TWM641324U - connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector assembly includes at least two guiding shields and a bridging piece. The two guide shields are independent of each other and have electrical conductivity, each of the guide shields has a side wall, the two guide shields are arranged side by side, and the two guide shields face each other and Adjacent side walls are separated by a predetermined distance. The bridging piece is an independent component relative to the two guiding shields and has electrical conductivity, the bridging piece is arranged between the two guiding shielding covers, and is mechanically and electrically connected to adjacent Between the side walls of the two guide shields, the bridging member has a first bridging portion, and the first bridging portion has the said two guide shields that are respectively assembled in the two guide shields through the first assembly structure. The two side plates of the side wall, each of the side plates has a plurality of contact elastic pieces that are in common multi-point contact with the corresponding side walls.

Description

connector assembly

The present invention relates to a connector assembly, in particular to a connector assembly comprising at least two guiding shields.

China Utility Model Notification No. CN208209117U discloses a parallel hot-swappable interface connector, which includes a cage made of metal, and the cage is provided with a number of elongated sockets for accommodating butted plug modules from front to rear. The rear end of the socket is provided with an installation cavity for accommodating the connector. The cage body includes a plurality of cover walls arranged at intervals from left to right. The cover walls include a top wall and side walls bent downward from the left and right sides of the top wall. , the cage body also includes a bottom wall for connecting the bottom of the side wall and a rear wall for connecting the rear of the side wall, the bottom wall is fixed with a bottom end for connecting the adjacent two side walls left and right As for the connecting piece, the rear wall is fixed with a rear-end connecting piece for connecting the adjacent two side walls left and right, and the front end of the adjacent two side walls is interposed and fixed with a front-end connecting piece.

Although this prior art discloses the combination of the bottom connector, the rear connector and the front connector. Wherein, the bottom end connectors for connecting the adjacent two side walls left and right need to be fixed on the bottom wall, so that the bottom ends of the side walls are relatively firmly connected to the bottom wall. The rear connecting piece used to connect the adjacent two side walls left and right needs to be fixed on the rear wall. The front end connecting piece is clamped and held between the front ends of the adjacent two side walls and is used to overlap/hold with the adjacent two side walls, so that a certain distance can be spaced between the adjacent two side walls, and the left and right adjacent inserts The distance between the interfaces is more stable. However, because the number of cover walls is multiple, but the number of the bottom wall and the rear wall is one each, these bottom connectors, rear connectors and front connectors are all necessary components for assembling the entire cage, Make the whole cage relatively complicated and difficult to assemble. Although this prior art discloses that the first side end of the front-end connector can be riveted with the buckle point of the partition member, it is conceivable that the first side ends on both sides of the front-end connector should be riveted and fixed. , it is necessary to use tools and it is also difficult to operate. Moreover, the front-end connector, the bottom-end connector or the rear-end connector are only used for purely mechanically connecting or separating a plurality of adjacent enclosure walls in the entire metal cage.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly which can solve at least one problem of the prior art.

Therefore, in some embodiments of the present invention, the connector assembly includes at least two guiding shields and bridge pieces. The two guide shields are independent of each other and have electrical conductivity, each of the guide shields has a side wall, the two guide shields are arranged side by side, and the two guide shields face each other and Adjacent side walls are separated by a predetermined distance. The bridging piece is an independent component relative to the two guiding shields and has electrical conductivity, the bridging piece is arranged between the two guiding shielding covers, and is mechanically and electrically connected to adjacent Between the sidewalls of the two guiding shields, the bridging member has a first bridging portion, and the first bridging portion has parts assembled in the two guiding shields through the first assembly structure respectively. The two side plates of the side wall, each of the side plates has a plurality of contact elastic pieces that are in common multi-point contact with the corresponding side wall.

In some implementation aspects, the first assembly structure includes an insertion hole disposed on the side wall of the guiding shield, and the side plate disposed on the first bridging portion and correspondingly inserted into the Jack tabs.

In some implementation aspects, the side walls of each of the guiding shields have inserting protrusions, and the inserting protrusions are formed with the insertion holes facing backward, and each of the first bridging parts The side plate has a downwardly extending downward piece, the downwardly extending piece is formed with the insertion piece protruding forward and inserted into the insertion hole forwardly, and the front edge of the downwardly extending piece is in the forward direction It is limited by the insertion protrusion.

In some implementation aspects, the first bridging portion is in the shape of a long frame extending back and forth, and the cross section of the first bridging portion is rectangular.

In some implementation aspects, each of the guiding shields further has a rear wall, and the bridging member further includes a second bridging portion connected to the rear end of the first bridging portion. The rear wall and the second bridging portion are assembled through a second assembly structure.

In some implementation aspects, the second assembly structure includes a locking piece disposed on the rear wall of the guiding shield, and a locking piece disposed on the second bridging portion and correspondingly locked to the lock The buckle's locking shrapnel.

In some implementation aspects, the second assembly structure further includes a stopper disposed on the second bridging portion and above the locking elastic piece, and the locking elastic piece below and the above stopper A locking recess for accommodating and locking the locking piece is formed between them.

In some implementation aspects, the locking elastic piece is disposed at the lower end of the second bridging portion, and the locking elastic piece has an extension extending forward from the lower end of the second bridging portion, and extending from the lower end of the second bridging portion. The end of the extension section is folded upwards and extends rearwardly with a lock section.

In some implementation aspects, the plurality of contact elastic pieces of each of the side plates of the first bridging portion are arranged in a row front to back.

In the present invention, the conductive bridge and the two guide shields arranged side by side are independent components, and the two guide shields can be connected mechanically and electrically through the bridge , wherein, using the plurality of contact elastic pieces of each of the side plates of the bridging member to be in multi-point contact with the corresponding side wall of the guiding shield, it is possible to more reliably electrically connect the adjacent The two guide shields enable the two guide shields to have the same ground potential, so as to increase the effect of suppressing electromagnetic interference and increase the transmission speed of signals. In addition, the bridging member is assembled on the side wall and the rear wall of the guiding shield, so it can be stably arranged between the two guiding shields. Furthermore, since the bridging piece is an independent assembly relative to the two guiding shields, the bridging piece can be assembled after the two adjacent guiding shielding covers are assembled (for example, when the socket connection is assembled). device and installed on the circuit board), and then assembled between the two guide shields.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numerals.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , a first embodiment of the new connector assembly 100 is suitable for plugging with a pluggable module (not shown). The connector assembly 100 includes two guide shields 1 , two receptacle connectors 2 , and a bridge 3 .

The two guide shields 1 are independent from each other and have electrical conductivity. The two guide shields 1 are, for example, constructed by stamping and bending conductive metal plates, and are used to guide the pluggable module and shield electromagnetic interference. Each guide shield 1 includes a cover body 11, a compartment frame 12 arranged on the cover body 11, a plurality of grounding members 13 respectively arranged at the front ends of the cover body 11 and the compartment frame 12, And two insertion channels 14 defined by the cover body 11 and the compartment frame 12 and separated up and down by the compartment frame 12, the insertion channels 14 are used for the pluggable module to be inserted. It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the compartment frame 12 can be omitted, and each guiding shield 1 only includes one insertion channel 14 defined by the cover body 11 .

The cover body 11 is used to be arranged on a circuit board (not shown in the figure) and extends along a front and rear direction D1 (the direction indicated by the arrow is the front, and the reverse direction is the rear). The cover body 11 includes a top wall 111, and The wall 111 is spaced opposite to each other along a vertical direction D2 (the direction indicated by the arrow is up, and the direction opposite is down), and a bottom wall 112 is opposite to each other along a left-right direction D3 (the direction indicated by the arrow is right, and the direction indicated by the arrow is left). and connected to the top wall 111 and the two side walls 113 on both sides of the bottom wall 112, a rear wall 114 connected to the rear edges of the top wall 111 and the two side walls 113, and extending downward from the side walls 113 and A plurality of pins 115 are adapted to be secured to the circuit board and/or connected to ground traces (not shown).

The top wall 111 has a window 111a formed at the front end and communicating with the insertion channel 14 located above, and a plurality of through holes 111b formed at the rear end and arranged along the left-right direction D3. For example, the top wall 111 may be provided with a top heat sink (not shown) from above, and the top heat sink has a thermal coupling portion extending downward from the window 111a into the insertion channel 14 located above (Fig. not shown). In addition, the compartment frame 12 can also be provided with an internal radiator, and the internal radiator (not shown) has a thermal coupling portion (not shown) protruding into the insertion channel 14 located below.

Each of the side walls 113 has an inserting protrusion 113a formed near the top edge of the rear section and protruding outward, and a plurality of fastening pieces 113b extending backward from the rear end edge. In the first embodiment, the rear wall 114 is configured as an independent component and connected to the top wall 111 and the two side walls 113 by assembly. The rear wall 114 has a rear wall body 114a, two side buckle pieces 114b extending forward from the left and right sides of the rear wall body 114a to overlap the two side walls 113, and upward from the upper edge of the rear wall body 114a A plurality of upper buckle pieces 114c extending and inserted into the through holes 111b of the top wall 111, and formed at the connection between the side buckle pieces 114b and the rear wall body 114a for the buckle pieces 113b A plurality of fastening holes 114d pass through to fasten inwardly. In detail, the two side buckle pieces 114b of the rear wall 114 extend obliquely forward and inwardly, and the ends are turned outward. .

The rear wall body 114a has two wire straightener assembly parts 114e respectively located above and below and each of which is assembled with a wire straightener 4 . Each of the wire straighteners 4 is, for example, made of insulating material and has two half bodies 41 that are combined with each other up and down, and two wire straight holes 42 that are defined by the two half bodies 41 and distributed left and right.

The front end of the guide shield 1 can be disposed in a mounting hole of a casing (not shown). Each ground member 13 has a plurality of elastic fingers 131 extending backward from the front end of the cover body 11 or the compartment frame 12 and located on the outside or inside of the cover body 11 . The outer one is used for contacting with the peripheral portion of the housing at the periphery of the installation hole, and the inner one of the elastic fingers 131 is used for contacting with the pluggable module.

The two receptacle connectors 2 are respectively disposed at the rear sections of the two guiding shields 1 . Each of the socket connectors 2 includes a socket housing 21 , a plurality of socket terminals (not shown), and a plurality of cables 22 . The socket housing 21 has two insertion slots (not shown) facing forward which respectively correspond to the two insertion channels 14 of the guiding shield 1 . The socket terminals are disposed on the socket housing 21 and extend into the two sockets respectively. The cables 22 are respectively connected to at least part of the socket terminals and pass through the cable holes 42 backward, while other parts of the socket terminals can be connected to the circuit board.

The two guide shields 1 are arranged side by side along the left-right direction D3 , and the facing and adjacent side walls 113 of the two guide shields 1 are separated by a predetermined distance. The bridging piece 3 is an independent component relative to the two guide shields 1 and has electrical conductivity. The bridging piece 3 is constructed, for example, by stamping and bending conductive metal plates. The bridging piece 3 is arranged between the two guiding shields 1 and is approximately located at the top of the rear section of the two guiding shielding covers 1, and the bridging piece 3 is mechanically and electrically connected to the adjacent between the side walls 113 of the two guide shields 1 . It should be noted that although the number of the guide shield 1 is two and the number of the bridge 3 is one in the first embodiment, in other implementations, the guide shield The number of 1 can also be more than three, and the number of the bridging members 3 disposed between the guiding shields 1 is correspondingly adjusted according to the number of the guiding shields 1 .

1 and 3 to 5, the bridging member 3 has a first bridging portion 31 extending along the front-rear direction D1, and is connected to the rear end of the first bridging portion 31 and from the rear of the first bridging portion 31. A second bridging portion 32 extending downward along the up-down direction D2, the first bridging portion 31 is in the shape of a long frame and has a rectangular cross-section, and the second bridging portion 32 is in a sheet structure. The first bridging portion 31 has two side plates 311 spaced side by side along the left-right direction D3 and respectively assembled on the side walls 113 of the two guiding shields 1 through the first assembly structure 5 , connected to the top edges of the two side plates 311 A top board 312 between them, and a bottom board 313 connected between the bottom edges of the two side boards 311 . Wherein, the first bridging portion 31 of the frame structure has relatively high strength, and can reliably support and be spaced between the two adjacent guide shields 1 . In addition, the first bridging portion of the bridging member 3 31 frame-shaped structure of the plate joints, for example, in the bottom plate 313 . Each of the side plates 311 has a side plate body 311a, a plurality of contact elastic pieces 311b formed on the side plate body 311a and in common multi-point contact with the corresponding side wall 113, and a downward extension extending from the side plate body 311a near the front end. Tablet 311c. The contact elastic pieces 311b of the side plates 311 of the first bridging portion 31 are arranged in a row along the front-rear direction D1, and extend backward and protrude slightly outward to abut against the corresponding guide shield 1. The side wall 113 can be more reliably electrically connected to the side wall 113 of the corresponding guide shield 1 by using the plurality of contact elastic pieces 311b of each of the side plates 311 of the bridge member 3 to contact the corresponding side wall 113 at multiple points. The two adjacent guide shields 1 are connected.

The first assembly structure 5 includes an inserting projection 113a integrally arranged on the side wall 113 of the guiding shield 1 and an insertion hole 51 with an opening facing backward, and an integrally constructed and forwardly protruding socket 51 arranged on the second The downward extending piece 311c of the side plate 311 of the bridging portion 31 corresponds to the inserting piece 52 inserted into the insertion hole 51 forward. In the first embodiment, the insertion hole 51 is the front end of the insertion protrusion 113a that penetrates the side wall 113 of the guiding shield 1 forwardly, and the insertion piece 52 passes through the guiding shield forwardly. The front end of the insertion protrusion 113a of the side wall 113 of the guide shield 1, but in other implementations, the insertion hole 51 can also be the front end of the insertion protrusion 113a that does not go through the side wall 113 of the guide shield 1 , and the insertion piece 52 may not pass through the front end of the insertion protrusion 113 a of the side wall 113 of the guiding shield 1 .

The second bridging portion 32 is integrally bent and extended downward from the rear edge of the top plate 312 of the first bridging portion 31 , and is assembled on the rear walls 114 of the two guiding shields 1 through the second assembling structure 6 . The second assembly structure 6 includes a locking piece 61 integrally arranged on the rear wall 114 of the guiding shield 1 , integrally arranged on the second bridging portion 32 and correspondingly locked on the The locking elastic piece 62 of the locking piece 61 and the stopper 63 integrally arranged on the second bridging portion 32 and above the locking elastic piece 62 . A locking recess 64 for accommodating and locking the locking piece 61 is formed between the lower locking elastic piece 62 and the upper blocking block 63 . Wherein, the locking elastic piece 62 is arranged on the lower end of the second bridging portion 32 , and the locking elastic piece 62 has an extension section 621 integrally extending forward from the lower end of the second bridging portion 32 , And a locking section 622 extending backward from the end of the extension section 621 by turning upwards.

The bridging member 3 can be assembled to the two guide shields 1 after the overall assembly of the two guide shields 1 adjacent to each other is completed (for example, after the socket connector 2 is assembled and installed on the circuit board). Between the lead shield 1. In the process of assembling the bridge piece 3 to the two guide shields 1, the inserts 52 on the side plates 311 of the first bridging portion 31 are respectively inserted into the side walls of the two guide shields 1 from the rear to the front. 113, the size of the front edge of the downward extension piece 311c in the up-down direction D2 is greater than the size of the insertion hole 51 in the up-down direction D2, so that the front edge of the down extension piece 311c is facing forward. The direction of is limited by the insertion protrusion 113a. When the bridging member 3 moves forward, the locking segment 622 of the locking elastic piece 62 below the second bridging portion 32 will interfere with the locking on the rear wall 114 of the two guiding shields 1 piece 61, so that the locking elastic piece 62 is elastically deformed downward under force, and when the locking section 622 of the locking elastic piece 62 passes over the locking piece 61, it elastically returns and buckles the locking piece 61, so that The locking piece 61 is accommodated in the locking concave portion 64 formed between the lower locking elastic piece 62 and the upper blocking block 63 .

Referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the difference between the second embodiment of the new type connector assembly 100 and the first embodiment is that the cover body 11 of the two guiding shields 1 of the second embodiment The rear wall 114' is integrally connected to the top wall 111 and combined with the side walls 113, and the two socket connectors 2 do not have cables 22, and the socket terminals of the two socket connectors 2 are directly connected to the board. The assembly structure between the bridging piece 3 and the two guiding shields 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

To sum up, the conductive bridge 3 and the two guide shields 1 arranged side by side are independent components, and the bridge 3 can be mechanically and electrically connected to each other. The two guide shields 1, wherein the plurality of contact elastic pieces 311b of each side plate 311 of the bridge 3 are in multi-point contact with the corresponding side walls 113 of the guide shield 1 , can more reliably electrically connect the two adjacent guide shields 1, so that the two guide shields 1 can have the same ground potential, to increase the effect of suppressing electromagnetic interference, and improve The transmission speed of the signal. In addition, the bridging member 3 is assembled on the side wall 113 and the rear wall 114, 114' of the guiding shield 1, so it can be stably arranged between the two guiding shields 1. Furthermore, since the bridging member 3 is an independent assembly relative to the two guiding shields 1, the bridging member 3 can be assembled after the two adjacent guiding shields 1 are assembled ( For example, after the receptacle connector 2 is assembled and installed on the circuit board), it is then assembled between the two guide shields 1 .

But the above-mentioned ones are only embodiments of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of implementation of the present invention with this. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present application and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by this patent.

100:Connector assembly 1: Guidance shield 11: Cover body 111: top wall 111a: window 111b: perforation 112: bottom wall 113: side wall 113a: socket bump 113b: buckle tab 114: rear wall 114': rear wall 114a: rear wall body 114b: side buckle 114c: upper buckle 114d: button hole 114e: Wire completer assembly department 115: pin 12: Compartment frame 13: Grounding piece 131: elastic fingers 14: plug channel 2: socket connector 21: socket housing 22: cable 3: bridge piece 31: The first bridging part 311: side panel 311a: side plate body 311b: contact shrapnel 311c: down extension piece 312: top plate 313: bottom plate 32: Second bridging part 4: Wire straightener 41: half body 42: The whole line hole 5: The first assembly structure 51: jack 52: Insert 6: The second assembly structure 61:Lock piece 62:Lock shrapnel 621: extension 622: Lock section 63: Block 64: Lock recess D1: Front and rear direction D2: up and down direction D3: left and right directions

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation manner with reference to the drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the new connector assembly; Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the first embodiment; Fig. 3 is another three-dimensional exploded view of the first embodiment, in which a bridging member of the first embodiment is disassembled from two guiding shields; Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional exploded view of the first embodiment, in which only one of the guide shields and the bridge member are located before assembly; Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the first embodiment, in which only one of the guide shields and the bridging member are shown after assembly; Fig. 6 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a second embodiment of the new connector assembly; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the second embodiment, in which the bridging member of the second embodiment is assembled in one of the guiding shields.

100:Connector assembly

1: Guidance shield

11: Cover body

111: top wall

111a: window

111b: perforation

112: bottom wall

113: side wall

113a: socket bump

113b: buckle tab

114: rear wall

114a: rear wall body

114b: side buckle

114c: upper buckle

114d: button hole

114e: Wire completer assembly department

115: pin

13: Grounding piece

131: elastic fingers

14: plug channel

2: socket connector

21: socket housing

22: cable

3: bridge piece

31: The first bridging part

311: side panel

311a: side plate body

311b: contact shrapnel

311c: down extension piece

312: top plate

313: bottom plate

32: Second bridging part

4: Wire straightener

41: half body

42: The whole line hole

5: The first assembly structure

51: jack

52: Insert

6: The second assembly structure

61:Lock piece

D1: Front and rear directions

D2: up and down direction

D3: left and right directions

Claims (9)

A connector assembly comprising: At least two guiding shields are independent of each other and have electrical conductivity, each of the guiding shields has a side wall, the two guiding shields are arranged side by side, and the two guiding shields face each other and Adjacent side walls are separated by a predetermined distance; and The bridge is an independent component relative to the two guide shields and has electrical conductivity. The bridge is arranged between the two guide shields and is mechanically and electrically connected to the adjacent Between the sidewalls of the two guiding shields, the bridging member has a first bridging portion, and the first bridging portion has all the components assembled in the two guiding shields through the first assembling structure respectively. The two side plates of the side wall, each of the side plates has a plurality of contact elastic pieces that are in common multi-point contact with the corresponding side wall. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first assembly structure includes an insertion hole disposed on the side wall of the guiding shield, and the side plate disposed on the first bridging portion and Correspondingly inserted into the insertion piece of the jack. The connector assembly according to claim 2, wherein the side walls of each of the guiding shields have inserting protrusions, and the inserting protrusions are formed with the insertion holes facing backward, and the first Each of the side plates of the bridging portion has a downwardly extending downward piece, and the downwardly extending piece is formed with the insertion piece protruding forward and inserted into the insertion hole forwardly, and the front of the downwardly extending piece The edge is limited by the insertion projection in the forward direction. The connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein the first bridging portion is in the shape of a long frame extending back and forth, and the cross section of the first bridging portion is rectangular. The connector assembly according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4, wherein each of the guide shields further has a rear wall, and the bridging member further includes a first bridging part connected to the rear end The two bridging parts, the rear walls of the two guiding shields and the second bridging parts are assembled through a second assembling structure. The connector assembly according to claim 5, wherein the second assembly structure includes a locking piece disposed on the rear wall of the guiding shield, and a locking piece disposed on the second bridging portion and corresponding to The locking shrapnel is locked on the locking piece. The connector assembly according to claim 6, wherein the second assembly structure further includes a stopper arranged on the second bridging portion and above the locking elastic piece, the locking elastic piece below and the upper locking piece A locking recess for accommodating and locking the locking piece is formed between the blocking blocks. The connector assembly according to claim 7, wherein the locking elastic piece is arranged at the lower end of the second bridging portion, and the locking elastic piece has an extension extending forward from the lower end of the second bridging portion section, and a lock section extending backwards from the end of the extension section by turning upwards. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of contact elastic pieces of each of the side plates of the first bridging portion are arranged in a row front to back.

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