TWM565895U - Connector with single side support and corresponding butt recess and insulating body thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a connector having a single side support portion and a butt recess and an insulative housing thereof. The connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of metal terminals and a metal housing, wherein the metal is embedded in the insulating body a terminal extending into the metal housing, one side of which is spaced apart from the first side wall of the metal housing to form a pair of slots, the present invention is characterized in that the top surface of the insulating body faces a peripheral recess of one side is provided with a pair of recessed portions, and an outer side of the other side of the insulative housing protrudes outwardly from at least one first supporting portion. When the connector is assembled to a circuit board, the bottom surface of the first supporting portion can Abutting against the surface of the circuit board, and when another connector is inserted into the connector, a pair of protruding protrusions of the other connector can be received to the mating recess.

Description

Connector with single side support and butt recess and its insulating body

The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector having a support portion on one side of the insulative housing and a butt recess on the other side.

Button, the connector refers to all connected components and their accessories on the electronic signal and power supply. It is a bridge for all signals. Its quality will affect the reliability of current and signal transmission, and also with electronics. The operation of the device is closely related. Generally speaking, various types of connectors have been provided on various electronic devices (such as smart phones, tablets, desktop computers, notebook computers, digital cameras, etc.) so that various electronic devices can By exchanging data, it is known that the connector can make electrical connections and signal transmission between the device and the device, components and components, and the system and the system, and is a basic component required to form a complete system.

As a bearing, the connector acts as an important communication bridge between the complex electronic devices. If the metal terminals on the connector are not soldered to the circuit board, the connector will not work properly. However, the applicant found that although During the production process, the staff has carefully soldered each metal terminal to the circuit board. However, during use, the connector must be assembled and removed from the other connector, and the connector is plugged and unplugged. When the direction of the force is parallel to the axis of the connector, in practice, the user does not pay special attention to the insertion angle, so that the connector tends to be non-parallel to the axis of the connector. External force, causing the connection The device is skewed, and even the metal terminal on the device is removed from the original soldering state, which makes the connector lose its function, thereby affecting the normal operation of the electronic device.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the applicant has devised a connector structure. Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the applicant has devised a connector structure including an insulating base 11 and a plurality of metal branches. The terminal 13 and a metal housing 15 , wherein the insulating base 11 can extend into the metal housing 15 , the metal terminal 13 is accommodated therein, and the insulating base 11 can be stably carried. A support portion 111 is protruded outwardly on the outer side of the corresponding two sides of the circuit board. When the insulating base 11 is fixed to the circuit board E, the bottom surface of the two support portions 111 can abut against the circuit. The top surface of the board E to maintain the stability of the connector 1, so that when the connector 1 is assembled or used (for example, the action of the plug connector 1), the insulating base 11 is subjected to non- When the external force of the axial direction is parallel, the bending load of the insulating base 11 due to the external force can be effectively supported by the structure of the support portion 111, so that the bottom surface of the insulating base 11 can stably maintain the current state. Avoid excessive occurrence of the insulating seat 11 by external force Obliquely, resulting in the metal terminal 13 such as the insulating base member 11 due to skew, and thus departing from the defect on the circuit board E.

However, referring to FIG. 3, when the other connector 1' is inserted into the connector 1, when the other connector 1' is to be detached from the connector 1, the user often needs to press the other connector 1 The pressing piece 17 of the connector 1' is such that the protrusion 171 on the pressing piece 17 can be disengaged from the locking hole 151 of the metal housing 15 of the connector 1. At this time, the user can connect the other connector 1 'The connector 1 is pulled out to separate the connectors 1, 1' from each other. Moreover, the applicant has found that, in the foregoing process, when the user applies a force to the pressing piece 17, the supporting portion 111 of the insulating base 11 facing away from the pressing piece 17 will receive a large force, due to The trend of thin and light design of electronic devices, the applicant believes that the connector should be improved and the structure of the connector should be improved to keep the connector in place. In the case of the original function, the volume can be reduced, and the stability of the connection and the installation can be ensured, which is also a major subject of the present discussion.

In order to stand out in a highly competitive market, the creators have been working hard for a long time with the rich practical experience of designing, processing and manufacturing various power supply or signal connectors for many years, and adhering to the spirit of excellence in research. After the experiment, the connector with a single side support and the butt recess and its insulating body were finally developed. With the advent of this creation, the overall volume of the connector can be effectively reduced and the stability of use can be maintained. To provide users with better experience.

One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a connector having a single side support portion and a mating recess portion, the connector being connectable to another connector, the other connector being provided with a pair of connecting walls, and the butting wall At least one protruding block is protruded from an outer side surface, and a pair of connecting protrusions are protruded from an inner side surface of the butting wall, the connector comprises an insulating body, a plurality of metal terminals and a metal casing, wherein the insulating body is An insertion interface is disposed on the side, and an accommodation space is disposed therein. The accommodation space is in communication with the insertion interface. The metal terminals are embedded in the insulation body, and the front end thereof exposes the accommodation space, and the rear end thereof is Extending from the rear end of the insulative housing, the metal housing is provided with an assembly space extending through the front and rear sides, the insulative housing can extend into and be fixed to the assembly space, and a first side wall of the metal housing is opened At least one snap hole and spaced apart from a side of the insulating body to form a pair of slots, wherein the docking wall can be extended in a state in which the other connector is inserted into the connector In the docking slot, each of the protruding blocks can be embedded in a corresponding snap hole. The connector is characterized in that a top of the insulating body faces a peripheral edge of a side surface, and a pair of connecting recesses are recessed. Outside the other side of the snap hole a first supporting portion is protruded outwardly, and a bottom surface of the first supporting portion can abut against the surface of the circuit board and the other connector is inserted in a state in which the connector is assembled to a circuit board. The mating protrusion can be accommodated to the mating recess in the state of the connector.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an insulative housing having a single side support portion and an abutting recess portion, the insulative housing being capable of extending into a metal housing and having a plurality of metal terminals embedded therein, one of the insulative bodies The side surface is spaced apart from the first side wall of the metal casing to form a pair of joint grooves. The insulating body is characterized in that a top surface of the insulating body is concavely provided with a pair of recessed portions, and the outer side of the other side is A first support portion is protruded outwardly. When the connector is assembled to a circuit board, the bottom surface of the first support portion can abut the surface of the circuit board, and the other connector is plugged to the connector Thereafter, a pair of protruding portions of the other connector can be received to the mating recess.

For the sake of your review, you can make a further understanding and understanding of the purpose, technical features and efficacy of this creation. The examples are shown in the following diagram:

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1‧‧‧Connector

1'‧‧‧Other connector

11‧‧‧Insulated body

111‧‧‧Support

13‧‧‧Metal terminals

15‧‧‧Metal housing

151‧‧‧Snap holes

17‧‧‧Press film

171‧‧‧Bumps

E‧‧‧PCB

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2‧‧‧Connector

21‧‧‧Insulated body

210‧‧‧ Plug interface

211‧‧‧ accommodating space

214‧‧‧Terminal slot

216‧‧‧First support

2161‧‧‧Sloping surface

218‧‧‧Docking recess

23‧‧‧Metal terminals

25‧‧‧Metal housing

25A‧‧‧First side wall

250‧‧‧Assembly space

251‧‧‧Snap holes

253‧‧‧ docking slot

3‧‧‧Another connector

31‧‧‧ Terminal Board

33‧‧‧Docking wall

330‧‧‧Pressing tablets

331‧‧‧ protruding blocks

332‧‧‧Docking convex

L‧‧‧ axis

Θ‧‧‧ acute angle

Figure 1 is an exploded view of a conventional connector; Figure 2 is a schematic view of a conventional insulated body; Figure 3 is a schematic view of a conventional connector and another connector; Figure 4 is a connector of the present invention Schematic diagram of the explosion; Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the separation of the connector of the present invention from another connector; Figure 6 is a schematic view of the assembly of the connector of the present invention and another connector; Figure 7 is the insulating body of the present invention. Side view; and Figure 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the assembly of the connector of the present invention and another connector.

The present invention is a connector having a single side support portion and abutting recess portion and an insulative housing thereof. Referring to FIG. 4, in an embodiment, the connector 2 includes an insulative housing 21, a plurality of metal terminals 23 and For convenience of description, a metal case 25 is used as the front side position of the element in the upper part of Fig. 4, and the lower side of the figure 4 is the rear side position of the element. In addition, the aspect of the connector 2 of the present invention is not limited to that shown in FIG. 4, and the operator can adjust the style of each component according to the product requirements. Therefore, as long as it has the related structure and effect described in the subsequent embodiments, For the connector 2 to be protected by the creative, it is first and foremost.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the front side of the insulative housing 21 defines a socket 210, and a receiving space 211 is defined therein, and the receiving space 211 and the plug interface 210 are connected to each other. In this embodiment, a plurality of terminal slots 214 are respectively defined in the corresponding inner side surfaces of the insulative housing 21, and the plug connectors 210, the terminal slots 214 and the receiving space 211 are also in communication with each other. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the insulative housing 21 can also be provided with no terminal slot 214, or a tongue plate can be added to the insulative housing 21, and the terminal slots 214 can be disposed on the tongue plate. Thus, the structure of the present invention can be applied to various types of connectors 2.

Referring to FIG. 4, the metal terminals 23 are respectively fixed in the insulative housing 21 and spaced apart from each other. In this embodiment, the metal terminals 23 can be signal terminals, ground terminals or power supplies. At least one of the terminals and the like can be respectively embedded in each of the terminal slots 214. The front end of the metal terminals 23 can expose the receiving space 211 to be electrically connected to the terminals of the other connector 3. For example, please Referring to Figures 5 and 6, the other connector 3 is provided with a terminal plate 31, and the terminal plate 31 is provided with a plurality of terminals (not shown) when the other connector After the connector 3 is inserted into the connector 2, the terminal block 31 can extend into the receiving space 211 via the plug connector 210, so that the terminals thereon are electrically connected to the front ends of the metal terminals 23, thereby further Can exchange signals or currents with each other. Moreover, the rear ends of the metal terminals 23 are extended from the rear end of the insulating body 21 (as shown in Fig. 5) so as to be soldered to a circuit board (not shown).

Referring to Figures 4 and 5, in this embodiment, the metal casing 25 is formed by bending a metal plate, wherein when the metal plate is bent into a frame shape, it is formed around. An assembly space 250 is formed through the front and rear sides, and the insulative housing 21 can extend into the assembly space 250 and be fixed in the metal housing 25 (as shown in FIG. 5) to The role of 25, to achieve electromagnetic interference (EMI), as a grounding path and to protect the insulation body 21 and so on. Furthermore, the first side wall 25A of the metal housing 25 is provided with at least one latching hole 251, and the inner side surface of the first side wall 25A is separated from one side of the insulating body 21 by a distance to form The pair of slots 253, that is, the assembly space 250 is larger than the volume of the insulative housing 21, so that the gap between the two forms the gap between the two.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the top surface of the insulative housing 21 has a pair of recesses 218 recessed toward the periphery of one side, and the insulative housing 21 faces the outer side of the other side of the latching hole 251. At least one first supporting portion 216 is protruded outwardly. In this embodiment, the first supporting portion 216 is located at a position adjacent to the rear end of the insulating body 21, but is not limited thereto, and the connector is not considered. In the case of the overall volume and cost of the first support portion 216, the front side of the first support portion 216 can be connected to the front end or the middle portion of the insulative housing 21. Moreover, the first supporting portion 216 has at least one inclined surface 2161, and the inclined surface 2161 forms an acute angle θ with the axis L of the insulating body 21, and when the connector 2 is assembled to a circuit board, the first The bottom surface of the support portion 216 can abut against the surface of the circuit board.

Referring to FIGS. 4-6, the other connector 2 is further provided with a pair of connecting walls 33. The abutting wall 33 extends in the same direction as the extending direction of the terminal block 31, and the mating wall 33 and the terminal board The two sides of the abutting wall 33 are provided with a pressing piece 330 and at least one protruding block 331. The inner side surface of the abutting wall 33 (ie, the side facing the terminal plate 31) is provided with a pair of protruding protrusions 332. (As shown in FIG. 8), the bottom end of the pressing piece 330 can be fixed on the mating wall 33, and the top end thereof is kept at a distance from the outer side of the mating wall 33 for the user to press. The top end of the pressing piece 330 is displaced toward the inner side (ie, the direction toward the butting wall 33), and each of the protruding blocks 331 is located on the pressing piece 330, and can follow the pressing piece 330. And move. Thus, when the other connector 3 is plugged into the connector 2 (as shown in FIG. 6), the butting wall 33 of the other connector 3 extends into the docking slot 253, and at the same time, each of the protrusions The block 331 can be embedded in the corresponding latching hole 251, and the mating protrusion 332 can be received into the mating recess 218, so that the connectors 2, 3 cannot be easily loosened, and at the same time, the top end of the pressing piece 330 Exposed to the outside of the connector 2, after the user wants to remove the other connector 3, the user can press the top end of the pressing piece 330 with a finger. At this time, each protruding block 331 is disengaged from the corresponding buckle. In the hole 251, the user can pull the other connector 3 out of the connector 2.

In summary, with the structure of the present invention, the following effects can be achieved: (1) Since the connector 2 of the present invention is provided with the first support portion 216 only on one side, it is compared with the previous one developed by the applicant. The product (as shown in Fig. 2), the thickness of the connector 2 can be greatly reduced, thereby effectively reducing the overall volume of the connector 2 so as not to occupy too much space on the circuit board; (2) by the docking recess The design of the 218 can increase the space of the docking groove 253, so that the butting wall 33 of the other connector 2 can remove a distance sufficient for the tip end of the pressing piece 330 to be displaced (such as 8), and abutting convex portion 332 is formed on the inner side surface of the butting wall 33, so that the top end of the pressing piece 330 has more space to be pressed and displaced, so as to ensure that the overall volume of the connector 2 is reduced, Maintaining the normal insertion and removal between the connector 2 and the other connector 3; (3) when the user presses the top end of the pressing piece 330, and the insulating body 21 is subjected to an external force that is not parallel to the axis L (such as the seventh The structure of the first support portion 216 having a slightly right-angled triangular shape (that is, a structure having the inclined surface 2161) can effectively support the bending of the insulating body 21 due to an external force. The load is such that the bottom surface of the insulating body 21 can still maintain the current state stably, so as to prevent the insulating body 21 from being excessively skewed by an external force, and the metal terminals 23 are skewed from the insulating body 21, and then from the circuit board. Deviation from the bad situation.

According to the above description, it is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the claims claimed by the present invention is not limited thereto, and according to those skilled in the art, according to the technical content disclosed in the present invention, Equivalent changes that are easily thought of should be in the protection of this creation.

Claims (4)

A connector having a single side support portion and abutting recess portion is insertable with another connector, the other connector is provided with a pair of connecting walls, and at least one protruding block is protruded from an outer side surface of the one of the butting walls. The inner side of one of the butting walls is convexly provided with a pair of protruding portions. The connector comprises: an insulating body, the front side of which has a plug-in interface, and a receiving space is disposed therein, the receiving space is connected to the plug-in interface; The metal terminal is embedded in the insulating body, the front end of the insulating body is exposed, the rear end of the metal body is extended from the rear end of the insulating body, and a metal casing is provided with front and rear sides. An insulative housing is inserted into and fixed to the assembly space, and a first side wall of the metal housing is provided with at least one snap hole and separated from a side of the insulating body by a distance a pair of slots, wherein the mating wall can extend into the mating slot in a state in which the other connector is inserted into the connector, and each of the protruding blocks can be embedded into a corresponding snap hole; the connection Characteristics of the device And a pair of connecting recesses are formed on a top surface of the insulating body facing the one side of the insulating body, and a first supporting portion is protruded outwardly from an outer side of the insulating body opposite to the other side of the latching hole, at the connector In a state assembled to a circuit board, a bottom surface of the first support portion can abut against the surface of the circuit board, and in a state where the other connector is inserted into the connector, the docking protrusion can be accommodated to the Docking the recess. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first support portion has at least one inclined surface, and the inclined surface forms an acute angle with an axis of the insulating body. An insulative body having a single side support portion and abutting recess portion, which can extend into a metal casing, and can be embedded with a plurality of metal terminals therein, one side of the insulative body and the first one of the metal shells The sidewalls are separated by a distance to form a pair of slots, and the insulative body is characterized by And a pair of connecting recesses are formed on a top surface of the insulating body facing the one side of the insulating body, and at least one first supporting portion is outwardly protruded from the outer side of the other side of the insulating body, and the connector is assembled to the first In the state of the circuit board, the bottom surface of the first support portion can abut against the surface of the circuit board, and in a state where the other connector is inserted into the connector, the pair of protruding portions of the other connector can accommodate To the butt recess. The insulative housing of claim 3, wherein the first support portion has at least one inclined surface, and the inclined surface forms an acute angle with the axis of the insulating body.