CN111755862A - floating connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is a floating connector, which includes a male end, a female end and a fixing piece. The public end is provided with a first terminal and forms an extension piece. The female end includes a base, a cover and a second terminal. The base and the cover are combined to provide a second terminal. Two sides of the cover form a coupling piece respectively to match the extension piece. The inner edge of the coupling piece forms a protrusion. One end of the fixing member is arranged on the surface of the cover body and the other end is fixed on a plate body. When the male end and the female end are combined, the extension piece is buckled on the connecting piece, thereby limiting the male end to an axial direction and the female end to be limited to a plane direction by the fixing piece.

Description

floating connector

【Technical field】

The present invention relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a floating connector capable of board-to-board connection through a male end and a female end.

【Background technique】

Traditionally, floating connectors allow for a slight offset in, for example, the X, Y, and Z axes after the connectors are joined, so that the connectors can be easily connected after assembly.

However, although the traditional floating connector is easy to connect, after the connection is impacted by external force after assembly, it is possible to cause the male end of the connector to be separated from the female end due to the tolerance of the offset.

In view of this, the present invention proposes a floating connector, which is used to solve the defects caused by the conventional connector.

[Content of the invention]

The first object of the present invention is to provide a floating connector, which can be applied to a board-to-board connection.

The second object of the present invention is to achieve the purpose of not easily disconnecting the connection between the male end portion and the female end portion through the locking structure according to the aforementioned floating connector.

The third object of the present invention is to provide a one-time locking structure according to the aforementioned floating connector, and to provide an offset between the axial direction and the plane direction to facilitate installation.

The fourth object of the present invention is to limit the movement of the male end and the female end in a certain axial direction or a certain plane by means of the extension piece, the coupling piece and the fixing piece according to the aforementioned floating connector.

The fifth object of the present invention is to achieve the purpose of multiple assembly according to the aforementioned floating connector, through the corresponding inclined surface structures of the protrusions of the extension piece and the coupling piece.

The sixth object of the present invention is to provide the second terminal with a protruding piece and an elastic piece according to the aforementioned floating connector. The protruding piece is connected to the cover body and cooperates with the elastic piece, so that the protruding piece can be driven according to an external force from the cover body. The elastic member is deformed, so that the cover body moves in the plane direction.

A seventh object of the present invention is that according to the aforementioned floating connector, the female end portion includes a base, a cover and a second terminal, wherein the cover is floating relative to the base.

In order to achieve the above object and other objects, the present invention provides a floating connector which connects the first plate body and the second plate body, and the floating connector includes a male end, a female end and a fixing member. The male end portion forms a first accommodating space for arranging the first terminal. Two sides of the male end portion respectively form extension pieces. Wherein, one end of the first terminal can be connected to the first plate body and form a rib body on the side of the extension piece. The female end includes a base, a cover and a second terminal. The base is combined with the cover to form a second accommodating space for arranging the second terminals. Wherein, one end of the second terminal can be connected to the second board body. The other end of the second terminal can be connected to the other end of the first terminal. Wherein, two sides of the cover body are respectively formed with coupling parts to match the extension parts. In addition, the inner edge of the coupling member forms a protrusion. The fixing pieces are arranged on both sides of the female end. One end of the fixing piece is arranged on the surface of the cover body and the other end of the fixing piece can be fixed on the second plate body. Wherein, when the male end portion is combined with the female end portion, the rib of the extension piece can be fastened to the protrusion of the joint piece, thereby limiting the male end portion in the axial direction and the female end portion in the plane direction by the fixing piece. . Also, the axis direction is perpendicular to the plane direction.

Compared with the prior art, the floating connector provided by the present invention can be easily installed during the assembly process of the male end portion and the female end portion, and can also prevent the male end portion and the female end portion from being driven out of the connection state by external force. .

The specific technology adopted in the present invention will be further described by the following examples and accompanying drawings.

【Description of drawings】

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a floating connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2a is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the female end portion of the floating connector of Fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 2b is a schematic diagram illustrating the combination of the male end portion and the female end portion of the floating connector of Fig. 1 according to the present invention.

2c is another schematic diagram illustrating the combination of the male end portion and the female end portion of the floating connector of FIG. 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 a is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the second terminal of the floating connector of FIG. 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 3b is another structural schematic diagram illustrating the second terminal of the floating connector of FIG. 1 according to the present invention.

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a male end portion and a female end portion of the floating connector of FIG. 1 according to the present invention.

Description of main component symbols:

10 Floating Connector

12 male end

122 Extensions

1222 Rib

124 First terminal

126 Ribs

128 Extended Bevel

14 female end

141 Base

142 binding pieces

1422 Bevel

1424 Groove

1426 bump

1428 Bump Bevel

1430 Terminal Slot

143 Cover

144, 144’ second terminal

1442, 1448 ports

1444 Protruding piece

1446, 1446’ elastic

16 Fixtures

FSP first accommodation space

SSP second accommodation space

【Detailed ways】

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail by the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings, which are described below.

In the present disclosure, the use of "a" or "an" is used to describe the elements, elements and components described herein. This is done only for convenience of description and to provide a general sense of the scope of the invention. Accordingly, unless it is clear that it is meant otherwise, such descriptions should be read to include one, at least one, and the singular also includes the plural.

In the present invention, the terms "comprising", "including", "having", "containing" or any other similar terms are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a component, structure, article or device containing elements is not limited to those elements listed herein, but may include not explicitly listed but generally inherent to the component, structure, article or device other requirements. Otherwise, unless expressly stated to the contrary, the term "or" refers to an inclusive "or" and not an exclusive "or".

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a floating connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 , the floating connector 10 can connect an external first plate body (not shown) and a second plate body (not shown). Wherein, the first board body and the second board body can be printed circuit boards.

The floating connector 10 includes a male end portion 12 , a female end portion 14 and a fixing member 16 . In this embodiment, the first plate body is connected to the male end portion 12 and the second plate body is connected to the female end portion 14 .

In this embodiment, the male end portion 12 is illustrated by taking a long rectangular connection terminal as an example, and the material thereof can be plastic. The content of the male end portion 12 forms a first accommodating space FSP (refer to FIG. 4 together) for disposing the first terminal 124 . In this embodiment, a groove (not shown) for fixing the first terminal 124 may also be formed in the first accommodating space FSP. Furthermore, extension pieces 122 are respectively formed on two sides of the male end portion 12 . In this embodiment, the structural shape of the extension member 122 is an L-shape similar to an English letter for illustration. Wherein, one end of the first terminal 124 (the end contacting the first board body) can be connected to the first board body for transmitting electrical signals with the first board body. In addition, ribs 126 are formed on the sides of the extension member 122, as shown in FIG. 2b.

The female end portion 14 includes a base 141 , a cover 143 and a second terminal 144 .

The base 141 is combined with the cover body 143 to form a second accommodating space SSP (shown in FIG. 4 ) for arranging the second terminals 144 .

Two sides of the cover body 143 are respectively formed with coupling pieces 142 to match the extension pieces 122 . In addition, the inner edge of the coupling member 142 forms a protrusion 1426, which can be referred to FIG. 2a and FIG. 2b. In this embodiment, the protrusion 1426 forms a part of the inner edge of the coupling member 142 , and the height of the protrusion determines the position of the male end portion 12 in the axial direction of the female end portion 14 (eg, the Z-axis direction in this drawing). amount of movement. In detail, in FIG. 2 b , when the male end portion 12 is combined with the female end portion 14 , the ribs 126 of the extension member 122 can be snapped onto the protrusions 1426 of the combination member 142 , thereby limiting the male end portion 12 to The axial direction and the female end portion 14 are limited in the plane direction by the fixing member 16 . In this embodiment, the axis direction is perpendicular to the plane direction. The cross-sectional view of the combination of the male end portion 12 and the female end portion 14 can be referred to FIG. 4 .

In addition, the shape of the notch of the coupling member 142 is an L-shape similar to an English letter for illustration. In other embodiments, the shape of the notch may also be other shapes. In addition, the coupling piece 142 has an inclined surface 1422 , which is formed on the side where the coupling piece 142 is connected with the extension piece 122 , so that the extension piece 122 can slide into the coupling piece 142 . In addition, in the present embodiment, the female end portion 14 may also provide a terminal slot 1430 for connecting the first terminal 124 and the second terminal 144 .

In another embodiment, the coupling member 142 forms a groove 1424 to communicate with the gap of the coupling member 142, so that the coupling member 142 has elasticity, just like the elastic arm has mobility.

3a and 3b together, it is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the second terminal of the floating connector of FIG. 1 of the present invention. One end 1448 of the second terminal 144 is connected (eg welded) to the second board body. The other end 1442 of the second terminal 144 can be connected to (eg, electrically contact) the other end of the first terminal 124 (one end that does not contact the first board). In this embodiment, the second terminal 144 further includes a protruding member 1444 and an elastic member 1446 . A protruding piece 1444 is formed between one end of the elastic piece 1446 and the end 1442 . The protruding piece 1444 can be connected to (eg, inserted into) the cover body 143 , for example, the cover body 143 can form a slot (not shown) in the second accommodating space SSP for inserting the protruding piece 1444 to combine the second terminal 144 and the cover body 143 . The other end of the elastic member 1446 is connected to the end 1448 . The protruding piece 1444 can receive an external force from the cover body 143 (for example, the force generated during assembly or the stress acting on the floating connector during movement, etc.) to drive the elastic piece 1446 to deform, thereby allowing the cover body 143 to move in the plane direction. (for example, the plane direction formed by the X axis and the Y axis in this drawing) moves. The difference between the second terminal 144 of FIG. 3a and the second terminal 144' of FIG. 3b is that the elastic member 1446 of the second terminal 144 of FIG. 3a is perpendicular to the plane direction formed by the X axis and the Y axis, while FIG. 3b The elastic member 1446' of the second terminal 144' is parallel to the plane direction formed by the X axis and the Y axis.

The fixing pieces 16 are disposed on both sides of the female end portion 14 . In this embodiment, the material of the fixing pieces 16 can be metal pieces. One end of the fixing member 16 is not fixedly disposed on the surface of the cover body 143 and the other end of the fixing member 16 is fixed on the second plate body, so that the fixing member 16 cannot move. In addition, the distance between the fixing member 16 and the surface of the cover body 143 can determine the movement amount of the female end portion 14 in the axial direction or the plane direction.

Referring to FIG. 2 c together, the extending member 122 can form the extending inclined surface 128 and the protrusion 1426 can form the protruding inclined surface 1428 . The extending inclined surface 128 is opposite to the protruding inclined surface 1428 so that the extending member 122 can be disengaged from the coupling member 142 , that is, a connector that can be repeatedly plugged and unplugged can be formed.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed as described above, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the related art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can take any shape, structure, and features described in the claims of the present invention. , method and quantity can be changed slightly, so the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the appended claims in this specification.

Claims (10)

1. A floating connector for connecting a first board to a second board, the floating connector comprising:

the male end part forms a first accommodating space for arranging a first terminal, and two sides of the male end part respectively form an extending piece, wherein one end of the first terminal is connected with the first plate body and a rib body is formed on the side edge of the extending piece;

the female end part is provided with a base, a cover body and a second terminal, the base is combined with the cover body to form a second accommodating space for arranging the second terminal, one end of the second terminal is connected with the second plate body, the other end of the second terminal is connected with the other end of the first terminal, two sides of the cover body respectively form a combining piece to match with the extending piece, and the inner edge of the combining piece forms a protruding block; and

the fixing pieces are arranged on two sides of the female end part, and one end of each fixing piece is arranged on the surface of the cover body and the other end of each fixing piece is fixed on the second plate body;

the male end part is combined with the female end part, the rib body is buckled on the protruding block in a buckling mode, the male end part is limited in an axial direction, the female end part is limited in a plane direction by the fixing piece, and the axial direction is perpendicular to the plane direction.

2. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein the extension member has an L-shape similar to english alphabets and the notch of the coupling member has an L-shape similar to english alphabets.

3. The floating coupler of claim 2, wherein the engaging member has a slope formed on a side where the engaging member is connected to the extension member, for the extension member to slide into the engaging member.

4. The floating coupler of claim 2, wherein the coupler forms a groove to communicate with the notch, so that the coupler has elasticity.

5. The floating connector according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion forms a position of the inner edge of the coupler, and the height of the position at the inner edge determines the amount of movement in the axial direction in which the male end portion is restrained at the female end portion.

6. The floating connector according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is spaced from a surface of the cover by a distance that determines an amount of movement in an axial direction or a planar direction of the female end portion.

7. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein said fixing member is fixed to said base to restrict an amount of movement of said base in said planar direction.

8. The floating connector according to claim 1, wherein the second terminal further comprises a protrusion and an elastic member, the protrusion is formed between one end of the elastic member and the end of the second terminal, the protrusion is connected to the cover, the other end of the elastic member is connected to the other end of the second terminal, and the protrusion receives an external force from the cover to deform the elastic member, so that the cover moves in the plane direction.

9. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein the cover forms a slot in the second receiving space for the protrusion to insert into.

10. The floating coupler of claim 1, wherein the extension member defines an extension ramp and the protrusion defines a protrusion ramp, the extension ramp being disposed relative to the protrusion ramp for disengagement of the extension member from the coupler.

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