TWM596984U - Connector capable of reducing signal interference - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a connector capable of reducing signal interference, which includes a tongue plate, a plurality of first metal terminals and a plurality of second metal terminals; the tongue plate is provided with a divider, and part of the side surfaces of the divider expose the tongue plate , The first metal terminals are provided in the tongue plate, and the front and rear ends of the first metal terminals are exposed to the tongue plate, the second metal terminals are provided in the tongue plate, and the first The front end and the rear end of the two metal terminals are respectively exposed to the tongue plate, and the first metal terminals are separated from the second metal terminals by the partition to improve the signal at the first metal terminals, the The condition of being disturbed during transmission on the first metal terminal, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the reliability and stability of the connector.

Description

Connector capable of reducing signal interference

The present invention relates to a connector, especially a connector that can reduce signal interference.

With the rapid development of computer technology, a universal serial bus (USB, USB for short) connector has been developed to facilitate the quick connection between the computer host and external peripheral devices. The USB connector can be hot-swapped The method allows devices to connect to each other for data transmission or charging, and allows multiple devices to share a USB connector, thereby reducing the hardware configuration cost of the computer host. The current USB connector has rapidly evolved from version 1.0 to the current version 3.0, which also illustrates the importance and convenience of the USB connector in people's lives. Among them, the USB connector is a USB TYPE-C board-side connector. The current USB TYPE-C board end connector includes a metal shell and a substrate, the substrate is located in the metal shell, and a plurality of corresponding metal terminals are provided on the top and bottom surfaces of the substrate; when used, the The USB TYPE-C board-end connector is electrically connected to a universal interface port so that signals are transmitted to electronic equipment or mobile devices through the metal terminals.

However, although the current USB TYPE-C board-end connector has a metal shell covering the effect of shielding external signal interference, since the metal terminals are barely disposed on the substrate, the signal will be transmitted through the metal terminals At the same time, they are also susceptible to noise, static electricity and other problems, which weakens the strength of signal transmission and even affects the quality of the signal, causing troubles. Therefore, the overall structure of the existing USB TYPE-C board end connector There are problems and shortcomings as described above, which really need to be improved.

In view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a connector that can reduce signal interference. By hiding the metal terminals, only the part used for electrical connection is reserved, which can avoid the signal transmission process from being affected and improve the signal transmission. quality.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned technical measures, the aforementioned connector that can reduce signal interference includes: a tongue plate with a divider therein, the divider has two opposite sides and the tongue plate is partially exposed; most of the first The metal terminals are arranged in the tongue plate, and the front and rear ends of the one metal terminal are exposed to the tongue plate respectively; most of the second metal terminals are arranged in the tongue plate and the front and rear ends of the second metal terminals The tongue plates are respectively exposed, and the first metal terminals and the second metal terminals are separated by the partition.

Further, the connector for reducing signal interference, wherein the tongue plate has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end, a rear end, and two opposite sides; the partition is provided on the tongue Inside the board to separate the top and bottom surfaces of the tongue plate.

Further, the connector for reducing signal interference, wherein the first metal terminals include a contact portion at the front end, a connecting portion in the middle, and a pin portion at the rear end. The contact portion is provided at the front end of the top surface of the tongue plate at intervals, and the pin portions of the first metal terminals are provided at the rear end of the top surface of the tongue plate at intervals, and the The connecting portions are respectively embedded in the tongue plate, and the front end and the rear end of the connecting portions of the first metal terminals are respectively connected to the corresponding connecting portion and the pin portion of the first metal terminal.

Further, in the connector for reducing signal interference, the second metal terminals include a contact portion at the front end, a connecting portion in the middle, and a pin portion at the rear end. The contact portion is provided at the front end of the bottom surface of the tongue plate at intervals, and the pin portions of the second metal terminals are provided at the rear end of the top surface of the tongue plate at intervals, and the connection of the second metal terminals The parts are respectively embedded in the tongue plate, and the front ends and the rear ends of the connecting parts of the second metal terminals are respectively connected to the connecting parts and the pin parts of the corresponding second metal terminals.

Further, in the connector for reducing signal interference, wherein the partition comprises copper material and has two opposite sides, an extension is formed on each side of the partition, and the two extensions of the partition expose the The tongue plate makes the partition plate partially exposed to the tongue plate.

Further, the connector for reducing signal interference, wherein the first metal terminals include a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for grounding, a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for signaling, and a plurality of USB2.0 For the metal terminal, one end of each USB3.0 metal terminal for grounding has a contact portion, one end of each USB3.0 metal terminal for signaling has a contact portion, and one end of each USB2.0 metal terminal has a contact portion.

Further, the connector capable of reducing signal interference, wherein the second metal terminals include a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for grounding, a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for signaling, and a plurality of USB2.0 For the metal terminal, one end of each USB3.0 metal terminal for grounding has a contact portion, one end of each USB3.0 metal terminal for signaling has a contact portion, and one end of each USB2.0 metal terminal has a contact portion.

Further, in the connector for reducing signal interference, the contact portion of the USB3.0 metal terminal for grounding the first metal terminals and the USB3.0 for grounding the second metal terminals The contact portion corresponds to the tongue plate; the signals of the first metal terminals use the contact portion of the USB3.0 metal terminal, and the signals of the second metal terminals use the contact of the USB3.0 Part corresponding to the tongue plate; the contact portions of the USB2.0 metal terminals of the first metal terminals correspond to the contact portions of the USB2.0 of the second metal terminals on the tongue plate .

Further, in the connector for reducing signal interference, the tongue plate is a circuit board and has a convex shape.

Further, the connector for reducing signal interference further includes a housing that surrounds the tongue plate, the first metal terminals, and the second metal terminals.

It can be seen from the above structure that by embedding the first metal terminals and the second metal terminals in the tongue plate, and only exposing the portion for electrical connection, the signal plate can be protected by the tongue plate during transmission Without being disturbed, and the first metal terminal and the second metal terminal are separated by the partition so as not to interfere with each other, plus the tongue plate is exposed on a part of the side of the partition when connected with an external device It can reduce signal interference, thereby improving the interference problem during signal transmission, and improving the reliability and stability of the connector.

10: tongue plate

11: divider

111: Extension

20: First metal terminal

201: USB3.0 metal terminal for grounding

202: USB3.0 metal terminal for signal transmission

203: USB2.0 metal terminal

21: Contact

22: Connection

23: Pin

30: Second metal terminal

301: USB3.0 metal terminal for grounding

302: USB3.0 metal terminal for signaling

303: USB2.0 metal terminal

31: Contact

32: Connection

33: Pin

40: Shell

FIG. 1 is a perspective external view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a partially enlarged side cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

For a preferred embodiment of the connector of the present invention that can reduce signal interference, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which includes a tongue 10, a plurality of first metal terminals 20 and a plurality of second metal terminals 30. These first metals The terminal 20 and the second metal terminals 30 are disposed on the tongue plate 10. In this embodiment, One step includes a housing 40 which surrounds the tongue plate 10, the first metal terminals 20 and the second metal terminals 30 to protect and fix the tongue plate 10, the first metal terminals 20 and the Second metal terminal 30.

Further, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the tongue plate 10 has a convex shape, and has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end, a rear end, and two opposite side surfaces. Please refer to FIGS. 3 and 4 together. The tongue plate is provided with a partition 11 to separate the top and bottom surfaces of the tongue plate 10. The partition 11 has two opposite sides and partially exposes the tongue plate 10. The side surface, wherein the specific structure of the partition 11 exposing the tongue plate 10 is that two sides of the partition 11 respectively form an extending portion 111 outward, and the side surfaces of the extending portions 111 respectively expose the two side surfaces of the tongue plate 10 . Wherein, the tongue plate 10 can be a circuit board, and a plurality of circuits are arranged on it for transmitting signals and power. The material of the partition 11 includes copper.

Further, in order to explain the specific structure of the first metal terminals 20, please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4, the first metal terminals 20 are disposed in the tongue plate 10, and the front ends of the first metal terminals 20 The tongue plate 10 is exposed outside and the rear end, respectively. Specifically, the first metal terminals 20 respectively include a contact portion 21 at the front end, a connecting portion 22 and a pin portion 23 at the rear end, and the contact portions 21 of the first metal terminals 20 are respectively disposed on the tongue plate 10 on the front end of the top surface, and arranged at intervals, the pin portions 23 of the first metal terminals 20 are respectively provided on the rear end of the top surface of the tongue plate 10, and are arranged at intervals, the first metal terminals 20 The connecting portions 22 are embedded in the tongue plate 10 respectively, and are located between the top surface of the tongue plate 10 and the partition 11, and the front ends and the rear ends of the connecting portions 22 of the first metal terminals 20 are respectively connected correspondingly Contact part 21 and pin part 23 of the first metal terminal 20.

In this embodiment, the first metal terminals 20 are composed of a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals 201 for grounding and a plurality of USB2.0 metal terminals 203, and are arranged in a staggered manner, wherein the grounding uses USB3.0 metal The contact portion 21 of the terminal 201 has a first length L1. The contact portion 21 of the USB3.0 metal terminals 202 for signal transmission has a second length L2. The first length L1 is greater than the second length L2.

In this embodiment, the first metal terminals 20 include a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals 201 for grounding, a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals 202 for signaling, and a plurality of USB2.0 metal terminals 203, wherein The USB3.0 metal terminals 201 for grounding are spaced between the USB3.0 metal terminals 202 for signal transmission and the USB2.0 metal terminals 203, and the USB3.0 metal terminals 202 for signal transmission are arranged between two adjacent Between the USB3.0 metal terminals 201 for grounding, the USB2.0 metal terminals 203 are located in the middle of the first metal terminals 20, specifically, there are four USB3.0 metal terminals 201 for grounding, and the signaling signals There are four USB3.0 metal terminals 202 and four USB2.0 metal terminals 203. The four first metal terminals 20 in the middle are USB2.0 metal terminals 203. The grounding uses USB3.0 metal The contact portion 21 of the terminal 201 has a first length L1. The contact portion 21 of the USB3.0 metal terminals 202 for signal transmission has a second length L2. The first length L1 is greater than the second length L2.

Further, please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4, the second metal terminals 30 are disposed in the tongue plate 10, and the front and rear ends of the second metal terminals 30 are exposed to the tongue plate 10 respectively. Specifically, the second metal terminals 30 respectively include a contact portion 31 at the front end, a connecting portion 32 in the middle, and a pin portion 33 at the rear end. The contact portions 31 of the second metal terminals 30 are respectively located in the The bottom surface of the tongue plate 10 is arranged at intervals, and the pin portions 33 of the second metal terminals 30 are provided on the top surface of the tongue plate 10 at intervals, and are spaced apart from each other The pin portions 23 are arranged side by side, and the connecting portions 32 of the second metal terminals 30 are embedded in the tongue plate 10 respectively, and are located between the partition 11 and the bottom surface of the tongue plate 10, and the second metals The front end and the rear end of the connection portion 32 of the terminal 30 are respectively connected to the contact portion 31 and the pin portion 33 of the corresponding second metal terminal 30.

Further, the contact portion 21 and the connection portion 22 of the first metal terminals 20, the contact portion 31 and the connection portion 32 of the second metal terminals 30 are separated by the partition 11 to avoid mutual generation of signals during signal transmission interference.

In the present embodiment, the second metal terminals 30 are composed of a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for grounding 301 and a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for signaling, and are interleaved. The contact portion 31 of the USB3.0 metal terminal 301 for grounding of the second metal terminal 30 corresponds to the contact portion 21 of the USB3.0 metal terminal 201 for grounding of the first metal terminal 20 and has the same structure. The contact portion 31 of the USB3.0 metal terminal 302 for signaling of 30 corresponds to the contact portion 21 of the USB3.0 metal terminal 202 of signaling of the first metal terminal 20 described above and has the same structure.

In this embodiment, the second metal terminals 30 include a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for grounding 301, a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for signaling 302, and a plurality of USB2.0 metal terminals 303. The contact portion 31 of the USB3.0 metal terminal 301 for grounding of the terminal 30 corresponds to the contact portion 21 of the USB3.0 metal terminal 201 for grounding of the first metal terminal 20 and has the same structure. The communication of the second metal terminal 30 The contact portion 31 of the USB3.0 metal terminal 302 for the signal corresponds to the contact portion 21 of the USB3.0 metal terminal 202 for the signaling of the first metal terminal 20 and has the same structure. The USB2.0 metal of the second metal terminal 30 The terminal 303 corresponds to the contact portion 21 of the USB2.0 metal terminal 303 of the aforementioned first metal terminal 20 and has the same structure.

In this embodiment, a ground layer is further provided on the upper surface and the lower surface of the tongue plate 10, the ground layer is a metal layer, and can be in contact with the housing 40, or the ground layer on the tongue plate 10 It can be in contact with the USB3.0 metal terminal 201 for grounding in the first metal terminals 20, and the ground layer on the second substrate 30 can be in contact with the USB3.0 metal terminal 301 for grounding in the second metal terminals 30 Therefore, when the new connector is connected to a customer's motherboard, the shell 40 or the USB3.0 metal terminals 201 and 301 for grounding will be connected to a ground layer of the customer's motherboard to connect Guide and resolve signal interference.

As can be seen from the above structure, according to the present invention, the connection part 22 of the first metal terminal 20 is buried in the tongue plate 10 by lamination, and only the contact part 21 and the pin for electrically connecting with the external device are exposed The portion 23 and the connecting portion 32 of the second metal terminals 30 are embedded in the tongue plate 10, only the contact portion 31 and the pin portion 33 for electrically connecting with an external device are exposed, and are provided through the partition 11 Between the first metal terminals 20 and the second metal terminals 30, so that the signal When transmitting on the first metal terminal 20 and the second metal terminals 30, problems such as noise interference and mutual interference between each other can be avoided to enhance the strength of signal transmission, and part of the side surface of the partition 11 is added Exposing the tongue plate 10 can reduce signal interference when connected with an external device, thereby improving the interference problem during signal transmission, and achieving the purpose of improving the reliability and stability of the new connector.

10: tongue plate

11: divider

111: Extension

20: First metal terminal

201: USB3.0 metal terminal for grounding

202: USB3.0 metal terminal for signal transmission

203: USB2.0 metal terminal

22: Connection

23: Pin

30: Second metal terminal

32: Connection

33: Pin

Claims (10)

A connector capable of reducing signal interference includes: a tongue plate in which a divider is provided, the divider has two opposite sides and the tongue plate is partially exposed; most first metal terminals are provided in the tongue plate, etc. The front end and the rear end of a metal terminal respectively expose the tongue plate; most of the second metal terminals are provided in the tongue plate, and the front end and the rear end of the second metal terminals respectively expose the tongue plate and pass through the partition The first metal terminals and the second metal terminals are separated. The connector capable of reducing signal interference according to claim 1, wherein the tongue plate has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end, a rear end, and two opposite side surfaces; the partition is provided on the tongue Inside the board to separate the top and bottom surfaces of the tongue plate. The connector capable of reducing signal interference according to claim 2, wherein the first metal terminals include a contact portion at the front end, a connecting portion in the middle, and a pin portion at the rear end, The contact portion is provided at the front end of the top surface of the tongue plate at intervals, and the pin portions of the first metal terminals are provided at the rear end of the top surface of the tongue plate at intervals, and the The connecting portions are respectively embedded in the tongue plate, and the front end and the rear end of the connecting portions of the first metal terminals are respectively connected to the corresponding connecting portion and the pin portion of the first metal terminal. The connector capable of reducing signal interference according to claim 3, wherein the second metal terminals include a contact portion at the front end, a connecting portion in the middle, and a pin portion at the rear end. The contact portion is provided at the front end of the bottom surface of the tongue plate at intervals, and the pin portions of the second metal terminals are provided at the rear end of the top surface of the tongue plate at intervals, and the connection of the second metal terminals The parts are respectively embedded in the tongue plate, and the front ends and the rear ends of the connecting parts of the second metal terminals are respectively connected to the connecting parts and the pin parts of the corresponding second metal terminals. The connector capable of reducing signal interference according to claim 4, wherein the partition member comprises copper material and has two opposite sides, two sides of the partition member respectively form an extension portion, and the two extension portions of the partition member expose the The tongue plate makes the partition plate partially exposed to the tongue plate. The connector capable of reducing signal interference according to claim 5, wherein the first metal terminals include a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for grounding, a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for signaling, and a plurality of USB2.0 For the metal terminal, one end of each USB3.0 metal terminal for grounding has a contact portion, one end of each USB3.0 metal terminal for signaling has a contact portion, and one end of each USB2.0 metal terminal has a contact portion. The connector capable of reducing signal interference according to claim 6, wherein the second metal terminals include a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for grounding, a plurality of USB3.0 metal terminals for signaling, and a plurality of USB2.0 For the metal terminal, one end of each USB3.0 metal terminal for grounding has a contact portion, one end of each USB3.0 metal terminal for signaling has a contact portion, and one end of each USB2.0 metal terminal has a contact portion. The connector capable of reducing signal interference according to claim 7, wherein the contact portion of the USB3.0 metal terminal for grounding the first metal terminals and the USB3.0 for grounding the second metal terminals The contact portion corresponds to the tongue plate; the signal portion of the first metal terminal uses the contact portion of the USB3.0 metal terminal, and the signal portion of the second metal terminal uses the contact portion of the USB3.0 , Corresponding to the tongue plate; the contact portions of the USB 2.0 metal terminals of the first metal terminals correspond to the contact portions of the USB 2.0 metal terminals of the second metal terminals, corresponding to the tongue plate. The connector capable of reducing signal interference according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the tongue plate is a circuit board and has a convex shape. The connector capable of reducing signal interference according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a housing that surrounds the tongue plate, the first metal terminals, and the second metal terminals.

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