TWM577188U - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes an insulated housing and a protective cover. The insulated housing includes a mating portion for connecting to a mating connector, and two fixed portions for being fixed on a circuit board. The mating portion includes an opening. The two fixed portions are disposed at two opposite external sides of the mating portion. The two fixed portions each includes a base, a protrusion portion and a locking slot. The protrusion portion protrudes upwardly from the base. The protective cover includes a cover plate and two locking portions. The cover plate covers the opening. The two locking portions are disposed at two opposite external sides of the cover plate. The two locking portions individually correspond to one fixed portion. Each of the two locking portions each includes a latch. The latch is latched in the locking slot.

Description

Electrical connector

The present disclosure relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector having a protective cover.

In the prior art, an adsorption element for a connector and a connector combination using the same have been disclosed. For example, Taiwan Patent Application No. 87217509 (Taiwan Patent Publication No. 379885). In the above prior art, a connector adsorption element has a flat plate portion, a mounting leg hanging from the plate portion, and a first tongue and a second hanging from the longitudinal ends of the plate portion. Tongue. The connector is mounted on the mating face of a connector by an adsorption member. The inner surface of the first tongue is received on the outer edge of a fitting portion to form a positioning. The second tongue is received in the fitting portion and positioned by the outer edge of the fitting portion and the inner edge of the fitting portion. The assembly structure of the connector for the connector disclosed in the above-mentioned prior art and the connector is provided with a plug portion of the terminal. In the plug portion of the connector, it is necessary to dig or additionally increase the structure and space associated with the assembly of the adsorbent element for the connector, thereby affecting the configuration of the plug portion of the connector. Further, the connector is fitted to the inside of the plug portion of the connector by the attracting member, and there is a chance to collide with the conductive terminal when assembling or removing the adsorbing member for the connector, thereby damaging the connector.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, and a protective cover. The insulating housing includes a connector insertion portion and two circuit board fixing portions. The connector plug includes a plug port. The two circuit board fixing portions are respectively disposed on opposite outer sides of the connector insertion portion. Each of the circuit board fixing portions includes a base, a convex portion, and a locking groove. The locking groove is disposed on the convex portion. The protrusion extends from the base. The conductive terminals are disposed in the connector insertion portion. The protective cover includes a cover plate and two locking portions. The cover covers the docking port. The two locking portions are respectively disposed on opposite outer sides of the cover plate and respectively correspond to the two fixing portions for the circuit board. Each of the locking portions includes a locking member. The locking member is locked in the locking groove.

In some embodiments, each of the latching portions further includes two alignment guides. The two alignment guides are respectively disposed on two sides of the locking member. The two alignment guides are configured to position and guide the protective cover by the convex portion of the fixing portion for the circuit board corresponding to each of the locking portions.

In some embodiments, the convex portions of each of the circuit board fixing portions are spaced apart from the connector insertion portion, and each of the convex portions has two inner corner edges facing the connector insertion portion. Each of the alignment guides includes a side panel and an inner panel. The side panel is configured to act on a side of the inner corner of the convex portion of the fixing portion for the circuit board. The inner panel is configured to act on an inner surface of the inner corner of the convex portion of the fixing portion for the circuit board. The side panel is integrally formed with the inner panel and has an L shape.

In some embodiments, the ends of each of the alignment guides are longer than the ends of the fastener.

In some embodiments, the side plates of each of the alignment guides and the respective lower edges of the inner panel have a chamfered corner, and wherein the inner panel has a bevel.

In some embodiments, each of the circuit board fixing portions includes a screw-on fixing configuration. The screw lock fixing structure includes two screw locking holes. The two screw-locking holes are each configured to incorporate a screw. The two screw-locking engagement holes extend from a bottom surface of each of the circuit board fixing portions to the convex portion of each of the circuit board fixing portions. The locking groove is disposed between the two screw locking holes.

In some embodiments, each of the latching members includes a pair of latching feet and a latching hook block at the end of each of the latching legs. The inner wall of the locking groove includes a recess. The recess is configured to allow the latch hook block to correspond to the latch.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the two circuit board fixing portions are respectively disposed on opposite outer sides of the connector insertion portion. Furthermore, the mounting structure of the protective cover is separated from the connector plug. At the same time, a locking and alignment structure is designed between the fixing portion of each circuit board and the protective cover, and the two circuit boards of the electrical connector are integrated with the locking structure of the protective cover. The installation of the protective cover is intuitive and quick, and does not damage the conductive terminals when the protective cover is installed and removed.

The technical features and advantages of the present disclosure have been broadly described above, and the detailed description of the present disclosure will be better understood. Other technical features and advantages of the subject matter of the claims of the present disclosure will be described below. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced with the same or equivalents. It is also to be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that this invention is not limited to the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

10‧‧‧Electrical connector

12‧‧‧ Screw locks

14‧‧‧ boards

20‧‧‧Insulated housing

30‧‧‧Terminal module

32‧‧‧ terminals

34‧‧‧Insulation board

36‧‧‧ Grounding plate

40‧‧‧ protective cover

42‧‧‧ cover

44‧‧‧Locking Department

50‧‧‧ Positioning board

52‧‧ ‧ ribs

54‧‧‧ ribs

56‧‧‧Opening

58‧‧‧ recess

60‧‧‧Matching connector

62‧‧‧ side panels

64‧‧‧terminal

140‧‧‧terminal hole

142‧‧‧Positioning holes

144‧‧‧ hole

200‧‧‧Connector connector

202‧‧‧Fixed parts for circuit boards

204‧‧ ‧ ribs

206‧‧‧Base

212‧‧‧Installation slot

214‧‧‧Docked port

224‧‧‧ convex

226‧‧‧Lock groove

227‧‧‧ recess

228‧‧‧Snail lock construction

230‧‧‧ reinforcements

232‧‧‧Positioning column

234‧‧‧ inner corner

235‧‧‧outer corner

236‧‧‧ recess

237‧‧‧ side

238‧‧‧ Screw lock coupling hole

239‧‧‧ inside

320‧‧‧ Signal Terminal

322‧‧‧ Body Department

324‧‧‧Flexible arm

326‧‧‧ tail

327‧‧‧The Department of Pressure

330‧‧‧ Grounding terminal

332‧‧‧ Body Department

334‧‧‧Flexible arm

335‧‧‧ tail

336‧‧ ‧ Groove

338‧‧‧Opening

340‧‧‧Combined blocks

346‧‧‧winding department

348‧‧‧With the convex part

360‧‧‧Contact finger

362‧‧ ‧ fingers

364‧‧‧ lower edge

366‧‧‧Contacts

368‧‧‧With holes

370‧‧‧ Strengthening Department

372‧‧‧bond hole

440‧‧‧Locks

442‧‧‧ alignment guide

444‧‧‧ pairs of locking feet

446‧‧‧Lock hook block

448‧‧‧ side panel

450‧‧‧ inner board

452‧‧‧cut angle

454‧‧‧Bevel

620‧‧‧ trench

640‧‧‧ Signal Terminal

642‧‧‧ Grounding terminal

644‧‧‧ board edge

The following detailed description and the accompanying drawings are best understood in the disclosure of the present application. All aspects of tolerance. Note that various features are not drawn to scale in accordance with standard implementations of the industry. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily increased or decreased for clarity of discussion.

The perspective schematic view of Figure 1 illustrates the mounting of an electrical connector to a circuit board.

2 is a bottom plan view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1 mounted to a circuit board.

3 is a perspective view of the combination of the electrical connector of FIG. 1.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1.

5 is an exploded perspective view of another perspective view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1.

6 is a schematic cross-sectional perspective view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the electrical connector of Figure 2 taken along section line A-A.

8 is a perspective view of the electrical connector of FIG. 1 with a portion of the insulative housing removed.

9 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector of FIG. 8.

10 is a perspective view showing the combination of the terminal modules of FIG. 9.

11 is a perspective view showing a combination of another view of the terminal module of FIG. 10.

12 is a partially exploded perspective view of the terminal module of FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the terminal module of FIG. 10. FIG.

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural view of a signal terminal of the differential pair of FIG.

15 is a perspective view of the positioning plate of the electrical connector of FIG. 1.

16 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the grounding plate of FIG.

Figure 17 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector assembly.

Figure 18 is a perspective schematic view of a combination of electrical connector combinations.

Figure 19 is a perspective view showing the contact of the terminals of the electrical connector with the terminals of the mating connector.

A perspective view of another perspective of FIG. 20 illustrates the contact of the terminals of the electrical connector with the terminals of the mating connector.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing the various features of the present application. Specific examples of components and configurations are described below to simplify the disclosure of the present application. Of course, these are merely examples and are not intended to limit the application. For example, the following description of forming an first feature on or over a second feature may include forming an embodiment of the first and second features of direct contact, and may also include embodiments for forming other features between the first and second features. Thus, the first and second features are not in direct contact. Furthermore, the application may repeat the component symbols and/or letters in different examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity, and is not intended to govern the relationship between the various embodiments and/or the structures discussed.

Furthermore, the present application may use spatially corresponding words, such as "lower", "lower", "lower", "higher", "higher" and the like, to describe one of the patterns. The relationship of an element or feature to another element or feature. Spatially corresponding words are used to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientations depicted in the drawings. The device may be positioned (rotated 90 degrees or other orientations) and the spatially corresponding description used in this application may be interpreted accordingly. It will be appreciated that when a feature is formed over another feature or substrate, other features may be present therebetween.

The perspective view of FIG. 1 illustrates an electrical connector 10 mounted to a circuit board 14. 2 is a bottom plan view of the electrical connector 10 of FIG. 1 mounted to a circuit board 14. Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the electrical connector 10 and the circuit board 14 are secured together by a plurality of screw members 12, which are described in detail below. In some embodiments, circuit board 14 includes a printed circuit board.

3 is a perspective view of the combination of the electrical connector 10 of FIG. 1. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector 10 of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of another perspective of the electrical connector 10 of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electrical connector 10 of FIG. 1. Figure 7 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the electrical connector 10 of Figure 2 taken along section line A-A. Referring to Figures 3 to 7, electrical connection The device 10 includes an insulative housing 20, a plurality of terminal modules 30 each including a plurality of terminals 32 (see FIG. 9), a protective cover 40, and a positioning plate 50.

The insulating housing 20 includes a connector insertion portion 200 and two circuit board fixing portions 202. The connector plug 200 is configured to allow the terminals 32 to be disposed in the connector plug 200. The connector plug 200 includes a docking port 214.

The two circuit board fixing portions 202 are respectively disposed on opposite outer sides of the connector insertion portion 200. Each of the circuit board fixing portions 202 includes a base 206, a convex portion 224 extending from the base 206, and a locking groove 226.

The protective cover 40 includes a cover 42 and two latching portions 44. Cover 42 is configured to cover dock port 214. The two latching portions 44 are respectively disposed on opposite outer sides of the cover 42 and respectively correspond to the two circuit board fixing portions 202. Each latch portion 44 includes a latch member 440. The locking member 440 is locked in the locking groove 226. Specifically, each of the locking members 440 includes a pair of locking legs 444 and a locking hook block 446 at the end of each locking leg 444. The latching hook 446 is configured to correspond to a recess 236 (shown in Figure 7) that is latched into the inner wall of the latching slot 226.

Since the latch structure of the electrical connector 10 and the latching structure of the protective cover 40 is not located inside the connector plug 200 of the electrical connector 10, it is located outside the connector plug 200. Therefore, the mounting of the protective cover 40 is intuitive and quick, and the terminals 32 are not damaged when the protective cover 40 is attached and detached.

For the sake of brevity, in the following description, quantifiers will be omitted where appropriate. For example, for the two board fixing portions 202, the term "two" will be omitted. The two latching portions 44 will omit the term "two."

In this embodiment, the convex portions 224 of the two circuit board fixing portions 202 are spaced apart from the connector insertion portion 200, for example, by a concave portion 227, such that the convex portion 224 has a Two inner corner edges 234 in the direction of the connector insertion portion 200 and two outer corner edges 235 in the opposite direction.

In addition to the locking member 440, each locking portion 44 further includes two alignment guiding portions 442. Two alignment guides 442 are respectively disposed on both sides of the locking member 440. The two alignment guides 442 are configured to act on the convex portions 224 of the fixing portion 202 for the circuit board to position and guide the protective cover 40. The end of each of the alignment guides 442 is longer than the end of the fastener 440. Accordingly, each of the alignment guiding portions 442 can contact the convex portion 224 of the fixing portion 202 for the circuit board before the locking member 440 contacts the fixing portion 202 for the circuit board, thereby protecting the locking member 440.

Each of the alignment guides 442 includes a side plate 448 and an inner plate 450. The side plate 448 is configured to act on a side surface 237 (shown in FIG. 4) of an inner corner 234 of the convex portion 224 of the fixing portion 202 for the circuit board. The inner panel 450 is configured to act on an inner face 239 (shown in FIG. 4) of the inner corner 234 of the convex portion 224 of the fixed portion 202 for the circuit board. The side plate 448 and the inner plate 450 are integrally formed and have an L shape. As described above, in the present embodiment, the convex portion 224 of the fixing portion 202 for the circuit board and the connector insertion portion 200 are spaced apart by the concave portion 227. Accordingly, the side plate 448 and the inner plate 450 of the alignment guide portion 442 act on the side surface 237 and the inner surface 239 of the inner corner 234 of the convex portion 224, respectively. The installer can visually adjust the fit between the side panel 448 and the inner panel 450 and the inner corner 234 of the projection 224 and adjust it when the protective cover 40 is attached. Therefore, this configuration helps to mount the protective cover 40 to the insulating housing 20.

In an embodiment, the inner panel 450 can be replaced with the outer edge of the side plate 448 of the alignment guide 442 to form an outer panel, whereby the alignment guide 442 can act on the convex portion of the fixing portion 202 for the circuit board. One side and one outer side of an outer corner 235 of the 224 may be configured to be spaced apart from the connector insertion portion 200 by the convex portion 224, or may be applied to the recess 227 and the convex portion 224 is directly connected to the connection. The configuration on the outer side of the plug connector 200.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the side plates 448 and the inner plate 450 of each of the alignment guiding portions 442 The respective lower edges have all corners 452, and the lower portion of the inner panel 450 has a bevel 454. Such a configuration contributes to guiding and aligning between the side plate 448 of the alignment guide portion 442 and the inner plate 450 and the convex portion 224 of the fixing portion 202 for the circuit board. The plurality of edges of the projections 224 may also be configured as chamfered edges for mating with the alignment guides 442. In addition, each of the alignment guides 442 further includes a reinforcing member 230. The reinforcing member 230 is disposed between the side plate 448 of each of the alignment guides 442 and the cover 42 of the protective cover 40, thereby reinforcing the structural strength between the cover 42 and the locking portion 44. In the present embodiment, the reinforcing member 230 is triangular. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 7, each of the circuit board fixing portions 202 further includes a screw fixing structure 228. The screw-locking structure 228 includes two screw-on coupling holes 238, wherein the latching groove 226 is disposed between the two screw-engagement coupling holes 238, and the latching groove 226 is disposed in the convex portion 224 of the fixing portion 202 for the circuit board. (Refer to Figure 4). However, the disclosure is not limited thereto. The two screw engagement holes 238 extend from the bottom surface of each of the circuit board fixing portions 202 to the convex portions 224 of the respective circuit board fixing portions 202. Further, one of the two circuit board fixing portions 202 includes a positioning post 232. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto. The two circuit board fixing portions 202 may each include a positioning post 232. During installation, the circuit board is positioned to a positioning hole 142 on the circuit board 14 by the positioning post 232 of the fixing portion 202. The screw locks 12 respectively pass through the plurality of holes 144 of the circuit board 14 and the screw lock coupling holes 238 of the bottom surface of the circuit board fixing portion 202. After installation, the screw engagement holes 238 are each configured to engage the screw lock 12. Accordingly, the connector 10 is secured to the circuit board 14 and the tails of the terminals 32 are received by the plurality of terminal apertures 140 of the circuit board 14.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the insulating housing 20 with the portion of the electrical connector 10 of FIG. 1 removed. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector 10 of FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the combination of the terminal module 30 of FIG. 9. 11 is a perspective view showing a combination of another view of the terminal module 30 of FIG. FIG. 12 is a partially exploded perspective view of the terminal module 30 of FIG. 11. Figure 13 It is an exploded perspective view of the terminal module 30 of FIG. Referring to FIGS. 8-13, the terminal module 30 includes a plurality of terminals 32, an insulating plate 34, and a grounding plate 36. The terminals 32 are injection molded into the insulating plate 34. The side edge of the insulating plate 34 includes a bump 344. When the terminal module 30 is mounted to the insulative housing 20, the bumps 344 of the insulating plate 34 are interference-fixed with a mounting slot 212 of the insulative housing 20, thereby securing the terminal module 30 in the insulative housing 20.

Referring to FIG. 12, the insulating plate 34 further includes a plurality of bonding blocks 340, a plurality of windowing portions 346, and a plurality of matching protrusions 348. When the grounding plate 36 is mounted on the insulating plate 34, the engaging protrusion 348 is inserted into a matching hole 368 of the grounding plate 36 and the coupling block 340 is inserted into a coupling hole 372 of the grounding plate 36. After the installation is completed, the bonding block 340 is subjected to hot melt. The hot melted bond block 340 forms an enlarged head as shown to hold the ground plate 36, which is a cylinder prior to hot melt. Hot melt, for example, presses a hot object against the end of the bond block 340. In addition, thermal fusion also includes ultrasonic fusion.

The terminals 32 include a plurality of differential pairs of signal terminals 320 and a plurality of ground terminals 330. The signal terminal 320 includes a body portion 322, two elastic arms 324 and a tail portion 326. In some embodiments, the tail 326 includes a press-fit tail or a needle-eye tail. The ground terminal 330 includes a body portion 332, four resilient arms 334, and a tail portion 335. Further, a portion of the body portion 322 of the signal terminal 320 and the body portion 332 of the ground terminal 330 is exposed from the window opening portion 346 of the insulating plate 34. The body portion 332 of the grounding terminal 330 further includes a plurality of openings 338. The grounding plate 36 further includes a plurality of fingers 362 corresponding to the openings 338, and a contact portion 366 located at a side edge of the ground plate 36. The floor 36 contacts the adjacent ground plate 36 through its own contact portion 366, which is configured to allow the fingers 362 of the ground plate 36 to be inserted, thereby electrically connecting the ground plate 36 to the ground terminal 330.

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of the signal terminal 320 of the differential pair of FIG. Reference map 14. When the distance between the end contacts of the two elastic arms 324 of the same signal terminal 320 is shorter, the end contact of the double elastic arm 324 can be prevented from being excessively pushed open during the mating to cause the signal terminal 320 to be scraped. Rubbing damage can also increase the effect of transmitting signals. Accordingly, the two resilient arms 324 each have a pressed portion 327 (position and area as shown in FIG. 14) at opposite outer sides near the root. For example, in the manufacturing process, the pressing portion 327 is concavely deformed by means of punching, so that the distance between the two elastic arms 324 at the end joints is closer, thereby achieving the beneficial effect of shortening the distance. .

15 is a perspective view of the positioning plate 50 of the electrical connector 10 of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 15, the positioning plate 50 includes a plurality of interference ribs 52, a plurality of ridges 54, a plurality of openings 56, and a plurality of recesses 58. A plurality of recesses 58 are aligned in the same row, and a plurality of ribs 54 are arranged in the other row, and the interference ribs 52 are disposed in the recesses 58. Referring to FIGS. 13 and 15, the lower edge of the ground terminal 330 further includes a recess 336 between the two tail portions 335. When the positioning plate 50 is mounted, the lower edge 364 of the grounding plate 36 of the terminal module 30 is inserted into the recesses 58 of the same row, and is interference-fixed by the interference ribs 52 of the same column. The groove 336 of the ground terminal 330 Across the ribs 54 of the positioning plate 50 and the two tail portions 335 respectively pass through the adjacent openings 56, the tail portions 326 of the pair of signal terminals 320 pass through the same opening 56.

16 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the ground plate 36 of FIG. Referring to FIG. 16, the grounding plate 36 further includes a plurality of reinforcing portions 370. The reinforcing portion 370 is configured to strengthen the portion of the grounding plate 36 that is bent. The reinforcing portion 370 is produced, for example, by embossing.

Figure 17 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector assembly. Figure 18 is a perspective schematic view of a combination of electrical connector combinations. Referring to Figures 17 and 18, the electrical connector assembly includes a mating connector 60 in addition to the connector 10 shown in Figure 1. Specifically, the mating connector 60 package Two side plates 62 are provided on opposite sides. The two side plates 62 each have a groove 620. When the mating connector 60 is inserted into the connector 10, the grooves 620 of the mating connector 60 are aligned, guided, and mated with the plurality of ribs 204 of the connector 10.

The mating connector 60 further includes a plurality of terminals 64. The terminals 64 include a plurality of differential pairs of signal terminals 640 and a plurality of ground terminals 642. In the present embodiment, the signal terminal 640 includes a plate type terminal, and the ground terminal 642 includes a chip terminal that is U-shaped and covers a pair of signal terminals 640. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto.

19 is a perspective view illustrating contact of the terminal 32 of the electrical connector 10 with the terminal 64 of the mating connector 60. A perspective view of another perspective of FIG. 20 illustrates the contact of the terminal 32 of the electrical connector 10 with the terminal 64 of the mating connector 60. Referring to Figs. 19 and 20, in order to clearly observe the contact between the terminal 32 and the terminal 64, the insulating plate 34 of the terminal block 30 is not displayed. In addition, FIGS. 19 and 20 show the terminals 32 of the two columns, and for the sake of distinction, the terminals 32 of one column are named as the first column terminal ROW1, and the terminal 32 of the other column is named the second column terminal ROW2. Further, referring to FIG. 20, for the sake of simplicity of the drawing, only the ground plate 36 associated with the first column terminal ROW1 is displayed, and the ground plate 36 associated with the second column terminal ROW2 is not shown.

The four resilient arms 334 of the grounding terminal 330 include two resilient arms 334A and two resilient arms 334B opposite to each other, and a grounding terminal 330A at the outermost side of the same row may have an elastic arm 334A and an elastic arm 334B facing in opposite directions. The other ground terminal 330B may have only one resilient arm 334A. Referring to FIG. 19, taking the first column terminal ROW1 as an example, the two elastic arms 334A of the ground terminal 330 associated with the first column terminal ROW1 respectively contact a plate edge of two adjacent ground terminals 642 of the mating connector 60. 644. Referring to FIG. 20, taking the second column terminal ROW2 as an example, the two elastic arms 334B of the ground terminal 330 connected to the second column terminal ROW2 are electrically connected to the ground plate 36 connected to the first column terminal ROW1; that is, one terminal Module 30 The two resilient arms 334A of the grounding terminal 330 respectively contact the grounding terminal 642 and the two resilient arms 334B for contacting the grounding plate 36. Next, the ground plate 36 further includes a plurality of contact fingers 360 that are configured to contact the ground terminal 642 of the mating connector 60. In addition, the two resilient arms 324 of the signal terminal 320 contact the same signal terminal 640 of the mating connector 60, thereby forming a two-point contact.

The foregoing is a summary of the features of the embodiments, and those skilled in the art can understand the various aspects of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the disclosure of the present application can be readily utilized as a basis for designing or modifying other processes and structures to achieve the same objectives and/or the same advantages as the embodiments described herein. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and that various changes, substitutions and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the disclosure. range.

Claims (7)

An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising: a connector plug portion including a plug port; and two circuit board fixing portions respectively disposed on opposite outer sides of the connector plug portion The fixing portion for each circuit board includes: a base; a convex portion extending from the base; and a locking groove disposed at the convex portion; a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in the connector insertion portion; a protective cover, comprising: a cover plate covering the plug port; and two latching portions respectively disposed on opposite outer sides of the cover plate and respectively corresponding to the two circuit board fixing portions, Each of the locking portions includes: a locking member, the locking member is locked in the locking groove. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein each of the latching portions further comprises: two alignment guiding portions, wherein the two alignment guiding portions are respectively disposed on two sides of the locking member, wherein the two The alignment guiding portions are configured to position and guide the protective cover by acting on the convex portion of the fixing portion for the circuit board corresponding to each of the locking portions. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the convex portion of each of the circuit board fixing portions is spaced apart from the connector insertion portion, each convex portion having two inner corners facing the connector insertion portion Each of the alignment guides includes: a side plate configured to act on a side of the inner corner of the convex portion of the fixing portion for the circuit board; and an inner panel configured to act on the circuit board An inner surface of the inner corner of the convex portion of the fixing portion, wherein the side plate is integrally formed with the inner panel and has an L shape. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the end of each of the alignment guides is longer than the end of the fastener. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the side plates of each of the alignment guides and the respective lower edges of the inner plates have a chamfered corner, and wherein the inner panel has a slope. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein each of the circuit board fixing portions comprises: a screw locking structure, the screw locking structure comprises: two screw locking holes, each configured to be combined with a screw The two screw-locking engagement holes extend from a bottom surface of each of the circuit board fixing portions to the convex portion of each of the circuit board fixing portions, and wherein the locking groove is disposed in the two screw-locking joint holes between. The electrical connector of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein each of the latching members comprises a pair of latching legs and a latching hook block at an end of each latching pawl, and wherein the latching member The inner wall of the buckle groove includes: a recess configured to allow the latch hook block to correspond to the buckle.