TWM639684U - Connector with outer arc-shaped structure and shell thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is a connector with an outer arc structure, which includes an insulating body and a housing, wherein at least one set of terminal groups is arranged in the insulating body; an assembly space is provided in the housing, and the assembly space can be used for the insulation The body is assembled therein, at least one side wall of the housing is provided with an inner concave portion, and the inner concave portion is recessed toward the direction of the assembly space, and any side wall of the housing is provided with at least one outer arc portion, and the outer arc portion faces It is convexly arranged away from the assembly space, and the convex distance of the outer arc is smaller than the concave distance of the inner concave. In this way, through the structure of the outer arc, the effect of setting ribs on the housing can be formed to improve The ability of the shell to bear vertical force.

Description

Connector with outer arc structure and its housing

The invention relates to a connector, especially a connector with an inner concave part and an outer arc part on the shell of the connector.

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

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

With the change of usage and installation location, there are many types of connectors with different structures to adapt and meet the needs of use, but no matter what kind of connector, it will always be designed in the direction of thinner and lighter to meet the increasingly thinner and lighter Electronic products, and can avoid taking up too much space. However, in the process of plugging and unplugging the connectors, it often happens that the connectors collide with each other when they are docked. Especially after the connectors are thinned, it is easy to damage and deform the housing of the connector due to improper force application, and further damage to the subsequent Therefore, how to improve the existing connector is a major topic discussed here for this creation.

In order to stand out in the fiercely competitive market, the creators rely on their rich practical experience in the design, processing and manufacture of various power or signal connectors for many years, and uphold the research spirit of excellence. After experimenting, a connector with an outer arc structure and its housing of this creation was finally developed, hoping to provide users with a better experience through the advent of this creation.

One purpose of this creation is to provide a connector with an outer arc structure, which includes an insulating body and a shell, wherein at least one set of terminals is arranged in the insulating body; an assembly space is provided in the shell, and the assembly The space can be used for assembling the insulating body, at least one side wall of the housing is provided with an inner recess, and the inner recess is recessed toward the direction of the assembly space, any side wall of the housing is provided with at least one outer arc, and the The outer arc is protruding toward the direction away from the assembly space, and the convex distance of the outer arc is smaller than the concave distance of the inner concave. In this way, through the structure of the outer arc, ribs can be formed on the shell The effect is to improve the ability of the shell to bear vertical force.

Optionally, the housing has the same side wall of the inner recess, and each of the outer arcs is provided.

Optionally, the casing includes two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls are opposite to each other, the two short side walls are opposite to each other, and at least a partial height of one long side wall is greater than that of the other long side wall.

Optionally, the inner wall surface of the inner recess of the housing can substantially abut against the corresponding outer wall surface of the insulating body.

Optionally, the inner wall surfaces of the housing near the two sides of the inner recess are respectively separated from the corresponding outer wall surfaces of the insulating body by a distance, so as to form an insertion space respectively.

Optionally, the housing is provided with each of the outer arcs corresponding to the outer wall of the insertion space.

Optionally, the insulating body has multiple sets of terminal sets, and connector specifications formed by at least two sets of terminal sets are different from each other.

Optionally, the outer arc portion is close to the butt joint direction of the casing.

Another purpose of this creation is to provide a housing with an outer arc structure, which is applied to a connector. An assembly space is provided in the housing to accommodate an insulating body of the connector. The housing has at least One side wall is provided with an inner concave portion, and the inner concave portion is recessed toward the direction of the assembly space, and any side wall of the housing is provided with at least one outer arc portion, and the outer arc portion is convex toward the direction away from the assembly space, wherein , the convex distance of the outer arc is smaller than the concave distance of the inner concave, so that through the structure of the outer arc, ribs can be formed on the housing to improve the vertical force bearing capacity of the housing.

Optionally, the housing has the same side wall of the inner recess, and each of the outer arcs is provided.

Optionally, the casing includes two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls are opposite to each other, the two short side walls are opposite to each other, and at least a partial height of one long side wall is greater than that of the other long side wall.

Optionally, the outer arc portion is close to the butt joint direction of the casing.

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 embodiment is hereby combined with the diagram, and the details are as follows:

In order to make the purpose, technical content, and advantages of this creation clearer, the implementation methods disclosed in this creation will be further described in detail below in conjunction with specific implementation methods and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of this creation from the content disclosed in this specification, and this creation 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 , making various modifications and changes without departing from the idea of this creation. In addition, it is stated in advance that the drawings of this creation are only for simple illustration, and are not drawn according to the actual size. In addition, unless the context clearly states or defines otherwise, the meanings of "a" and "the" in this creation include plural numbers. In addition, the following embodiments will further describe the relevant technical content of this creation in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of this creation.

It should be understood that terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art and that in case of conflict, any definitions given herein will control. Since the same thing can be expressed in many ways, alternative words and synonyms may be used for any term discussed or described herein, and there is no particular limitation as to whether a term is stated or discussed herein, and the use of one or more synonyms does not exclude other synonyms . The examples used anywhere in the specification of this creation, including the use of any term, are illustrative only and in no way limit the scope and meaning of this work or any term. Likewise, the 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 element should not be limited by the aforementioned terms, which are mainly used to distinguish one element from another element and should not be used for any purpose. The elements impose no substantive limitations and should not limit the order in which the various elements can be assembled or arranged in a practical application. In addition, the directional terms mentioned in the embodiments, such as "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., are only referring to the directions of the drawings. Accordingly, the directional terms used are for illustration and not for limiting the scope of protection of this work. In addition, the term "or" used herein may include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

Furthermore, terms such as "substantially" or "approximately" 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 a complex number value, including certain specific errors that may occur when the specific value is measured in consideration of the limitations of the measurement system or equipment, for example, the value mentioned substantially (substantially) can include ±5%, ±3%, ±1%, ±0.5%, ±0.1%, or one or more standard deviations of the specified value.

This invention is a connector with an outer arc structure and its housing. In one embodiment, please refer to Figures 1 and 2. The connector C can be a board-end connector type fixed to a circuit board. But it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the type and appearance of the connector C can be adjusted according to actual needs, as long as it has the structure described later. Also, in this embodiment, the connector C includes an insulating body 1, at least one terminal group 2 and a housing 3. For the convenience of description, the top side of the component is taken as the top side of FIG. Take the bottom side of the component as the direction below, take the upper left of Figure 1 as the left side of the component, take the lower right of Figure 1 as the right side of the component, take the lower left of Figure 1 as the front side of the component, and take the upper right of Figure 1 As the front side direction of the component.

Referring again to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, in this embodiment, a plurality of sockets 11 are provided on the top side of the insulating body 1, and a plurality of accommodating spaces 10 are arranged therein, and each accommodating space 10 will be communicate with the corresponding sockets 11 respectively, but not limited thereto, in other embodiments of the present invention, according to product requirements, the insulating body 1 can only be provided with a single socket 11 and a single accommodation space 10, or, the insulating body 1 can be provided with a plurality of sockets 11 and a single accommodation space 10, in other words, the accommodation spaces 10 corresponding to the insertion interfaces 11 communicate with each other, and can be regarded as a single accommodation space 10, Together first Chen Ming. Also, in this embodiment, the insulating body 1 is provided with three groups of terminal groups 2, and each group of terminal groups 2 is composed of a plurality of metal terminals 21, and each of the metal terminals 21 can be used as a signal terminal according to actual needs. , ground terminal or power terminal use.

1 and 2, each of the terminal groups 2 can be located in a separate accommodation space 10, or can be in the same accommodation space 10 together, when the connector C and another connector When mating with each other, the terminals of another connector can extend into the accommodation space 10 through the insertion port 11 and contact with the metal terminals 21 on the terminal set 2 . In addition, in some embodiments, the connector specifications formed by at least two groups of terminal groups 2 of the connector C can be different from each other, for example, SFF, USB, SATA, PCIe, etc., or one group of terminal groups 2 can be different from each other. Group 2 is mainly used for power transmission, another group of terminal group 2 is mainly used for signal transmission, etc. For example, as shown in Figure 2, terminal group 2A and terminal group 2B are of the same connector specification, and terminal group 2C is another type Connector Specifications. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, according to the actual needs of the product, the connector C can have only one terminal group 2, or multiple groups of terminal groups 2 are all of the same connector specification, which will be stated first.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again, the casing 3 can be made of metal material, and an assembly space 30 is arranged therein, and the insulating body 1 can be accommodated in the assembly space 30, so that the The shell 3 functions to prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI), serve as a grounding path, and protect the insulating body 1 . Also, in this embodiment, the housing 3 includes two long side walls (such as the front side wall and the rear side wall of FIG. 2 ) and two short side walls (such as the left side wall and the right side wall of FIG. 2 ), wherein the two long side walls are opposite to each other. , the two short side walls are opposite to each other, the long side walls and the short side walls can be connected to form a rectangular frame, and at least a partial height of one of the long side walls can be greater than the height of the other long side wall, for example, the overall height of the rear side wall in Figure 2 (the length from the bottom side to the top side) will be greater than the overall height of the front side wall, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, according to different styles of connectors, for example, vertical or horizontal, the housing 3 can be composed of a single long side wall (as shown in Figure 2 rear side wall) and two short side walls (as shown in Figure 2). left side wall and right side wall); or, the heights of the long side walls and the short side walls can be the same, or the top surfaces of the long side walls and the short side walls can be kept at the same level. Limited to the aspect drawn in Figure 2.

Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , at least one side wall of the casing 3 is provided with an inner concave portion 31, and the inner concave portion 31 is recessed toward the direction of the assembly space 30. In this embodiment, the casing The front side wall and the rear side wall of 3 are respectively provided with inner recesses 31, but not limited to this, in other embodiments of the present invention, only a single side wall can be provided with inner recesses 31. In addition, any side wall of the casing 3 can also be provided with at least one outer arc portion 32, and the outer arc portion 32 can be protruded toward the direction away from the assembly space 30, taking the side wall where the outer arc portion 32 is located as a reference , as shown in FIG. 3 , the convex distance H1 of the outer arc portion 32 will be smaller than the concave distance H2 of the inner concave portion 31 , wherein the position of the outer arc portion 32 can be close to the position of the butt joint direction of the housing 3 , The above-mentioned "docking direction" refers to the direction when the connector C is docked with another connector. Taking FIG. 1 as an example, the docking direction is the top of FIG. 1 . In this embodiment, the front side wall and the rear side wall of the housing 3 are respectively provided with a plurality of outer arcs 32, but it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the housing 3 can only have A single side wall is provided with an outer arc portion 32, or, when the housing 3 has only a single inner concave portion 31, the outer arc portion 32 can be located on the same side wall or a different side wall with the inner concave portion 31, for example, the housing The left side wall or the right side wall of 3 can also be provided with the outer arc portion 32, and the position of the outer arc portion 32 can be in the middle of the side wall or close to the bottom position.

1 to 3 again, in this embodiment, the inner wall surface of the inner recess 31 of the housing 3 can actually abut against the corresponding outer wall surface of the insulating body 1, and the housing 3 is close to The inner walls on both sides of the concave portion 31 are separated from the corresponding outer walls of the insulating body 1 by a distance to form a plugging space 33 respectively, and the outer walls of the housing 3 corresponding to the plugging spaces 33 are provided with various The outer arc portion 32 is not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, there may be no insertion space 33 between the housing 3 and the insulating body 1 . As mentioned above, through the design of the outer arc portion 32 of the housing 3, the strength of the vertical force of the housing 3 can be effectively improved, especially when the user inserts the connector C and another connector, the The outer arc portion 32 can form a plurality of receiving surfaces to resist the force from another connector. According to, the above is only a preferred embodiment of this creation, but the scope of rights claimed by this creation is not limited to this, according to those who are familiar with the technology, based on the technical content disclosed in this creation, you can The equivalent changes that can be thought of easily should all fall within the scope of protection of this creation.

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1: Insulation body 10:Accommodating space 11: plug interface 2, 2A, 2B, 2C: terminal group 21: Metal terminal 3: Shell 30: Assembly space 31: inner concave part 32: Outer arc 33: Insertion space C: Connector H1: Convex distance H2: Concave distance

[Figure 1] is a three-dimensional view of the connector of this creation; [Figure 2] An exploded view of the connector of this creation; and [Fig. 3] is the top view of the connector of this creation.

1: Insulation body

10:Accommodating space

11: plug interface

2, 2A, 2B, 2C: terminal group

21: Metal terminal

3: Housing

30: Assembly space

31: inner concave part

32: Outer arc

C: Connector

Claims (12)

A connector with an outer arc structure, comprising: an insulating body in which at least one set of terminals is provided; and A casing, which is provided with an assembly space, the assembly space can be assembled into the insulating body, at least one side wall of the casing is provided with an inner concave part, and the inner concave part is recessed toward the direction of the assembly space. Any side wall is provided with at least one outer arc portion, and the outer arc portion is convex toward the direction away from the assembly space, wherein the convex distance of the outer arc portion is smaller than the concave distance of the inner concave portion. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has the same side wall of the inner concave part, and each of the outer arc parts is provided. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls are opposite to each other, the two short side walls are opposite to each other, and at least a partial height of one of the long side walls is greater than that of the other The height of the long side wall. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the inner wall of the inner recess of the housing can substantially abut against the corresponding outer wall of the insulating body. The connector according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the inner wall surfaces of the housing near the two sides of the inner recess are respectively separated from the corresponding outer wall surfaces of the insulating body by a distance to form a plugging space respectively. The connector according to claim 5, wherein, the housing is provided with each of the outer arcs corresponding to the outer wall of the insertion space. The connector as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the insulating body has multiple sets of terminal sets, and at least two sets of terminal sets form connector specifications that are different from each other. The connector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the outer arc portion is close to the butt joint direction of the housing. A housing with an outer arc structure is applied to a connector. An assembly space is provided in the housing for accommodating an insulating body of the connector. At least one side wall of the housing is provided with an inner recess. The inner recess It will be recessed toward the direction of the assembly space, and any side wall of the housing is provided with at least one outer arc, and the outer arc is convex in a direction away from the assembly space, wherein the protrusion distance of the outer arc is less than The concave distance of the inner concave part. The casing according to claim 9, wherein the casing has the same side wall of the inner concave portion, and each of the outer arc portions is provided. The housing as described in claim 9, wherein the housing comprises two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls are opposite to each other, the two short side walls are opposite to each other, and at least a partial height of one of the long side walls is greater than the other The height of the long side wall. The casing according to claim 9, wherein the outer arc portion is close to the butt joint direction of the casing.

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