WO2021068168A1

WO2021068168A1 - Communication device and connector therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2021068168A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/110439
Authority: WO
Inventors: 付松林; 骆国文; 张海斌
Original assignee: 海能达通信股份有限公司
Priority date: 2019-10-10
Filing date: 2019-10-10
Publication date: 2021-04-15
Also published as: CN212751254U

Abstract

Provided are a communication device and a connector, the connector being used for the communication device. The communication device comprises a mainboard, an aluminum shell and a battery. The connector comprises an elastic sheet and an insulating sleeve. The elastic sheet is arranged in the insulating sleeve, a first end of the elastic sheet protrudes out of the insulating sleeve and is connected to the mainboard, and a second end of the elastic sheet protrudes out of the insulating sleeve and is connected to the battery. The aluminum shell is arranged outside the insulating sleeve in a sleeving manner and used for fixing the connector. In this manner, the present application can reduce production procedures, save on materials, and reduce costs; in addition, the connector occupies a small amount of space and has a good waterproof effect.

Description

Communication equipment and its connector

【Technical Field】

The invention relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a communication device and its connector.

【Background technique】

The battery connector is a very important part of communication equipment, and the connector is generally used to connect the battery and the host. In the production and use of battery connectors, how to achieve effective waterproofing is a point worthy of attention.

The walkie-talkie is a two-way mobile communication tool. It can make calls without any network support. There is no call charge. It is suitable for relatively fixed and frequent calls. Among them, the battery of the walkie-talkie is generally detachable. The battery connector on the host is generally exposed. Currently on the market, battery connectors are generally used to connect to the host through a waterproof ring to achieve waterproofing. The use of this kind of waterproof ring increases the installation steps, has a high cost, and takes up a large space, which is not conducive to production and use.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention provides a communication device and a connector thereof, so as to solve the problems of complicated connector installation steps, high cost, and large occupied space in the prior art.

In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a connector, which is characterized in that it is used in a communication device, the communication device includes a main board, an aluminum shell, and a battery, and the connector includes shrapnel and insulation. The elastic piece is arranged in the insulating sleeve, the first end of the elastic piece protrudes from the insulating sleeve and is connected to the main board; the second end of the elastic piece protrudes from the insulating sleeve and is connected to the insulating sleeve. For the battery connection, the aluminum shell is sleeved outside the insulating sleeve for fixing the connector.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the insulating sleeve includes an upper cover and a lower cover, the outer surface of the lower cover is provided with bumps, and the inner surface of the upper cover is provided with a first groove. When the cover is assembled with the lower cover, the protrusion is embedded in the first groove to fix the upper cover and the lower cover.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the upper cover includes a first side wall close to the first end of the elastic piece and a second side wall close to the second end of the elastic piece, the aluminum shell is provided with a socket part, and The sleeve part is sleeved outside the second side wall.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the outer surface of the first side wall of the upper cover is provided with a protruding portion, and the sleeve portion abuts against the protruding portion.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the upper cover and the lower cover are integrally formed.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the lower cover is provided with a convex post, the upper cover is provided with a second groove, and when the upper cover and the lower cover are assembled, the convex post is embedded in the first Inside the two grooves to fix the upper cover and the lower cover.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the surface of the upper cover close to the main plate of the elastic sheet is flush with the surface of the lower cover close to the main plate.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the communication device further includes a back plate, the outer surface of the second side wall of the upper cover close to the second end of the elastic sheet is provided with a third groove, and the back plate is embedded in the third groove. Grooves to fix the upper cover and the back plate.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the insulating sleeve is mounted on the surface of the main board in a patch manner.

Another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a communication device, which is characterized by comprising a main board, an aluminum shell, a battery and the above-mentioned connector, the first end of the elastic piece is connected to the main board; the second end of the elastic piece The two ends are connected with the battery, and the aluminum shell is sleeved outside the insulating sleeve for fixing the connector.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is: different from the prior art, the connector in this application is used for communication equipment, the communication equipment includes a main board, an aluminum shell and a battery, the connector includes a shrapnel and an insulating sleeve, and the shrapnel is arranged in the insulating sleeve. The first end of the elastic piece protrudes from the insulating sleeve and is connected to the main board; the second end of the elastic piece protrudes from the insulating sleeve and is connected to the battery. The aluminum shell is sleeved outside the insulating sleeve for fixing the connector. In this way, the shrapnel of the connector of the present application is arranged in the insulating sleeve, only protruding the first end connected to the main board and the second end connected to the battery. The insulating sleeve can achieve waterproofing to the shrapnel, and the aluminum shell is directly sleeved On the outside of the insulating sleeve, there is no need to install a waterproof ring, which can effectively achieve waterproofing, reducing the installation process; at the same time, it saves materials and reduces material costs; because there is no need to use a waterproof ring, the connector takes up less space and the forbidden area of the motherboard is changed. Small, which is conducive to the production of smaller motherboards or smaller communication devices.

【Explanation of the drawings】

In order to explain the technical solutions in the embodiments of the invention more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the drawings used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative work, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings, among which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure along A-A of the communication device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a partially enlarged cross-sectional structure of the communication device shown in FIG. 2; FIG.

4 is a schematic side view of the structure of the connector according to the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5 is an exploded structural diagram of the connector shown in Fig. 4.

【Detailed ways】

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that if there is a directional indication (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indication is only used to explain that it is in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings). If the specific posture changes, the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. of the components below will also change the directional indication accordingly.

In addition, if there are descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as instructions or implications. Its relative importance or implicitly indicates the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on what can be achieved by a person of ordinary skill in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be achieved, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist. , Is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The walkie-talkie is a two-way mobile communication tool, in which the battery of the walkie-talkie is generally detachable, and the battery connector on the host is generally exposed, and is respectively connected and fixed with the battery, the main board of the host and the aluminum shell. Therefore, the structural design and use of the battery connector need to consider several connections to achieve effective waterproofing, namely: the connection between the battery connector and the motherboard, the connection between the battery connector and the aluminum shell, and the connection between the battery connector and the battery. Junction. Currently on the market, battery connectors are generally used to connect to the host through a waterproof ring to achieve waterproofing. The use of this waterproof ring increases the installation steps of the waterproof ring during the installation process, and increases the material cost. Due to the use of the waterproof ring, the battery connector occupies a larger space, and the forbidden area of the motherboard is enlarged. Conducive to production and use.

In order to solve the above problems, this application first proposes a communication device. Refer to Figures 1 to 3. Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the communication device according to an embodiment of the application; Figure 2 is a cross-section along AA of the communication device shown in Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a partially enlarged cross-sectional structure of the communication device shown in FIG. 2. The communication device 10 of this embodiment includes a main board 110, an aluminum shell 120, a battery 130, and a connector 200. The connector 200 includes an elastic sheet 210 and an insulating sleeve 220. The elastic sheet 210 is arranged in the insulating sleeve 220, and the first end 211 of the elastic sheet 210 protrudes from The insulating sleeve 220 is connected to the main board 110; the second end 212 of the elastic sheet 210 protrudes from the insulating sleeve 220 and is connected to the battery 130. The aluminum shell 120 is sleeved outside the insulating sleeve 220 for fixing the connector 200.

The shrapnel 210 is arranged in the insulating sleeve 220, and only protrudes from the first end 211 connected to the main board 110 and the second end 212 connected to the battery 130. The insulating sleeve 220 can achieve waterproofing to the shrapnel 210, and because the aluminum shell 120 is directly sleeved Compared with the outer side of the insulating sleeve 220, it can effectively achieve waterproofing without installing a waterproof ring, reducing the installation process; at the same time, it saves materials and reduces material costs; because there is no need to use a waterproof ring, the connector 200 occupies a smaller space, and the motherboard 110 is forbidden The smaller the cloth area is conducive to the production of a smaller motherboard 110 or a smaller communication device 10.

3 and FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of the structure of the connector of the embodiment of the present application. The insulating sleeve 220 includes an upper cover 221 and a lower cover 222. The outer surface of the lower cover 222 is provided with bumps 2221, and the inner surface of the upper cover 221 is provided with a first groove 2211. When the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 are assembled, The bump 2221 is embedded in the first groove 2211 to fix the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222.

Since the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 are tightly connected by the bump 2221 and the first groove 2211, a stable fixing structure is formed, and the space occupied by the connector 200 is fixed; the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 can be detachably installed, Make the production installation process more flexible.

In other embodiments, the outer surface of the lower cover 222 may be provided with a first groove 2211, and the inner surface of the upper cover 221 may be provided with a bump 2221. When the upper cover 221 is assembled with the bump 2221, the bump 2221 is embedded in the first groove 2211. A groove 2211 is used to fix the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the upper cover 221 can be set as a silicone upper cover 221, and the lower cover 222 can be set as a plastic lower cover 222; in other embodiments, the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 can be made of other insulation material.

Specifically, the upper cover 221 includes a first side wall 2212 close to the first end 211 of the elastic sheet 210 and a second side wall 2213 close to the second end 212 of the elastic sheet 210. The aluminum shell 120 is provided with a socket part 121, and the socket part 121 is sleeved. Set outside the second side wall 2213.

Further, one end of the elastic sheet 210 close to the main board 110 is a first end 211, and an end of the elastic sheet 210 away from the main board 110 is a second end 212. The first side wall 2212 and the second side wall 2213 are sequentially connected and formed integrally. The socket part 121 of the aluminum shell 120 surrounds the external device of the second side wall 2213 and is tightly connected to the first side wall 2212 to tightly connect the aluminum shell 120 with the connector 200, and realizes the connection with the upper cover 221 of the connector 200 Pre-pressure waterproof to ensure waterproof effect.

Specifically, the outer surface of the first side wall 2212 of the upper cover 221 is provided with a raised portion 2213a, and the sleeve portion 121 abuts against the raised portion 2213a. The protrusion 2213a is used to better support the aluminum shell 120 and isolate the main board from the aluminum plate.

Wherein, in this embodiment, the raised portion 2213a is provided on the outer surface of the first side wall 2212, and the bottom of the raised portion 2213a is connected to the main board 110. The socket part 121 is sleeved outside the second side wall 2213, and the bottom of the socket part 121 abuts against the protrusion 2213a; specifically, the socket part 121 has a certain thickness, which is close to the bottom surface of the first end 211 of the elastic sheet 210 and The upper surface of the protruding portion 2213a close to the second end 212 of the elastic sheet 210 is tightly attached.

Wherein, the area of the upper surface of the protruding portion 2213a is equal to the area of the bottom surface of the socket portion 121. In other embodiments, the area of the upper surface of the protruding portion 2213a may be greater than the area of the bottom surface of the socket portion 121.

5, the lower cover 222 is provided with at least one protrusion 2224, the upper cover 221 is provided with a second groove (not shown), when the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 are assembled, the protrusion 2224 is inserted into the second groove Inside, to fix the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222.

Specifically, the lower cover 222 is provided with at least one accommodating cavity 2222, a spacer 2223 is provided between adjacent accommodating cavities 2222, and the spacer 2223 and the side wall of the lower cover 222 close to the second end 212 of the elastic sheet 210 are provided with at least one protrusion. The post 2224, and the upper cover 221 that is nested with the lower cover 222 is provided with a second groove that matches with the protruding post 2224. When the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 are assembled, the protrusion 2221 is embedded in the corresponding second groove, which deepens the tight connection between the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222. The accommodating cavity 2222 is used to accommodate the elastic sheet 210. The second end 212 of the elastic sheet 210 partially extends outside the accommodating cavity 2222 to connect to the battery. In this embodiment, the lower cover 222 is provided with three accommodating cavities 2222. Spacer bars 2223 are provided to separate the accommodating cavity 2222. The receiving cavity 2222 is provided with a fixing piece 2225, and the elastic piece 210 is provided with a connecting port 213. When the elastic piece 210 is placed in the receiving cavity 2222, the fixing piece 2225 in the receiving cavity 2222 is connected with the connecting port 213 to fix the elastic piece 210 in In the accommodating cavity 2222.

In this embodiment, each spacer 2223 is provided with two protruding posts 2224, and the lower cover 222 is provided with a total of 8 protruding posts 2224. In other embodiments, the number of protruding posts 2224 can be set to 12, 16 The number of protrusions 2224 can be 3, 4, etc. on each spacer 2223.

3, the surface 2214 of the upper cover 221 close to the main board 110 is flush with the surface 2222 of the lower cover 222 close to the main board 110, so that the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 are installed on the surface of the main board 110 smoothly and without gaps.

In this embodiment, the surface of the upper cover 221 close to the main board and the surface of the lower cover 222 close to the main board are on the same plane, so that the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 can be closely attached to the surface of the main board 110. At the same time, the upper cover 221 is tightly fitted with the lower cover 222 to realize the cooperation between the upper cover 221, the lower cover 222 and the main board 110 to achieve a better waterproof effect.

3 and 4, the communication device 10 further includes a back plate 140. The outer surface of the second side wall 2213 of the upper cover 221 close to the second end 212 of the elastic sheet 210 is provided with a third groove 2214a, and the back plate 140 is embedded in the third groove. 2214a to fix the upper cover 221 and the back plate 140.

In this embodiment, the back plate 140 is provided with a sleeve portion (not shown in the figure), and the sleeve portion is inserted into the third groove 2214 a to connect the back plate 140 with the upper cover 221. Wherein, the thickness of the sleeve portion matches the depth of the third groove 2214a.

Referring to FIG. 4, the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 are integrally formed. In this embodiment, the upper cover and the lower cover are provided separately. In other embodiments, the insulating sleeve 220 may not be configured such that the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 are nested together, but are formed as an integral body.

Referring to FIG. 3, the insulating sleeve 220 is mounted on the surface of the main board 110 in a SMD manner. The insulating sleeve 220 can be pre-compressed and waterproof before being installed on the surface of the main board 110, and this arrangement effectively reduces the cloth prohibited area of the main board 110. In the prior art, taking the 3pin connector as an example, the existing prohibited fabric area is 18mm*18mm. With the development of technology, the volume of communication equipment will become more and more miniaturized. Therefore, the corresponding motherboard is also It will become small, and the forbidden fabric area of the connector of the present application can be 13mm*13mm, which effectively reduces the forbidden fabric area of the motherboard.

Different from the prior art, in the connector 200 of the embodiment of the present application, the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 are tightly matched by the first groove 2211 and the protrusion 2221 and the protrusion 2224 and the second groove. For connection, the aluminum shell 120 is tightly connected with the connector 200 through the socket portion 121, and the insulating sleeve 220 is patch-mounted on the main board 110 to realize the connection. In this way, the upper cover 221 and the lower cover 222 of the present application are closely matched to fully realize the waterproof effect. The aluminum shell 120 is tightly connected with the upper cover 221 through the socket 121. Therefore, the connector 200 is waterproofed without using a waterproof ring. And fixation, can reduce the production process, save materials, and reduce costs; at the same time, the connector 200 occupies a small space, the forbidden area of the motherboard 110 is reduced, and the waterproof effect is good.

1 to 3, the present invention provides a communication device 10, the communication device 10 includes a main board 110, an aluminum shell 120, a battery 130, a back plate 140 and the above-mentioned connector 200, the first end 211 of the elastic sheet 210 and the main board 110 Connection; the second end 212 of the elastic sheet 210 is connected to the battery 130, and the aluminum shell 120 is sleeved outside the insulating sleeve 220 for fixing the connector 200.

Optionally, the communication device 10 can be a walkie-talkie, an optoelectronic communication device, and so on.

The connector 200 is an indispensable component of the communication device 10. The connector 200 in this embodiment is tightly connected with the aluminum shell 120, the backplane, and the main board 110. At the same time, the insulating sleeve 220 seals and waterproofs the elastic sheet 210 to reduce the impact of the waterproof ring. In use, the usable area of the main board 110 is increased, and the main board 110 can be correspondingly reduced in size, so that the volume of the communication device 10 can be relatively small.

The above are only implementations of this application, and do not limit the scope of this application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the content of the description and drawings of this application, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technologies In the same way, all fields are included in the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

A connector, characterized in that it is used for communication equipment. The communication equipment includes a main board, an aluminum shell, and a battery. The connector includes a shrapnel and an insulating sleeve. The shrapnel is arranged in the insulating sleeve. The first end of the elastic sheet protrudes from the insulating sleeve and is connected to the main board; the second end of the elastic sheet protrudes from the insulating sleeve and is connected to the battery, and the aluminum shell is sleeved on the insulating sleeve In addition, it is used to fix the connector.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the insulating sleeve comprises an upper cover and a lower cover, the outer surface of the lower cover is provided with bumps, and the inner surface of the upper cover is provided with a first groove When assembling the upper cover and the lower cover, the protrusion is embedded in the first groove to fix the upper cover and the lower cover.
The connector according to claim 2, wherein the upper cover comprises a first side wall close to the first end of the elastic sheet and a second side wall close to the second end of the elastic sheet, and the aluminum shell is provided with The socket part is sleeved outside the second side wall.
The connector according to claim 3, wherein the outer surface of the first side wall of the upper cover is provided with a convex portion, and the socket portion abuts the convex portion.
The connector according to claim 2, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover are integrally formed.
The connector according to claim 2, wherein the lower cover is provided with a protruding column, the upper cover is provided with a second groove, and when the upper cover and the lower cover are assembled, the The protruding column is embedded in the second groove to fix the upper cover and the lower cover.
The connector according to claim 2, wherein the surface of the upper cover close to the main board is flush with the surface of the lower cover close to the main board.
The connector according to claim 3, wherein the communication device further comprises a back plate, the outer surface of the second side wall of the upper cover close to the second end of the elastic sheet is provided with a third groove, and the back The board is embedded in the third groove to fix the upper cover and the back board.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the insulating sleeve is mounted on the surface of the main board in a patch manner.
A communication device, comprising a main board, an aluminum shell, a battery, and the connector according to any one of claims 1-9, the first end of the elastic piece is connected to the main board, and the first end of the elastic piece The two ends are connected with the battery, and the aluminum shell is sleeved outside the insulating sleeve for fixing the connector.