TWM629885U - Socket connector with insertion space and guiding structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a socket connector with a plug-in space and a guide structure, wherein a socket accommodating space, a plug-in space and a socket guide are arranged on the butt side of the socket connector, and a plug connector is plugged into a socket. In the case of the receptacle connector, a tongue plate of the plug connector can extend into the receptacle accommodating space, a plug plate of the plug connector can extend into the insertion space, and each of the receptacle guide units will The corresponding plug guide unit of the plug connector is guided and combined with each other, so that the guide structure of the socket guide member can guide and guide the user to insert the socket connector and/or the plug connector of the plug connector. Make sure that the mating plug connector is plugged into the socket connector in the correct plug direction.

Description

Receptacle connector with insertion space and guide structure

This creation relates to socket connectors, especially a connector set with a plug-in board and a plug-in space. The socket connector is provided with a socket guide so that when a plug connector is plugged into the socket connector , the socket guide can achieve the effect of guiding and guiding the plugging direction.

Press, with the advancement of communication technology and electronic technology, electronic devices with various functions, such as: portable power supply devices that can be carried around for continuous power supply of mobile phones, mobile phones that allow people to communicate at both ends of the world, and can satisfy people anytime, anywhere. The Walkman for listening to music and the Personal Computer (Personal Computer) that can assist people in handling various things have become indispensable tools in modern people's life and work.

In addition, various electronic devices (such as: smart phones, tablet computers, desktop computers, notebook computers, digital cameras, etc.) in order to receive electronic signals and power from the outside world, usually must be in each electronic device. There is a signal connector on the fuselage. Generally speaking, the signal connector refers to all the connecting components and accessories used in electronic signals and power supply. It is the bridge of all signals, and its quality will affect the transmission of current and signals. Reliability has an impact, and is also closely related to the operation of electronic devices. Moreover, through the function of signal connectors, multiple electronic devices can be connected to form a complete system to transmit electronic signals or power to each other. Therefore, it can be seen that the signal connector In fact, it is an indispensable element for each electronic device to achieve predetermined functions.

With the change of use and installation position, the connector also has a variety of different types of structures to adapt to and meet the needs of use, but no matter what kind of connector, it will always be designed in the direction of light and thin to meet the increasingly thin and light electronic products without taking up too much space. However, with the different installation positions of the connectors, workers sometimes need to plug and unplug the connectors when the line of sight is obstructed. Therefore, it is easy to cause the connectors to fail to be plugged in accurately, or to deviate from the correct direction when unplugging ( For example, pulling out the connector obliquely) causes internal components (such as tongues or terminals) to be broken and damaged, which affects the operation of the connector. The problems arising from the aforementioned blind mating (ie, the situation where the line of sight is obstructed) are often heard, and after the connector is thinned, it is easy to cause damage to the connector due to improper force. Therefore, how to make the connector In use, it has good pluggability and assembly stability to avoid the aforementioned regrets, which is a major topic discussed in this creation.

In order to stand out in the fiercely competitive market, the creator relies on the rich practical experience in the design, processing and manufacture of various power or signal connectors for many years, and upholds the research spirit of excellence, after long-term efforts to research After experiments and experiments, a socket connector with a plug-in space and a guiding structure was finally developed. It is hoped that the advent of this creation will provide users with a better experience.

One objective of the present invention is to provide a socket connector with a plug-in space and a guide structure, including a socket insulating body, a plurality of socket metal terminals, a socket metal shell and a socket guide member, wherein the socket A pair of ports and a socket accommodating space are arranged on the butting side of the insulating body, and the pair of ports is communicated with the socket accommodating space; each of the socket metal terminals is embedded in the insulating body of the socket, and the front end of the socket is exposed to the socket. An accommodating space, when the socket connector is assembled to a plug connector, the socket accommodating space can allow a tongue plate of the plug connector to protrude, and the socket metal terminals will be connected with the plurality of socket connectors in the plug connector. The metal terminals of the support plug are electrically connected to each other; the metal shell of the socket is provided with a socket assembly space, and the socket insulating body can extend into and be fixed to the socket assembly space, and the outer wall surface of the socket insulating body is connected with the socket metal shell A plug space is formed between the inner walls of the socket; the socket guide is located in the plug space, and is provided with at least one socket guide unit. When the socket connector is assembled to the plug connector, each The socket guide unit can be guided and combined with a plug guide of the plug connector, so that the socket guide provided by the socket connector can make the mated plug connector in the correct insertion direction Combines with itself to improve ease of docking.

Optionally, the socket connector is only provided with a single plug space.

Optionally, the socket guide unit is a groove or a notch.

Optionally, the socket guide unit is a raised portion.

Optionally, the socket guide is integrally formed with the plug insulating body.

Optionally, the socket guide is integrally formed with the socket metal shell.

Optionally, the outer side surface of the socket metal shell is concave inward, so as to form the socket guide unit in the form of a hollow frame in the insertion space.

In order to facilitate your review committee to have a further understanding and understanding of the purpose, technical features and effects of this creation, the following examples are given in conjunction with the drawings, and the details are as follows:

In order to make the purpose, technical content and advantages of the present creation more clear, the embodiments disclosed in the present creation will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the invention from the content disclosed in this specification, and the invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and applications. , and make various modifications and changes without departing from the concept of this creation. In addition, it is stated in advance that the drawings in this creation are only for simple schematic illustration, and are not drawn according to the actual size. In addition, unless the context clearly states or defines it, the meanings of "a" and "the" in this document include plural numbers. In addition, the following embodiments will further describe the related technical contents of the present creation in detail, but the disclosed contents are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present creation.

It is to be understood that the terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art, and in case of conflict, any definitions given herein will control. Because the same thing can be expressed in many ways, alternative words and synonyms may be used for any term discussed or recited herein without special qualification as to whether a term is described or discussed herein, and the use of one or more synonyms does not preclude other synonyms . The examples used anywhere in the specification of this creation, including the use of any terms, are illustrative only and in no way limit the scope and meaning of this creation or any term. Likewise, the present invention is not limited to the various embodiments disclosed in the specification. Although the terms first, second, or third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, each such element should not be limited by the foregoing terms, which are primarily used to distinguish one element from another and should not be used for any The elements impose any substantial limitations and should not limit the order in which the various elements may be assembled or arranged in practical applications. In addition, the directional terms mentioned in the embodiments, such as "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., only refer to the directions of the drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to illustrate and not to limit the scope of protection of this creation. In addition, the term "or", as used herein, should include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items, as the case may be.

Furthermore, terms such as "substantially" or "approximately" as used herein may refer to a numerical value within a range of deviation from a specific value that can be recognized or determined by those skilled in the art. or the average value of complex numbers, including taking into account the limitations of the measurement system or equipment, and certain specific errors that may occur when measuring the specific value, for example, substantially (substantially) The value mentioned can include ±5%, ±3%, ±1%, ±0.5%, ±0.1%, or one or more standard deviations of that particular value.

This creation is a socket connector with a plug-in space and a guiding structure. Since there are many types of connectors today, this creation is aimed at having a plug-in board in addition to the original butt-joint structure for metal terminals. The socket connector in the connector set of the plug space is improved, wherein the plug board and the plug space set in the connector set do not have metal terminals for transmitting electrical signals. In addition, the socket connector of this creation is not limited to the aspect drawn in the drawings, and the industry can adjust the appearance and shape of each component according to product requirements. The basic structure and function, that is, the socket connector that this creation intends to protect, will be described first.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , in one embodiment, the socket connector 1 is applied to a connector set C, and the connector set C includes the socket connector 1 and a plug connector 2 , wherein, The socket connector 1 includes a socket insulating body 11 , a plurality of socket metal terminals 12 , a socket guiding member 13 and a socket metal shell 14 , wherein a pair of interfaces 111 and a The socket accommodating space 110, and the pair of interfaces 111 will be communicated with the socket accommodating space 110. The aforementioned "butt side" refers to the opposite side of the socket connector 1 and the plug connector 2 when they are plugged, so as to Referring to FIG. 1 , the mating side of the socket insulating body 11 is the lower left side of FIG. 1 , and the shape and quantity of the mating interface 111 and/or the socket accommodating space 110 can be matched with the related mating elements of the plug connector 2 ( Such as: tongue plate 211) to match.

1 to 3 again, each of the socket metal terminals 12 can be embedded in the socket insulating body 11, and one end (or the butt end) of the socket accommodating space 110 will be exposed outside, so that the socket accommodating space 110 is exposed. The butting side of the socket insulating body 11 is exposed to the outside. It is particularly mentioned here that the aforementioned "butting end" refers to the opposite end of the plug connector 2 and the socket connector 1 when they are plugged together. In other words, the butting end of the socket metal terminal 12 is the lower left side of FIG. 3 . In addition, in this embodiment, the socket connector 1 is in the form of a board-end connector (ie, the metal terminals are electrically connected to the circuit board), so the other end of each socket metal terminal 12 can extend beyond the socket insulating body 11 and soldered to a circuit board, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the receptacle connector 1 can be adjusted to the form of a wire-end connector (ie, the metal terminal is electrically connected to the transmission line) according to product requirements, or can be suitable for horizontal type or The vertical type connector structure is not limited to the appearance in the drawings of the embodiments.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 again, the socket metal shell 14 is provided with a socket assembly space 140, and the socket insulating body 11 can be inserted into and fixed to the socket assembly space 140, so that the socket can be assembled by the socket The metal shell 14 improves the overall strength of the socket connector 1, prevents electromagnetic interference (EMI) or protects the socket insulating body 11 and other functions. Moreover, the outer wall surface of the socket insulating body 11 is opposite to the inner wall of the socket metal shell 14. The walls can be separated by a distance to form a plug space 141 therebetween (as shown in FIG. 2 ). In this embodiment, the socket connector 1 is only provided with a single plug space 141 , but not Limited by this, in other embodiments of the present invention, the socket connector 1 can be provided with a plurality of insertion spaces 141, for example, a plurality of insertion spaces 141 can be provided on the same side of the socket connector 1, or At least one insertion space 141 is respectively provided on opposite sides of the socket connector 1 .

Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 again, the socket guide 13 is made of metal, and is provided with at least one socket guide unit 131 . In this embodiment, the socket guide 13 can be connected with the socket guide 13 . The socket metal shell 14 is integrally formed, and each socket guide unit 131 is located in the insertion space 141 (as shown in FIG. 2 ), but not limited to this. In other embodiments of the present invention, the The socket guide 13 can be an independent component, and can be assembled to the socket metal shell 14 , so that each socket guide unit 131 is located in the insertion space 141 . In addition, in this embodiment, the outer side of the socket metal shell 14 can be concave inward to form a socket guide unit 131 in the form of a convex part on the inner side (as shown in FIG. 2 ), but in the present invention In other embodiments, according to product requirements, the socket guide unit 131 can be a protruding portion of a solid block, not limited to the protruding portion of a hollow frame as shown in FIG. 2 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , after the plug connector 2 and the socket connector 1 are plugged together, the tongue plate 211 of the plug connector 2 can be inserted through the corresponding mating port 111 into the socket accommodating space 110, and the plurality of plug metal terminals 22 of the plug connector 2 can also be electrically connected with the corresponding socket metal terminals 12 to transmit electrical signals to each other. The plug board 213 can extend into the plug space 141 to play a guiding effect, so that the plug connector 2 and the socket connector 1 can maintain a correct plug connection relationship, and the socket guide unit 131 It can also be guided and combined with the plug guide unit 231 on the plug connector 2 to achieve the desired guiding effect. For example, the socket guide unit 131 in the form of a bump can extend into In the plug guide unit 231 (as shown in FIG. 1 ), the lateral outer diameter of the bump (in the direction extending from the upper left to the lower right in FIG. 2 ) can be the same or substantially the same as the lateral inner diameter of the groove, so that the The plug connector 2 maintains the correct insertion and extraction direction, so as not to cause damage to components due to deviation from the correct insertion and extraction direction.

In addition to the aforementioned implementation aspects, the industry can adjust the structural aspect and arrangement position of the socket guide and its socket guide unit according to product requirements. In another embodiment of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 . As shown, a socket connector 3 includes a socket insulating body 31 , a plurality of socket metal terminals 32 , a socket guiding member 33 and a socket metal shell 34 , wherein a pair of interfaces are provided on the mating side of the socket insulating body 11 311 is connected to a socket accommodating space 310, and the pair of interfaces 311 will communicate with the socket accommodating space 310. Each of the socket metal terminals 32 can be embedded in the socket insulating body 31, and one end (or the butt end) of the socket can be externally By exposing the socket accommodating space 310 , the butting side of the socket insulating body 31 can be exposed. In addition, the socket metal shell 34 is provided with a socket assembly space 340 so that the socket insulating body 31 can be fixed therein. A plug space 341 (as shown in FIG. 7 ) is formed for accommodating the plug board 413 of the plug connector 4 for mating, so as to play a guiding effect, so that the plug connector 4 and the socket connector 3 are two can maintain the correct plug-in relationship.

Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 , the socket guide 33 is made of insulating material, and is provided with at least one socket guide unit 331 . In this other embodiment, the socket guide 33 can It is integrally formed with the socket insulating body 31 and is located on the same outer wall surface of the insertion space 341 , so that the socket guide units 331 are also located in the insertion space 341 , but not limited to this. In other embodiments, the socket guide member 33 can also be an independent component, and can be assembled to the socket insulating body 31 , so that each socket guide unit 331 is located in the insertion space 341 .

On top of that, please refer to FIGS. 6 to 8 again. In this other embodiment, the socket guiding unit 331 is a bump (as shown in FIG. 7 ), when the plug connector 4 is plugged into the socket After the connector 3 is connected, the socket guide unit 331 can be guided and combined with the corresponding plug guide unit 431 on the plug board 413 to achieve the desired guiding effect, for example, the socket guide in the form of a bump The unit 331 can protrude into the plug guide unit 431 in the form of a groove, and the lateral outer diameter of the protrusion (the extending direction from the upper left to the lower right in FIG. 7 ) can be the same or substantially the same as the lateral inner diameter of the groove . However, in other embodiments of the present invention, according to product requirements (for example, the plug guide unit 331 can be changed to a bump), the socket guide unit 331 can be changed to a groove or a notch (that is, the socket guide unit 331 can be changed to a groove or a notch). Connected to the socket accommodating space 310), so as to be able to be matched with the plug guide unit, so as to be able to guide and assemble with each other.

According to the above, it is only the preferred embodiment of this creation. However, the scope of rights claimed in this creation is not limited to this. Equivalent changes that can be easily thought of should be within the scope of protection of this creation.

[acquaintance] none [this creation] 1, 3: socket connector 11, 31: Socket insulation body 110, 310: Socket accommodation space 111, 311: to the interface 12, 32: socket metal terminal 13, 33: Socket guide 131, 331: socket guide unit 14, 34: Socket metal shell 140, 340: socket assembly space 141, 341: Plug space 2, 4: Plug connector 213, 413: plug-in board 22: Plug metal terminal 231, 431: Plug guide unit C: Connector group

[FIG. 1] is a schematic diagram of an unplugged connector set according to an embodiment of the present invention; [FIG. 2] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the socket connector of this embodiment of the present invention; [Fig. 3] is an exploded schematic diagram of the socket connector of this embodiment of the present invention; [FIG. 4] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the connector set of this embodiment of the present invention having been plugged; [FIG. 5] is a schematic cross-sectional view of the connector set of this embodiment of the present invention having been inserted; [FIG. 6] is a schematic diagram of the connector set of another embodiment of the present invention not being plugged; [ FIG. 7 ] is a perspective view of a socket connector according to another embodiment of the present invention; and [Fig. 8] is an exploded schematic diagram of a socket connector according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1: socket connector

11: Socket insulation body

110: Socket accommodation space

111: pair interface

12: Socket metal terminal

13: Socket guide

131: Socket guide unit

14: Socket metal shell

141: Plug space

Claims (7)

A socket connector with a plug-in space and a guide structure, comprising: a socket insulating body, a pair of interfaces and a socket accommodating space are arranged on the butting side of the socket, and the pair of interfaces will communicate with the socket accommodating space; A plurality of socket metal terminals are embedded in the socket insulating body, and the front end thereof will expose the socket accommodating space. When the socket connector is assembled to a plug connector, the socket accommodating space can be used for the plug connection. a tongue plate of the connector protrudes into, and the socket metal terminals are electrically connected with a plurality of plug metal terminals in the plug connector; A socket metal shell with a socket assembly space therein, and the socket insulating body can extend into and be fixed to the socket assembly space between the outer wall surface of the socket insulating body and the inner wall surface of the socket metal shell forming a socket space; and A socket guide, located in the plug space, is provided with at least one socket guide unit, each of which can be connected to the plug when the socket connector is assembled to the plug connector A plug guide of the device is guided and combined. The receptacle connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receptacle connector is provided with only a single insertion space. The socket connector of claim 1 or 2, wherein the socket guide unit is a groove or a notch. The socket connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the socket guide unit is a protrusion. The socket connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the socket guide and the plug insulating body are integrally formed. The socket connector as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the socket guide is integrally formed with the socket metal shell. The socket connector of claim 6, wherein the outer side surface of the socket metal shell is concave inward to form the socket guide unit in the form of a hollow frame in the plug space.

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