TWM648419U - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an electrical connector, which engages a first engaging portion of a seat body to a second engaging portion of a metal shell. Because vibration between the seat body and the metal shell of the conventional electrical connector are easily produced when they are engaged with each other in the horizontal direction, the conductive terminals of the main body are prone to misalignment and cannot be electrically connected to the circuit board effectively. The electrical connector of the present invention can prevent the seat body and the metal shell from vibration, thereby strengthening the stability of a component and meeting the reliability requirements.

Description

electrical connector

The invention relates to a connector for electronic products, especially a horizontal electrical connector.

With the rapid development of the electronics industry, the design of modern electronic products has moved into practical and diversified designs. An electrical connector is a connecting device that electrically connects wires, circuit boards, and other electronic components. It is widely used in various electronic products, such as vehicle-mounted devices, computers, laptops, and mobile phones.

However, the main body of the conventional electrical connector and the metal shell used to accommodate the main body are mainly engaged with each other in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the main body and the shell are prone to rocking up and down, causing the conductive terminals of the main body to easily deviate. As a result, the conductive terminals cannot effectively electrically connect to the circuit board.

Therefore, how to overcome the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology has become an urgent problem that the industry needs to overcome.

In view of the various shortcomings of the above-mentioned conventional technologies, at least one embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical connector, which includes: a base body having an opposite conductive side and an external connection side, and the external connection side has a first clamping portion and an external connection port, wherein the seat system has a first peripheral side and a second peripheral side that are opposite, and the first peripheral side and the second peripheral side are adjacent to the conductive side and the external connection side; a plurality of conductive terminals, It is arranged on the conductive side; and a shell has a receiving space for accommodating the base body to cover the base body, and exposes the external side and the conductive side of the base body, so that the conductive terminal protrudes The housing is extended out, wherein the housing is formed in the accommodating space with a second locking portion that engages the first snapping portion.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the base body has first positioning parts on opposite sides of the outer side, and the housing space has a second positioning part corresponding to the first positioning part. The positioning part is used to position the base body in the accommodation space of the housing. In some embodiments of the invention, the second positioning part and the first positioning part are embedded in each other.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the seat system is configured with a plurality of mutually spaced notches on the first clamping part to serve as the first limiting part, and the accommodation space of the housing has a corresponding opening connected to the first connecting part. The second limiting part of the first limiting part is such that the second limiting part and the first limiting part abut each other, and the base body is brought into contact with the accommodation space of the housing. In some embodiments of the invention, the housing is a metal housing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first clamping part and the second clamping part are embedded.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the housing has pins corresponding to the second peripheral side to serve as the mounting portion.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the housing has a welding portion corresponding to the second peripheral side.

In some embodiments of the invention, the shell includes an upper shell, a lower shell, a left shell and a right shell to form a receiving space for accommodating the base, and the upper shell protrude from the external side, so that the length of the upper housing is greater than the length of the lower housing, and the left housing and the right housing are matched with the upper housing to extend and protrude from the external side. In some embodiments of the present invention, the second engaging portion is formed on the upper housing.

It can be seen from the above that the electrical connector provided by the present invention engages the first engaging portion of the base body through the second engaging portion of the housing to prevent relative shaking of the base body and the housing. Therefore, compared with Based on the conventional technology, the electrical connector of the present invention can strengthen the stability of the component to meet the requirements of reliability, thereby avoiding the problem of the conductive terminals being deflected due to the loosening of the base body, thereby preventing the conductive terminals from failing to effectively electrically connect the circuit. board problem.

1: Electrical connector

10: base body

10a: Leading side

10b: External side

100:External port

101: The first clamping part

102:First positioning department

103: First limiting part

11:Conductive terminal

12: Shell

12a: Upper side shell

12b: Lower side shell

12c: left shell

12d: Right side shell

120:Installation Department

121: The second clamping part

121a: Ground strip

122:Second positioning department

1220: Bayonet

123:Second limiting part

124:Welding Department

15a,15b: snap structure

8:Circuit board

80: Jack

81: Electrical contacts

82: Fixed point

83: Functional spacer

9:Bus cable components

90: Hook

91: Ground terminal

S: Accommodation space

S1: top wall

Z1: First week side

Z2: Second week side

Figure 1A is a schematic front view of a three-dimensional assembly of the application of the electrical connector of this invention.

Figure 1B is a three-dimensional exploded front view of the application of the electrical connector of the invention.

Figure 1C is a schematic rear view of the three-dimensional assembly of the application of the electrical connector of this invention.

Figure 1D is a schematic three-dimensional rear view of the base of the electrical connector of this invention.

FIG. 2A is a schematic three-dimensional front view of the housing of the electrical connector of the present invention.

Figure 2B is a schematic rear plan view of Figure 2A.

Figure 3A is a schematic three-dimensional rear view of the electrical connector of this invention.

Fig. 3B is a partial three-dimensional front view of Fig. 3A.

The implementation of the present invention is described below through specific embodiments. Those familiar with this art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification.

It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings attached to this manual are only used to match the content disclosed in the manual for the understanding and reading of people familiar with this technology, and are not used to limit this creation. Implementable limitations, any structural modifications, changes in proportions or adjustments in size, without affecting the effectiveness and purpose of this creation, should be within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this creation. within the scope covered. In addition, terms such as "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "first", "second" and "one" are also used only. For the convenience of description and clarity, but not to limit the executable scope of this creation, changes or adjustments in their relative relationships, without substantial changes to the technical content, shall also be regarded as the executable scope of this creation.

1A and 1B are schematic three-dimensional views of the application of the electrical connector 1 according to at least one embodiment of the present invention. In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the electrical connector 1 is horizontally mounted so as to be placed horizontally on the circuit board 8 . In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B , the electrical connector 1 includes a base 10 made of insulating material, a plurality of conductive terminals 11 and a shell 12 .

In some embodiments of the present invention, the circuit board 8 has a plurality of sockets 80 , a plurality of electrical contacts 81 , a plurality of fixed points 82 and a plurality of functional pads 83 .

In some embodiments of the present invention, the base 10 has an opposite conductive side 10a and an external connection side 10b. The conductive side 10a is configured with a plurality of conductive terminals 11, and the external connection side 10b has an external connection port 100. Connect a bus cable assembly 9 (as shown in Figure 1C).

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the leading side 10a of the base body 10 is defined as the front side, and the external side 10b is defined as the rear side, so the base body 10 has an outer peripheral side adjacent to the leading side 10a and the external side 10b, Such as the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side, so that the upper side and the lower side of the base body 10 are respectively defined as the first circumferential side Z1 and the second circumferential side Z2, and the first circumferential side Z1 is formed corresponding to the external side 10b. A latch portion 101 (shown in Figure 1D).

As shown in Figure 1D, in some embodiments of the present invention, the base 10 is formed with first positioning portions 102, such as groove structures, on the left and right sides of the external side 10b, and the external side 10b is formed on the corresponding upper side. At least one first limiting portion 103, such as a notch structure, is formed between each first positioning portion 102. In some embodiments of the invention, the first clamping portion 101 is provided with a plurality of mutually spaced notches to serve as the first limiting portion 103 .

In some embodiments of the present invention, the conductive terminals 11 are fixedly connected to the conductive side 10a and protrude from the conductive side 10a to contact and electrically connect the electrical contacts 81 of the circuit board 8 so that the conductive terminals 11 and the base body 10 can be regarded as the electrical connector body.

As shown in Figure 2A, in some embodiments of the present invention, the housing 12 is a metal housing, which includes an upper housing 12a, a lower housing 12b, a left housing 12c and a right housing 12d to form a container. An accommodation space S of the base body 10 is provided, and a second clamping portion 121 for engaging the first clamping portion 101 is formed in the accommodation space S, and the outer connection side 10b and the guide side 10a of the base body 10 are both external. The accommodation space S is exposed, so that the conductive terminals 11 protrude out of the housing 12, wherein the upper housing 12a protrudes from the external side 10b, so that the length of the upper housing 12a is greater than the length of the lower housing 12b, and the left side The housing 12c and the right housing 12d cooperate with the upper housing 12a and extend beyond the outer side 10b.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the upper shell 12a of the housing 12 extends backward to form a second engaging portion 121, so that the second engaging portion 121 protrudes from the external side 10b, and the first engaging portion 101 and The second snap-in part is an embedded snap-in type, such as male-female joint or concave-convex joint. In some embodiments of the invention, the second clamping part 121 is a C-shaped groove structure, and the first clamping part 101 is a convex body, so that the second clamping part 121 and the first clamping part 101 can be Embedding cards into each other. As shown in FIG. 2B , in some embodiments of the present invention, at least one downwardly extending and tilted ground strip 121 a can be formed on the second clamping portion 121 to contact the bus cable assembly 9 and pass through the bus cable. The ground terminal 91 of the component 9 (as shown in FIG. 1B ) achieves the grounding function.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B , in at least one embodiment of the present invention, a second positioning portion 122 is formed in the accommodation space S of the housing 12 extending downward from the top wall thereof. If it is in the shape of a tab, its corresponding The first positioning part 102 is engaged, the second positioning part 122 and the first positioning part 102 are engaged with each other, and the base body 10 is positioned in the accommodation space S of the housing 12 . As shown in FIG. 3A , in some embodiments of the present invention, the second positioning part 122 can form a bayonet 1220 as needed to engage the hook 90 of the bus cable assembly 9 (as shown in FIG. 1B ), so that the housing 12 The bus cable assembly 9 can be positioned in a snap-on manner, so the electrical connector 1 can firmly engage the bus cable assembly 9 (as shown in FIG. 1A ).

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B , in at least one embodiment of the present invention, at least one second limiting portion 123 is formed in the accommodation space S of the housing 12 extending downward from the top wall S1 , such as two, Three or four, and are in the shape of inclined sheets, which are correspondingly joined to the first limiting part 103, so that the second limiting part 123 abuts the first limiting part 103, and the base 10 is abutted against the shell. 12 in the accommodation space S. In at least one embodiment of the present invention, when the first limiting part 103 abuts against the When the limiting portion 123 is removed, the base body 10 cannot move further backward, so that the end point of the tab of the first engaging portion 101 is not inserted into the bottom of the groove of the second engaging portion 121 , thus forming a gap.

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the housing 12 is formed with a mounting portion 120 like a pin at a position corresponding to the second peripheral side Z2, which protrudes from the lower shell 12b of the housing 12 to engage the socket 80 . In some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting portion 120 is formed at the ends of the left casing 12c and the right casing 12d and extends in a direction away from the lower casing 12b. Therefore, by inserting the mounting portion 120 into the socket 80, the electrical connector 1 can be easily mounted on the circuit board 8 (as shown in FIG. 1B).

In at least one embodiment of the present invention, the shell 12 can be formed with a welding portion 124 of a welding fixing point 82 at a position corresponding to the second peripheral side Z2 as required, which can be a toe-shaped sheet structure. In some embodiments of the present invention, the welding portion 124 is disposed on the lower housing 12b, such as protruding from the front side of the housing 12 and the left housing 12c and the right housing 12d. Therefore, by welding the welding portion 124 to the fixing point 82 , the electrical connector 1 can be firmly installed on the circuit board 8 . It should be understood that the location of the welding portion can be designed according to actual needs and is not limited to the above.

In at least one embodiment, when using the electrical connector 1 of the present invention, the bus cable assembly 9 can be inserted into the external port 100 to dock with the conductive terminals 11, and then the electrical connector 1 can be inserted into the socket 80 with its mounting portion 120. , and weld the welding portion 124 to the fixing point 82 to fix the electrical connector 1 on the circuit board 8 .

As shown in FIG. 3B , in some embodiments of the present invention, the upper shell 12 a and the lower shell 12 b of the housing 12 can be equipped with buckle structures 15 b according to needs, so as to be connected to the base 10 on the conductive side accordingly. The buckle structure 15a at 10a enhances the stability of the combination. It should be understandable that The housing 12 and the bus cable assembly 9 can also be equipped with a conventional buckle structure according to actual needs to enhance the stability of the combination, so no further description is given.

To sum up, the electrical connector 1 provided in this creative embodiment can be engaged with the first engaging portion 101 of the base body 10 through the second engaging portion 121 of the housing 12 to prevent the base body 10 from being connected to the outer shell. 12 produces up and down shaking. Therefore, compared with the conventional technology, the electrical connector 1 of the present invention can strengthen the stability of the component to meet the requirements of reliability and shock resistance (such as high-frequency vibration), thereby preventing the base 10 from loosening and causing The problem of deviation of the conductive terminal 11 is generated, thereby avoiding the problem that the conductive terminal 11 cannot be effectively electrically connected to the electrical contact 81 on the circuit board 8 .

The above embodiments are used to illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, but are not used to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in this art can modify the above embodiment without violating the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of rights protection for this creation should be as listed in the patent application scope described below.

1: Electrical connector

10: base body

10b: External side

100:External port

101: The first clamping part

102:First positioning department

11:Conductive terminal

12: Shell

12b: Lower side shell

12d: Right side shell

120:Installation Department

121: The second clamping part

121a: Ground strip

122:Second positioning department

1220: Bayonet

124:Welding Department

S: Accommodation space

Claims (10)

An electrical connector includes: a base body having a conductive side and an external side relative to the conductive side, and the external side has a first clamping portion and an external port, wherein the seat system has a third A circumferential side and a second circumferential side relative to the first circumferential side, and the first circumferential side and the second circumferential side are adjacent to the conductive side and the external side; a plurality of conductive terminals are arranged on the conductive side side; and a shell that has a receiving space for accommodating the base body to cover the base body, and expose the external side and the conductive side of the base body, so that the conductive terminal protrudes out of the shell , wherein the housing is formed in the accommodation space with a second clamping part that engages with the first clamping part. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base body has first positioning portions on opposite sides of the external side respectively, and the housing has a corresponding first positioning portion in the accommodating space. The second positioning portion of the base body is positioned in the accommodating space of the housing. The electrical connector according to claim 2, wherein the second positioning part and the first positioning part are engaged with each other. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base system is provided with a plurality of mutually spaced notches on the first latching part to serve as the first limiting part, and the accommodating space of the housing is provided with There is a second limit part correspondingly joined to the first limit part, so that the second limit part and the first limit part abut each other, and the base body is close to the accommodation of the shell. in space. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the shell is a metal shell. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the first latching part and the second latching part are of an embedded type. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has pins corresponding to the second peripheral side as the mounting portion. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has a welding portion corresponding to the second peripheral side. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing includes an upper housing, a lower housing, a left housing and a right housing to form an accommodating space for accommodating the base, And the upper side housing protrudes from the external side, so that the length of the upper side housing is greater than the length of the lower side housing, and the left side housing and the right side housing system cooperate with the upper side housing to extend and protrude from the external side. The electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein the second latching portion is formed on the upper housing.

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