TWM624438U - Connector module - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector module includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a cover and a plurality of first conductive terminals. The cover has an insertion groove. The first conductive terminals penetrate the cover and partially protrude in the insertion groove. The second connector includes a body, a plurality of second conductive terminals and a coupling member. The second conductive terminals penetrate the body and have a plurality of contact ends exposed outside the body. The coupling member movably sleeved on the body. The first and second connectors are adapted to be plugged and unplugged for connection or separation. When the first and second connectors are connected, the coupling member corresponds in shape to the insertion groove, such that the first and second conductive terminals abut against each other for electrical connection, and the cover and the coupling member magnetically connected to each other.

Description

connector module

The new creation relates to a connector module.

In the prior art, a magnetic connector usually uses a pogo pin as an electrical conduction structure. The spring probe must be electrically connected through the contact between the outer cylinder of the probe and the needle body. However, the contact between the needle body and the outer cylinder body is unstable, and it is easy to separate and cause a power outage. Due to poor contact effect, short circuit often occurs, which increases resistance and leads to high heat phenomenon, and problems such as wire burning, which are low in safety. Therefore, it is particularly important to provide an electrical connector that can improve the above-mentioned disadvantages.

The novel creation provides a connector module with good electrical contact effect.

The connector module of the novel creation includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a cover body and a plurality of first conductive terminals. The cover body has slots. The first conductive terminal penetrates through the cover body and partially protrudes into the slot. The second connector includes a body, a plurality of second conductive terminals, and a combination. The second conductive terminal penetrates through the body, and a plurality of contact ends of the second conductive terminal are exposed to the body. The combination piece is movably sleeved on the body. The first connector and the second connector are adapted to be plugged and unplugged from each other for docking or separation. During the docking, the outer shape of the coupling piece is adapted to the slot, so that the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal are abutted with each other to be electrically connected, and the cover body and the coupling piece are magnetically attracted to each other.

Based on the above, when the first connector and the second connector are butted, the combination member corresponding to the outer shape and the slot is inserted into the slot, and the combination member and the cover are attracted to each other through the magnetic attraction between the two, so that the first A conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal are in contact with each other to achieve electrical conduction. With the above structure, the electrical contact effect between the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal can be improved, that is, the connector module can have stable electrical continuity and good use safety at the same time.

FIG. 1 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a connector module according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the connector module of FIG. 1 when it is electrically connected. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously. In this embodiment, a connector module 100 includes a first connector 110 and a second connector 120 . The first connector 110 is, for example, a socket portion of a notebook computer (but not limited thereto), and the second connector 120 is, for example, a plug portion. The first connector 110 and the second connector 120 are suitable for plugging and unplugging with each other for docking or separation.

The first connector 110 includes a cover body 112 and a plurality of first conductive terminals 114 . The cover body 112 has a slot 116 , and the first conductive terminal 114 penetrates through the cover body 112 and partially protrudes from the slot 116 . The slot 116 is recessed at one end of the cover body 112 , and the end of the first conductive terminal 114 is located in the slot 116 . The second connector 120 includes a body 122 , a plurality of second conductive terminals 124 and a coupling member 126 . The second conductive terminals 124 penetrate through the body 122 , and a plurality of contact ends of the second conductive terminals 124 are exposed from the body 122 and face the cover body 112 . The coupling member 126 is movably sleeved on the main body 122 .

One of the cover body 112 and the coupling piece 126 is a magnetic element, and the other of the cover body 112 and the coupling piece 126 is a magnetic conductive element or another magnetic element with different magnetic poles to generate magnetic attraction. In this embodiment, the cover body 112 and the coupling member 126 are magnets with opposite polarities, but the invention is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the slot 116 is a concave arc surface, and the coupling member 126 is a convex arc surface, and the concave arc surface is magnetically attracted to the convex arc surface in a suitable manner.

Referring to FIG. 2 , when the first connector 110 is docked with the second connector 120 , the shape of the coupling member 126 is adapted to the slot 116 and inserted into the slot 116 , so that the first conductive terminal 114 is located in the slot 116 The end of the contacting terminal 124 and the contact end of the second conductive terminal 124 are in contact with each other to be electrically connected, and the cover body 112 and the coupling member 126 are magnetically attracted to each other.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the second connector 120 further includes a spring S, a fixing member 127 and an outer sleeve 128 . The spring S is disposed between the coupling member 126 and the fixing member 127 , the fixing member 127 is sleeved on the main body 122 , and the outer sleeve 128 is sleeved on the coupling member 126 and the fixing member 127 . The coupling member 126 can move relative to the fixing member 127 through the spring S, that is, the coupling member 126 is sleeved on the periphery of the main body 122 in a floating manner. In this embodiment, the coupling member 126 is hollow and has an accommodating hole 1262 , and the accommodating hole 1262 penetrates through the opposite front and rear sides of the coupling member 126 . The body 122 is accommodated in the accommodating hole 1262 by the rear side of the coupling member 126 , and the contact end of the second conductive terminal 124 faces the front side of the coupling member 126 . In detail, the front end of the body 122 is located in the accommodating hole 1262 , the rear end of the body 122 is located inside the fixing member 127 , and the spring S surrounds the outer circumference of the body 122 .

In this embodiment, a first groove 1261 is provided on the rear side of the coupling member 126, a second groove 1271 is provided on the front end of the fixing member 127, and both ends of the spring S are respectively set in the first groove 1261 and the second groove 1261. Ditch 1271.

In this embodiment, the first conductive terminal 114 includes two positive terminals 1141 and a negative terminal 1142 , and the second conductive terminal 124 includes two positive terminals 1241 and a negative terminal 1242 , but the invention is not limited thereto. When the first connector 110 is docked with the second connector 120 , the positive terminal 1141 of the first conductive terminal 114 and the positive terminal 1241 of the second conductive terminal 124 are in contact with each other, and the negative terminal 1142 of the first conductive terminal 114 is connected to the second conductive terminal 114 . The negative terminals 1242 of the terminals 124 are in contact with each other to form electrical conduction

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cover body of FIG. 2 when the coupling element is attracted and the spring is deformed. Referring to FIG. 2 first, when the first connector 110 and the second connector 120 are connected to each other, the coupling member 126 enters the slot 116 of the cover body 112 along the first direction D1, so that the second conductive terminal 124 and the first conductive terminal are connected to each other. 114 abut each other to form electrical conduction. Next, referring to FIG. 3 , the cover body 112 and the coupling member 126 generate a three-dimensional magnetic attraction force and drive the coupling member 126 to move toward the first direction D1 to deform the spring S. At this time, the convex arc surface of the coupling member 126 fits against the surface of the cover body 112 . Concave surface. At the same time, the movement of the coupling member 126 drives the spring S to stretch and deform and generate an elastic force T relative to the fixing member 127 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , because the objects of mutual magnetic attraction are the convex arc surface and the concave arc surface, the coupling member 126 and the cover body 112 generate a three-dimensional magnetic force, as shown in FIG. The coupling pieces 126 can be seamlessly fitted and adsorbed to each other. To put it simply, the cover body 112 and the coupling member 126 are magnetically attracted to each other, and there is a magnetic attraction force therebetween. Since the coupling member 126 is moved toward the cover body 112 under the influence of the magnetic attraction force, the spring S is driven to deform and the elastic force T is generated. The elastic force T is parallel to and opposite to the first direction D1. That is to say, with the structural configuration between the cover body 112 and the coupling element 126 , the cover body 112 is completely attached to the outer periphery of the coupling element 126 to generate a three-dimensional magnetic attraction force, which can provide a structural limit to prevent the first connector The 110 and the second connector 120 are separated due to the user's inadvertent pulling, thereby stabilizing the electrical conduction characteristics between the first conductive terminal 114 and the second conductive terminal 124 . In addition, the tensile force T generated by the spring S is stable, which can effectively maintain the connection between the coupling member 126 and the cover body 112 .

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the first connector of FIG. 1 separated from the second connector. Referring to FIG. 4 , when the second connector 120 is pulled and separated from the first connector 110 , the binding member 126 is located within the range of the slot 116 of the cover body 112 , and the binding member 126 is connected to the cover body 112 . The magnetic attraction force between the two can make the combination piece 126 automatically be magnetically attracted into the slot 116 and fit into the slot 116 . With the structural arrangement between the above-mentioned components, the situation of electrical interruption caused by wrong plugging and unplugging between the first connector 110 and the second connector 120 can be avoided.

To sum up, in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, the first connector is provided with a cover body and a first conductive terminal, the cover body has a slot, and the second connector is provided with a main body, a second conductive terminal and a combination pieces. The combination piece is movably sleeved on the body, and the outline of the combination piece is adapted to the slot. When the first connector and the second connector are butted together, the cover body and the combination piece are attracted to each other by the magnetic attraction force, and the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal abut each other to be electrically connected. The first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal are surely contacted by the structural characteristics of the cover body and the bonding element, so as to achieve stable electrical conduction characteristics. In this way, the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal have a good conductive contact effect, thereby improving the safety in use.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the new creation should be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100: Connector Module 110: First connector 112: cover body 114: The first conductive terminal 1141, 1241: positive terminal 1142, 1242: negative terminal 116: Slot 120: Second connector 122: Ontology 124: Second conductive terminal 126: Bonding pieces 1261: First groove 1262: accommodating hole 127: Fixtures 1271: Second groove 128: Outer sleeve S: spring T: stretch X-Y-Z: Cartesian coordinates

FIG. 1 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a connector module according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the connector module of FIG. 1 when it is electrically connected. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cover body of FIG. 2 when the coupling element is attracted and the spring is deformed. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the first connector of FIG. 1 separated from the second connector.

100: Connector Module

110: First connector

112: cover body

114: The first conductive terminal

1141, 1241: positive terminal

1142, 1242: negative terminal

116: Slot

120: Second connector

122: Ontology

124: The first conductive terminal

126: Bonding pieces

1261: First groove

127: Fixtures

1271: Second groove

128: Outer sleeve

D1: first direction

S: spring

X-Y-Z: Cartesian coordinates

Claims (10)

A connector module, comprising: a first connector, comprising: a cover body having a slot; and a plurality of first conductive terminals penetrate through the cover and partially protrude into the slot; a second connector, including: a body; a plurality of second conductive terminals penetrate through the body, and a plurality of contact ends of the second conductive terminals are exposed to the body; and A joint piece is movably sleeved on the body, Wherein the first connector and the second connector are adapted to be plugged into each other for docking or separation, During the docking, the shape of the combination piece is adapted to the slot, so that the first conductive terminals and the second conductive terminals are in contact with each other to be electrically connected, and the cover body and the combination piece are connected to each other. Magnetic attraction. The connector module according to claim 1, wherein the second connector further comprises a spring and a fixing member, the spring is arranged between the coupling member and the fixing member, and the fixing member is fixedly sleeved on the fixing member The main body, the coupling piece can move relative to the fixing piece through the spring, and the coupling piece and the cover are magnetically driven to deform the spring. The connector module of claim 2, wherein the coupling element enters the slot along a first direction, the cover and the coupling element generate a three-dimensional magnetic attraction force, and drive the coupling element to move toward the first direction to generate a magnetic force. Deforming the spring causes the spring to generate elastic force parallel to and opposite to the first direction. The connector module according to claim 2, wherein a first groove is formed on the rear side of the coupling member, a second groove is formed on a front end of the fixing member, and both ends of the spring are respectively disposed on the first groove. the groove and the second groove. The connector module of claim 1, wherein the slot is a concave arc surface, the coupling member is a convex arc surface, and the concave arc surface is adapted to be magnetically attracted to the convex arc surface. The connector module according to claim 1, wherein one of the cover body and the combination piece is a magnetic element, and the other of the cover body and the combination piece is a magnetic conductive element. The connector module according to claim 1, wherein one of the cover body and the combination piece is a magnetic element, and the other of the cover body and the combination piece is a magnetic pole that is different from the magnetic element to generate magnetic attraction another magnetic element. The connector module of claim 1, wherein the slot is recessed at one end of the cover. The connector module according to claim 1, wherein the coupling element has a front side, a rear side and an accommodating hole, the accommodating hole penetrates from the front side to the rear side, wherein the body is formed by the coupling element. The rear side is accommodated in the accommodating hole, and the contact ends face the front side of the coupling element. The connector module according to claim 1, wherein the second connector further comprises an outer sleeve sleeved on the coupling member.

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