CN105990735A - Charging conenctor combination member - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a charging connector combination member having a function of preventing water. The charging connector combination member comprises a molding part, a contact part which comprises a contact area which is arranged on the modling part and is configured to electrically connected to a corresponding main body, a welding area which is arranged under the molding part and is configured to be installed on a printed circuit board (PCB) and to be electriclaly connected to the printed circuit board, and an insulation cap portion which is configured to couple to the modling part.

Description

Charging Connector Assembly

Cross References to Related Applications

This application claims the benefit of priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0035806 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on March 16, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

technical field

Exemplary embodiments relate to a charging connector assembly having a simple structure and a waterproof function.

Background technique

Generally, a terminal includes a voice call function, a video call function, an information input/output (I/O) function, and a data storage function. Due to the recent diversification of functions, various contents can be accessed through the terminal. Therefore, the terminal may also include a storage medium function that realizes storage of personal information or credit payment processing and other complex functions of taking photos or videos, playing music files or video files, playing games, and receiving broadcasts. Such functions are comprehensively provided to realize a multimedia device.

While many additional functions are provided in the terminal, the connector can be used for connection with peripheral devices as well as data I/O. The connector may include an I/O port to interface with a peripheral device or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port to enable a user to transfer data of the terminal if necessary. Peripherals may include, for example, headphones, remote controls, and televisions (TVs).

Meanwhile, the terminal contains a charging connector assembly for charging. Existing charging connector assemblies require a waterproof structure.

Contents of the invention

Exemplary embodiments provide a charging connector assembly that may enhance waterproof efficiency of the charging connector assembly.

Technical tasks intended to be achieved herein are not limited to the foregoing, and other technical tasks not mentioned should also be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect, there is a charging connector assembly comprising: a mold portion; a contact portion comprising a mold portion disposed on the mold portion and configured to be electrically connected to a counterpart entity) contact area; solder area, which is provided under the molded part and is configured to be mounted to and electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB); and an insulating cover part, which is configured to cover the top surface of the molded part, exposing The contact part and thus the ingress of moisture into the contact part is prevented.

The contact part may include a plurality of inner molds provided in a pin shape, and the molded part may include a plurality of inner mold receiving parts through which the inner molds respectively pass. Admitted in part and thus admitted. A coating of metallic material may be plated on the entire surface of the inner molding, and the top surface of the inner molding may form a contact area and the bottom surface of the inner molding may form a soldering area. Also, a coating of a metallic material may be formed on at least a portion of the contact area and at least a portion of the welding area of the inner molding, and the coating may be formed to connect the contact area and the welding area. When the inner molding is coupled to the molding part, the inner molding may protrude from a top surface of the molding part to have a preset height. A guide portion configured to fix the inner molding to the molding portion may be formed on a bottom surface of the inner molding. The inner molding may be formed using the same material as that of the molded part.

A plurality of protrusions may be formed on the top surface of the molded part, and the contact area may be formed by forming a coating of a metallic material on at least a part of the protrusions, and the soldering area may be formed by applying a coating of a metallic material. A coating is formed on at least a portion of a bottom surface of the molded portion. The contact area and the welding area may be formed by forming a coating of a metallic material on at least a portion of the top and bottom surfaces of the molded part. Also, a coating may be formed to connect the contact area and the pad.

The coating layer may be formed using at least one of gold (Au), nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu).

An insulating cover part may be formed to cover a top surface and a side of the molding part, and a plurality of holes may be formed on the insulating cover part to expose the contact area. A flange may be formed on a side of the insulating cover portion, and the flange may be compressed in response to coupling between the insulating cover portion and the corresponding entity, and may close a gap with the corresponding entity thereby preventing moisture from flowing into the molded portion. Also, the insulating cover part may be arranged perpendicularly with respect to a coupling direction with the corresponding entity, and a plurality of flanges may be arranged parallel on the insulating cover part. The insulating cover portion may be formed using an elastic material including rubber.

According to another aspect, there is provided a charging connector assembly comprising: a molded portion; a plurality of inner moldings configured to pass through the molded portion, each inner molding comprising a molded portion configured to be molded from within The top surface of the object protrudes above the molded part and is electrically connected to the contact area of the corresponding entity on the top surface of the inner molding and is configured to be electrically connected to the soldering area of the PCB on the bottom surface of the inner molding; and an insulating cover portion configured to cover the top surface and sides of the contact portion, expose the contact area, and prevent moisture from flowing into the contact portion.

A coating of metallic material may be formed on the entire surface of the inner molding. A coating of a metallic material may be formed on at least a portion of the contact area and at least a portion of the welding area of the inner molding, and the coating may be formed to connect the contact area and the welding area.

According to yet another aspect, there is provided a charging connector assembly comprising: a molded portion including a contact area formed over the molded portion and a soldering area formed under an inner moulding, the contact area being configured to Electrically connected to the corresponding entity and protruding from the top surface of the molded part in integral form, and the soldering pad is configured to be mounted to the PCB and electrically connected to it; and an insulating cover part, which is configured to cover the top surface and sides of the contact part and expose contact area.

A coating of a metallic material may be formed on at least a portion of the land and at least a portion of the contact area included in the molding part, and the coating may be formed to connect the contact area and the land.

Effect

According to exemplary embodiments, it is possible to enhance the waterproof efficiency of the charging connector assembly.

Also, according to exemplary embodiments, it is possible to enhance assembly ability and yield and waterproof ability using molded parts.

Description of drawings

These and/or other aspects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of example embodiments taken in conjunction with the following drawings:

1 is a perspective view of a charging connector assembly according to one embodiment;

2 is a bottom perspective view of the charging connector assembly of FIG. 1;

3 is a side sectional view of the charging connector assembly of FIG. 1;

Fig. 4 illustrates the assembly process of the charging connector assembly of Fig. 1;

5 is a perspective view of a charging connector assembly according to another embodiment;

6 is a bottom perspective view of the charging connector assembly of FIG. 5;

7 is a side cross-sectional view of the charging connector assembly of FIG. 5; and

FIG. 8 illustrates an assembly process of the charging connector assembly of FIG. 5 .

detailed description

Hereinafter, some example embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. With regard to the reference numbers assigned to components in the drawings, it should be noted that like components will be designated by the same reference numbers wherever possible even if they are shown in different drawings. Also, in descriptions of example embodiments, detailed descriptions of well-known related structures or functions will be omitted when it is considered that such descriptions will cause obscure interpretation of the present disclosure.

Additionally, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used herein to describe components. Each of these nomenclatures is not used to define the nature, order or order of the corresponding component, but is only used to distinguish the corresponding component from one or more other components. It should be noted that if it is described in the specification that one component is "connected", "coupled" or "coupled" to another component, the third component may be "connected", "coupled" or "coupled" between the first and second components While a first component may be directly connected, coupled or bonded to a second component.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms including technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, shall be construed to have a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and shall not be construed in an idealized or overly formal sense, Unless expressly so limited herein.

Hereinafter, a charging connector assembly 10 according to an exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 .

Hereinafter, when describing reference numerals, like reference numerals refer to like components, and repeated explanations related thereto will be omitted here. When it is determined that a detailed description related to known related art would obscure the exemplary embodiments, the description will be omitted. In addition, the terms "up/down", "left/right" and "front/rear" in the following are based on the orientation of the charging connector assembly 10 in illustration or mounting the charging connector assembly 10 on a printed circuit board (PCB). 1, however, exemplary embodiments are not limited thereto. The nature, order or sequence, etc. of the corresponding components are not limited by such terms. The term "terminal" used herein may include not only mobile communication terminals but also devices such as personal computers (PCs) that are not equipped with a communication function, portable devices such as cameras, music players, etc., and wearable devices such as watches. device.

Hereinafter, a charging connector assembly 10 according to an exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 . 1 is a perspective view of a charging connector assembly 10 according to one embodiment, FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the charging connector assembly 10 of FIG. 1 , and FIG. 3 is a side section of the charging connector assembly 10 of FIG. 1 1 and 4 illustrate the assembly process of the charging connector assembly 10 of FIG. 1 .

1 to 4, the charging connector assembly 10 may include a molding portion 12 configured to form an outer shape of the charging connector assembly 10, a contact portion 11 configured to be electrically connected to a corresponding entity (not shown), a configuration To be electrically coupled to the solder pad 112 of the PCB 1 and the insulating cover portion 13 configured to cover the molding portion 12 .

Here, a “corresponding entity” is provided to a device configured to be coupled to the charging connector assembly 10 . The charging connector assembly 10 according to one embodiment may be provided to a terminal, and the corresponding entity may be a cable connected to an external power source or the like. However, it is only an example and thus the corresponding entities may be various devices that are physically and electrically connected to the charging connector assembly 10 .

The molded portion 12 forms the outer shape of the charging connector assembly 10 and is formed using injection molding.

The contact portion 11 may include a plurality of inner moldings 110 configured to pass through the molded portion 12 and having a predetermined pin or cylindrical shape. For example, the contact portion 11 may contain five inner moldings 110 . However, it is only an example and thus the number of inner moldings 110 may be variously modified.

Contact pads 111 configured to be electrically connected to corresponding entities are formed on the top surface of the inner molding 110 , and pads 112 configured to be mounted to and electrically connected to the PCB 1 are formed on the bottom surface of the inner molding 110 . The inner molding 110 is formed of a non-conductive material by injection molding. A coating of a predetermined metal material is formed on the surface of the inner molding 110 , thereby forming a contact area 111 and a welding area 112 . Here, the inner molding 110 may be formed using the same or different material as that of the molding part 12 .

Here, the coating may comprise a conductive metallic material electrically connectable to the terminals and the PCB 1 . For example, the coating layer may be formed using one of gold (Au), nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu), or an alloy of at least one thereof. Alternatively, the coating may consist essentially of Ni material and optionally Au or Cu material. However, it is only an example and thus any conductive material may be used for the coating.

The coating may be formed on the entire surface of the inner molding 110 or may be formed only on portions serving as the contact area 111 and the welding area 112 . When the coating layer is formed only on a partial area of the inner molding 110 , the coating layer is formed to connect the contact area 111 and the welding area 112 .

Also, when the inner molding 110 is inserted into a hole of the molded part 12 such as the receiving part 121 for receiving the inner molded 110 and thus coupled to the molded part 12, the contact area 111 is raised from the inner mold at a predetermined height. Artifact 110 protrudes above molded part 12 . The inner molding 110 may be coupled to the molded part 12 such that the land 112 formed on the bottom surface of the inner molded 110 is placed at the same height as the bottom surface of the molded part 12 or further removed from the inner molded part 110 . 110 protrudes downwards under the molded portion 12 .

A projection 112 a may protrude downward from the land 112 at a predetermined height. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the protrusion 112 a may be inserted into the PCB 1 and thus coupled to the PCB 1 , thus enhancing coupling force and coupling reliability between the PCB 1 and the charging connector assembly 10 .

Here, a guide part 113 may be formed on a middle or bottom surface of the inner molding 110 to fix the inner molding 110 to the molding part 12 . For example, a plurality of guide parts 113 protruding toward the radially outer direction may be formed on the bottom surface of the inner molding 110 , and guide grooves 122 into which the guide parts 113 may be fixedly inserted may be formed on the molding part 12 . In addition, the coupling portion 114 configured to be fixed to the molding portion 12 may be formed in such a manner that a part of the outer circumference of the inner molding 110 protrudes outward in the middle of the inner molding 110 in the longitudinal direction. However, the shape of the inner molding 110 is not limited to the drawings, and the inner molding 110 may be provided in various shapes. Also, the guide part 113 and the coupling part 114 may be omitted from the inner molding 110 .

The insulating cover part 13 may be formed using an insulating material, and may be formed using an elastic material such as rubber for waterproofing when coupled to a corresponding entity. The insulating cover portion 13 is formed to cover the top surface and side surfaces of the molding portion 12 . A plurality of holes 131 are formed in the top surface of the insulating cover part 13 to expose the contact region 111 to the outside. Here, due to the provision of the insulating cover part 13 , a seal can be applied directly around the contact area 111 . Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent the inflow of moisture into the contact portion 11 .

Also, at least one flange 132 is formed on the side of the insulating cover part 13 to enhance waterproof capability. The flange 132 is compressed in response to coupling with the corresponding entity or case 2 and elastically deforms to close the compartment with the corresponding entity or case 2 . For example, a plurality of flanges 132 may be formed in parallel on the side of the insulating cover part 13, and the flanges 132 may be formed perpendicular to a coupling direction with a corresponding entity. However, it is only an example and the shapes of the insulating cover portion 13 and the flange 132 may be variously modified.

Hereinafter, an assembly process of the charging connector assembly 10 according to one embodiment will be described. Referring to FIG. 4 , a molded part 12 and a plurality of inner moldings 110 are prepared. A coating layer is formed on the surface of each inner molding 110 using a predetermined metal material. The coated inner molding 110 is inserted into the molded part 12 and thus coupled to the molded part 12 . A portion of each inner molding 110 protruding from the molded portion 12 serves as a contact area 111 , and a bottom surface of the molded portion 12 serves as a land 112 . Assembly of the charging connector assembly 10 is completed by coupling the insulating cover portion 13 to the molding portion 12 coupled with the inner molding 110 from above.

According to the embodiment, since the charging connector assembly 10 is manufactured using injection molding by coupling the molded part 12 and the inner molding 110 which will be a plurality of pins, it is possible to simplify the structure and shape of the charging connector assembly 10 , to facilitate its manufacture and assembly, and enhance its waterproof ability.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 8 , in the charging connector assembly 20 , the contact portion 21 may be integrally formed with the molding portion 22 . Hereinafter, a charging connector assembly 20 according to another exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 . Like reference numerals will refer to like components described above in that one exemplary embodiment, and repeated explanations will be omitted here. 5 is a perspective view of a charging connector assembly 20 according to another exemplary embodiment, FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of the charging connector assembly 20 of FIG. 5 , and FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view of the charging connector assembly 20 of FIG. 5 . 8 illustrates the assembly process of the charging connector assembly 20 of FIG. 5 .

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 8 , in the charging connector assembly 20 , the inner molding 110 of FIGS. 1 to 4 is omitted, and the contact portion 21 and the molding portion 22 are integrally formed. The charging connector assembly 20 includes a molding portion 22 configured to form an outer shape of the charging connector assembly 20 and an insulating cover portion 23 configured to cover the molding portion 22 . Contact areas 211 configured to be electrically connected to corresponding entities (not shown) are formed on the top surface of the molded part 22 , and lands 212 configured to be electrically connected to the PCB 1 are formed on the bottom surface of the molded part 22 . Hereinafter, the contact region 211 and the pad region 212 are referred to as a contact portion 21 .

The molded portion 22 forms the outer shape of the charging connector assembly 20 . A plurality of protrusions 210 are formed to protrude from the top surface of the molding part 22 at a predetermined height. The contact region 211 is formed by forming a coating of a metallic material on at least a portion of the protrusion 210 . A coating is formed to connect the contact area 211 and the pad area 212 . For example, the contact area 211 may have a strip shape to be connected to the land 212 formed on the bottom surface of the molding part 22 . However, it is only an example and a coating may be formed on the entire surface of the protrusion 210 .

The land 212 is formed by forming a coating of a metallic material on at least a portion of the bottom surface of the molding part 22 . For example, the land 212 may also have a strip shape to connect to the contact area 211 . The protrusion 212a may protrude downward from the pad 212 at a predetermined height. Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 , the protrusion 212 a may be inserted into the PCB 1 and thus coupled to the PCB 1 , thus enhancing coupling force and coupling reliability between the PCB 1 and the charging connector assembly 20 .

For waterproofing, the insulating cover portion 23 may be formed using an insulating material and an elastic material such as rubber. An insulating cover portion 23 is formed to cover the top and sides of the molding portion 22 . A plurality of holes 231 are formed on the top surface of the insulating cover part 23 to expose the contact region 211 outward. Here, the insulating cover part 23 can seal directly around the contact area 211 and it is possible to effectively prevent moisture from flowing into the contact part 21 through the contact area 211 . Also, at least one flange 232 is formed on a side of the insulating cover part 23 to enhance waterproof capability.

Hereinafter, an assembly process of the charging connector assembly 20 according to another exemplary embodiment will be described. Referring to Fig. 8, the molded part 22 is prepared. The contact area 211 and the welding area 212 are formed by forming a coating on at least a part of the protrusion 210 on the top surface of the molding part 22 and at least a part of the bottom surface of the molding part 22 using a metal material. Assembly of the charging connector assembly 20 is completed by coupling the insulating cover portion 23 to the molded portion 22 .

According to the exemplary embodiment, since the molding portion 22 of the charging connector assembly 20 is formed using injection molding and the molding portion 22 and the contact portion 21 are integrally formed, it is possible to simplify the shape and structure of the charging connector assembly 20 , to facilitate its manufacture and assembly, and enhance its waterproof ability.

According to an exemplary embodiment, since the contact parts 11, 21 are manufactured using injection molding, it is possible to enhance waterproof capability, realize a simple structure and shape, and enhance assembly ability and yield. Also, it is possible to separately manufacture and then assemble the contact portion 11 and the molding portion 12 , or it is possible to integrally form the contact portion 21 and the molding portion 22 . Therefore, it is possible to manufacture the charging connector assembly 10, 20 capable of enhancing the waterproof capability as well as enhancing the assembly ability and yield. Furthermore, since the insulating cover portion 13 , 23 can be sealed directly around the contact area 111 , 211 , it is possible to effectively prevent moisture from flowing into the contact portion 11 , 21 .

A number of exemplary embodiments have been described above. However, it should be understood that various modifications may be made to these example embodiments. For example, suitable results may be achieved if the described techniques are performed in a different order and/or if components in the described system, configuration, device, or circuit are combined in a different manner and/or are replaced by equivalents or other components thereof or Supplementary words. Accordingly, other implementations are within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (20)

1. a charge connector molectron, including:

Molding part；

Contact portion, including the contact area being arranged on described molding part and be configured to be electrically connected to correspondent entity；

Weld zone, is arranged under described molding part and is configured to attach to printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) and be connected electrically；And

Insulating cover segments, is configured to cover the top surface of described molding part, expose described contact portion and prevent dampness from flowing in described contact portion.

2. charge connector molectron as claimed in claim 1, wherein said contact portion includes the multiple inner molded things provided with pin shape, and

Described molding part includes multiple inner molded thing receiving portion, and therefore described inner molded thing by the plurality of inner molded thing receiving portion and is accepted respectively.

3. charge connector molectron as claimed in claim 2, wherein the coating of metal material is plated on the whole surface of described inner molded thing, and the top surface of described inner molded thing forms the basal surface of described contact area and described inner molded thing and forms described weld zone.

4. charge connector molectron as claimed in claim 2, wherein the coating of metal material be formed at described inner molded thing described contact area at least some of and described weld zone at least some of on, and

Described coating is formed to connect described contact area and described weld zone.

5. charge connector molectron as claimed in claim 2, wherein when described inner molded thing is coupled to described molding part, described inner molded thing protrudes from the described top surface of described molding part to have preset height.

6. charge connector molectron as claimed in claim 2, is wherein configured to be formed on the basal surface of described inner molded thing the targeting part that described inner molded thing is fixed to described molding part.

7. charge connector molectron as claimed in claim 2, wherein said inner molded thing uses the material identical with the material of described molding part to be formed.

8. charge connector molectron as claimed in claim 1, plurality of protuberance is formed on the top surface of described molding part, and described contact area by the coating of metal material is formed at described protuberance at least some of on formed, and

Described weld zone by the described coating of described metal material is formed at the basal surface of described molding part at least some of on formed.

9. charge connector molectron as claimed in claim 8, wherein said contact area and described weld zone are formed by the described coating of described metal material being formed on the described top surface of described molding part and at least some of of described basal surface.

10. charge connector molectron as claimed in claim 8, wherein said coating is formed to connect described contact area and described weld zone.

11. charge connector molectrons as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coating uses at least one in gold (Au), nickel (Ni) and copper (Cu) to be formed.

12. charge connector molectrons as claimed in claim 1, wherein said Insulating cover segments is formed to cover top surface and the side of described molding part, and multiple hole is formed on described Insulating cover segments to expose described contact area.

13. charge connector molectrons as claimed in claim 12, wherein flange is formed on the described side of described Insulating cover segments, and

Described flange is compressed between described Insulating cover segments and described correspondent entity in response to being coupling in, and close and the interval of described correspondent entity thus prevent dampness from flowing in described molding part.

14. charge connector molectrons as claimed in claim 13, wherein said Insulating cover segments be disposed relative to described correspondent entity to couple direction vertical, and multiple flange is provided parallel in described insulation covering part.

15. charge connector molectrons as claimed in claim 12, wherein said Insulating cover segments uses the elastomeric material comprising rubber to be formed.

16. 1 kinds of charge connector molectrons, including:

Molding part；

Multiple inner molded things, it is configured through described molding part, and each inner molded thing includes being configured to protrude from the top surface of described inner molded thing and be electrically connected to the contact area of correspondent entity on described molding part on the described top surface of described inner molded thing and be configured to be electrically connected to the weld zone of printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) on the basal surface of described inner molded thing；And

Insulating cover segments, is configured to cover the top surface of contact portion and side and expose described contact area.

17. charge connector molectrons as claimed in claim 16, wherein the coating of metal material is formed on the whole surface of described inner molded thing.

18. charge connector molectrons as claimed in claim 16, wherein the coating of metal material be formed at described inner molded thing described contact area at least some of and described weld zone at least some of on, and described coating is formed to connect described contact area and described weld zone.

19. 1 kinds of charge connector molectrons, including:

Molding part, including the contact area being formed on described molding part and be formed at the weld zone under inner molded thing, described contact area is configured to be electrically connected to correspondent entity and protrude from the top surface of described molding part with integral form, and described weld zone is configured to attach to printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) and is connected electrically；And

Insulating cover segments, is configured to cover the top surface of contact portion and side, the described contact area of exposure and prevents dampness from flowing in described contact portion.

20. charge connector molectrons as claimed in claim 19, wherein the coating of metal material be formed at the described contact area being included in described molding part at least some of and described weld zone at least some of on, and

Described coating is formed to connect described contact area and described weld zone.