TWM637319U - electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector, the provided electrical connector can guide the direction of plugging and inserting the plugging member, so that the plugging direction of the electrical connector is correct, so as to solve the problem that it is impossible to accurately judge whether the plugging direction of the electrical connector is correct by visual inspection technical issues. In addition, the provided electrical connector can also be provided with electronic components, so that the electronic components do not need to be directly arranged on the circuit board, and will not be affected by the size of the circuit board. In this way, the electrical connector can be used in small-sized circuits. Electronic components are arranged on the motherboard, so that electronic equipment can continue to develop in the direction of thinner, lighter and smaller.

Description

electrical connector

The present application relates to an electrical connector, and more specifically, refers to an electrical connector capable of guiding the direction in which a plugging member is inserted.

Press, electrical connectors are usually inserted in various modern electronic devices to provide electrical signal transmission. Generally speaking, the insertion of electrical connectors will have directionality. Is the insertion direction of electrical connectors correct? The judgment is usually achieved by visual inspection. However, with the miniaturization design of electrical connectors, visual inspection can no longer accurately determine whether the insertion direction of the electrical connector is correct.

In addition, there are usually circuit motherboards and electronic components in electronic equipment, and the electronic components are arranged on the circuit motherboard to perform operations. However, with the development trend of electronic equipment being thinner and smaller, the internal space of electronic equipment The drastic reduction requires a drastic reduction in the size of the circuit board, so that the circuit board cannot provide enough area for setting electronic components, thus, the technology (function) development of electronic devices will be restricted.

In view of this, how to make the insertion direction of the electrical connectors correct, and how to install electronic components on a small-sized circuit board, so that electronic equipment can continue to develop in the direction of thinner, lighter and smaller, has become a technology that the industry is eager to challenge and overcome. issue.

In view of the shortcomings of the above-mentioned prior art, the present application provides an electrical connector, which can be matched with a plug-in member, and the plug-in member has a conductive terminal of a first plug-in member and a second plug-in member for conducting electricity. Terminal, the electrical connector includes: a rubber core body, the rubber core system has a rubber core slot, a first rubber core overlapping area and a second rubber core overlapping area, the rubber core slot is The plug-in member is provided for plugging, the first rubber core overlapping area and the second rubber core overlapping area are separately arranged inside the rubber core slot; an electrical connector conductive terminal group, the electrical connector conducts electricity The terminal group is embedded in the rubber core body, and the electrical connector conductive terminal group has a first electrical connector conductive terminal and a second electrical connector conductive terminal, at least a part of the first electrical connector conductive terminal is located in the first rubber core overlapping area, at least a part of the conductive terminal of the second electrical connector is located in the second rubber core overlapping area; and a plugging direction guiding structure is arranged on the The inside of the rubber core slot is provided to guide the insertion direction of the plug-in member, and the insertion direction guiding structure is located between the first rubber core overlapping area and the second rubber core overlapping area, so that The conductive terminal of the first plug-in member is guided into the first rubber-bond area by the plug-in direction guiding structure on the side of the first rubber core overlapping area, so that the conductive terminal of the first plug-in member Electrically connect the conductive terminal of the first electrical connector, and also guide the conductive terminal of the second plug-in member into the second rubber core lap through the insertion direction guiding structure on the side of the second rubber core overlapping area. The contact area is used to electrically connect the conductive terminal of the second plug member to the conductive terminal of the second electrical connector.

Preferably, in the electrical connector of the present application, the insertion direction guiding structure is a key body structure or a groove structure with a guiding ramp.

Preferably, in the electrical connector of the present application, the plug member also has a third conductive terminal of the plug member, the electrical connector also has an electronic component, and the rubber core body also has a third rubber core lap area, the third rubber core overlapping area is arranged inside the rubber core slot, and is separated from the first rubber core overlapping area and the second rubber core overlapping area, and the conductive terminal group of the electrical connector is also There is a third electrical connector conductive terminal, the third electrical connector conductive terminal is electrically connected to the electronic component, and at least a part of the third electrical connector conductive terminal is located in the third rubber core overlapping area, when When the electrical connector is plugged into the plug-in member, the conductive terminal of the third plug-in member enters the overlapping area of the third rubber core, so that the conductive terminal of the third plug-in member is electrically connected to the third electrical connector to conduct electricity. terminal, so that the plug member is electrically connected with the electronic component.

Preferably, in the electrical connector of the present application, the electrical connector also has a bearing base body, the bearing base system is arranged on the rubber core body, and carries the electronic component so that the electronic component avoids the rubber core slot .

Preferably, in the electrical connector of the present application, the carrier system is recessed with an embedding space, and the embedding space provides for embedding the electronic component.

Preferably, in the electrical connector of the present application, the carrier system is arranged on the rubber core body, and also carries the conductive terminal of the third electrical connector, so that at least a part of the conductive terminal of the third electrical connector is located on the The third rubber core lap area.

Preferably, in the electrical connector of the present application, the electrical connector further has a circuit substrate, the electronic component is disposed on the circuit substrate, and the conductive terminals of the third electrical connector are electrically connected through the circuit substrate the electronic components.

Preferably, in the electrical connector of the present application, the electrical connector also has a bearing base body, the bearing base system is arranged on the rubber core body, and carries the circuit board so that the circuit board avoids the rubber core slot .

Compared with the prior art, the present application provides an electrical connector. The provided electrical connector can guide the direction of inserting and inserting the plugging member, so that the insertion direction of the electrical connector is correct, so as to solve the problem that cannot be accurately detected by visual inspection. It is a technical problem to judge whether the insertion direction of the electrical connector is correct. In addition, the provided electrical connector can also be provided with electronic components, so that the electronic components do not need to be directly arranged on the circuit board, and will not be affected by the size of the circuit board. In this way, the electrical connector can be used in small-sized circuits. Electronic components are arranged on the motherboard, so that electronic equipment can continue to develop in the direction of thinner, lighter and smaller.

The following content will be combined with drawings to illustrate the technical content of the application through specific embodiments. Those who are familiar with this technology can easily understand other advantages and effects of the application from the content disclosed in this specification. The present application can also be implemented or applied by other different specific embodiments. Various modifications and changes may be made to the details in this specification based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of this application. In particular, the proportions and relative positions of various components in the drawings are for exemplary purposes only, and do not represent the actual situation of the implementation of the application.

In addition, structures or components with the same or similar functions in the following embodiments will be described with the same symbols, and descriptions of the same or equivalent technical features will be omitted, so as to make the disclosed content more concise and easy to understand.

The present application provides an electrical connector, which can be matched with a plug-in component, and the plug-in component has a first plug-in component conductive terminal, a second plug-in component conductive terminal and a third plug-in component conductive terminal . For the technical ideas of this application, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 10 together.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 10 , the electrical connector 1 includes: a rubber core body 11 , an electrical connector conductive terminal set 12 , an insertion direction guiding structure 13 and an electronic component 14 . In this embodiment, the electrical connector conductive terminal group 12 is embedded in the rubber core body 11, and the rubber core body 11 has a rubber core slot 111, a first rubber core overlapping area 112, a second rubber core overlapping The zone 113 overlaps the zone 114 with the third rubber core. Among them, the rubber core slot 111 is provided for plugging the plug-in member 2, and the first rubber core overlapping area 112, the second rubber core overlapping area 113 and the third rubber core overlapping area 114 are separately arranged on the rubber core inside of slot 111. That is, the first rubber core overlapping area 112 , the second rubber core overlapping area 113 and the third rubber core overlapping area 114 are disposed at different positions inside the rubber core slot 111 . The electrical connector conductive terminal set 12 has a first electrical connector conductive terminal 121 , a second electrical connector conductive terminal 122 and a third electrical connector conductive terminal 123 . In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, at least a part of the conductive terminal 121 of the first electrical connector is located at the first rubber core overlapping area 112, and at least a part of the conductive terminal 122 of the second electrical connector is located at the second rubber core overlapping area. In the zone 113 , at least a part of the conductive terminal 123 of the third electrical connector is located in the third rubber bonding zone 114 . It should be noted that the conductive terminal 123 of the third electrical connector is electrically connected to the electronic component 14 so as to provide electrical signal transmission to the electronic component 14 .

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , the insertion direction guiding structure 13 is disposed inside the rubber core slot 111 to provide a direction for guiding the insertion of the insertion member 2 . In this embodiment, the inserting direction guiding structure 13 is, for example, a key structure with a guiding ramp, but it is not limited thereto. The inserting direction guiding structure 13 can be selected as a groove structure having a guiding ramp. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the insertion direction guiding structure 13 is arranged between the first rubber core overlapping area 112 and the second rubber core overlapping area 113, so that the insertion direction guiding structure 13 is located in the first The rubber core overlapping area 112 and the side of the second rubber core overlapping area 113 are used to guide the conductive terminal 21 of the first plug-in component by the insertion direction guiding structure 13 on the side of the first rubber core overlapping area 112 Enter the first rubber core overlapping area 112, so that the conductive terminal 21 of the first plug-in member is electrically connected to the first electrical connector conductive terminal 121, and also through the insertion direction guiding structure 13 in the second rubber core overlapping area 113 The conductive terminal 22 of the second plug member is guided into the second rubber core overlapping area 113 , so that the conductive terminal 22 of the second plug member is electrically connected to the conductive terminal 122 of the second electrical connector. Therefore, the insertion direction guiding structure 13 of the electrical connector 1 can guide the direction of insertion of the insertion member, so that the insertion direction of the electrical connector is correct, so as to solve the problem that the insertion of the electrical connector 1 cannot be accurately judged by visual inspection. The technical problem of whether the direction is correct or not allows the electrical connector 1 to be miniaturized.

In the embodiment shown in Figures 7 to 9, the electrical connector 1 also has a bearing base 15, the bearing base 15 is arranged on the rubber core body 11 and carries the electronic components 14, the circuit board 16 and the third electrical connector. The terminal 123 makes the electronic component 14 and the circuit board 16 avoid the rubber slot 111 , and at least a part of the conductive terminal 123 of the third electrical connector is located at the third rubber bonding area 114 . Therefore, when the electrical connector 1 is plugged into the plug member 2, the conductive terminal 23 of the third plug member enters the third rubber core overlapping area 114, so that the conductive terminal 23 of the third plug member is electrically connected to the third electrical connection. The conductive terminal 123 of the connector is used to electrically connect the plug member 2 with the electronic component 14 to transmit electrical signals. Therefore, the electronic component 14 can avoid the circuit motherboard and be directly arranged in the electrical connector 1, and will not be affected by the size of the circuit motherboard. The electronic component 14 enables the electronic equipment to continue to develop in the direction of thinner, lighter and smaller.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 7 to Fig. 9, the carrying base body 15 is concavely provided with an embedding space 151 for embedding the electronic component 14. Since the electronic element 14 is embedded in the embedding space 151, it can be The position of the electronic component 14 is limited by the bearing base 15, so as to ensure that the conductive terminal 123 of the third electrical connector can be electrically connected to the electronic component 14, and the electronic component 14 can be prevented from protruding from the bearing base 15, so as to provide proper support for the electronic component 14. protection, so that the size of the electrical connector 1 can be effectively reduced, and the electronic equipment provided with the electrical connector 1 of the present application can continue to develop in the direction of lightness, lightness and shortness.

It should be noted that the electrical connector of the present application can also omit some components and is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. For example, the electrical connector of the present application may optionally include only the rubber core body, the conductive terminal set of the electrical connector, and the insertion direction guiding structure. The rubber core system has a rubber core slot, a first rubber core overlapping area and a second rubber core overlapping area. The rubber core slot provides plug-in components, and the first rubber core overlapping area and the second rubber core overlapping area are separately arranged inside the rubber core slot. The electrical connector conductive terminal group is embedded in the rubber core body, and the electrical connector conductive terminal group has a first electrical connector conductive terminal and a second electrical connector conductive terminal. At least a part of the conductive terminal of the first electrical connector is located in the first rubber core overlapping area, and at least a part of the conductive terminal of the second electrical connector is located in the second rubber core overlapping area. The insertion direction guide structure is arranged inside the rubber core slot to guide the insertion direction of the plug-in components, and the insertion direction guide structure is located between the first rubber core overlapping area and the second rubber core overlapping area Between, so that the conductive terminal of the first plug-in member is guided into the first rubber-bond area by the insertion direction guiding structure on the side of the first rubber core overlapping area, so that the conductive terminal of the first plug-in member is electrically Connect the conductive terminal of the first electrical connector, and guide the conductive terminal of the second plug-in member to enter the overlapping area of the second rubber core through the insertion direction guiding structure on the side of the overlapping area of the second rubber core, so that the second The conductive terminal of the plug member is electrically connected to the conductive terminal of the second electrical connector.

To sum up, the present application provides an electrical connector. The provided electrical connector can guide the direction of insertion and insertion of the plug-in components, so that the insertion direction of the electrical connector is correct, so as to solve the problem that cannot be accurately judged by visual inspection. The technical issue of whether the insertion direction of the electrical connector is correct. In addition, the provided electrical connector can also be provided with electronic components, so that the electronic components do not need to be directly arranged on the circuit board, and will not be affected by the size of the circuit board. In this way, the electrical connector can be used in small-sized circuits. Electronic components are arranged on the motherboard, so that electronic equipment can continue to develop in the direction of thinner, lighter and smaller.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only illustrative to illustrate the principles and functions of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application. Anyone skilled in the art can modify and change the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the rights of this application should be as listed in the patent scope of this application.

1: Electrical connector 2: Plug-in components 21: Conductive terminal of the first plug-in member 22: Conductive terminal of the second plug-in member 23: Conductive terminal of the third plug-in member 11: Rubber core body 111: Rubber core slot 112: The first rubber core lap area 113: The second rubber core lap area 114: The third rubber core lap area 12: Electrical connector conductive terminal group 121: Conductive terminal of the first electrical connector 122: Conductive terminal of the second electrical connector 123: Conductive terminal of the third electrical connector 13: Inserting direction guiding structure 14: Electronic components 15: Bearing base 151: Buried space 16: Circuit board

The above and other aspects, features and other advantages of the present application will be more clearly understood through the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of an electrical connector of the present application.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the electrical connector of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the member shown in Fig. 2 cut along line AA.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the member shown in Fig. 2 cut along the line segment BB.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the member shown in Fig. 2 cut along line CC.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the member shown in Fig. 2 cut along the line segment A'A'.

FIG. 7 is an exploded schematic diagram of some components of an embodiment of the electrical connector of the present application.

FIG. 8 is an exploded schematic view of some components of an embodiment of the electrical connector of the present application.

FIG. 9 is an exploded schematic view of some components of an embodiment of the electrical connector of the present application.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the electrical connector of the present application.

1: Electrical connector

2: Plug-in components

23: Conductive terminal of the third plug-in member

11: Rubber core body

111: Rubber core slot

112: The first rubber core lap area

113: The second rubber core lap area

114: The third rubber core lap area

12: Electrical connector conductive terminal group

121: Conductive terminal of the first electrical connector

122: Conductive terminal of the second electrical connector

123: Conductive terminal of the third electrical connector

13: Inserting direction guiding structure

14: Electronic components

15: Bearing base

151: Buried space

16: Circuit board

Claims (8)

An electrical connector, the electrical connector can be matched with a plug-in member, the plug-in member has a conductive terminal of the first plug-in member and a conductive terminal of the second plug-in member, the electrical connector includes: a glue The core body, the rubber core system has a rubber core slot, a first rubber core overlapping area and a second rubber core overlapping area, the rubber core slot is provided for inserting the plug-in member, the first The rubber core overlapping area and the second rubber core overlapping area are separately arranged inside the rubber core slot; an electrical connector conductive terminal group is embedded in the rubber core body, And the electrical connector conductive terminal set has a first electrical connector conductive terminal and a second electrical connector conductive terminal, at least a part of the first electrical connector conductive terminal is located in the first rubber core overlapping area, At least a part of the conductive terminal of the second electrical connector is located in the overlapping area of the second rubber core; and an insertion direction guiding structure is arranged inside the rubber core slot to provide guidance The insertion direction of the insertion member, and the insertion direction guiding structure is located between the first rubber core overlapping area and the second rubber core overlapping area, so that the insertion direction guiding structure can guide the structure in the first rubber core overlapping area. A side of the rubber core overlapping area guides the conductive terminal of the first plug-in component into the first rubber core overlapping area, so that the conductive terminal of the first plug-in component is electrically connected to the conductive terminal of the first electrical connector , also guide the conductive terminal of the second plug-in member into the second rubber-bond area by the insertion direction guiding structure on the side of the second rubber core overlapping area, so that the second plug-in member The conductive terminal is electrically connected to the conductive terminal of the second electrical connector. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the inserting direction guiding structure is a key body structure or a groove structure having a guiding ramp. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug-in member also has a third conductive terminal of the plug-in member, the electrical connector also has an electronic component, and the rubber core body also has a third rubber core lap The connecting area, the third rubber core overlapping area is set inside the rubber core slot, and overlaps with the first rubber core The area is separated from the overlapping area of the second rubber core. The electrical connector conductive terminal group also has a third electrical connector conductive terminal, and the third electrical connector conductive terminal is electrically connected to the electronic component, and the third electrical connector conductive terminal is electrically connected to the electronic component. At least a part of the conductive terminal of the electrical connector is located in the overlapping area of the third rubber core, and when the electrical connector is inserted into the plug-in member, the conductive terminal of the third plug-in member enters the overlapping area of the third rubber core, The conductive terminal of the third plug-in component is electrically connected to the conductive terminal of the third electrical connector, so that the plug-in component is electrically connected to the electronic component. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein the electrical connector also has a bearing body, the bearing base system is arranged on the rubber core body, and carries the electronic component so that the electronic component avoids the rubber core socket groove. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the carrier system is recessed with an embedding space, and the embedding space is provided for embedding the electronic component. The electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the carrier system is arranged on the rubber core body, and also carries the conductive terminal of the third electrical connector, so that at least a part of the conductive terminal of the third electrical connector is located on the The third rubber core overlapping area. The electrical connector as described in claim 3, wherein the electrical connector also has a circuit substrate, the electronic component is arranged on the circuit substrate, and the conductive terminal of the third electrical connector is electrically connected through the circuit substrate. Connect the electronics. The electrical connector as described in claim 7, wherein the electrical connector also has a bearing base, the bearing base is arranged on the rubber core body, and supports the circuit board so that the circuit board avoids the rubber core socket groove.

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