface of the body portion 21, and each of the extension walls 23 has a plate shape. The pair of extension walls 23 are engaged in the accommodating space 120 of the insulating base 10 . The front edge of the body portion 21 abuts against the rear end surface of the insulating base 10. The clamping groove 210 penetrates the body portion 21 and is located between the pair of extending walls 23. The auxiliary holding body 20 may be made of an insulating material such as plastic. But not limited to this.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the handle 60 of the present embodiment is fixed to the top wall 12a of the insulating base 10. The handle 60 includes a bottom plate 62, a top plate 61, a recessed portion 610, and an upwardly extending operating portion 63. The handle 60 is preferably stamped and formed from a metal sheet. The front end of the top plate 61 is bently connected to the bottom plate 62, and the top plate 61 has a pair of snap projections 612 for locking to the socket (not shown). The recessed portion 610 is formed at the front end of the top plate 61 and the front end of the bottom plate 62. The bottom plate 62 of the handle 60 is fixed to the top wall 12a of the insulating base 10.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 5, in order to fix the handle 60, the top wall 12a of the insulating base 10 of the present embodiment forms a mounting structure 16. The mounting structure 16 includes a pair of limiting walls 161, a front fixing block 162 and a rear fixing block 163. The front fixing block 162 is located on the top wall 12a The leading edge extends rearwardly into the recess 610 of the handle 60 to press the leading edge of the bottom plate 62 of the handle 60. The rear fixing block 163 is located at the top wall 12a and at the rear of the front fixing block 162 to block the trailing edge of the bottom plate 62 to prevent rearward release. The top plate 61 of the handle 60 extends rearwardly with a pair of tabs 613, and the pair of limiting walls 161 block the pair of tabs 613. Thereby, the mounting structure 16 limits the displacement of the handle 60 forward, rearward and upward.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the cable type terminal set of the present invention. The wire type terminal group 30 of the present embodiment has a first wire 30a, a second wire 30b, and a reinforcing plate 30c. Each of the first row line 30a and the second row line 30b has a plurality of conductors 33 exposed at the front end of the insulating base 10. The reinforcing plate 30c is clamped between the first wire 30a and the second wire 30b, and the rear end of the reinforcing plate 30c is adjacent to the front end of the auxiliary holding body 20; the auxiliary holding The seat body 20 holds the first wire 30a and the second wire 30b in the clamping groove 210, and the front end portion of the auxiliary holding body 20 is inserted into the insulating seat 10. The space is placed in the space 120.

Please refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7. FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional enlarged view of the plug connector assembly of the present invention. 6 and 7 are respectively an exploded perspective view and a top view combination view of the wire-type terminal group 30 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, in the embodiment, the first row line 30a and the second row line 30b each have a carrier layer 32, an outer shield layer 35, and an insulating layer 36. One of the features of this embodiment is that between the plurality of conductors 33 of the first row of wires 30a and the top surface of the reinforcing plate 30c, and the plurality of conductors 33 of the second row of wires 30b and the bottom surface of the reinforcing plate 30c Each has a shielding layer 31. The shielding layer 31 is intended to shield electromagnetic interference and facilitate the transmission of high frequency signals. The shielding layer 31 may be a metal film such as an aluminum foil, or may be a conductive paste, but is not limited thereto. The shielding layer 31 can be attached to the reinforcing plate 30c by the adhesive h. The inner side of the carrying layer 32 is attached to the shielding layer 31, and the plurality of conductors 33 are fixed to the carrying layer 32, and the outer shielding layer 35 is attached to the outer side of the carrying layer 32. The insulating layer 36 is attached to the outer shield layer 35. The outer shield layer 35 and the insulating layer 36 protrude from the front end edge of the insulating base 10, and the outer shield layer 35 may be the same as the shielding layer. 31 materials. In addition, the shielding layer 31 may belong to the reinforcing plate 30c, or the first row line 30a and the second row line 30b.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 again, after the plug connector assembly 1 of the present invention is assembled, the reinforcing plate 30c is located in front of the auxiliary holding body 20, in other words, the rear end edge of the reinforcing plate 30c is adjacent to the pair. The front end of the extension wall 23. The height of the insulating base 10 is substantially equal to the height of the body portion 21, and the height of the accommodating space 120 of the insulating base 10 is equal to the height of the pair of extending walls 23 of the auxiliary holding base 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, one of the features of the embodiment is that the front edge of the reinforcing plate 30c is aligned with the leading edge of the first row line 30a and the second row line 30b. The reinforcing plate 30c has a main body 37 which is substantially square and has a shape corresponding to the front end shape of the first and second wires 30a and 30b. A positioning convex plate (38, 39) protrudes outwardly from the two sides of the reinforcing plate 30c. The inner side of the insulating base 10 forms a displacement preventing mechanism toward the receiving space 120 to stop the positioning convex plate 38. 39, thereby limiting the displacement of the reinforcing plate 30c along the insertion direction. The two positioning projections 38, 39 located on both sides of the reinforcing plate 30c have different shapes. For example, the front end of one of the positioning convex plates 38 forms a beveled edge 382, and the front end of the other positioning convex plate 39 forms a straight edge 392. Thereby, the two positioning convex plates 38, 39 of different shapes can provide the function of direction recognition.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , and with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the creation along the top surface of the reinforcing plate. Regarding the displacement preventing mechanism, according to the present embodiment, the insulating base 10 has a pair of grooves 140 formed in the pair of side walls 14 along the insertion direction. The pair of grooves 140 of the side wall 14 respectively face the clamping grooves 210 of the auxiliary holding body 20. At the time of mounting, after the wire type terminal group 30 is combined with the auxiliary holding body 20, the front end of the wire type terminal group 30 is inserted into the insulating base 10 along the groove 140. Referring to FIG. 8, the displacement preventing mechanism of the insulating base 10 includes a pair of front stoppers (142, 143) adjacent to the front end edge of the insulating base 10, and respectively It abuts against the front ends of the two positioning convex plates (38, 39). The two front stoppers 142, 143 of the present embodiment cooperate with the front ends of the two positioning projections (38, 39) to have different shapes. As shown As shown in FIG. 8, the upper front stop block 142 is trapezoidal or triangular to block the oblique side 382 of the positioning projection 38. As shown in FIG. 8, the lower front stop block 143 is substantially rectangular to block the straight edge 392 of the positioning tab 39.

The displacement preventing mechanism further includes a pair of rear stoppers 145; the pair of rear stoppers 145 are respectively located in the pair of grooves 140, and are located at the rear end edge of the reinforcing plate 30c, and respectively abut the two positioning projections The rear ends of the plates 38, 39. The pair of rear stops 145 can have the same shape, are generally wedge-shaped, and do not protrude beyond the grooves 140. More specifically, the positioning tabs (38, 39) slide over the pair of rear stops 145, which abut the corners of the two positioning tabs (38, 39), respectively. Thereby, the front stoppers 142, 143 and the rear stopper 145 can respectively restrict the displacement of the reinforcing plate 30c forward and backward, and the wire-type terminal group 30 can be well fixed in the insulating base 10. In summary, in the present embodiment, the displacement of the wire-type terminal group 30 in the insulating base 10 can be well restricted by the cooperation of the displacement preventing mechanism of the insulating base 10 and the reinforcing plate 30c. Actually, the auxiliary holding base body 20 is located behind the auxiliary fixed wire type terminal group 30, and if the auxiliary holding seat body 20 is omitted, the stability of the wire type terminal group 30 is not affected.

Please refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9. The reinforcing plate 30c of this embodiment may be a metal plate, preferably stainless steel, which can prevent signal interference between the first wire 30a and the second wire 30b. The center G of the length of the reinforcing plate 30c along the insertion direction is located rearward of the opening front edge of the insulating base 10. In other words, the length of the reinforcing plate 30c in the insulating base 10 is longer than the length exposed outside the insulating base 10. The rear end of the reinforcing plate 30c is located behind the stop faces of the front stoppers 142, 143 of the insulating base 10. This design can increase the stability of the reinforcing plate 30c when the reinforcing plate 30c encounters an external force or moment.

As shown in Fig. 9, the operating portion 63 of the handle 60 of the present embodiment is located above the positioning projections 38, 39 of the reinforcing plate 30c and extends rearward beyond the rear end edge of the reinforcing plate 30c.

In addition, the thickness of the reinforcing plate 30c is about 0.3 to 0.4 mm. In this embodiment, the thickness of the reinforcing plate 30c is matched with the material of the stainless steel as the reinforcing plate 30c, and the structural strength of the wire-type terminal group during the insertion and removal process can be provided. . In addition, this creation can be directly combined with a flexible cable (FFC) that has met impedance matching and high frequency requirements. The mismatch caused by the combination. More specifically, the width of the conductor 33 may be between 0.25 and 0.5 mm in accordance with the requirements of impedance matching. For example, the width of the conductor 33 is 0.25 to 0.3 mm, the differential pair impedance can be matched to 100 ohms; the width of the conductor 33 is 0.3 to 0.5 mm, and the differential pair impedance (Differential pair impedance) can be matched to 80 ohms.

In summary, the beneficial effects of the present invention may be that the plug connector assembly provided by the present embodiment is electrically connected to the socket by the conductor of the cable, and the reinforcing plate and the insulating base 10 of the cable type terminal group are good. The wire type terminal group 30 is fixed to the ground. In addition to the shielding effect of the metal plate, the reinforcing plate has the effect of strengthening the structural strength. This creation can replace the application of the circuit board gold finger, and the processing is easier, and the impedance matching can be achieved. Furthermore, the characteristics of the plug connector assembly 1 of the present invention are suitable for high frequency frequency transmission signals.

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 (12)

A plug connector assembly comprising: an insulating base body having a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls and surrounding together to form an accommodating space therein; a row of wire type terminal sets having a first row of wires, a second row of wires, and a reinforcing plate; each of the first row of wires and the second row of wires having a plurality of conductors exposed at a front end of the insulating seat; the reinforcing plate is Clamped between the first row of wires and the second row of wires, wherein the reinforcing plate is a metal plate, and two sides of the reinforcing plate protrude outwardly from a positioning convex plate, and the reinforcing plate edge a center of a length of the insertion direction is located behind the opening front edge of the insulating seat; and a handle fixed to the top wall of the insulating seat and having an upwardly extending operation portion The operating portion is located above the positioning convex plate of the reinforcing plate and extends rearward beyond a rear end edge of the reinforcing plate; wherein the plurality of conductors of the first wire and the top surface of the reinforcing plate And the plurality of conductors between the and the second row of wires and the reinforcement Between the bottom surfaces, each having a shielding layer; wherein a front edge of the reinforcing plate is aligned with a leading edge of the first and second wires, and an inner side of the insulating body faces the The accommodating space forms a displacement preventing mechanism to stop the positioning convex plate of the reinforcing plate, thereby restricting displacement of the reinforcing plate along the insertion direction. The plug connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the handle comprises a bottom plate, a top plate, and a recess, the front end of the top plate is bently connected to the bottom plate, and the recess is formed in the a front end of the top plate and a front end of the bottom plate, the bottom plate of the handle is fixed to the top wall of the insulating seat; the top wall of the insulating seat body forms a pair of limiting walls, the handle The top plate extends rearwardly with a pair of tabs, and the pair of limiting walls block the pair of tabs. The plug connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the displacement preventing mechanism of the insulating base comprises a pair of front stop blocks, the pair of front stop blocks being close to The front end edge of the insulating base body abuts against the front ends of the two positioning convex plates. The plug connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the insulating base has a pair of grooves respectively formed in the pair of side walls along the insertion direction, and the displacement preventing mechanism further includes a pair of back ends. a pair of rear stoppers are respectively located in the pair of grooves, and are located at the rear end edges of the reinforcing plates, and respectively abut against the rear ends of the two positioning convex plates. The plug connector assembly of claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary retaining seat body, wherein the auxiliary retaining seat body has a body portion and a pair of extending walls, the pair of extending walls being parallel by the body portion Extending along the insertion direction to form a clamping groove in the interior thereof, the pair of extending walls are engaged in the accommodating space of the insulating seat, and a front edge of the body portion abuts a rear end surface of the insulating base, the clamping groove runs through the body portion and is located between the pair of extending walls, and the auxiliary holding body holds the first and second cables In the clamping groove, a rear end edge of the reinforcing plate is adjacent to a front end of the pair of extending walls. The plug connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the two positioning projections on the two sides of the reinforcing plate have different shapes, wherein a front end of one of the positioning convex plates forms a beveled edge, and the other The front end of the positioning convex plate forms a straight edge. The plug connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second cables each have a carrier layer, an outer shield layer, and an insulating layer, and the inner side of the carrier layer Attached to the shielding layer, the plurality of conductors are fixed to the carrier layer, the outer shielding layer is attached to an outer side surface of the carrier layer, and the insulating layer is attached to the outer shielding layer; The outer shield layer and the insulating layer protrude from a front end edge of the insulating base. The plug connector assembly of claim 1 wherein each of said conductors has a width of 0.25 to 0.3 mm and a matchable differential pair impedance of 100 ohms. A plug connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said conductors has a width of 0.3 to 0.5 mm and a matchable differential pair impedance of 80 ohms. A wire-type terminal group includes: a first wire, a second wire, and a reinforcing plate; each of the first wire and the second wire has a plurality of conductors exposed at a front end thereof; The reinforcing plate is a metal plate, and the reinforcing plate is clamped between the first wire and the second wire; wherein the plurality of conductors of the first wire and the reinforcing plate Between the top surfaces and between the plurality of conductors of the second row of wires and the bottom surface of the reinforcing plate, each having a shielding layer; wherein a front edge of the reinforcing plate is aligned with the first And a positioning flange of each of the two sides of the reinforcing plate, wherein the reinforcing plate has a thickness of 0.3 to 0.4 mm. The wire-type terminal group of claim 10, wherein each of the conductors has a width of 0.25 to 0.3 mm, and the matched differential pair impedance is 100 ohms. The wire-type terminal group according to claim 10, wherein each of said conductors has a width of 0.3 to 0.5 mm, and the matched differential pair impedance is 80 ohms.