TWM594289U - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a connector comprising a male head, a female seat and a latching portion. When a positioning post of the male head is inserted along a second positioning groove of the female seat and a first positioning groove of the male head is inserted along a locking member of the female seat, a plurality of first sockets of the male head corresponds to a plurality of second jacks of the female seat, and a protrusion of the male head slides into an opening of the latching portion. Since the male head and the female seat are locked each other by the protrusion and the opening; and a rotating member of the latching portion rotates in one direction, the opening unlocks the protrusion that the male head and female seats can be separated from each other.

Description

Connector

This creation is a technical field of connectors, in particular, a connector that provides automatic locking and manual unlocking of male and female sockets.

Traditionally, in order to facilitate the connection of the male head of the connector and the female socket, especially the miniaturized connector, an automatic latching structure is designed so that the male head and the female socket can be automatically locked while being combined, generally speaking , The user directly applies a force to the aforementioned automatic latching structure in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction to separate the male head and the female seat; however, the reduced connector may be directly applied to the connector by the user, which Will cause damage to connectors, cables or circuit boards.

In view of this, this creation proposes a connector to solve the defects caused by the traditional connector.

The first objective of this creation is to provide a connector that provides male and female sockets with automatic locking and manual unlocking to achieve easy installation and stable connection.

The second purpose of this creation is based on the aforementioned connector. The positioning of the male connector and the female socket by the positioning column and the positioning groove enables the male connector and the female socket to achieve the purpose of alignment connection.

The third object of this creation is the purpose of performing the automatic locking operation by the locking portion and the unlocking operation by rotating the locking portion according to the aforementioned connector.

In order to achieve the above and other purposes, the author provides a connector to connect the circuit board and the cable. The connector includes a male head, a female seat and a latching part. The male head forms an insertion port, a positioning column, a protrusion, a first positioning groove and a plurality of first insertion holes. The insertion port is formed on the side of the male head to allow the cable to be inserted. The positioning post is formed on the side of the male head and the positioning post is provided with a bump. The first insertion holes and the first positioning grooves are formed on the corresponding sides of the male head. The female seat forms a combination space, plural second insertion holes, a buckle, a second positioning groove and an action groove. The joint space is formed on the side of the female seat to allow the male head to be installed. The second insertion holes are formed on the corresponding sides of the female seat. The fastener is formed in the coupling space. The second positioning groove and the action groove are formed on the side of the female seat. The combining space communicates with the action groove through the second positioning groove. Wherein, the second jacks correspond to the first jacks, the fasteners correspond to the first positioning slots, and the second positioning slots correspond to the positioning posts. The locking part is provided with an action groove. The locking part has a rotating part, a baffle, an opening, an elastic part and a fixing part. The elastic member is arranged between the rotating member and the fixed member and the opening can lock the protrusion. Wherein, when the positioning post is inserted along the second positioning slot and the first positioning slot is inserted along the buckle, the first insertion holes correspond to the second insertion holes, and the protrusion slides into the opening along the baffle. The male and female seats are locked with each other by the limit of the projection and the opening; and after the rotating member rotates in one direction, the opening unlocks the projection, so that the projection slides out of the opening along the baffle, allowing the male and female seats to Separated from each other.

Compared with the conventional technology, the connector provided by this creation can be easily installed and automatically locked during the assembly process of the male head and the female seat, and can also be unlocked by a simple pressing method.

2: circuit board

4: cable

6: conductive sheet

10: Connector

12: Male

122: insertion port

124: Positioning column

126: bump

128: first positioning slot

1210: the first jack

14: Female seat

142: Second jack

144: snap fastener

146: Second positioning groove

148: action slot

16: Latching Department

162: Rotating parts

164: fixings

166: Elastic piece

168: opening

1610: File

SP: combined space

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a first perspective view illustrating the male head of FIG. 1 in the present creation.

FIG. 3 is a second perspective view illustrating the male head of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the mother seat of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the locking part of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the latch portion of FIG.

7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of the connector of FIG.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of this creation, the following specific examples and the accompanying drawings are used to give a detailed description of this creation, as described below.

In this creation, the use of "one" or "one" is used to describe the units, elements, and assemblies described herein. This move is only for convenience of explanation and provides a general meaning to the scope of this creation. Therefore, unless clearly stated otherwise, such description should be understood to include one, at least one, and the singular also includes the plural.

In this creation, the terms "include", "include", "have", "contain" or any other similar terms are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, product, or device that contains multiple elements is not limited to the elements listed here, but may include elements that are not explicitly listed but are usually inherent to the element, structure, product, or device. Other requirements. In addition, unless clearly stated to the contrary, the term "or" refers to an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or".

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the connector 10 includes a male head 12, a female seat 14 and a latch portion 16.

In an example of actual use, reference may also be made to FIG. 7, which is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of the connector of FIG. 1. In FIG. 7, the connector 10 is used to connect the circuit board 2 and the cable 4.

Returning to FIG. 1 and referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 together, FIG. 2 illustrates a first perspective view of the male head of FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 illustrates a second perspective view of the male head of FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, an insertion port 122, a positioning post 124 and a protrusion 126 are formed on the front side of the male head 12; in FIG. 3, a first positioning groove 128 and a plurality of first insertion holes are formed on the rear side of the male head 12 1210. Furthermore, here, the male head 12 is exemplified by a rectangular body.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, the insertion port 122 is formed on the front side of the male head 12 to allow the cable 4 to be inserted. Here, the number of the insertion ports 122 is described by taking 8 as an example and the shape is a rectangular opening. In other embodiments, the number and shape may not be limited.

The positioning post 124 is formed on the side of the male head 12. Here, the positioning column 124 forms a slope on the two sides of the bottom, which can facilitate the positioning column 124 to slide into a second positioning slot 146 of the female seat 14 mentioned later or the positioning column 124 is pulled out from the female seat 14, this The technical features of the inclined plane are not necessary technical features and may or may not exist.

A bump 126 is provided on the positioning post 124. Here, the convex block 126 is a trapezoidal body, and the longest side of the trapezoidal body is connected to the positioning column 124, and the convex block 126 forms an inclined surface 1262, the inclined surface 1262 It is convenient for the projection 126 to slide into a block 1610 of the latch 16 mentioned later, or the projection 126 is pulled out from the latch 16.

The first positioning groove 128 is an H-shaped three-dimensional structure. Here, two first positioning grooves 128 are taken as an example for description, and the two first positioning grooves 128 are respectively formed on two sides, and can be used for snapping as mentioned in the following description A fastener 144 to the female seat 14. Since the H-shaped three-dimensional structure provides lateral ribs, the buckle 144 can achieve the purpose of limiting by snapping the lateral ribs. It is worth noting that the H-shaped three-dimensional structure is not used to limit the shape of the first positioning groove 128. In fact, as long as it can achieve the purpose of limiting, it belongs to the first positioning groove 128 referred to in this creation.

The first jacks 1210 are provided corresponding to the insertion ports 122. The first jacks 1210 allow one end of the conductive sheet 6 (refer to FIG. 7) to be inserted to electrically connect the cable 4 and the cable 4 passes through the conductive sheet 6 This end can be electrically connected to the circuit board 2 connected to the other end of the conductive sheet 6.

Referring to FIG. 4 together, it is a schematic view of the structure of the mother seat 14 of FIG. 1. In FIG. 4, the female seat 14 forms a combination space SP, a plurality of second insertion holes 142, a fastener 144, a second positioning groove 146 and an action groove 148.

The coupling space SP is formed on the front side of the female seat 14, and the coupling space SP can allow the male head 12 to be disposed so that the female seat 14 and the male head 12 can be tightly connected.

The second insertion holes 142 are formed on the rear side of the female seat 14 for penetrating the outside of the female seat and the bonding space SP, and the second insertion holes 142 are provided corresponding to the first insertion holes 1210.

The buckle 144 is formed in the coupling space SP, and the buckle 144 is disposed corresponding to the first positioning groove 128. Here, the buckle 144 is a wedge-shaped body protruding from the coupling space SP.

The second positioning groove 146 and the working groove 148 are formed on the side of the female seat 14, and the coupling space SP communicates with the working groove 148 through the second positioning groove 146, and the second positioning groove 146 is disposed corresponding to the positioning post 124.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6 together, a schematic structural diagram of the latch portion 16 of FIG. 1 is described. In FIG. 5, the latch portion 16 is provided with an action groove 148. The locking portion 16 includes a rotating member 162, a fixing member 164, an elastic member 166, an opening 168 and a baffle 1610.

The rotating member 162 can receive an external force.

The elastic member 166 is disposed between the rotating member 162 and the fixing member 164. When the rotating member 162 is subjected to an external force, the rotating member 162 and the fixing member 164 can be deformed, so that the elastic member 166 can be bent or rotated by an angle in one direction. Here, the rotation angle range is less than 10 degrees. Furthermore, the end of the rotating member 162 extends toward the insertion position of the non-electric wire 4 so as to apply external force. Here, the shape of the rotating member 162 is described by taking an L shape as an example.

The fixing member 164 is fixed on the circuit board 2 to limit the female seat to the circuit board 2.

The free end of the baffle 1610 is bent at an angle to allow the protrusion 126 to slide into the opening 168.

In FIG. 6, during the coupling of the male head 12 and the female seat 14, the positioning post 124 is first inserted along the second positioning groove 146 and the first positioning groove 128 is inserted along the fastener 144, so that the first positioning groove 128 is stuck The buckle 144, the first insertion holes 1210 correspond to the second insertion holes 142 and the protrusion 126 slide along the baffle 1610 into the opening 168. The male head 12 and the female seat 14 are locked by the protrusion 126 and the opening 168 to lock each other; otherwise, if an external force is applied to the rotating member 162, the rotating member 162 rotates clockwise, for example, Then the opening 168 unlocks the bump 126, the bump 126 The opening 168 can be slid along the baffle 1610, so that the male head 12 and the female seat 14 can be detached from each other to achieve the purpose of unlocking.

This creation has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to depict this creation, and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of this creation. It should be noted that all changes and replacements equivalent to the examples should be included in the scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation shall be determined by the scope of the patent application.

10: Connector

12: Male

14: Female seat

16: Latching Department

Claims (10)

A connector for connecting a circuit board and a cable, the connector includes: a male head, forming an insertion port, a positioning post, a bump, a first positioning groove and a plurality of first jacks, the insertion port is formed in the male head One side is for the cable to be inserted, the positioning post is formed on the side of the male head and the positioning post is provided with the bump, the first insertion holes and the first positioning groove are formed on the corresponding side of the male head; The female seat forms a coupling space, a plurality of second insertion holes, a fastener, a second positioning groove and an action groove, the coupling space is formed on one side of the female seat for the male head to set up, and the second insertion holes form On the corresponding side of the female seat, the fastener is formed in the coupling space, the second positioning groove and the action groove are formed on the side of the female seat, the coupling space communicates with the action groove through the second positioning groove , Wherein the second sockets are provided corresponding to the first sockets, the fastener is provided corresponding to the first positioning groove, the second positioning groove is provided corresponding to the positioning post; and the latching portion is provided with the action groove , The latching part has a rotating part, a baffle, an opening, an elastic part and a fixing part, the elastic part is arranged between the rotating part and the fixing part, the opening is used to lock the convex block; wherein, the positioning column is along Inserting the second positioning groove and inserting the first positioning groove along the buckle, so that the first insertion holes correspond to the second insertion holes, and the protrusion slides into the opening along the baffle, The male head and the female seat are locked with each other by the limit of the protrusion and the opening, and after the rotating member rotates in one direction, the opening unlocks the protrusion, so that the protrusion slides out of the stopper along the stopper The opening allows the male head and the female seat to separate from each other. The connector as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the convex block is a trapezoidal body, and the longest side of the trapezoidal body is connected to the positioning post. The connector as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the bump forms a slope. The connector as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the free end of the baffle is bent at an angle to allow the projection to slide into the opening. The connector as described in item 1 of the patent application scope further includes a plurality of conductive sheets, the conductive sheets are inserted into the first jacks and the second jacks, and one end of the conductive sheets is used to connect to the circuit board, The other ends of the conductive sheets are used to connect the cable. The connector as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the rotating member is deformed by an external force to drive the elastic member to rotate the rotating member in the direction. The connector as described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the direction is clockwise. The connector as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the angle range of the clockwise rotation is less than 10 degrees. The connector as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the end of the rotating member extends toward the non-electrical wire insertion position. The connector as described in item 9 of the patent application scope, wherein the shape of the rotating member is L-shaped.

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