CN101483298B - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a connector, which is connected to a circuit board. The connector includes a shell and a body. The shell has a plug hole and a receiving portion. The body is fixed to the receiving portion, and the body has a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of pins arranged in the same direction, wherein when a communication connector is plugged into the plug hole, the plugging direction of the communication connector is perpendicular to the circuit board.

Description

Connector

technical field

The invention relates to a connector, in particular to a connector for communication transmission.

Background technique

With the development of electronic technology and the vigorous development of communication technology, most of the electronic products currently on the market have the function of communication transmission. Generally speaking, communication transmission is achieved by using connectors and communication joints.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , a conventional connector for network data transmission includes a housing 11 and a plurality of signal terminals 12 . The casing 11 has a jack O, and the signal terminals 12 are disposed in the jack O of the casing 11, and the jack O is connected with a communication connector P such as an RJ45 connector to transmit network data.

When the communication connector P is inserted into the connector 1 , it is inserted into the socket O of the casing 11 along a horizontal direction H, and is electrically connected to the signal terminal 12 of the connector 1 through the communication connector P to transmit network data.

However, because the connector 1 occupies a large floor area, when the existing connector 1 is placed on a circuit board, it will greatly affect the layout area of the circuit board, thereby compressing the space for other circuits on the circuit board.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a connector through which the insertion direction of the communication joint is consistent with the pin direction of the connector, so that the communication joint is inserted into the connector in a direction perpendicular to the circuit board, thereby reducing the size of the connector. In the layout area of the circuit board, and increase the flexibility of the circuit layout.

The reason is that, to achieve the above purpose, a connector according to the present invention is connected to a circuit board, and the connector includes a shell and a body. The casing has an insertion hole and an accommodating portion. The main body is fixed in the accommodating part, and the main body has a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of pins arranged in the same direction, and all of them are electrically connected with an internal circuit board. The direction is perpendicular to the inner circuit board and the circuit board.

Based on the above, according to a connector of the present invention, a guide portion and a fastening portion are respectively provided on the inner periphery of the housing and the outer periphery of the body, and the arrangement direction of the signal terminals and pins is changed, so that the pins and the communication The plugging directions of the connectors are consistent and the plugging direction of the communication connectors is perpendicular to the circuit board. Compared with the prior art, the connector of the present invention enables the communication connector to be inserted into the connector perpendicular to the direction of the circuit board, which not only changes the insertion direction of the original existing communication connector, but also makes the layout of the connector on the circuit board The area is reduced, and the flexibility of the circuit layout is increased. On the other hand, the change of the direction of the circuit board in the electronic device is also increased, and the application of the space design of the electronic device is increased.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an existing connector and its communication joint;

2 is a schematic diagram of a housing and a body of a connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a housing and a metal shell of a connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a connector disposed on a circuit board and plugged into a communication connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Description of main component symbols

1, 2: Connector

11, 21: shell

12. 223: Signal terminal

214: hook

224: Pin

211: First Guidance Department

212: The first clamping part

213: The third clamping part

22: Ontology

221: Second Guidance Department

222: Second fastening part

23: Metal shell

234: The fourth clamping part

323: electrical connection terminal

A: Internal circuit board

B: circuit board

C: storage part

D, D1: holes

H: horizontal direction

O: jack

P: communication connector

S1, S2: Bottom

V: vertical direction

Detailed ways

A connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to related drawings, wherein the same components will be described with the same reference symbols.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , a connector 2 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a shell 21 and a body 22 . The connector 2 can be a connector of a network communication connector, such as an RJ45 connector, an RJ11 connector or an RJ12 connector.

The housing 21 of the connector 2 is a square housing and has an insertion hole O and an accommodating portion C. As shown in FIG. The casing 21 further includes at least one first guiding portion 211 and at least one first fastening portion 212 disposed on the inner periphery of the accommodating portion C. As shown in FIG. Wherein, the first guiding part 211 is, for example but not limited to, a guide groove or a guide rail. In this embodiment, the first guiding part 211 takes a guide groove as an example, and is integrally formed on the inner periphery of the accommodating part C. As shown in FIG. The first fastening portion 212 is, for example but not limited to, a protrusion, a groove, a hook, a block or a slot. In this embodiment, the first fastening portion 212 is an example of a hook, which is integrally formed on the inner peripheral edge of the accommodating space C and located above the first guiding portion 211 . In addition, a bottom S2 of the housing 21 further has at least one hook 214 for fixing the connector 2 on the circuit board. Of course, the housing 21 may also have, for example, two hooks with opposite directions, so that the force on the housing 21 is more even and the stability of the fixing is increased.

The body 22 has a plurality of signal terminals 223 , a plurality of pins 224 , at least one second guiding portion 221 and at least one second fastening portion 222 . A plurality of signal terminals 223 and a plurality of pins 224 are arranged in the same direction and are electrically connected to an internal circuit board A. As shown in FIG. These signal terminals 223 can be electrically connected with a corresponding RJ45 communication connector, RJ11 communication connector or RJ12 communication connector.

The second guiding portion 221 and the second fastening portion 222 are respectively disposed on the outer periphery of the main body 22 corresponding to the first guiding portion 211 and the first fastening portion 212 . Wherein, the second guide part 221 is, for example but not limited to, a guide groove or a guide rail. In this embodiment, the second guide part 221 is designed as a guide rail as an example, and the guide groove corresponding to the first guide part 211 , and integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge (ie two sides) of the main body 22 . The second fastening portion 222 is, for example but not limited to, a protrusion, a groove, a hook, a block or a groove. In this embodiment, the second fastening part 222 is designed as an example of a fastening groove corresponding to the hook of the first fastening part 212, and is integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge of the main body 22 and located above the second guide part 221. . In addition, the design of the first fastening part 212 and the second fastening part 222 can not only be a general combination of grooves and hooks, but also can be designed as a combination of protrusions to protrusions or hooks to hooks. .

It should be noted that the signal terminals 223 and the pins 224 of this embodiment are preferably arranged in the same direction as the first guide part 211 and the second guide part 221. Of course, the first guide part 211 and the second guide part The guiding portion 221 can also be arranged differently from the first guiding portion 211 and the second guiding portion 221 due to the different coupling directions of the connector 2 .

When the housing 21 and the body 22 of the connector 2 are assembled, the housing 21 and the body 22 can be positioned and guided by the sliding of the guide groove of the first guide part 211 and the guide rail of the second guide part 221 Afterwards, the hooks of the first fastening part 212 and the slots of the second fastening part 222 arranged on the first guide part 211 and the second guide part 221 can be smoothly fastened and assembled, and the positioning and stop are achieved. back effect.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , the connector 2 of the above-mentioned preferred embodiment further includes a metal shell 23 covering the housing 21 . Wherein, in addition to the above-mentioned structure, the casing 21 further has a third fastening portion 213 disposed on the outer periphery of the casing 21, and the metal shell 23 has a fourth fastening portion 234 corresponding to the third fastening portion 213. On one side of the metal casing 23. The third fastening portion 213 is, for example, a bump, a groove, a hook, a block or a slot, and the fourth fastening portion 234 can also be, for example, a bump, a groove, or a hook. , a card block or a card slot. The corresponding arrangement and combination of the third fastening portion 213 and the fourth fastening portion 234 is the same as the combination design of the above-mentioned first fastening portion 212 and the second fastening portion 222 , and will not be repeated here. In this embodiment, the third fastening portion 213 is a fastening block and the fourth fastening portion 234 is a fastening slot as an example for illustration.

When the metal shell 23 covers the casing 21 , the fourth fastening portion 234 is fastened to the third fastening portion 213 . What needs to be added is that because the signal terminal 223 is easily affected by the noise of the external transmission line during the transmission process, the outer covering of the metal shell 23 can increase the noise shielding effect and help the bottom S2 of the housing 21 to connect The device is fixed on the flatness of the circuit board.

Please refer to FIG. 4, after the housing 21, the body 22 and the metal shell 23 of the connector 2 are assembled, the hook 214 of the housing 21 and the pin 224 of the body 22 are perpendicular to a circuit board B, and are connected to the circuit board B respectively. The connector 2 is fixed to the circuit board B through the hook 214 and electrically connected to the circuit board B through the pins 224 for signal transmission.

When the connector 2 is connected to the RJ45 communication connector P, the communication connector P is inserted into the connector 2 along a vertical direction V (that is, the vertical circuit board B and the internal circuit board A), so that the signal terminal 223 of the connector 2 is connected to the communication connector P An electrical connection terminal 323 is electrically connected to provide data output and input.

To sum up, according to the connector of the present invention, the guide part and the fastening part are respectively arranged on the inner peripheral edge of the housing and the outer peripheral edge of the body, and the arrangement direction of the signal terminals and pins is changed, so that the pins and the communication The plugging directions of the connectors are consistent and the plugging direction of the communication connectors is perpendicular to the circuit board. Compared with the prior art, the connector of the present invention enables the communication connector to be inserted into the connector in the direction perpendicular to the circuit board, not only changing the insertion direction of the original existing communication connector, but also reducing the layout area of the connector on the circuit board. It is small and increases the flexibility of the circuit layout. On the other hand, it also increases the change of the direction of the circuit board in the electronic device, increasing the application of the space design of the electronic device.

The above descriptions are illustrative only, not restrictive. Any equivalent modification or change without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention shall be included in the appended claims.

Claims (9)

1. A connector connected to a circuit board, the connector comprising: a housing having a socket and a receiving portion; and The main body is fixed in the accommodating part, and the main body has multiple signal terminals and multiple pins arranged in the same direction, and the multiple signal terminals and multiple pins are electrically connected to an internal circuit board, wherein when a communication When the connector is inserted into the jack, the insertion direction of the communication connector is perpendicular to the internal circuit board and the circuit board. 2. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing further has at least one first guiding portion and at least one first locking portion disposed on the accommodating portion, and the body further has at least one second guiding portion A portion and at least one second fastening portion are respectively disposed on the body corresponding to the first guiding portion and the first fastening portion. 3. The connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first guiding part is a guide groove or a guide rail, and the second guiding part corresponding to the first guiding part is a guide rail or a guide groove. 4. The connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion are respectively a combination of protrusions, grooves, hooks, blocks or grooves. 5. The connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a metal shell covering the housing. 6. The connector according to claim 5, wherein the housing further has a third fastening portion, the metal shell has a fourth fastening portion corresponding to the third fastening portion, and the third fastening portion is connected to the third fastening portion The fourth fastening portion is a combination of a protrusion, a groove, a hook, a block or a groove. 7. The connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the signal terminals and the pins are arranged in the same direction as the first guide part and the second guide part or not, and the signal terminals and the electrical The connecting terminals are electrically connected. 8. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom of the housing further has at least two hooks, and the hooks of the hooks are arranged in opposite directions. 9. The connector according to claim 1, which is an RJ45 connector, an RJ11 connector or an RJ12 connector.

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