TWM605670U - High-frequency connector with automatic locking structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure to be able to connect a flat flexible cable and a circuit board, which has a housing, a rubber core, a cover, a locking assembly and a terminal. A grounding layer of the flat flexible cable can be connected to the grounding wire of the circuit board through a first elastic piece, a second elastic piece and a Shell ground. In addition, with the cover, the rubber core and the locking assembly, the flat flexible cable can be automatically latched in the connector and the flat flexible cable can be escaped from the connector. In the case of automatic latching of the flat flexible cable, the terminal can be electrically connected to a conductive layer of the flat flexible cable.

Description

High-frequency connector with automatic locking structure

This creation is a technical field of connectors, especially a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure used in high-frequency signal transmission.

The traditional wire-to-board connector is used as a connecting element for the electrical connection between the wire and the circuit board. The advantage is that it can be soldered to the circuit board without physical soldering, allowing users to easily plug and unplug. The effect of electrical connection.

In order to allow the connector and the wire to be firmly in contact, a variety of connection methods have been developed, such as automatic latching, so that the connector and the wire can be easily connected without falling off, and the aforementioned actions are in the process of inserting the wire into the connector In this case, the connector will be automatically latched to maintain the connection between the connector and the wire; however, the traditional automatic latching connector has a thicker overall thickness due to the complicated automatic latching structure, which is not suitable for thinner applications. area.

Furthermore, the conventional connector suffers from interference from signals such as electromagnetic waves and cannot effectively perform high-speed transmission.

In view of this, this creation proposes a high-frequency connection with an automatic locking structure The connector is used to solve the deficiency caused by the traditional connector.

The first purpose of this creation is to provide a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, which can be used in the application of high-frequency signal transmission, and can automatically latch the flat wire to the connector and apply external force through the outside. Release the flat wire from the connector.

The second purpose of this creation is to provide a housing with a first elastic member, a second elastic member and the housing grounded according to the aforementioned high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, so that the ground layer of the flat wire can pass through the An elastic piece, a second elastic piece and the shell are grounded to the ground wire of the circuit board.

The third purpose of this creation is to provide a housing, a rubber core, a cover and a locking component based on the aforementioned high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure. The locking component is provided on the cover to lock the flat wire In the housing space.

The fourth purpose of this creation is based on the aforementioned high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure. By adjusting the angle of the cover's shaft block acting on the groove of the housing, the purpose of determining the latching and unlocking of the flat wire is achieved. .

The fifth objective of the present creation is to provide a first fastener and a second fastener according to the aforementioned high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, so as to secure the cover to the rubber core.

The sixth purpose of this creation is to provide a stop structure for the housing and the rubber core of the aforementioned high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure to secure the rubber core in the first accommodation space of the housing.

The seventh purpose of this creation is based on the aforementioned high frequency with automatic locking structure The connector, the groove body and the shaft protrusion form an interference structure. The interference structure determines the angle of rotation range, so that the cover is restricted to be turned within a specific angle range, so that the cover cannot be pinched to flat wire.

In order to achieve the above and other objectives, this creation provides a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure. The high-frequency connector of the automatic locking structure can connect a flat wire and a circuit board. The flat wire includes at least a conductive layer, a first ground layer, a second ground layer and an insulating layer. The conductive layer is arranged between the first ground layer and the second ground layer, and the insulating layer covers the conductive layer, the first ground layer and the second ground layer, and a head end and two sides of the head end are formed on the front edge of the flat wire. To form a gap. The head end exposes the first ground layer and the second ground layer. The high-frequency connector with automatic locking structure includes a shell, a rubber core, a cover, a locking component and terminals. The shell forms a first accommodating space, an insertion opening, a first elastic member, a second elastic member, an insertion opening and a shell grounding. The first accommodating space communicates with the insertion port. The first elastic member and the second elastic member are respectively formed on two side surfaces of the casing. The first elastic member can contact the first ground layer and the second elastic member can contact the second ground layer. The shell ground can be connected to the ground wire of the circuit board. The rubber core is arranged in the first accommodating space. The rubber core forms a second accommodating space, a first buckle, a groove, a first notch and a second notch. The second accommodating space communicates with the insertion port for accommodating the head end. The first notch is arranged corresponding to the second elastic member and the second notch is adjacent to the first buckle member. The cover includes a shaft protrusion, an opening and a second fastener. The shaft protrusion is arranged corresponding to the groove body, and the second buckle is arranged corresponding to the first buckle. The locking component is arranged on the cover. The locking component includes a fixing part, an elastic arm and a locking protrusion. The elastic arm is arranged between the fixing part and the locking protrusion, and the elastic arm is arranged corresponding to the opening. The notch arrangement of the corresponding head end of the locking protrusion and the fixing part are arranged on the rubber core. The terminal is arranged in the second accommodating space so as to be electrically connected to the conductive layer. Among them, the shaft protrusion of the cover body is combined with the groove body of the rubber core, The cover and the rubber core are sandwiched at an angle. When the angle approaches 0 degrees, the first buckle and the second buckle are buckled with each other. After the flat wire enters the second accommodating space from the insertion port, the first elastic member can contact the first ground layer and the second accommodating space. The two elastic members can contact the second ground layer, so that the first ground layer is grounded to the circuit board through the first elastic member and the housing, and the second ground layer is grounded to the circuit board through the second elastic member and the housing The ground wire.

Compared with the conventional technology, this creation provides a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure that can be used as a thinner connector, and in particular, it can connect the ground layer of the flat wire to the ground wire of the circuit board by providing a shell. , Which enables the connector to be suitable for high-frequency signal transmission applications.

2: Flat wire

4: circuit board

22: conductive layer

24: The first ground layer

26: second ground plane

28: Insulation layer

10: High-frequency connector with automatic locking structure

12: Shell

122: The first elastic part

124: second elastic part

126: Insertion port

128: shell ground

1210: Second stop structure

14: Rubber core

142: The first fastener

144: tank

146: The first gap

148: The second gap

1410: First stop structure

16: Lid

162: Shaft bump

164: The second clip

166: open

18: Locking components

182: Fixed part

184: Flexible arm

186: Locking bump

20: Terminal

FSP: The first housing space

SSP: second housing space

θ: Angle

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure according to the first embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2(a) is a top view illustrating the housing of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 2(b) is a bottom view illustrating the housing of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 3 illustrates the top view of the rubber core of Figure 1 of this creation.

Figure 4 illustrates the top view of the cover of Figure 1 of the present creation.

Figure 5 illustrates a side view of the locking assembly of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the connector of Fig. 1 of the invention.

Figure 7 is a top view of the flat wire connected to the connector of this creation.

Figure 8(a) is a cross-sectional view of the flat wire A-A showing the connector of Figure 7 of the present creation.

Fig. 8(b) is a B-B cross-sectional view showing the connector of Fig. 7 of the present invention connected to a flat wire.

Figure 8(c) is a C-C cross-sectional view showing the flat conductors connected to the connector of Figure 7 of this invention.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of this creation, the following specific embodiments are used to illustrate this creation in detail with the accompanying drawings. The description is as follows.

In this creation, "one" or "one" is used to describe the units, elements and components described herein. This is just for the convenience of explanation and to provide a general meaning to the scope of this creation. Therefore, unless it is clearly stated otherwise, this description should be understood to include one or at least one, and the singular number also includes the plural number.

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 containing a plurality of elements is not limited to the elements listed herein, but may include those elements, structures, products or devices that are not explicitly listed but are generally inherent in the element, structure, product or device Other requirements. In addition, unless explicitly stated to the contrary, the term "or" refers to the inclusive "or" rather than the exclusive "or".

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a structural diagram of a high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure according to the first embodiment of the invention. In FIG. 1, a high-frequency connector 10 with an automatic locking structure can connect a flat wire 2 and a circuit board 4 in FIG. 7. Among them, in FIG. 7, the flat wire 2 includes at least a conductive layer 22, a first ground layer 24, a second ground layer 26, and an insulating layer 28. In addition, it is worth noting that the conductive layer 22 and the first There is another insulating layer and a cable reinforcing plate between the ground layer 24, and another insulating layer between the conductive layer 22 and the second ground layer 26 to avoid short circuits or strengthen the structure. For ease of description, it is simplified here. Is mainly the conductive layer 22 of the flat wire 2 and the first ground layer 24. The second ground layer 26 and the insulating layer 28 will be described later. The conductive layer 22 is arranged between the first ground layer 24 and the second ground layer 26, and the insulating layer 28 further covers the conductive layer 22, the first ground layer 24 and the second ground layer 26, and the flat wire 2 described here Like the traditional flat wire, the front edge-shaped one end (that is, the part of the flat wire 2 that does not include the insulating layer 28 in FIG. 3) and the two sides of the head end are respectively formed with notches (not shown). Here, the first ground layer 24 and the second ground layer 26 are exposed at the head end.

Returning to FIG. 1, the high-frequency connector 10 with an automatic locking structure includes a housing 12, a rubber core 14, a cover 16, a locking assembly 18 and terminals 20.

Refer to Figure 2(a) and Figure 2(b) together. Fig. 2(a) is a top view illustrating the housing of Fig. 1 of the present invention, and Fig. 2(b) is a bottom view illustrating the housing of Fig. 1 of the present invention. In FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b), the housing 12 forms a first accommodating space FSP, a first elastic member 122, a second elastic member 124, an insertion port 126 and a housing ground 128 . In this embodiment, the material of the housing 12 is illustrated by taking metal as an example.

The first accommodation space FSP communicates with the insertion port 126.

The first elastic member 122 and the second elastic member 124 are respectively formed on two side surfaces of the housing 12, the first elastic member 122 is shown in FIG. 2(a) and the second elastic member 124 is shown in FIG. 2(b). The first elastic member 122 can contact the first ground layer 24 and the second elastic member 124 can contact the second ground layer 26.

Here, the free end of the first elastic member 122 and the free end of the second elastic member 124 extend from the housing 12 toward the second accommodating space SSP described later.

The shell ground 128 can be connected to the ground wire of the circuit board 4.

Also refer to Figure 3, which illustrates the top view of the rubber core in Figure 1 of this creation. In FIG. 3, the rubber core 14 is disposed in the first accommodating space FSP. The rubber core 14 forms a second accommodating space SSP, a first locking member 142, a groove body 144, a first notch 146 and a second notch 148.

The second accommodating space SSP is connected to the insertion port 126 shown in FIG. 1 for accommodating the head end.

The first notch 146 is disposed corresponding to the second elastic member 124 and the second notch 148 is adjacent to the first locking member 142.

Also refer to Figure 4, which illustrates the top view of the cover of Figure 1 of this creation. In FIG. 4, the cover 16 includes a shaft protrusion 162, a second locking member 164 and an opening 166. The shaft projection 162 is provided corresponding to the groove body 144 shown in FIG. 3, and the second locking member 164 is provided corresponding to the first locking member 142 shown in FIG. 3.

In another embodiment, the shaft protrusion 162 may have a plurality of inclined surfaces or a rounded surface. After the shaft protrusion 162 is inserted into the groove body 144 shown in FIG. 3, the shaft protrusion 162 can rotate in the groove body 144 shown in FIG. 3. In another embodiment, the groove body 144 and the shaft protrusion 162 described in FIG. 3 may form an interference structure, and the rotation range of the angle θ mentioned later can be determined by the interference structure. For example, the interference structure can be formed by a slope.

In another embodiment, the part where the first fastener 142 shown in FIG. 3 and the second fastener 164 shown in FIG. 4 are in contact with each other may be located between the first fastener 142 and the second fastener 164. Or both of them form a lead angle to achieve smooth positioning or smooth installation.

Also refer to Fig. 5, which illustrates the side view of the locking assembly of Fig. 1 of this creation. In FIG. 5, the locking assembly 18 is provided on the cover 16. The locking assembly 18 includes a fixing portion 182, an elastic arm 184 and a locking protrusion 186.

The elastic arm 184 is formed between the fixing portion 182 and the locking protrusion 186, and the elastic arm 184 is disposed corresponding to the opening 166 shown in FIG. 4. The locking protrusion 186 corresponds to the notch at the head end and the fixing part 182 is arranged on the cover 16. Here, the fixing part 182 can be embedded in the cover 16.

The opening 166 of the cover 16 can eliminate the deformation caused by the locking assembly 18 Without causing deformation of the cover 16.

In this embodiment, the shape of the edge of the locking protrusion 186 can be an arc-shaped curve, so that when the flat wire 2 is inserted into the connector 10, the locking protrusion 186 can be easily pushed away to enter the second accommodating space SSP, and the notch can also be restricted to the second accommodating space SSP by the locking protrusion 186 having an arc-shaped curve.

Returning to FIG. 1, the terminal 20 is disposed in the second accommodating space SSP so as to be electrically connected to the conductive layer 22 described in FIG. 7.

As for the combined operation of the connector 10, after the shaft projection 162 of the cover 16 shown in FIG. 4 is combined with the groove 144 shown in FIG. 3, an angle θ is interposed between the cover 16 and the housing 12, such as an angle The range of θ can be between 0 degrees and 90 degrees, for example. When the angle θ approaches 0 degrees. The first fastener 142 of the rubber core 14 and the second fastener 164 of the cover 16 are buckled with each other, as shown in FIG. 6.

In Fig. 6, a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the connector in Fig. 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 6, after the first buckle 142 is buckled with the second buckle 164, the cover 16 can be firmly restricted to the rubber core 14. In addition, when the angle θ between the cover 16 and the rubber core 14 is greater than the predetermined angle, the first buckle 142 can be released from the second buckle 164 to allow the flat wire 2 to exit from the insertion port 126, for example, within a predetermined angle range It can be between 3 degrees and 90 degrees, for example.

In addition, after the flat wire 2 enters the second accommodating space SSP from the insertion port 126, the first elastic member 122 can contact the first ground layer 24 and the second elastic member 124 can contact the second ground layer 26, so that the first ground layer 24 is connected to the ground line of the circuit board 4 through the first elastic member 122 and the housing ground 128, and the second ground layer 26 is connected to the ground line of the circuit board 4 through the second elastic member 124 and the housing ground 128.

In another embodiment, the rubber core 14 further includes a first stop structure 1410 (please refer to Figure (3)) and the housing 12 further include a second stop structure 1210 (please refer to FIG. 2a), by combining the first stop structure 1410 with the second stop structure 1210, the rubber core 14 is fixed to the housing 12 The first housing space FSP. In this embodiment, the first stop structure 1410 is a groove; and the second stop structure 1210 is an elastic member. The rubber core 14 can be fixed in the first accommodating space FSP of the housing 12 by buckling the elastic member in the groove.

Also refer to Figure 7, which is a top view of the flat wire connected to the connector of this creation. In Fig. 7, the section lines A-A, B-B and C-C are shown, which can be referred to Figs. 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) respectively.

In Figure 8(a), it shows the A-A cross-sectional view of the flat wire connected to the connector of Figure 7 of the present invention. In Fig. 8(a), the housing ground 128 of the housing 12 is electrically connected to the ground wire of the circuit board 4, so that the metal housing 12 is grounded as a whole. After the flat wire 2 is inserted into the rubber core 14, the flat wire 2 The first ground layer 24 contacts the first elastic member 122 and the second ground layer 26 of the flat wire 2 contacts the second elastic member 124, so that the first ground layer 24 and the second ground layer 26 of the flat wire 2 pass through the housing 12 The case ground 128 of is connected to the ground wire of the circuit board 4.

In Figure 8(b), it shows the B-B cross-sectional view of the flat wire connected to the connector of Figure 7 of the present invention. In FIG. 8(b), after the flat wire 2 is inserted into the rubber core 14, the first elastic member 122 contacts the first ground layer 24 of the flat wire 2. The elastic force of the first elastic member 122 can not only remove the flat wire 2 Pushing downwards outside the second accommodating space SSP can also allow the first elastic member 122 to be stably connected to the first ground layer 24 of the flat wire 2.

In Figure 8(c), the C-C cross-sectional view of the flat wire connected to the connector of Figure 7 of this invention is shown. In FIG. 8(c), after the flat wire 2 is inserted into the rubber core 14, the second elastic member 124 contacts the second grounding layer 26 of the flat wire 2, and the elastic force of the second elastic member 124 can in addition to the flat wire 2 Pushing upwards outside the second accommodating space SSP can also allow the second elastic member 124 to be stably connected to the second ground layer 26 of the flat wire 2.

This creation has been disclosed in preferred embodiments above, but those familiar with this technology should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the 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 embodiments should be included in the scope of this creation. Therefore, the protection scope of this creation shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

10: High-frequency connector with automatic locking structure

12: Shell

14: Rubber core

16: Lid

18: Locking components

20: Terminal

θ: Angle

Claims (10)

A high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure for connecting a flat wire with a circuit board. The flat wire has at least a conductive layer, a first ground layer, a second ground layer, and an insulating layer. The conductive layer is arranged on the first Between the ground layer and the second ground layer, the insulating layer covers the conductive layer, the first ground layer and the second ground layer, and the front edge of the flat wire forms a head end and two sides of the head end A gap is formed separately, the head end reveals the first ground layer and the second ground layer, and the high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure includes: The housing forms a first accommodating space, a first elastic element, a second elastic element, an insertion port and the housing are grounded, the first accommodating space communicates with the insertion port, the first elastic element and the second elastic element Are respectively formed on two sides of the housing, the first elastic member is for contacting the first ground layer, the second elastic member is for contacting the second ground layer, and the housing is grounded for connecting to the ground wire of the circuit board; The rubber core is arranged in the first accommodating space, the rubber core forms a second accommodating space, a first buckle, a groove, a first notch and a second notch, and the second accommodating space communicates with the insertion port For accommodating the head end, the first notch is provided corresponding to the second elastic member, and the second notch is adjacent to the first buckle member; The cover body is provided with a shaft protrusion, an opening, and a second buckle, the shaft protrusion is arranged corresponding to the groove body, and the second buckle is arranged corresponding to the first buckle; The locking assembly is arranged on the cover body, the locking assembly has a fixing part, an elastic arm and a locking protrusion, the elastic arm is arranged between the fixing part and the locking protrusion, the elastic arm is arranged corresponding to the opening, the The notch provided at the corresponding head end of the locking protrusion and the fixing portion is provided on the cover; and A terminal is arranged in the second accommodating space, and the terminal is electrically connected to the conductive layer; The shaft protrusion is combined with the groove body so that the cover body and the rubber core sandwich an angle. When the angle approaches 0 degrees, the first buckle and the second buckle are buckled with each other, After the flat wire enters the second accommodating space from the insertion port, the first elastic member is for contacting the first ground layer and the second elastic member is for contacting the second ground layer, so that the first ground layer can pass through The first elastic member and the casing are grounded to the ground wire of the circuit board, and the second ground layer is grounded to the circuit board through the second elastic member and the casing. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein after the flat wire enters the second accommodating space from the insertion port, the head end further acts on the locking assembly, so that The elastic arm deforms until the locking protrusion buckles the notch, and after the elastic arm is reset, the locking protrusion is used to lock the flat wire in the second accommodating space. As described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, wherein the range of the angle is between 0 degrees and 90 degrees. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the angle between the cover and the rubber core is greater than a predetermined angle, the first buckle is released from buckling the second The buckle is used to allow the flat wire to exit from the insertion port. As described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, the high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, wherein the predetermined angle ranges from 3 degrees to 90 degrees. According to the first item of the scope of patent application, the high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, wherein the contact parts of the first buckle member and the second buckle member respectively form lead angles. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein at least one of the groove and the shaft protrusion forms an interference structure, and the interference structure determines the rotation range of the angle . As described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, wherein the shape of the edge of the locking protrusion is an arc curve. The high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the free end of the first elastic member and the free end of the second elastic member are directed from the housing toward the second accommodating Space extension. As described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, the high-frequency connector with an automatic locking structure, wherein the rubber core further includes a first stop structure and the housing further includes a second stop structure, by the first stop The blocking structure is combined with the second blocking structure, so that the rubber core is fixed in the first accommodating space of the housing.

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