TWM628479U - Module connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A module connector includes an insulating body and a terminal module. The aforementioned insulating body is provided with a rear wall. The aforementioned terminal module is provided with a plurality of conductive terminals, and the aforementioned conductive terminals include a fixing portion, a butt portion and a tail portion. The rear wall is provided with a plurality of first positioning parts and a first slot arranged at intervals, the first positioning part is provided with a first main body part and a first end part located at the rear end of the first main body part; the first slot It includes a first positioning groove located between two adjacent first body parts and a first flaring opening between two adjacent first end parts. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can position the abutting portion in the first positioning groove under the guidance of the first flaring opening by providing the first flaring opening, thereby improving the assembly efficiency.

Description

module connector

The invention relates to a modular connector, which belongs to the technical field of electrical connectors.

This creation requires the priority of the Chinese patent application with the filing date of January 26, 2021 and the application number: 202120223729.0, the entire contents of which are incorporated into this application by reference.

A conventional module connector generally includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals installed in the insulating body, and a metal shielding shell sleeved on the insulating body. The insulating body is provided with an accommodating space for accommodating the butt plug, and the conductive terminal includes a butt portion extending into the accommodating space and arranged in an oblique shape. Generally speaking, the insulating body is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves for positioning the conductive terminals.

In order to improve the installation stability of the conductive terminal and reduce the shaking, the size of the aforementioned positioning groove is generally designed to match the width of the conductive terminal. The problem caused by this is that the installation of the conductive terminal is more difficult, and the conductive terminal is likely to collide or interfere with other surfaces of the insulating body during the installation process, which reduces the assembly efficiency.

The purpose of this creation is to provide a modular connector that is easy to assemble.

In order to achieve the aforementioned purpose, the present creation adopts the following technical solutions: a modular connector, comprising: an insulating body, the aforementioned insulating body is provided with a butt surface, a butt space penetrating the aforesaid butt surface, and a rear wall located at the rear end of the aforesaid butt space; and a terminal module, the terminal module is provided with an insulating block and a plurality of conductive terminals, and the conductive terminals include a fixing portion fixed on the insulating block, a butting portion extending obliquely into the connecting space, and a connecting portion extending from the fixing portion. tail; The rear wall is provided with a plurality of first positioning parts arranged at intervals and a first slot located between two adjacent first positioning parts, and the first positioning parts are provided with a first main body part and a first main body part located in the first main body part The first end portion of the rear end of the The abutting portion is positioned in the first positioning groove under the guidance of the first flaring opening.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the first end portion is provided with a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface respectively located on both sides, the first flared opening is a first insertion slot, and the first insertion slot is located adjacent to Between the aforementioned first slope of one of the two aforementioned first end portions and the aforementioned second slope of the other.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the first main body part is provided with a first vertical surface and a second vertical surface respectively located on both sides, and the first positioning groove is located in the aforesaid one of the two adjacent first main body parts. Between the first vertical plane and the aforementioned second vertical plane of the other.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the rear wall is further provided with an inclined guide surface located at the top of the first slot and exposed in the first slot, and the inclined guide surface is used to guide the abutment portion the free end of .

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the aforementioned insulating body further includes a bottom wall located at the bottom of the aforementioned docking space, and the aforementioned bottom wall is provided with a plurality of second positioning portions arranged at intervals and located between two adjacent second positioning portions. The second slot; the aforementioned conductive terminal includes a connecting portion connected to the aforementioned butt portion, and the aforementioned connecting portion is positioned in the aforementioned second slot.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the second positioning portion is provided with a second main body portion and a second end portion located at the rear end of the second main body portion; the second slot includes two adjacent second main bodies. A second positioning groove between the two adjacent end portions and a second flaring located between two adjacent second end portions, and the connecting portion is positioned in the second positioning groove under the guidance of the second flaring.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the second end portion is provided with a third inclined surface and a fourth inclined surface respectively located on both sides, the second flared opening is a second insertion slot, and the second insertion slot is located adjacent to Between the aforesaid third inclined surface of one of the two aforesaid second end portions and the aforesaid fourth inclined surface of the other.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the aforementioned conductive terminal is insert-molded into the aforementioned insulating block, and the aforementioned modular connector further includes a built-in circuit board electrically connected to the aforementioned tail portion.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the module connector further includes a metal shielding shell sleeved on the insulating body, and the metal shielding shell is provided with the insulating body protruding to the outside and located at the rear of the abutting surface. the plural ground shields.

As a further improved technical solution of this creation, the aforementioned modular connector is an RJ 45 socket connector.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention can position the abutting portion in the first positioning groove under the guidance of the first flaring opening by providing the first flaring opening, thereby improving the assembly efficiency. In addition, the aforesaid first positioning groove can provide a good positioning for the aforesaid abutting part, so as to avoid excessive shaking of the conductive terminal and ensure the installation stability of the conductive terminal.

1: Insulation body

10: Docking space

100: Module connector

11: Butt surface

12: Back Wall

121: The first positioning part

1211: The first main body

1211a: first vertical plane

1211b: Second vertical plane

1212: First End Section

1212a: First bevel

1212b: Second Bevel

122: First slotting

1221: The first positioning slot

1222: First flare

123: Inclined guide surface

13: Bottom wall

131: Second positioning part

1311: Second main body

1312: Second end part

1312a: Third Bevel

1312b: Fourth Bevel

132: Second slotting

1321: Second positioning slot

1322: Second flare

2: Terminal module

21: Insulation block

22: Conductive terminal

221: Fixed part

222: Docking Department

2221: Free end

223: tail

224: Connector

3: Built-in circuit board

4: Core components

41: Insulation shell

410: Containment Space

42: transfer terminal

5: Metal shielding shell

51: Grounding Baffle

A: The circled part in Figure 4

B: The circled part in Figure 8

C-C: line

D: The circled part in Figure 10

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the connector of the creation module in one embodiment.

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

FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of the circled portion A in FIG. 4 .

FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view of the terminal module, the built-in circuit board and the core assembly in FIG. 4 .

FIG. 7 is a partially exploded perspective view of FIG. 4 from another angle.

FIG. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view of the terminal module, the built-in circuit board, the core assembly and the insulating body.

FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view of the circled portion B in FIG. 8 .

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG. 1 after removing the metal shielding case in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 11 is a partial enlarged view of the circled portion D in FIG. 10 .

The exemplary embodiments of the present creation will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. If plural specific embodiments exist, the features of these embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. When the description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise stated, the same numerals in different drawings refer to show the same or similar elements. What is described in the following exemplary detailed description does not represent all embodiments consistent with the present creation; rather, they are merely consistent with some aspects of the present creation as recited in the patentable scope of the present creation Examples of devices, products and/or methods.

The terms used in this creation are only for the purpose of describing specific implementations, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of this creation. As used in the description of this creation and in the scope of the claims, the singular forms "a," "the aforesaid," or "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

It should be understood that words such as "first", "second" and similar words used in the description of this creation and the scope of the patent application do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish the naming of features . Likewise, "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a quantitative limitation, but rather denote the presence of at least one. Unless otherwise specified, words such as "front", "back", "upper", "lower" and other similar words appearing in this creation are only for the convenience of description, and are not limited to a specific position or a spatial orientation. "includes" or "comprising" and the like are an open-ended expression meaning that elements appearing before "including" or "including" encompass elements appearing after "including" or "including" and their equivalents, This does not exclude that elements appearing before "including" or "comprising" can also include other elements. If "plural" appears in this work, its meaning refers to two or more.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 8 , the present invention discloses a modular connector 100 , which includes an insulating body 1 , a terminal module 2 , a built-in circuit board 3 , a core assembly 4 , and is sleeved on the aforementioned insulating body 1 The metal shielding shell 5. In the embodiment illustrated in the present invention, the aforementioned modular connector 100 is an RJ 45 socket connector.

The insulating body 1 is provided with a butt surface 11 , a docking space 10 penetrating the abutting surface 11 , a rear wall 12 located at the rear end of the docking space 10 , and a bottom wall 13 located at the bottom of the docking space 10 .

Referring to FIGS. 8 to 11 , the rear wall 12 is provided with a plurality of first positioning portions 121 arranged at intervals, a first slot 122 located between two adjacent first positioning portions 121 , and a first slot 122 exposed to the first positioning portion 121 . An inclined guide surface 123 in the slot 122 . In the embodiment illustrated in the present invention, each of the aforementioned first positioning portions 121 extends in a vertical direction. The first positioning portion 121 is provided with a first main body portion 1211 and a first end portion 1212 located at the rear end of the first main body portion 1211 . Please refer to As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 11 , the first slot 122 includes a first positioning groove 1221 located between two adjacent first body parts 1211 and a first positioning groove 1221 located between two adjacent first end parts 1212 A flare 1222. The aforementioned inclined guide surfaces 123 are located at the top of each of the aforementioned first slots 122 .

Specifically, each of the aforementioned first end portions 1212 is provided with a first inclined surface 1212a and a second inclined surface 1212b located on two sides respectively, the aforementioned first flared opening 1222 is a first insertion slot, and the aforementioned first insertion slot is located adjacent to Between the aforementioned first slope 1212a of one of the two aforementioned first end portions 1212 and the aforementioned second slope 1212b of the other.

Each of the first main body parts 1211 is provided with a first vertical surface 1211a and a second vertical surface 1211b located on two sides, respectively, and the first positioning groove 1221 is located in the first two adjacent first main body parts 1211. Between the vertical surface 1211a and the other aforementioned second vertical surface 1211b.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the bottom wall 13 is provided with a plurality of second positioning portions 131 arranged at intervals and a second slot 132 located between two adjacent second positioning portions 131 . In the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, each of the second positioning portions 131 extends in a horizontal direction, and the second positioning portions 131 are perpendicular to the first positioning portions 121 . The second positioning portion 131 is provided with a second body portion 1311 and a second end portion 1312 located at the rear end of the second body portion 1311 . The aforementioned second slot 132 includes a second positioning slot 1321 located between two adjacent second main portions 1311 and a second flare 1322 located between two adjacent second end portions 1312 .

Specifically, each of the aforementioned second end portions 1312 is provided with a third sloped surface 1312a and a fourth sloped surface 1312b located on two sides respectively, the aforementioned second flared opening 1322 is a second insertion slot, and the aforementioned second insertion slot is located adjacent to Between the aforementioned third slope 1312a of one of the two aforementioned second end portions 1312 and the aforementioned fourth slope 1312b of the other.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the aforementioned terminal module 2 is provided with an insulating block 21 and a plurality of conductive terminals 22 . In the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned conductive terminal 22 is insert-molded into the aforementioned insulating block 21 to form an integral body. Each of the aforementioned conductive terminals 22 includes a fixing portion 221 fixed to the aforementioned insulating block 21 , a matching portion 222 extending obliquely into the aforementioned connecting space 10 , a tail portion 223 extending from the aforementioned fixing portion 221 , and a connecting portion 222 connected to the aforementioned connecting portion 222 . Connection part 224 . The aforementioned connecting portion 224 extends horizontally. The aforementioned tail portion 223 is electrically connected to the aforementioned built-in circuit board 3 . In the embodiment illustrated in the present invention, the aforementioned tail portion 223 is soldered to the aforementioned built-in circuit board 3 through through holes.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the aforementioned core assembly 4 includes an insulating shell 41 and a plurality of transfer terminals 42 fixed on the aforementioned insulating shell 41 . The insulating shell 41 is provided with an accommodation space 410 for accommodating a coil module (not shown), the coil module is connected to the transfer terminal 42, and the bottom end of the transfer terminal 42 is used for electrical connection with an external circuit board (not shown). sexual connection. The built-in circuit board 3 covers the receiving space 410 to protect the coil module.

The aforementioned terminal module 2 is mounted on the aforementioned insulating shell 41 to form a whole. During assembly, the whole body composed of the aforementioned core assembly 4 and the aforementioned terminal module 2 is assembled together with the aforementioned insulating body 1 . For example, the whole body consisting of the aforementioned core assembly 4 and the aforementioned terminal module 2 is mounted on the aforementioned insulating body 1 together from the rear to the front. At this time, the abutting portion 222 of the conductive terminal 22 passes through the first slot 122 under the guidance of the first flare 1222 and is positioned in the first positioning slot 1221 . At the same time, the inclined guide surface 123 also provides a guide for the free end 2221 (refer to FIG. 4 ) of the abutment portion 222 , so as to facilitate the installation of the terminal module 2 on the insulating body 1 . By arranging the first flared openings 1222 whose left and right widths are larger than the aforementioned first positioning grooves 1221, the abutting portion 222 of the aforementioned conductive terminal 22 can be installed and guided; The first positioning groove 1221 can better limit the aforementioned abutting portion 222 , prevent excessive shaking of the abutting portion 222 , and ensure the installation stability of the conductive terminal 22 .

As the aforementioned terminal module 2 is further installed forward, the connecting portions 224 of the aforementioned conductive terminals 22 are positioned in the aforementioned second positioning grooves 1321 under the guidance of the aforementioned second flared openings 1322 . By arranging the second flared openings 1322 whose left and right widths are larger than the aforementioned second positioning grooves 1321, the connecting portion 224 of the aforementioned conductive terminal 22 can be installed and guided; The second positioning groove 1321 can better limit the aforementioned connecting portion 224 , prevent excessive shaking of the connecting portion 224 , and ensure the installation stability of the conductive terminal 22 .

The metal shielding shell 5 is provided with a plurality of grounding blocking pieces 51 protruding from the insulating body 1 to the outside and located at the rear of the abutting surface 11 . The aforementioned ground blocking plate 51 is used for contacting with the ground casing of the electronic device, so as to improve the grounding effect.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present creation and do not limit the technical solutions described in the present creation. The understanding of the present creation should be based on those skilled in the art, although this description has made detailed descriptions of the present creation with reference to the foregoing embodiments. Description, only, common in the field It should be understood by those skilled in the art that those skilled in the art can still modify or equivalently replace this creation, and all technical solutions and improvements that do not depart from the spirit and scope of this creation shall be covered within the scope of the patent application for this creation.

121: The first positioning part

1211: The first main body

1211a: first vertical plane

1211b: Second vertical plane

1212: First End Section

1212a: First bevel

1212b: Second Bevel

122: First slotting

123: Inclined guide surface

B: The circled part in Figure 8

Claims (10)

A modular connector, comprising: an insulating body, the insulating body is provided with a butting surface, a butting space penetrating the abutting surface, and a rear wall located at the rear end of the abutting space; and A terminal module, the terminal module is provided with an insulating block and a plurality of conductive terminals, and the conductive terminal includes a fixing portion fixed to the insulating block, a butting portion extending obliquely into the abutting space, and a tail portion extending from the fixing portion ; The rear wall is provided with a plurality of first positioning parts arranged at intervals and a first slot located between two adjacent first positioning parts, and the first positioning part is provided with a first main body part and a first positioning part located in the first positioning part. The first end part of the rear end of the main body part; the first slot includes a first positioning groove located between two adjacent first body parts and a first expansion groove located between two adjacent first end parts. The abutting portion is positioned in the first positioning groove under the guidance of the first flaring opening. The module connector according to claim 1, wherein: the first end portion is provided with a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface respectively located on both sides, the first flared opening is a first insertion slot, and the first insertion slot is The connecting groove is located between the first inclined surface of one of the two adjacent first end portions and the second inclined surface of the other. The module connector according to claim 1, wherein: the first main body portion is provided with a first vertical surface and a second vertical surface respectively located on two sides, and the first positioning groove is located on two adjacent first main bodies. between the aforementioned first vertical face of one of the parts and the aforementioned second vertical face of the other. The module connector according to claim 1, wherein: the rear wall is further provided with an inclined guide surface located at the top of the first slot and exposed in the first slot, and the inclined guide surface is used for The free ends of the aforementioned butt joints are guided. The modular connector according to claim 1, wherein: the insulating body further comprises a bottom wall located at the bottom of the docking space, the bottom wall is provided with a plurality of second positioning parts arranged at intervals and two adjacent second positioning parts. A second slot between the two positioning portions; the conductive terminal includes a connecting portion connected to the abutting portion, and the connecting portion is positioned in the second slot. The module connector according to claim 5, wherein: the second positioning part is provided with a second main body part and a second end part located at the rear end of the second main body part; The second positioning grooves between each of the second body parts and the second flaring between two adjacent second end parts, the connecting part is positioned at the second positioning under the guidance of the second flaring. in the slot. The module connector according to claim 6, wherein: the second end portion is provided with a third inclined surface and a fourth inclined surface respectively located on both sides, the second flared opening is a second insertion slot, and the second insertion slot is The connecting groove is located between the third inclined surface of one of the two adjacent second end portions and the fourth inclined surface of the other. The modular connector according to claim 1, wherein: the conductive terminal is insert-molded on the insulating block, and the modular connector further includes a built-in circuit board electrically connected to the tail. The modular connector according to claim 1, wherein: the modular connector further comprises a metal shielding shell sleeved on the insulating body, and the metal shielding shell is provided with the insulating body protruding to the outside and located in the A plurality of grounding flaps at the rear of the aforementioned abutting surface. The modular connector according to claim 1, wherein: the aforementioned modular connector is an RJ 45 socket connector.

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