CN101807759B

CN101807759B - Electric connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN101807759B
Application number: CN200910300422A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赖金德; 刘苏峰
Original assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-02-16
Filing date: 2009-02-16
Publication date: 2012-08-29
Anticipated expiration: 2029-02-16
Also published as: CN101807759A

Abstract

The invention discloses an electric connector assembly which is used for installing a front panel of a computer case. The electric connector assembly comprises different types of electric connectors, an insulating shell, a metal close cover and cables, wherein the electric connectors comprise a USB connector and a voice interface connector, the insulating shell contains the electric connector, the metal close cover covers the insulating shell and the cables are electrically connected to the corresponding electric connectors. The plurality of electric connectors are arranged in a row and can be used for inserting corresponding abutting-joint plugs along an inserting direction, the insulating shell of the electric connector assembly comprises an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein the lower cover is provided with a plurality of containing grooves which have forward openings and are arranged in a row in a lengthwise direction, all electric connectors are contained in the corresponding containing grooves along the lengthwise direction, and the cable extends out from the rear end of the insulating shell along a vertical direction perpendicular to the inserting direction. The design is convenient for assembling and maintenance.

Description

Electric coupler component

[technical field]

The present invention relates to a kind of electric coupler component, refer in particular to a kind of electric coupler component with a plurality of input/output end ports (I/O Port).

[background technology]

Usually, be provided with USB above the computer, IEEE 1394, AUDIO, and VIDEO, input/output end ports such as RCA, assembling for ease, these input/output end ports usually adopt the one-body molded mode module that is injected into a whole.But, when one of them input/output end port damages,, need to split whole module if will change or maintenance to it, cause whole module to be damaged.

Therefore, be necessary the electric coupler component of said structure is designed again, make its both convenient manufacturing, convenient for maintaining again.

[summary of the invention]

Main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of not only convenient and makes, but also the electric coupler component of convenient for maintaining.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose; The present invention adopts following technical scheme: a kind of electric coupler component; Be used for being installed on the front panel of computer housing; It comprises: some cables that comprise the metal cover of the dissimilar electric connector of USB connector, speech interface connector, the insulation shell of accommodating electric connector, coated insulation housing and electrically connect the respective electrical connector; Said some electric connectors are arranged in a row and can supply corresponding banjo to insert along the grafting direction, and the insulation shell of said electric coupler component comprises loam cake and lower cover, and said lower cover has to open front and some accepting grooves of on longitudinally, being arranged in a row; Said each electric connector is contained in the corresponding accepting groove along said longitudinally, and said cable extends along the vertical direction perpendicular to said grafting direction from the housing rear end of insulating.

Compared with prior art; The present invention has following beneficial effect: insulation shell comprises loam cake, lower cover; And loam cake, lower cover fit together through buckle structure, made things convenient for the assembling and the maintenance of electric connector, and electric connector and cable all stable be immobilizated in insulating body.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the constitutional diagram of electric coupler component of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional exploded view of electric coupler component of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the view of another angle of electric coupler component shown in Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is the view of the another angle of electric coupler component shown in Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is the part assembly drawing of another angle of electric coupler component shown in Figure 3.

[embodiment]

See also Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 5, electric coupler component 100 of the present invention comprises some dissimilar electric connectors 1, can accommodate the insulation shell 2 of above-mentioned electric connector, covers the metal cover 3 and the cable 4 of insulation shell 2.

Above-mentioned dissimilar electric connector 1 comprises 11 and two speech interface connectors of four USB connectors (first connector) (second connector) 12.These two kinds of connectors include and are positioned at docking section 111,121 that front end can connect with butt connector and the department of assembly 112,122 that is immobilizated in insulation shell 2, and plurality of

conductive terminals

1111,123 is extended respectively outside the department of assembly 112,122.

Insulation shell 2 comprises loam cake 21 and lower cover 22; Loam cake 21 comprise roof 211, rear wall 212 and from roof 211 to the some make-ups portion 213 that extends below; Extend some reference columns 2112 and some flanges 2214 downwards from roof 211, make-up portion 213 ends extend hook portion 2131.Lower cover 22 comprises base portion 221 and is positioned at first department of assembly 222 and second department of assembly 223 of base portion 221 both sides; Lower cover 22 comprises that also the guide channel 224 of the make-up portion 213 that can guide loam cake 21 reaches and hook portion 2131 corresponding buckle slots 2241; Base portion 221 is provided with and reference column 2112 corresponding location notchs 2212; Through such design; Loam cake 21 and lower cover 22 can be firm be fastened togather, first department of assembly 222 is provided with a through hole 2221, the second departments of assembly 223 and is provided with some accepting grooves 2231 and accommodates switch 13 and plurality of indicator lamps 14; Accepting groove 2231 has and the corresponding buckle structure 2232 of the profile of switch 13, indicator light 14, comes off to prevent switch 13 and indicator light 14.

Lower cover 22 extends upward out some retaining walls 225 from base portion; Base portion 221 and retaining wall 225 be common to form some first accepting grooves 23, second accepting groove 24; First connector 11, second connector 12 respectively along longitudinally be contained in first accepting groove 23 and second accepting groove, 24, the first connectors 11 side by side, second connector 12 can supply corresponding banjo to insert along the grafting direction.The flange 2114 of loam cake 21 is held on first electric connector 11, and the height of retaining wall 225 is identical with the height of corresponding electric connector, through such design, and first,

second connector

11,12 firm being contained in the insulation shell 2, and convenient disassembly.Base portion 221 rear portions are provided with some hub slots 25.

Cable 4 comprises first cable 41 that is welded in terminal 1111 and second cable 42 that is welded in terminal 123; The first square keeper 411 coats two first cables 41; The second square keeper 421 coats second cable 42; First, second keeper 411,421 levels are contained in the hub slot 25, make cable 4 that the vertical direction along the grafting direction extends from hub slot 25.

Metal cover 3 is formed by integrated punching; It comprises the first wall 31 of the front surface that covers insulation shell 2, the roof 211 that covers loam cake 21 and lower cover 22 base portion 221 outer surface second wall 32, a pair ofly be positioned at the 3rd wall 33 of metal cover 3 both sides and from the wall 34 of the 3rd wall 33 to first department of assembly 222 of covering insulation shell 1 that a side extends out; First wall 31 has some rectangular first ports 311 and can supply the docking section projection of first connector 11 to go out; Form host cavity (not indicating) to accommodate the department of assembly 122 of second connector 12 that comes out from 221 projections of second accepting groove from the some square metal sheets 312 of first wall 31 outside projections, sheet metal 312 is provided with the second circular port 313 and can supplies docking section 121 projections of second connector 12 to go out.The back edge of second wall 32 is provided with some guide members 321, and the outer surface of the roof 211 of loam cake 21 and the base portion 221 of lower cover 22 is equipped with and guide member 321 corresponding guide channels 2113,2213, and cooperating of metal cover 3 and insulation shell 2 guided in design like this.Also be provided with on second wall 32 outside projection can with the loop-coupled grounding elastic part 322 of external ground and some through holes 323; The outer surface of loam cake 21 and base portion 221 is equipped with and through hole 323 corresponding grooves 2115,2214; Wall 34 is provided with the through hole 2221 corresponding through holes 341 with first department of assembly, is designed for this electric connector like this and is assembled in external device (ED) (like computer host box).

When electric connector 100 of the present invention is assembled or is keeped in repair; Can be earlier buckle slot 2241, the location notch 2212 of hook portion 2131, reference column 2112 and corresponding lower cover 221 through loam cake 21 assemble or separate loam cake 21 and lower cover 22; Easy to assembly; Convenient for maintaining brings great convenience for producer and user.

Claims

1. An electrical connector assembly, which is used to be installed on the front panel of the computer case, comprising: several different types of electrical connectors including USB connectors and voice interface connectors, insulation for accommodating the electrical connectors The housing, the metal cover covering the insulating housing, and the cables electrically connected to the corresponding electrical connectors, the electrical connectors are arranged in a row and can be inserted into the corresponding mating plugs along the insertion direction , characterized in that: the insulating housing of the electrical connector assembly includes an upper cover and a lower cover, the lower cover has a plurality of receiving grooves that open forward and are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction, and each of the electrical connectors It is accommodated in the corresponding receiving groove along the longitudinal direction, the cable extends from the rear end of the insulating housing in a vertical direction perpendicular to the insertion direction, and the lower cover includes a base and two sides of the base. A first assembly part and a second assembly part, the first assembly part is provided with a through hole, and the second assembly part accommodates a switch and an indicator light.

2. The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving groove is jointly formed by a base of the lower cover and a plurality of blocking walls extending upward from the base.

3. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 2, wherein the USB connector includes a square docking portion and a square fitting portion, and the voice interface connector includes a circular docking portion and a square fitting portion part, and the docking parts protrude from the opening of the receiving groove, the fitting part of the USB connector is accommodated in the receiving groove, and the fitting part of the voice interface connector partially protrudes from the receiving groove. The other part is accommodated in the accommodating groove.

4 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 3 , wherein a cross-section of the fitting portion is a rectangle, and a long side of the rectangle is parallel to the blocking wall and has the same height.

5. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 4, wherein the cable comprises a first cable welded to the USB connector and a second cable welded to the voice interface connector, Every two first cables are provided with a square first positioning piece, and the second cables are provided with a square second positioning piece.

6 . The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a plurality of wire gathering slots are provided at the rear end of the lower cover, and the first and second positioning members are fixed to the wire gathering slots. 7 .

7. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the upper cover includes a buckle portion with a hook portion and a plurality of positioning posts, and the lower cover is provided with a guide for guiding the buckle portion slot, a buckle slot that can be buckled with the hook, and a positioning slot that can hold the positioning post.

8. The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the metal cover is integrally formed by stamping, and has a rectangular opening through which the mating portion of the USB connector protrudes.

9. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of square metal pieces protrude outward from the metal cover to form a storage cavity for accommodating a part of the assembly part protruding from the storage groove, so that The metal sheet is provided with a circular opening that can protrude from the docking part of the voice interface connector.