TWM593087U - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector includes a base body, a locking member, and a pull strap. The base is provided with a slot. The locking member has a connecting section connected to the base body, a locking section extending backward from the connecting section, and a hook portion connected to the locking section. The pulling belt passes through the through slot and has a buckling end and a pulling end located outside the through slot, the buckling end is formed with a buckling hole for the hook to be buckled, and the pulling end is a free end And it can be pulled to move the locking section of the locking member downward.

Description

Connector

The present invention relates to a connector, in particular to a connector with a fastener.

Chinese Utility Model Announcement No. CN208797273U discloses a connector whose locking member has a fixing portion and an extension portion formed by bending upward from the end of the fixing portion. Two hooks are provided on the top of the fixing portion, and a connection hole is opened on the extension portion. The pull strap has a grip portion and a connecting portion. A side of the housing near the cable is provided with a pull strap hole. The width of the grip portion is larger than the width of the pull strap hole. The connecting portion of the pull strap passes through the pull strap hole and is fixed with the connecting hole connection. However, the extension part of the locking part of the connector must be provided with a connection hole, and one end of the pull strap needs to pass through the connection hole and then be bonded to the other end, which is relatively laborious in manufacturing and assembly.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector that can improve at least one problem in the prior art.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the novel connector includes a base body, a locking member, and a pull strap. The base is provided with a slot. The locking member has a connecting section connected to the base body, a locking section extending backward from the connecting section, and a hook portion connected to the locking section. The pulling belt passes through the through slot and has a buckling end and a pulling end located outside the through slot, the buckling end is formed with a buckling hole for the hook to be buckled, and the pulling end is a free end And it can be pulled to move the locking section of the locking member downward.

In some embodiments, the hook portion defines a receiving space around the receiving space, the receiving space has an upward and flared opening, and the engaging end of the pull strap has a first portion that collectively defines the button hole With a second part, the first part passes through the opening and is received in the receiving space.

In some embodiments, the gap at the opening of the hook portion is smaller than the thickness of the first portion of the fastening end of the pull strap.

In some embodiments, there is an adhesive for bonding between the hook of the locking member and the pull strap.

In some embodiments, the adhesive is pre-applied to the fastening end of the drawstring.

In some embodiments, the slot is located at the rear section of the base body, and the position of the slot is lower than the position where the pull strap engages with the locking member.

In some embodiments, a circuit board disposed on the substrate is also included.

In some embodiments, a cable connected to the circuit board is also included.

The new connector of the present invention makes it easier to assemble between the pulling belt and the locking member through the hook portion of the locking member and the buckle hole of the pulling belt for buckling with the hook portion, thereby making the The manufacture of the connector is relatively labor-saving and easy.

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

1 to 4, an embodiment of the new connector 100 is suitable for mating with a mating connector (not shown). The connector 100 includes a base body 1, a plug-in module 2, and a lock Piece 3, and a pull belt 4.

The base 1 is made of, for example, an insulating material such as plastic and has a shell shape. The base 1 has a front butt surface 11 facing forward in a front-rear direction D1 and a top installation surface facing upward in a vertical direction D2 12. A plug protruding from the top setting surface 12 toward the front mating surface 11 and extending laterally in a left-right direction D3 and used to be inserted into a positioning slot (not shown) of the mating connector The plate 13 and a pair of positioning plates 14 protruding from the front butt surface 11 of the base body 1 and located below the insert plate 13, the butt positioning plates 14 are generally U-shaped in cross-section and used for positioning against the The outside of the docking connector. In the first embodiment, the base 1 is assembled by a front case 15 and a rear case 16 along the front-rear direction D1, and the front case 15 is formed with a plurality of engaging holes 151, and the rear case 16 is formed with Corresponding to the plurality of engaging blocks 161 that are snapped into the engaging holes 151, but in other embodiments, the base body 1 may also be assembled from other forms of components or integrally constructed as a whole. limit. The base 1 further has an internal space 17 defined by the front shell 15 and the rear shell 16 for the plug-in module 2. The plug-in module 2 includes a space from the front butt surface 11 of the base 1 A hole 111 protrudes from the front mating surface 11 and is located between the plug-in board 13 and the docking positioning board 14. A circuit board 21 is mechanically and electrically connected to the circuit board 21 and passes through the bottom of the base 1 A plurality of wires 22 of the substrate 1 and a covering shell 23 covering the connection between the circuit board 21 and the wires 22 and provided in the internal space 17, the covering shell 23 is, for example, insulated The material is formed on the connection between the circuit board 21 and the wires 22 by insert molding. The circuit board 21 has a plurality of terminals 211 on two board surfaces. The terminals 211 are in the form of conductive sheets in the first embodiment. The circuit board 21 is used to be inserted into a pair of connectors of the mating connector A slot (not shown) to allow the connector 100 to mate with the mating connector. The connector 100 further includes two fixing nails 5 that penetrate from the top of the front shell 15 of the base 1 to the bottom of the front shell 15 of the base 1 with intervals from the top to the bottom in the left-right direction D3. And at the same time, the circuit board 21 and the cladding 23 penetrating the internal space 17 are used to reinforce and fix the plug-in module 2 in the base 1.

The top mounting surface 12 of the base 1 is provided with a mounting groove 121, and two laterally spaced apart from each other along the left-right direction D3 and located on the left and right sides of the rear of the mounting groove 121 and partially covering the mounting groove 121 from above Block 122. In the first embodiment, the locking member 3 is an independent metal member assembled and connected to the base body 1 and correspondingly provided in the setting groove 121, but in other embodiments, the locking member 3 may also be It is integrally connected to the base 1 and is not limited to this. The locking member 3 has a setting section 31 provided at the bottom of the setting slot 121, a connecting section 32 that is bendably deformable connected to the front end of the setting section 31 and extends upwardly and roundly, and the connecting section 32 A locking section 33 extending from the top toward the rear, and a hook 34 connected to the rear end of the locking section 33. In other words, the connecting section 32 of the locking member 3 is connected to the base body 1 in an assembled manner, and the connecting section 32 can be elastically bent and deformed to enable the locking section 33 to move elastically downward . The bottom of the installation groove 121 is provided with two locking blocks 121a spaced left and right and protruding upward. The installation section 31 is formed with an engaging hole 311 corresponding to the two locking blocks 121a. The locking section 33 is formed with two locking blocks 331 located at the top surface of the front and corresponding to the two locking holes (not shown) of the mating connector, and facing from both sides It extends rearward and abuts against the two side wings 332 at the bottom of the two abutment blocks 122 respectively. The engaging holes 311 of the locking member 3 and the side wings 332 respectively cooperate with the bottoms of the locking blocks 121 a and the abutting blocks 122 of the base body 1 to enable the locking member 3 to The installation groove 121 of the base 1 is stably held. When the locking section 33 elastically moves downward, the locking block 331 of the locking section 33 can be released from the locking hole of the docking connector to unlock. In detail, the locking section 33 has a pressing portion 333 located at the rear and extending backward and upward. The pressing portion 333 is located between the two abutting blocks 122 and its rear end is connected to the hook portion 34. The top of the pressing portion 333 is for the user to press down to directly operate the locking member 3, but not limited to this.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 5 to 8, the base 1 is provided with a slot 18. For example, the pull strap 4 may be made of a polymer material such as plastic. The pull strap 4 passes through the through slot 18 and has a snap end 41 and a pulling end 42 located outside the through slot 18. The closing end 41 is formed with a buckle hole 411 for the hook portion 34 to be buckled, the pulling end 42 is a free end and can be pulled to move the locking section 33 of the locking member 3 downward, and the pulling The width of the end 42 in the left-right direction D3 is greater than the width of the engaging end 41 in the left-right direction D3, so that the pulling end 42 is more easily held by the user. In detail, the hook portion 34 detours to the rear and delimits a receiving space 341 around the receiving space 341, which has an opening 341 a facing upward and constricted, and the engaging end 41 of the pull strap 4 has a common A first portion 412 and a second portion 413 that define the button hole 411 are located at the end of the engaging end 41, and the first portion 412 passes through the opening 341a and is received in the receiving space 341. Moreover, in this embodiment, the gap G at the opening 341 a of the hook portion 34 is smaller than the thickness of the first portion 412 of the engaging end 41 of the pull tape 4. With the opening 341a of the accommodating space 341 having a narrowed shape, and the gap G at the opening 341a of the hook portion 34 is smaller than the thickness of the first portion 412 of the engaging end 41 of the pull strap 4, the pull strap 4 can be prevented The first portion 412 of the engaging end 41 is released from the accommodating space 341 of the hook portion 34 to prevent the pull strap 4 from detaching from the locking member 3. With the cooperation of the pull strap 4 and the locking member 3, when the user cannot press the pressing portion 333 of the locking member 3 due to the surrounding equipment, the user can directly pull the pulling strap 4 to make the locking member 3 The locking section 33 of the lock moves downward to unlock, thereby increasing the convenience of use. In addition, the hook portion 34 of the locking member 3 and the buckle hole 411 of the pull strap 4 for engaging with the hook portion 34 make the assembly between the pull strap 4 and the locking member 3 easier In addition, the manufacturing of the connector 100 is relatively labor-saving and easy. In addition, the through-groove 18 is located at the rear section of the base 1 and the location of the through-groove 18 is lower than the position where the pull strap 4 is engaged with the locking member 3. In detail, the through-groove 18 is provided from the top The near-back edge of the surface 12 is formed downwards and penetrates backwards. With the lower through-groove 18, the extension direction of the portion of the pull strap 4 between the hook portion 34 and the through-groove 18 can be extended According to the movement direction of the locking section 33 of the locking member 3 when unlocking downwards, the pulling belt 4 can be pulled with less effort and the convenience of operation can be improved.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, an adhesive (not shown) is provided between the hook portion 34 of the locking member 3 and the pull strap 4, and the adhesive is drawn on the The belt 4 and the hook portion 34 of the locking member 3 are pre-applied to the engaging end 41 of the pulling belt 4 before being engaged, so that the engaging end 41 of the pulling belt 4 and the hook portion 34 of the locking member 3 After fastening, the holding power between the two can be improved.

In summary, the connector 100 of the present invention passes the hook portion 34 of the locking member 3 and the buckle hole 411 of the pull strap 4 for engaging with the hook portion 34, so that the pull strap 4 and the lock catch The assembly between the pieces 3 is easier, so that the manufacturing of the connector 100 is relatively labor-saving and easy.

However, the above are only examples of the new model. When the scope of the new model cannot be limited by this, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent application scope and patent specification content of the new model are still regarded as Within the scope of this new patent.

100: connector 1: substrate 11: front butt 111: opening 12: Top setting surface 121: Set slot 121a: card block 122: close to the block 13: Board 14: docking positioning board 15: front shell 151: Button hole 16: Rear shell 161: Buckle block 17: interior space 18: Groove 2: plug-in module 21: Circuit board 211: Terminal 22: Wire 23: cladding 3: Lock fastener 31: Setting section 311: snap hole 32: connection segment 33: Locking section 331: Locking block 332: Flank Strip 333: Pressing part 34: Hook 341: accommodation space 341a: opening 4: Pull the strap 41: buckle end 411: Button hole 412: Part One 413: Part Two 42: Pull the end 5: fixed nail D1: front and back direction D2: up and down direction D3: left and right direction G: gap

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the novel connector; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment; FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view of the embodiment, in which only the locking member and the pull strap self-connector are exploded; 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3 viewed from another perspective; 5 is a perspective view of FIG. 1 viewed from another perspective; Figure 6 is a side view of the embodiment; 7 is a plan view of the embodiment; and 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 7.

100: connector

1: substrate

11: front butt

111: opening

12: Top setting surface

121: Set slot

122: close to the block

13: Board

14: docking positioning board

15: front shell

151: Button hole

16: Rear shell

161: Buckle block

18: Groove

2: plug-in module

21: Circuit board

211: Terminal

22: Wire

3: Lock fastener

32: connection segment

33: Locking section

331: Locking block

332: Flank Strip

333: Pressing part

34: Hook

341: accommodation space

341a: opening

4: Pull the strap

41: buckle end

411: Button hole

412: Part One

413: Part Two

42: Pull the end

5: fixed nail

D1: front and back direction

D2: up and down direction

D3: left and right direction

Claims (8)

A connector that includes: A base body with a slot; A locking member having a connecting section connected to the base, a locking section extending backward from the connecting section, and a hook portion connecting the locking section; and A pulling belt passing through the through slot and having a buckling end and a pulling end located outside the through slot, the buckling end is formed with a buckling hole for the hook portion to be buckled, and the pulling end is free And can be pulled to move the locking section of the locking member downward. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the hook portion defines an accommodating space around the accommodating space, and the accommodating space has an opening that is upward and constricted, and the engaging end of the pull strap has a joint defining the engaging hole A first part and a second part, the first part passes through the opening and is accommodated in the accommodating space. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the gap at the opening of the hook portion is smaller than the thickness of the first portion of the engaging end of the pull tape. The connector according to claim 1, wherein an adhesive for bonding is provided between the hook portion of the locking member and the pull strap. The connector according to claim 4, wherein the adhesive is pre-applied to the engaging end of the pull tape. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the slot is located at the rear section of the base body, and the position of the slot is lower than the position where the pull strap engages with the locking member. The connector according to claim 1, further comprising a circuit board provided on the substrate. The connector according to claim 7, further comprising a cable connected to the circuit board.

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