TWM628597U - Connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a connector assembly, the female connector includes a terminal module, a housing, and an insertion space between the terminal module and the housing, the terminal module The group includes a bottom, the casing includes a top plate parallel to the bottom, and two side walls arranged on both sides of the insertion space, the top plate and the bottom are disposed close to the insertion space. At both ends of the axial direction, the insertion space is flat, and the top plate is provided with at least one fixing hole; the male connector includes a flat circuit board assembled in the insertion space, An elastic sheet is disposed between the circuit board and the top plate and includes at least one elastic arm, and the end of the elastic arm is provided with a fitting structure that is pressed against the fixing hole.

Description

connector assembly

The present invention relates to a connector, in particular to a connector assembly with enhanced plugging force.

FIG. 10 discloses a connector assembly 100 commonly used in notebook computers. The connector assembly 100 includes a female connector 10 and a male connector 30 that are mated with each other. The female connector 10 includes a terminal module 14 , an iron shell 11 connected to the upper surface of the terminal module 14 , and an insertion space 20 is formed between the iron shell 11 and the terminal module 14 . . The male connector 30 includes a circuit board 31 , an elastic arm 331 disposed on the circuit board 31 , and an iron piece 32 disposed between the circuit board 31 and the elastic arm 331 . When the male end connector 30 is inserted into the insertion space 20 , the elastic arm 331 of the male end connector 30 is restricted by the iron shell 11 to elastically deform, thereby fixing the male end connector 30 on the in the female connector 10 .

However, limited by the overall thickness of the notebook computer, the thickness of the insertion space 20 is designed to be 0.4 mm, and a total of 0.06 mm of upper and lower gaps needs to be reserved. Moreover, the thickness of the circuit board 31 is 0.2 mm, the thickness of the elastic arm 331 is 0.1 mm, and the thickness of the iron sheet 32 is 0.04 mm. Therefore, when the male end connector 30 is docked with the female end connector 10, the elastic deformation space of the elastic arm 331 is only 0.03 mm, which is not enough to generate enough plugging force to fix the male end connector 30 on the in the female connector 10 .

It can be seen that it is particularly important to design a connector assembly that enhances the insertion force.

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art, and to provide a connector assembly with enhanced plug-in force.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a connector assembly, which includes a female connector and a male connector that are butted against each other, the female connector includes a terminal module, and a housing covering the terminal module. , and an insertion space between the terminal module and the casing, the terminal module includes a bottom, the casing includes a top plate arranged in parallel with the bottom, and two by the side walls extending vertically from the opposite side edges of the top plate to the bottom direction, the side walls are respectively arranged on both sides of the insertion space, the top plate and the bottom are respectively arranged in the axial direction of the insertion space two ends, and the top plate and the bottom plate are arranged close to each other, so that the insertion space is in a flat shape, and the top plate is provided with at least one fixing hole connecting the external space and the insertion space; the male end The connector includes a flat circuit board assembled in the insertion space; an elastic sheet fixed on the upper surface of the circuit board, and the elastic sheet is arranged between the circuit board and the top plate It includes at least one elastic arm, and the end of the elastic arm is provided with a fitting structure that is pressed against the fixing hole.

In this creation, the fixing hole includes a positioning vertical rod extending horizontally from the front end of the casing to the rear end direction, and the front end of the positioning vertical rod is connected to the midpoint of the front end of the fixing hole, and the other is connected to the the midpoint of the positioning crossbar that is vertically connected to the rear end of the positioning vertical rod, and an escape groove that is arranged on the inner side of the positioning vertical rod and the positioning crossbar and is recessed on the upper surface of the insertion space; the The end of the elastic arm abuts against the hollow groove, and the fitting structure is arranged to be formed by the The upper surface of the elastic arm is recessed in the direction of the lower surface of the slot, and the slot is pressed against the positioning cross bar.

In the present invention, the terminal module includes a plurality of terminals fixed on the bottom, and the terminal includes a terminal contact portion exposed on the upper surface of the bottom and accommodated in the insertion space; The oblique extension direction of the terminal contact portion is consistent with the insertion direction of the male end connector, and the end of the terminal contact portion is bent in an arc shape with a convex surface facing the top plate and abuts against the circuit board, and the elastic arm The inclination extends toward the rear end of the circuit board.

100: Connector assembly

10: Female connector

11: Shell

11a: Top plate

11b: Sidewalls

111b: Buckle

11c: Tailboard

12: Fixing hole

12a: Positioning the vertical rod

12b: Positioning the crossbar

12c: Escape slot

14: Terminal module

141: Bottom

142: Terminal

142a: Terminal contact part

143a, 143b: grooves

144: Guide block

20: Insert Space

20a: Insertion port

30: Male connector

31: circuit board

32: iron sheet

33: elastic sheet

331: Spring Arm

332: Chimeric Structure

332a: card slot

[Picture 1] is a perspective view of the connector assembly of this creation; [Picture 2] is a front view of the female connector in the connector assembly of this creation; [Picture 3] is the female connector of the connector assembly of this creation The perspective view of the end connector; [the fourth picture] is the perspective view of the housing of the female connector in the connector assembly of this creation; [the fifth picture] is the terminal module of the female connector in the connector assembly of this creation The three-dimensional view; [Sixth picture] is a cross-sectional view of the female connector in the creative connector assembly along the line A-A in the second picture; [Seventh picture] is a partial enlargement of the creative connector assembly along the fifth picture Figures; [Eighth Figure] is an exploded view of the male connector in the creative connector assembly; [Ninth Figure] is a cross-sectional view along the line A-A of the second Figure in the creative connector assembly; [Tenth Figure] It is a cross-sectional view of the conventional connector assembly along the line A-A in the second figure.

In order to describe the technical content, structural features, achieved goals and effects of this creation in detail, the following examples are given and described in detail with the drawings.

Referring to the first and third figures, the present invention discloses a connector assembly 100 , which includes a female connector 10 and a male connector 30 that are butted against each other. For the convenience of explaining the structure of the connector assembly 100, it is defined in the specification that when the female connector 10 is docked with the male connector 30, the front end is the connection between the male connector 30 and the female end. The direction in which the connector 10 is inserted into the connection, the rear end is the end opposite to the front end. The axial direction Y is defined as the axial direction perpendicular to the top plate 11 .

Please refer to FIGS. 3 to 6 , the female connector 10 includes a terminal module 14 , a housing 11 covering the terminal module 14 , and a housing 11 and the terminal module Insertion space 20 defined by group 14 . And the rear end of the insertion space 20 is provided with an insertion port 20a which communicates with the external space. In this preferred embodiment, the terminal module 14 includes a bottom 141 , and a plurality of terminals 142 embedded in the bottom 141 , and the terminals 142 include a terminal 142 exposed on the bottom 141 The terminal contact portion 142a is surface and accommodated in the insertion space 20 . The housing 11 is integrally formed and includes a top plate 11a disposed parallel to the bottom 141, two side walls 11b extending vertically from opposite side edges of the top plate 11a toward the bottom 141, and a top plate 11b extending from the top plate 11a. The front end of 11a extends vertically toward the bottom 141 and closes the tail plate 11c of the front end of the insertion space 20 . The side walls 11b are respectively disposed on both sides of the insertion space 20, the top plate 11a and the bottom 141 are respectively disposed at both ends of the insertion space 20 in the axial direction Y, and the top plate 11a and the The bottom 141 is disposed close to each other, so that the insertion space 20 and the insertion opening 20a are in a flat shape.

Please refer to the sixth, eighth and ninth figures again, the male connector 30 includes a circuit board 31 assembled in the insertion space 20 and abutting against the terminal contact portion 142a. The circuit board 31 is in a flat shape, and has an elastic sheet 33 fixed between the upper surface of the front end of the circuit board 31 and the top plate 11 a , and two elastic arms 331 are provided on the elastic sheet 33 .

Please refer to the first figure, the eighth figure and the ninth figure, further, in order to increase the insertion force of the male end connector 30 into the female end connector 10, and make the male end connector 30 firmly Butt with the female connector 10 . In this preferred embodiment, the top plate 11a is provided with two fixing holes 12 connecting the external space and the insertion space 20, and the end of the elastic arm 331 is provided with two fixing holes 12, respectively The fitting structure 332 that fits together. The elastic action of the elastic arm 331 is increased through the fixing hole 12 , so that the elastic arm 331 is stretched out so that the fitting structure 332 is pressed against the fixing hole 12 .

Specifically, please refer to the fourth, seventh to ninth figures, the fixing hole 12 is rectangular and includes a positioning vertical rod 12a extending horizontally from the front end to the rear end of the housing 11, and the positioning The front end of the vertical rod 12a is connected to the midpoint of the short side of the front end of the fixing hole 12, a positioning crossbar 12b is vertically connected to the rear end of the positioning vertical rod 12a, and a positioning vertical rod 12a is connected to the positioning vertical rod 12a. Position the inner side surface of the cross bar 12b toward the recessed recess 12c on the upper surface of the insertion space 20 . The positioning vertical rod 12a is connected to the midpoint of the positioning horizontal rod 12b. The depth h of the hollow groove 12c is in the range of 0.09 mm or more and 0.15 mm or less. The fitting structure 332 is configured as a locking groove 332a recessed from the upper surface of the elastic arm 331 toward the lower surface, and the locking groove 332a is pressed against the positioning cross bar 12b. Wherein, if the depth of the hollow slot 12c is relatively deep, the positioning vertical rod 12a and the positioning cross bar 12b are easily broken. Zhang outside.

When the male end connector 30 is inserted into the female end connector 10 , the space for the elastic deformation of the elastic arm 331 is increased through the recess 12c, so that the elastic arm 331 is elastically stretched out and connected with the elastic arm 331. The positioning crossbar 12b abuts against the top, and at the same time, the locking groove 332a is snapped and fixed with the positioning crossbar 12b, so that the male end connector 30 is firmly connected to the female end connector 10 .

Wherein, please refer to the fourth and fifth figures again, when the casing 11 and the terminal module 14 are assembled by the automation equipment, they are clamped and fixed to the positioning vertical rod 12a and the positioning horizontal rod 12b through the equipment. The intersection of the terminal modules 14 is convenient for the terminal module 14 to be aligned with the casing, so as to prevent the casing 11 from being placed irregularly and thus unable to be assembled and fixed with the terminal module 14 . Further, the side wall 11b is respectively provided with two buckles 111b, the buckles 111b are respectively disposed on the bottom of the side wall 11b and are bent and extended horizontally in the direction of the insertion space 20, and the bottom 141 and Two grooves 143 a and 143 b and two guiding blocks 144 protruding from the side surfaces of the bottom 141 are respectively provided on two adjacent sides of the side wall 11 b . The grooves 143a and 143b are recessed toward the bottom along the side surface of the bottom 141, and the guide blocks 144 are respectively disposed on both sides of the groove 143b. The front end and the rear end of the terminal module 14 are identified through the guide block 144 to guide the terminal module 14 to be assembled with the housing 11 in an optimal manner. The terminal module 14 is fixed between the side walls 11b through the snaps 111b fixed in the grooves 143a, 143b, and the guide block 144 is flush with the side walls 11b.

Please refer to FIG. 8 again, in order to prevent the circuit board 31 from being squeezed and deformed when the circuit board 31 is inserted into the insertion space 20 through the insertion port 20a, the circuit board 31 and the elastic sheet An iron sheet 32 is disposed between 33, and the iron sheet 32 is welded with the elastic sheet 33 first, and then a conductive adhesive (not shown in the figure) is passed through to prevent the circuit board 31 from being deformed. Meanwhile, in order to prevent the terminal contact portion 142a and the elastic arm 331 from being broken or deformed, in this preferred embodiment, the oblique extension direction of the terminal contact portion 142a is consistent with the insertion direction of the male connector 30 , and the end of the terminal contact portion 142a is bent in an arc shape with a convex surface facing the top plate 11a and abuts against the lower surface of the circuit board 31 , and the elastic arm 331 is inclined toward the rear of the circuit board 31 . end extension. Thus, the male connector 30 can be easily inserted into the insertion space 20 .

100: Connector assembly

10: Female connector

11: Shell

11a: Top plate

11b: Sidewalls

12: Fixing hole

12a: Positioning the vertical rod

12b: Positioning the crossbar

30: Male connector

31: circuit board

Claims (3)

A connector assembly includes a female end connector and a male end connector that are butted to each other, the female end connector includes a terminal module, a casing covering the terminal module, and a terminal set on the terminal The insertion space between the module and the casing, the terminal module includes a bottom, the casing includes a top plate arranged in parallel with the bottom, and two opposite side edges of the top plate The side walls extending vertically in the direction of the bottom, the side walls are respectively arranged on both sides of the insertion space, the top plate and the bottom are respectively arranged at both axial ends of the insertion space, and the top plate and the The bottom plate is disposed close to each other, so that the insertion space is in a flat shape, and the top plate is provided with at least one fixing hole connecting the external space and the insertion space; the male end connector includes a A flat circuit board inserted in the space; an elastic sheet fixed on the upper surface of the circuit board, and the elastic sheet is arranged between the circuit board and the top plate and includes at least one elastic arm, And the end of the elastic arm is provided with a fitting structure that is pressed against the fixing hole. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the fixing hole includes a positioning vertical rod extending horizontally from the front end of the housing to the rear end direction, and the front end of the positioning vertical rod is connected to the front end of the fixing hole A midpoint connection, a midpoint of a positioning crossbar that is vertically connected to the rear end of the positioning vertical rod, and a middle point of the positioning crossbar that is arranged on the inner side of the positioning vertical rod and the positioning crossbar and extends to the upper surface of the insertion space A recessed recess; the end of the elastic arm abuts in the recess, and the fitting structure It is set as a card slot which is recessed from the upper surface of the elastic arm to the lower surface direction, and the card slot is pressed against the positioning cross bar. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the terminal module comprises a plurality of terminals fixed on the bottom, and the terminals comprise a terminal exposed on the upper surface of the bottom and accommodated in the socket The terminal contact part of the installation space; the oblique extension direction of the terminal contact part is consistent with the insertion direction of the male end connector, and the end of the terminal contact part is bent in an arc shape with a convex surface facing the top plate and the circuit The boards are pressed against each other, and the elastic arm extends obliquely toward the rear end of the circuit board.

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