TWM593672U - USB3.0 type-C charging connector and its charging module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a USB3.0 type C charging connector. The charging connector includes a charging module and a housing. The charging module includes an insulating body and a charging component. The insulating body includes a base and a tongue portion extending from the base; the charging assembly includes a plurality of charging terminals and is disposed in the insulating body. Each charging terminal includes a fixing portion, a welding portion extending from one end of the fixing portion, and a contact portion extending from the other end of the fixing portion. Wherein, the opposite two edges of the contact portion of each charging terminal are exposed on the two surfaces of the tongue plate portion; the housing is sleeved on the insulating body; according to this, multiple charging The terminal is used to charge the electronic device.

Description

USB3.0 type C charging connector and its charging module

This creation relates to a USB3.0 type C connector, in particular to a USB3.0 type C charging connector and its charging module.

Existing USB3.0 Type C connectors are equipped with charging and signal transmission functions, and the aforementioned connectors include a base, an upper row of components disposed on the base, and a lower row of components disposed on the base. Wherein, the upper row component and the lower row component respectively have a plurality of charging terminals and a plurality of signal transmission terminals, and the charging terminal and the signal transmission terminal of the upper row component protrude from the upper surface of the base body and are exposed to the The outside of the seat body, and the charging terminals and signal transmission terminals of the lower row of components protrude from the lower surface of the seat body and are exposed to the outside of the seat body. According to this, when the connector is connected to an electronic device, the electronic device can be simultaneously charged and transmitted signals through the charging terminals and signal transmission terminals of the upper and lower row components.

However, there are currently no connectors on the market that only have a charging function, so when consumers want to buy a connector that only has a charging function as a portable charging use, they can only be forced to choose to buy a connector that has two functions.

In addition, the upper and lower components of the existing connector must be exposed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the base, respectively, so that the electronic device can charge and transmit signals at the same time. For example, the charging of the upper component of the existing connector The total number of terminals and signal transmission terminals is twelve, and the total number of charging terminals and signal transmission terminals of the lower row of components corresponds to the upper row of components, that is, the terminals of the existing connector ( The number of charging terminals and signal transmission terminals is twenty-four, and this structural design also leads to an increase in overall production costs.

Therefore, the author believes that the above-mentioned defects can be improved. Naite devotes himself to research and cooperates with the application of scientific principles, and finally proposes a original design with reasonable design and effective improvement of the above-mentioned defects.

The technical problem to be solved in this creation is to provide a USB3.0 type C charging connector and its charging module in response to the deficiencies of the existing technology, which can effectively improve the defects that may be generated by the existing USB3.0 type C connector.

This creative embodiment discloses a USB3.0 type C charging connector for plugging into a mating connector. The USB3.0 type C charging connector includes: a charging module, including: an insulating body, It includes a base portion and a tongue plate portion extending from the base portion, and the tongue plate portion includes a first plate surface and a second plate surface located on opposite sides; and a charging assembly including a plurality of charging terminals , And each of the plurality of charging terminals includes a fixing portion provided at the base, a welding portion extending through the base from one end of the fixing portion, and extending from the other end of the fixing portion to the A contact portion of the tongue plate portion; wherein two opposite edges of the contact portion of each of the charging terminals are exposed to the first plate surface and the second plate surface of the tongue plate portion, respectively, to Enabling the contact portion of each charging terminal to be used to abut the two power terminals of the mating connector; wherein the charging module does not include any signal terminals provided on the insulating body; and A shell is sleeved on the insulating body, and the tongue plate portion is located inside.

Preferably, the insulating body is a one-piece integrally formed structure, and a plurality of the charging terminals are embedded in the insulating body; two edges of the contact portion of each charging terminal protrude respectively The first plate surface and the second plate surface protruding from the tongue plate portion.

Preferably, the number of the plurality of charging terminals of the charging module is further limited to four.

Preferably, the housing is further defined as a metal outer body.

Preferably, the USB3.0 type C charging connector is used for installation in an electronic device; wherein, the housing is an insulating housing, and the insulating housing is integrally formed with a plastic housing of the electronic device Single-piece construction.

Preferably, the charging module does not include any signal shielding element provided on the insulating body.

Preferably, the charging module does not include any ground terminal provided on the insulating body.

This creative embodiment further discloses a charging module of a USB3.0 type C charging connector, which includes: an insulating body including a base and a tongue plate portion extending from the base portion, and the tongue plate portion includes A first plate surface and a second plate surface located on opposite sides; and a charging assembly including a plurality of charging terminals, and each of the plurality of charging terminals includes a fixing portion provided on the base portion One end of the fixing portion extends through a welding portion of the base portion, and a contact portion extending from the other end of the fixing portion to the tongue portion; wherein, the contact portion of each charging terminal is opposite The two edges are exposed on the first plate surface and the second plate surface of the tongue plate portion, respectively, so that the contact portion of each of the charging terminals can be used to contact two power supply terminals; wherein, The charging module does not include any signal terminals provided on the insulating body.

Preferably, the number of the plurality of charging terminals of the charging module is further limited to four, and two edges of the contact portion of each charging terminal protrude from the tongue respectively The first plate surface and the second plate surface of the plate portion.

Preferably, the charging module does not include any signal shielding element and any ground terminal provided on the insulating body.

In summary, the USB3.0 type C charging connector disclosed in this creative embodiment can simultaneously be exposed to the first board surface of the tongue plate part through the contact parts of the charging terminals of the charging assembly, respectively And the design of the second board surface, so that the electronic device can be charged through the contact portions of the plurality of charging terminals; that is to say, compared with the existing connector, an upper row component composed of a plurality of terminals and The lower row of components can achieve the charging design. The USB3.0 type C charging connector disclosed in this creative embodiment only needs the charging component (fewer components) to achieve the charging function, which can further reduce the manufacturing cost.

In order to further understand the characteristics and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of this creation. However, the drawings provided are for reference and explanation only, and are not intended to limit this creation.

The following is a specific specific example to illustrate the implementation of the "USB3.0 type C charging connector 100A, 100B" disclosed in this creation, those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and advantages of this creation by the content disclosed in this specification effect. This creation can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments. The details in this specification can also be based on different views and applications, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the concept of this creation. In addition, the drawings in this creation are only a schematic illustration, not based on actual size, and are declared in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the relevant technical content of the creation, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of the creation.

It should be understood that although terms such as “first”, “second”, and “third” may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are mainly used to distinguish one component from another component, or one signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" as used herein may include any combination of any one or more of the associated listed items, depending on the actual situation.

[First embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, this embodiment discloses a USB3.0 type C charging connector 100A, which is used to plug in a mating connector (not shown) for power transmission (or charging) operation). That is to say, any connector that does not belong to the USB3.0 type C is not the USB3.0 type C charging connector 100A referred to in this embodiment.

The USB3.0 type C charging connector 100A includes: a charging module 1 and a housing 2 disposed on the charging module 1. Hereinafter, the structure of each component of the USB3.0 type C charging connector 100A will be introduced respectively, and the connection relationship between the various components of the USB3.0 type C charging connector 100A will be described in time.

It should be noted that although the above-mentioned charging module 1 is described as being matched with the casing 2 in this embodiment, the creation is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in this creation, the charging module 1 may also be used alone (eg, sold) or used with other components.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the charging module 1 includes an insulating body 11, and a charging component 12 disposed on the insulating body 11 (the charging component 12 is composed of a plurality of charging terminals 121) . The insulating body 11 includes a base 111 and a tongue plate portion 112 extending from the base portion 111, and the tongue plate portion 112 includes a first plate surface 1121 and a second plate on opposite sides面1122.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the insulating body 11 is a one-piece structure integrally formed. In detail, in the manufacturing process, the base portion 111 and the tongue portion 112 are a single-piece structure that is directly injection-molded or integrally molded, and the insulating body 11 is formed with a plurality of charging terminals 121 An accommodating space 113 (as shown in FIG. 5) is provided; in other words, the insulating body 11 may be directly combined with the multiple charging terminals 121 by burying and injecting.

A plurality of grooves 1131 are formed in the portion corresponding to the accommodating space 113 of the tongue portion 112, and the number of the plurality of grooves 1131 is corresponding to (eg, equivalent to) the plurality of charging terminals 121 And each of the grooves 1131 communicates with the first plate surface 1121 and the second plate surface 1122.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, each of the plurality of charging terminals 121 includes a fixing portion 1211 provided on the base 111, and a welding portion extending from the end of the fixing portion 1211 and extending out of the base 111 1212, and a contact portion 1213 extending from the other end of the fixing portion 1211 to the tongue portion 112. Specifically, a plurality of the charging terminals 121 are provided in the accommodating space 113, and each of the charging terminals 121 has a fixing portion 1211 corresponding to the base 111, and a corresponding portion corresponding to the tongue portion 112 The contact portion 1213 and the welding portion 1212 extending from the fixing portion 1211 and passing through the base portion 111 (the accommodation space 113).

Further, the plurality of charging terminals 121 has four in this embodiment, but it is not limited to those contained in this embodiment. The cross-section cover of each of the charging terminals 121 is substantially lightning-shaped (as shown in FIG. 5), and has a long-diameter section, a vertical extension extending from the long-diameter section, and a vertical section, and from the extension section An extended and vertical short-diameter section, wherein the end portion of each long-diameter section is defined as the contact portion 1213, and each short-diameter section is defined as the welding portion 1212, but is not limited to Contained in this example. For example, in various embodiments not shown, each of the charging terminals 121 can be adjusted to different shapes according to the designer's needs, for example: an inverted L shape, and the contact portion, the The fixing part and the welding part are arranged correspondingly according to the shape of the charging terminal 121.

Specifically, a plurality of the contact portions 1213 are located in a portion corresponding to the accommodation space 113 of the tongue plate portion 112 (that is, a plurality of the grooves 1131), and each of the contact portions 1213 The opposite two edges are exposed to the first plate surface 1121 and the second plate surface 1122 of the tongue plate portion 112, respectively, so that the contact portion 1213 of each charging terminal 121 can be used to resist Two power terminals (not shown in the figure) of the mating connector are connected, and the plurality of soldering parts 1212 can be electrically connected to a wire or a power supply device (not shown in the figure).

Accordingly, when the charging assembly 12 is plugged into an electronic device (not shown in the figure) or a mating connector (not shown in the figure), it can be used to transmit electrical energy. It should be additionally noted that, the charging terminal 121 of this embodiment excludes any terminals that are not exposed on both plate surfaces of the tongue plate portion at the same time.

In other words, as shown in the front view of FIG. 4, the contact portions 1213 of the plurality of charging terminals 121 define a height direction H perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tongue plate portion 112, and each of the contact portions The height of 1213 along the height direction H will be greater than the thickness of the tongue plate portion 112, and when each contact portion 1213 is located corresponding to the groove 1131, it protrudes from the first plate surface 1121 and the Second plate 1122.

Preferably, the contact portion 1213 of each charging terminal 121 may be further formed with a guide surface 12131 at its end, and the guide surface 12131 is inclined toward the tongue plate portion 112 (as shown in FIG. 5), so that the guiding surface 12131 has a slope. According to this, when the charging assembly 12 is plugged into an electronic device or a mating connector, any one of the charging terminals 121 of the charging assembly 12 passes through the guide surface 12131, which makes it easier to connect the charging assembly 12 to Electronic device or mating connector.

It should be noted that this embodiment compared to the existing connector, the USB3.0 type C charging connector 100A only has a charging function, but does not have a signal transmission function, so the USB3 of this embodiment. The 0 type C charging connector 100A may not have any components related to the signal transmission function.

Specifically, the USB3.0 type C charging connector 100A of this embodiment does not need to worry about radio frequency interference, signal noise, etc. That is to say, the USB3.0 type C charging connector 100A The charging module 1 may be a component that does not include any signal terminals, signal shielding elements, and ground terminals. Accordingly, any charging module (or connector) with a signal terminal, a signal shielding element, or a ground terminal is not the charging module 1 (or the USB3.0 type C charging described in this embodiment) Connector 100A).

The casing 2 is sleeved on the insulating body 11 and the tongue plate portion 112 is located inside. In detail, the housing 2 is in a hollow ring shape and has a plug-in space 21, and the inner edge of the housing 2 is sleeved on the outer edge of the base 111 of the insulating body 11 so that the The tongue portion 112 of the insulating body 11 is located in the insertion space 21 of the housing 2.

Further, in this embodiment, the casing 2 is a metal casing 2 stamped and formed of a metal material, but it is not limited to the embodiment. Specifically, in various embodiments not shown in the drawings, the housing 2 may also be formed by integrally injecting the insulating body 11 during the manufacturing process of the insulating body 11.

[Second Embodiment]

As shown in FIG. 6, this is the second embodiment of the creation. This embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned first embodiment. The similarities between the two embodiments will not be repeated, and this embodiment is compared to the above-mentioned first embodiment. The differences between the embodiments are mainly as follows:

The USB3.0 type C charging connector 100B is used to install in an electronic device (not shown in the figure) in this embodiment; wherein, the housing 2 may be made of insulating material, which is defined as a Insulation shell 2A. The insulating housing 2A may be integrally formed with a plastic housing 3 of the electronic device. More specifically, during the manufacturing process of the electronic device, the plastic case 3 is injected from the plastic, and the insulating case 2A is directly injected together to form the plastic case 3 and the insulating case 2A One-piece construction.

[Third Embodiment]

As shown in FIG. 7, this is the third embodiment of the creation. This embodiment is similar to the first embodiment described above. The similarities between the two embodiments will not be repeated, and this embodiment is compared to the first embodiment described above. The differences between the embodiments are mainly as follows:

In this embodiment, the insulating body 11 of the charging module 1A is not a single-piece component. The insulating body 11 includes a tongue member 112A, a lower fixing member 111B disposed below the tongue member 112A, and an upper fixing member 111A disposed above the tongue member 112A.

The tongue plate member 112A has a plate shape and has the first plate surface 1121 and the second plate surface 1122, and the tongue plate member 112A is provided with a plurality of the grooves 1131, each of the grooves The groove 1131 communicates with the first plate surface 1121 and the second plate surface 1122, and two fixing holes 1123 are also formed in the tongue plate member 112A.

The lower fixing member 111B has two fixing columns 1112, and the two fixing columns 1112 correspond to the two fixing holes 1123 of the tongue plate member 112A, according to which the tongue plate member 112A passes through its two The fixing holes 1123 are respectively sleeved on the two fixing posts 1112, so that the tongue plate member 112A is positioned on the lower fixing member 111B.

The upper fixing member 111A has two fixing slots (not shown in the figure), and the positions of the two fixing slots correspond to the two fixing columns 1112 respectively. The upper fixing member 111A passes through the two fixing slots The fixing grooves are respectively sleeved on the two fixing columns 1112, so that the upper fixing piece 111A and the lower fixing piece 111B are assembled together, and the tongue plate piece 112A is clamped and fixed to form the insulating body 11 The tongue plate portion 112 and the fixing portion 1211 are present, and the tongue plate member 112A has the first plate surface 1121 and the second plate surface 1122 located on opposite sides. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the insulating body 11 includes the upper fixing member 111A, the tongue plate member 112A, and the lower fixing member 111B in order from top to bottom.

Further, the upper fixing member 111A has a first groove 1132A, and the lower fixing member 111B has a second groove 1132B. When the upper fixing member 111A, the tongue member 112A, and the lower fixing member 111B are assembled, the first groove 1132A, the second groove 1132B, and the plurality of grooves 1131 are common The accommodating space 113 is formed to accommodate a plurality of the charging terminals 121.

[Technical effect of this creative example]

In summary, the USB3.0 type C charging connectors 100 A and 100B disclosed in this creative embodiment are different from the existing connectors that need to be equipped with a device to prevent interference signals. This creation provides a single charging function, so there is no need to set the prevention Devices that interfere with signals (such as signal terminals, signal shielding elements, and ground terminals) can effectively reduce the number of components to reduce production costs.

Furthermore, the USB3.0 type C charging connectors 100 A and 100B disclosed in this creative embodiment can be exposed to the tongue simultaneously through the contact portions 1213 of the charging terminals 121 of the charging assembly 12 The design of the first board surface 1121 and the second board surface 1122 of the board portion 112 allows electronic devices to be charged through the contact portions 1213 of the plurality of charging terminals 121, that is, compared to the existing charging The connector needs the upper row component and the lower row component composed of multiple terminals to achieve the charging design. This creation only requires the charging component 12 (fewer components) to achieve the same charging function and further Reduce production costs.

The content disclosed above is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of this creation, and does not limit the scope of the patent application for this creation, so any equivalent technical changes made by using this creation specification and graphic content are included in this creation application Within the scope of the patent.

100A, 100B: USB3.0 type C charging connector 1. 1A: Charging module 11: Insulation body 111: base 111A: Upper fixing 111B: Lower fixing 1112: fixed column 112: tongue plate 112A: tongue plate 1121: the first board 1122: Second board 1123: fixing hole 113: accommodating space 1131: Groove 1132A: The first groove 1132B: Second groove 12: Charging components 121: Charging terminal 1211: Fixed part 1212: Welding Department 1213: Contact 12131: Guide surface 2: Shell 21: docking space 2A: Insulated housing 3: Plastic shell H: height direction

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a USB3.0 type C charging connector of the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of FIG. 1 from another perspective.

FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of the USB3.0 type C charging connector of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the USB3.0 type C charging connector of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic view of the charging connector of the USB3.0 type C of the second embodiment of the author.

FIG. 7 is an exploded schematic view of the charging connector of the USB3.0 type C of the third embodiment.

100A: USB3.0 type C charging connector

1: Charging module

11: Insulation body

111: base

112: tongue plate

1121: the first board

1122: Second board

1131: Groove

12: Charging components

121: Charging terminal

1211: Fixed part

1212: Welding Department

1213: Contact

2: Shell

21: docking space

Claims (10)

A USB3.0 type C charging connector for plugging into a mating connector. The USB3.0 type C charging connector includes: A charging module, including: An insulating body including a base and a tongue plate portion extending from the base portion, and the tongue plate portion includes a first plate surface and a second plate surface on opposite sides; and A charging assembly includes a plurality of charging terminals, and each of the plurality of charging terminals includes a fixing portion provided on the base, a welding portion extending through the base from one end of the fixing portion, and a The other end of the fixing portion extends to a contact portion of the tongue plate portion; wherein, two opposite edges of the contact portion of each charging terminal are exposed to the first plate of the tongue plate portion, respectively And the second board surface, so that the contact portion of each charging terminal can be used to abut the two power terminals of the mating connector; Wherein, the charging module does not include any signal terminals provided on the insulating body; and A shell is sleeved on the insulating body, and the tongue plate portion is located inside. The charging connector of USB3.0 type C according to claim 1, wherein the insulating body is an integrally formed single-piece structure, and a plurality of the charging terminals are embedded in the insulating body; each of the The two edges of the contact portion of the charging terminal protrude from the first plate surface and the second plate surface of the tongue plate portion, respectively. The USB3.0 type C charging connector according to claim 1, wherein the number of the plurality of charging terminals of the charging module is further limited to four. The charging connector of USB3.0 type C according to claim 1, wherein the housing is further defined as a metal outer body. The charging connector of USB3.0 type C according to claim 1, which is used to be mounted on an electronic device; wherein, the housing is an insulating housing, and the insulating housing is a plastic with the electronic device The housing is a one-piece, one-piece construction. The charging connector of USB3.0 type C according to claim 1, wherein the charging module does not include any signal shielding element provided on the insulating body. The charging connector of USB3.0 type C according to claim 1, wherein the charging module does not include any ground terminal provided on the insulating body. A charging module of a USB3.0 type C charging connector, including: An insulating body including a base portion and a tongue plate portion extending from the base portion, and the tongue plate portion includes a first plate surface and a second plate surface on opposite sides; and A charging assembly includes a plurality of charging terminals, and each of the plurality of charging terminals includes a fixing portion provided on the base, a welding portion extending through the base from one end of the fixing portion, and a The other end of the fixing portion extends to a contact portion of the tongue plate portion; Wherein, the two opposite edges of the contact portion of each charging terminal are exposed to the first and second plate surfaces of the tongue plate portion, respectively, so that the position of each charging terminal The contact can be used to contact two power terminals; Wherein, the charging module does not include any signal terminals provided on the insulating body. The charging module of the charging connector of USB3.0 type C according to claim 8, wherein the number of the plurality of charging terminals of the charging module is further limited to four, and each of the charging terminals The two edges of the contact portion protrude from the first plate surface and the second plate surface of the tongue plate portion, respectively. The charging module of the charging connector of USB3.0 type C according to claim 8, the charging module does not include any signal shielding element and any ground terminal provided on the insulating body.

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