CN113270744B - Electric connector and connector assembly - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application discloses an electric connector and a connector assembly, wherein the electric connector comprises a first shell, a positive power terminal, a negative power terminal, a first elastic supporting piece and a second elastic supporting piece, wherein the first shell is provided with a butt joint groove, a positive terminal accommodating groove and a negative terminal accommodating groove; the positive power supply terminal is arranged in the positive terminal accommodating groove; the negative power supply terminal is arranged in the negative terminal accommodating groove and is opposite to the positive power supply terminal; the first elastic supporting piece is arranged between the positive power supply terminal and the first shell, and two ends of the first elastic supporting piece are respectively abutted against the positive power supply terminal and the first shell; the second elastic supporting piece is arranged between the negative power supply terminal and the first shell and opposite to the first elastic supporting piece, and two ends of the second elastic supporting piece are respectively abutted to the negative power supply terminal and the first shell. The connector assembly comprises an electric connector and a butting connector, wherein the butting connector is connected to a circuit board through the electric connector.
Description
Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of connector technology, and more particularly, to an electrical connector and a connector assembly.
Background
At present, a cabinet power supply is directly connected to a corresponding circuit board through a cable connector, and the cable connector is fixedly locked on the circuit board through screws, so that the installation space is narrow, and the assembly and subsequent maintenance of the cable connector are not facilitated. Meanwhile, the arrangement position of the cable connector is limited, and if the cable connector is arranged in the middle of the circuit board, the flat cable of the cable connector occupies the space of the circuit board, so that the arrangement of other components is influenced.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the application provides an electric connector and a connector assembly, which solve the problems that the prior cable connector is directly connected to a circuit board to cause inconvenient subsequent maintenance and occupy the space of the circuit board.
In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:
in one embodiment, there is provided an electrical connector comprising: the first shell is provided with a butt joint groove, a positive terminal accommodating groove and a negative terminal accommodating groove, the positive terminal accommodating groove and the negative terminal accommodating groove are oppositely arranged and are positioned on one side of the butt joint groove, and the positive terminal accommodating groove and the negative terminal accommodating groove are communicated with the butt joint groove; the positive power supply terminal is arranged in the positive terminal accommodating groove, one end of the positive power supply terminal is positioned in the butt joint groove, and the other end of the positive power supply terminal protrudes from the first shell; the negative power supply terminal is arranged in the negative terminal accommodating groove and is opposite to the positive power supply terminal, one end of the positive power supply terminal is positioned in the butt joint groove, and the other end of the positive power supply terminal protrudes out of the first shell; the first elastic supporting piece is arranged between the positive power supply terminal and the first shell, and two ends of the first elastic supporting piece are respectively abutted against the positive power supply terminal and the first shell; and the second elastic support piece is arranged between the negative power supply terminal and the first shell and is opposite to the first elastic support piece, and two ends of the second elastic support piece are respectively abutted against the negative power supply terminal and the first shell.
In another embodiment, a connector assembly is provided, comprising: the electric connector is arranged on the circuit board; and the butting connector is butted with the electric connector and comprises a second shell, a positive power piece, a negative power piece, a positive power cable and a negative power cable, the positive power piece and the negative power piece are arranged in the second shell, the positive power cable and the negative power cable are respectively connected with the positive power piece and the negative power piece, a positive power terminal is contacted with the positive power piece, and a negative power terminal is contacted with the negative power piece.
In the embodiment of the application, the electrical connector is arranged on the circuit board in advance, so that the butting connector can be conveniently assembled on the electrical connector and connected to the circuit board through the electrical connector, and therefore, the butting connector is connected to the circuit board without being fixed on the circuit board through a fixing element, and the butting connector is easier to assemble and disassemble than the conventional mode that a cable connector is connected to the circuit board, and is beneficial to subsequent maintenance. The utility model provides a positive pole power piece and the vertical setting of negative pole power piece, so positive pole power cable and negative pole power cable also are vertical setting, and positive pole power cable and negative pole power cable can not occupy the space of circuit board like this, can not influence other components and parts settings, make electric connector and dock connector's the position that sets up unrestricted.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 2 is an exploded view of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B' of FIG. 3;
fig. 5 is a perspective view of a docking connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 6 is an exploded view of a docking connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C' of FIG. 5;
fig. 8 is an assembled perspective view of an electrical connector and a mating connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 9 is an exploded view of an electrical connector and a mating connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D' of FIG. 8; and
fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along line E-E' of fig. 8.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
Please refer to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, which are a perspective view, an exploded view and a cross-sectional view along a line a-a' in fig. 1 of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown in the drawings, the electrical connector 1 of the present embodiment includes a first housing 10, a positive power terminal 11, a negative power terminal 12, a first elastic supporting member 13a and a second elastic supporting member 13 b. The first housing 10 has a mating groove 101 extending along a first direction Z, a positive terminal receiving groove 102 and a negative terminal receiving groove 103, the positive terminal receiving groove 102 and the negative terminal receiving groove 103 are located on one side of the mating groove 101 in the first direction Z, and the first positive terminal receiving groove 102 and the negative terminal receiving groove 103 are disposed opposite to each other along a second direction X orthogonal to the first direction Z and communicate with the mating groove 101. The docking slot 101 penetrates through a top surface 1011 of the first housing 10 in the first direction Z, and the docking slot 101 forms a first opening 1012 on the top surface 1011 of the first housing 10. The positive terminal receiving groove 102 and the negative terminal receiving groove 103 respectively penetrate through the bottom surface 1013 of the first case 10 in the first direction Z, and the positive terminal receiving groove 102 and the negative terminal receiving groove 103 respectively form a second opening 1014 and a third opening 1015 on the bottom surface 1013 of the first case 10. The first side wall 1016 and the second side wall 1017 of the docking slot 101 of the first housing 10, which are orthogonal to the third direction Y orthogonal to the first direction Z and the second direction X and are opposite to each other, respectively have an insertion notch 10161 and a limit opening 10171, and the insertion notch 10161 and the limit opening 10171 extend along the first direction Z and are communicated with the docking slot 101.
The positive power terminal 11 is disposed in the positive terminal receiving groove 102, one end of the positive power terminal 11 is located in the docking groove 101, and the other end of the positive power terminal 11 protrudes from the second opening 1014. Specifically, the positive power terminal 11 has a positive terminal body 111, a plurality of positive insertion end portions 112 and a plurality of positive connection end portions 113, the positive insertion end portions 112 and the positive connection end portions 113 are respectively disposed at two ends of the positive terminal body 111 and are respectively arranged at intervals along the third direction Y, the positive terminal body 111 is located in the positive terminal receiving groove 102, the positive insertion end portions 112 are located in the abutting groove 101, and the positive connection end portions 113 protrude from the second opening 1014.
The negative power supply terminal 12 is disposed in the negative terminal receiving groove 103 and opposite to the positive power supply terminal 11, one end of the negative power supply terminal 12 is located in the docking groove 101, and the other end of the negative power supply terminal 12 protrudes from the third opening 1015. Specifically, the negative power supply terminal 12 has a negative terminal body 121, a plurality of negative plug ends 122 and a plurality of negative connection ends 123, the plurality of negative plug ends 122 and the plurality of negative connection ends 123 are respectively disposed at two ends of the negative terminal body 121 and are respectively arranged at intervals along the third direction Y, the negative terminal body 121 is located in the negative terminal accommodating groove 103, the plurality of negative plug ends 122 are located in the mating groove 101, and the plurality of negative connection ends 123 protrude from the third opening 1015.
The first elastic support 13a is disposed between the positive power supply terminal 11 and the first housing 10, and the first elastic support 13a is located in the docking slot 101. The second elastic supporting member 13b is disposed between the negative power supply terminal 12 and the first casing 10, the second elastic supporting member 13b is located in the docking slot 101, and the second elastic supporting member 13b is opposite to the first elastic supporting member 13 a.
Specifically, the docking slot 101 has a third side wall 1018 and a fourth side wall 1019 opposite to each other in the second direction X, one end of the first elastic supporting element 13a abuts against the third side wall 1018, and the other end of the first elastic supporting element 13a abuts against the plurality of positive electrode insertion ends 112. One end of the second elastic supporting member 13b abuts against the fourth sidewall 1019, and the other end of the second elastic supporting member 13b abuts against the plurality of negative insertion end portions 122.
The first elastic supporting member 13a and the second elastic supporting member 13b of the present embodiment have the same structure, the first elastic supporting member 13a and the second elastic supporting member 13b respectively have a first abutting end portion 131 and a second abutting end portion 132, the first abutting end portion 131 and the second abutting end portion 132 are opposite and inclined with respect to the first direction Z, and the distance between the first abutting end portion 131 and the second abutting end portion 132 is gradually increased from the end of the first abutting end portion 131 and the second abutting end portion 132 away from the first opening 1012 to the end of the first abutting end portion 131 and the second abutting end portion 132 close to the first opening 1012. The first abutting end 131 of the first elastic supporting member 13a abuts against the third side wall 1018, the second abutting end 132 of the first elastic supporting member 13a abuts against the plurality of positive electrode insertion end portions 112, similarly, the first abutting end 131 of the second elastic supporting member 13b abuts against the fourth side wall 1019, and the second abutting end 132 of the second elastic supporting member 13b abuts against the plurality of negative electrode insertion end portions 122. The first elastic supporting member 13a and the second elastic supporting member 13b of the present embodiment further have a bending connection portion 133, and the ends of the first abutting end portion 131 and the second abutting end portion 132 away from the first opening 1012 are connected to two ends of the bending connection portion 133, so that the first elastic supporting member 13a and the second elastic supporting member 13b of the present embodiment form a U-shaped, V-shaped or C-shaped elastic supporting member, respectively, and the first elastic supporting member 13a and the second elastic supporting member 13b of the present embodiment have better resilience compared to a straight-shaped elastic member. In the embodiment, the first elastic supporting member 13a and the second elastic supporting member 13b use metal elastic pieces.
In the present embodiment, the number of the second abutting end portions 132 is plural, the plurality of second abutting end portions 132 are arranged at intervals along the third direction Y, each second abutting end portion 132 is connected to the first abutting end portion 131 through the bent connecting portion 133, which also means that the number of the bent connecting portions 133 is the same as the number of the second abutting end portions 132, and the number of the bent connecting portions 133 is plural. The second abutting ends 132 abut against at least one of the positive plugging ends 112 or at least one of the negative plugging ends 122, respectively, the second abutting ends 132 can generate a supporting force according to a compression amount of the corresponding at least one positive plugging end 112 or negative plugging end 122, and if the compression amount of each positive plugging end 112 or negative plugging end 122 is different, the supporting force of each second abutting end 132 is also different, which means that each second abutting end 132 can generate a proper supporting force according to the compression amount of the corresponding at least one positive plugging end 112 or negative plugging end 122, so as to ensure that the positive plugging ends 112 or the negative plugging ends 122 can be stably connected with the mating connector.
Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B' of FIG. 3; as shown in the figure, the third side wall 1018 of the present embodiment has a first support receiving groove 10181, the fourth side wall 1019 has a second support receiving groove 10191, the first support receiving groove 10181 and the second support receiving groove 10191 respectively penetrate through the top surface 1011 of the first housing 10, the first support receiving groove 10181 and the second support receiving groove 10191 form a first support receiving recess 10182 and a second support receiving recess 10192 on the top surface 1011 of the first housing 10, the first support receiving groove 10181 and the second support receiving groove 10110191 are communicated with the docking groove 101, and the first support receiving recess 10182 and the second support receiving recess 10192 are communicated with the first opening 1012. The first elastic supporting member 13a and the second elastic supporting member 13b are respectively placed into the first supporting receiving groove 10181 and the second supporting receiving groove 10191 from the first supporting receiving recess 10182 and the second supporting receiving recess 10192, and the bent connecting portion 133 of the first elastic supporting member 13a and the bent connecting portion 133 of the second elastic supporting member 13b are respectively close to the surface of the first supporting receiving groove 10181 in the first direction Z and the surface of the second supporting receiving groove 10191 in the first direction Z.
In the present embodiment, the first support receiving groove 10181 has a first limiting groove 10183 on two opposite surfaces in the third direction Y, the second support receiving groove 10191 has a second limiting groove 10193 on two opposite surfaces in the third direction Y, and the first abutting end 131 of the first elastic supporting member 13a and the first abutting end 131 of the second elastic supporting member 13b have limiting protrusions 134 on two opposite sides in the third direction Y. When the first elastic supporting element 13a and the second elastic supporting element 13b are respectively located in the first supporting receiving groove 10181 and the second supporting receiving groove 10191, the limit protrusion 134 of the first abutting end 131 of the first elastic supporting element 13a is located in the corresponding first limit groove 10183, and the limit protrusion 134 of the first abutting end 131 of the second elastic supporting element 13b is located in the corresponding second limit groove 10193, so as to respectively limit the positions of the first elastic supporting element 13a and the second elastic supporting element 13b in the first supporting receiving groove 10181 and the second supporting receiving groove 10191.
In the present embodiment, the limit protrusions 134 of the first elastic supporting element 13a and the second elastic supporting element 13b further have interference portions 135 on the sides away from the first abutting end portion 131 in the third direction Y, when the limit protrusions 134 of the first elastic supporting element 13a are located in the corresponding first limit grooves 10183, and the limit protrusions 134 of the second elastic supporting element 13b are located in the corresponding second limit grooves 10193, the interference portions 135 of the first elastic supporting element 13a interfere with the side walls of the first limit grooves 10183 in the third direction Y, and the interference portions 135 of the second elastic supporting element 13b interfere with the side walls of the second limit grooves 10193 in the third direction Y, so as to respectively fix the first elastic supporting element 13a and the second elastic supporting element 13b in the first support receiving groove 10181 and the second support receiving groove 10191.
Please refer to fig. 5, 6 and 7, which are a perspective view, an exploded view and a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C' in fig. 5 of a docking connector according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown in the figures, the docking connector 2 for docking with the electrical connector 1 of the present embodiment includes a second housing 20, a positive power strip 22, a negative power strip 23, a positive power cable 24 and a negative power cable 25, the second housing 20 has a power strip accommodating portion 200 and a docking protrusion 201, the docking protrusion 201 is located at one side of the power strip accommodating portion 200 in the third direction Y, the power strip accommodating portion 200 of the second housing 20 has a positive power strip accommodating groove 2001 and a negative power strip accommodating groove 2002, the positive power strip 22 is disposed in the positive power strip accommodating groove 2001 and passes through the power strip accommodating portion 200 to be close to the surface of the docking protrusion 201, the positive power strip 22 is located at one side of the docking protrusion 201 in the second direction X, the negative power strip 23 is disposed in the negative power strip accommodating groove 2002 and passes through the power strip accommodating portion 200 to be close to the surface of the docking protrusion 201, the negative power strip 23 is located at the other side of the docking protrusion 201 in the second direction X, the negative power supply tab 23 is opposed to the positive power supply tab 22. The positive power cable 24 is connected to the positive power plate 22, and the negative power cable 25 faces the negative power plate 23. The positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece 23 of this embodiment are along the vertical setting of second direction X, so positive power supply cable 24 and negative power supply cable 25 are along the vertical setting of second direction X, and specifically speaking, positive power supply cable 24 and negative power supply cable 25 include many sinle silks respectively, and many sinle silks are arranged along first direction Z and are connected with positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece 23 that are vertical setting, make positive power supply cable 24 and negative power supply cable 25 be vertical setting. The docking connector 2 of the present embodiment further includes a latch 26, and the latch 26 is disposed on a side of the docking protrusion 201 away from the power strip accommodating portion 200.
Please refer to fig. 8, 9 and 10, which are an assembled perspective view, an exploded view and a cross-sectional view along line D-D' in fig. 8 of an electrical connector and a mating connector according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown in the drawings, when the electrical connector 1 and the mating connector 2 of the present embodiment are used, the electrical connector 1 is disposed on a circuit board, and the positive connection end portions 113 of the positive power supply terminal 11 and the negative connection end portions 123 of the negative power supply terminal 12 of the electrical connector 1 are respectively connected to the circuit board by, for example, plugging or welding. The mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is inserted into the mating groove 101 from the first opening 1012 and the insertion recess 10161 of the electrical connector 1. The plurality of positive insertion ends 112 of the positive power supply terminal 11 and the plurality of negative insertion ends 122 of the negative power supply terminal 12 of the electrical connector 1 are respectively in contact with the positive power supply piece 22 and the negative power supply piece 23, the plurality of positive insertion ends 112 of the positive power supply terminal 11 of the electrical connector 1 are stably in contact with the positive power supply piece 22 through the first elastic support member 13a, and similarly, the plurality of negative insertion ends 122 of the negative power supply terminal 12 are stably in contact with the negative power supply piece 23 through the second elastic support member 13 b. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E' of FIG. 8; as shown, the latch 26 is simultaneously connected with the limit opening 10171 to prevent the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 from escaping from the mating groove 101. The electrical connector 1 of the present embodiment is mated with the mating connector 2 to form a connector assembly. The docking connector 2 of the present embodiment is connected to the circuit board through the electrical connector 1, unlike the conventional method in which the cable connector is directly connected to the circuit board, the manner in which the docking connector 2 of the present embodiment is connected to the circuit board is easier to assemble and disassemble than the manner in which the conventional cable connector is connected to the circuit board, which is beneficial to subsequent maintenance, and the positive power sheet 22 and the negative power sheet 23 of the present embodiment are vertically arranged along the second direction X, so the positive power cable 24 and the negative power cable 25 are also vertically arranged, and thus the positive power cable 24 and the negative power cable 25 do not occupy the space of the circuit board and do not affect the arrangement of other components.
The latch 26 of this embodiment has a latch body 261, an unlocking piece 262 and a fixing piece 263, the latch body 261 has a locking portion 2611, the unlocking piece 262 and the fixing piece 263 are respectively connected to two ends of the latch body 261, and the extending directions of the unlocking piece 262 and the fixing piece 263 are orthogonal to the extending direction of the latch body 261. The abutting convex portion 201 of the present embodiment has a fixing groove 2010 on an end surface away from the power sheet accommodating portion 200 in the third direction Y, and the fixing groove 2010 extends in the third direction Y. When the latch 26 is disposed on the side of the mating protrusion 201 away from the power chip accommodating portion 200 in the third direction Y, the latch body 261 is disposed on the end surface of the mating protrusion 201 away from the power chip accommodating portion 200 in the third direction Y, and the fixing piece 263 is disposed in the fixing groove 2010 to fix the latch 26 on the side of the mating protrusion 201 away from the power chip accommodating portion 200 in the third direction Y. The unlocking tab 262 is located on the top surface of the docking protrusion 201 in the first direction Z. When the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is inserted into the mating groove 101, the locking portion 2611 of the locking body 261 abuts against the side edge of the limiting opening 10171, so that the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is fixed in the mating groove 101. When the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is about to be disengaged from the mating groove 101, the unlocking piece 262 is pulled to move toward the power strip receiving portion 200, and the unlocking piece 262 drives the locking body 261 to move toward the power strip receiving portion 200, so that the locking portion 2611 is disengaged from the limiting opening 10171, and the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is disengaged from the mating groove 101.
The bottom surface of the docking protrusion 201 in the first direction Z of the present embodiment further has a limit notch 2011, when the docking protrusion 201 is disposed in the docking slot 101, a side edge of the insertion notch 10161 in the first direction Z is located in the limit notch 2011, which also means that the first side wall 1016 of the first housing 10 is located in the limit notch 2011, so as to prevent the docking protrusion 201 from moving in the third direction Y and being separated from the docking slot 101.
The docking protrusion 201 of the embodiment further has a receding groove 2012 on the end surface away from the power sheet accommodating portion 200 in the third direction Y, the latch body 261 is located in the receding groove 2012, and a distance is formed between the surfaces of the latch body 261 and the receding groove 2012 in the third direction Y, so that when the unlocking sheet 262 is pulled, the latch body 261 can move in the receding groove 2012 and toward the direction close to the power sheet accommodating portion 200, thereby reducing the length of the docking connector 2 in the third direction Y. The receding groove 2012 of the embodiment further has a supporting portion 20121 on the surface in the third direction Y, and the supporting portion 20121 supports the latch body 261 to maintain a distance between the latch body 261 and the surface of the receding groove 2012 in the third direction Y.
The locking portion 2611 of the locking device 261 of the embodiment has the offset opening 26111 and the locking spring 26112, one end of the locking spring 26112 is connected to the offset opening 26111 in the first direction Z and close to the side of the fixing groove 2010, and the locking spring 26112 is inclined relative to the locking device 261 in a direction away from the abutting protrusion 201. When the docking protrusion 201 of the docking connector 2 is placed in the docking slot 101, the locking spring 26112 is located in the limit opening 10171, and the other end of the locking spring 26112 abuts against the limit opening 10171 in the first direction Z and is close to the side of the top surface of the docking protrusion 201. When the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is about to be disengaged from the mating groove 101, the unlocking piece 262 is pulled to move toward the power strip accommodating portion 200 to drive the locking elastic piece 26112 to move toward the power strip accommodating portion 200, so that the locking elastic piece 26112 is disengaged from the limiting opening 10171, and the mating protrusion 201 of the mating connector 2 is disengaged from the mating groove 101.
The latching member 26 of this embodiment further includes an activation piece 264, the activation piece 264 and the unlocking piece 262 are far away from one end of the latching body 261, the unlocking piece 262 is parallel to the top surface of the docking protrusion 201 in the first direction Z, the activation piece 264 is inclined relative to the top surface of the docking protrusion 201 in the first direction Z and in a direction far away from the top surface of the docking protrusion 201, and a user pulls the activation piece 264 to drive the unlocking piece 262 to move, so that the user can operate the latching member 26 conveniently. The width of the actuating piece 264 in the third direction Y is greater than the width of the unlocking piece 262 in the third direction Y, which is beneficial for the user to pull the actuating piece 264.
The abutting convex portion 201 of the present embodiment has a limiting groove 2013 on two opposite surfaces in the third direction Y, and the limiting groove 2013 is communicated with the positive power strip accommodating groove 2001 or the negative power strip accommodating groove 2002 of the power strip accommodating portion 200. When the positive power plate 22 and the negative power plate 23 respectively pass through the positive power plate accommodating groove 2001 and the negative power plate accommodating groove 2002 and respectively enter the corresponding limiting groove 2013, the side wall of the limiting groove 2013 in the third direction Y limits the movement of the positive power plate 22 and the negative power plate 23 in the direction away from the power plate accommodating part 200, and the two opposite side walls of the limiting groove 2013 in the first direction Z limit the movement of the positive power plate 22 and the negative power plate 23 in the first direction Z. As shown in fig. 6 and fig. 11, the side wall of the limiting groove 2013 of the abutting convex portion 201 in the third direction Y further has the first positioning portion 20131, the positive power sheet 22 has the second positioning portion 221, the negative power sheet 23 has the third positioning portion 231, when the positive power sheet 22 and the negative power sheet 23 are respectively located in the corresponding limiting groove 2013, the second positioning portion 221 of the positive power sheet 22 is connected to the corresponding first positioning portion 20131, and the third positioning portion 231 of the negative power sheet 23 is connected to the corresponding first positioning portion 20131, so as to respectively fix the positive power sheet 22 and the negative power sheet 23 in the corresponding limiting groove 2013.
The first positioning portion 20131 of the present embodiment has a positioning receding groove 20132 and a positioning hook 20133, the positioning receding groove 20132 extends along the third direction Y, one end of the positioning hook 20133 has a hook portion 20133a, the other end of the positioning hook 20133 is connected to the sidewall of the positioning receding groove 20132 in the third direction Y, which is close to the end surface of the docking protrusion 201 away from the power chip accommodating portion 200, and the positioning hook 20133 extends along the third direction Y and toward the direction close to the power chip accommodating portion 200. The hook portion 20133a protrudes from the surface of the limiting groove 2013 in the second direction X along the second direction X, and both the second positioning portion 221 and the third positioning portion 231 of the present embodiment are positioning openings, so that when the first positioning portion 20131 is connected to the second positioning portion 221 or the third positioning portion 231, the hook portion 20133a is located in the corresponding positioning opening, and the positive power plate 22 is prevented from being separated from the corresponding limiting groove 2013 and the positive power plate accommodating groove 2001, and the negative power plate 23 is prevented from being separated from the corresponding limiting groove 2013 and the negative power plate accommodating groove 2002. The positioning receding grooves 20132 of the two first positioning portions 20131 of the present embodiment may communicate with each other.
In summary, the present application provides an electrical connector and a connector assembly, which are pre-disposed on a circuit board through the electrical connector, so that a mating connector can be conveniently assembled on the electrical connector and connected to the circuit board through the electrical connector, and therefore, the mating connector is connected to the circuit board without being fixed to the circuit board through a fixing element, and is easier to assemble and disassemble than the conventional method of connecting a cable connector to the circuit board, thereby facilitating subsequent maintenance. The utility model provides a positive pole power piece and the vertical setting of negative pole power piece, so positive pole power cable and negative pole power cable also are vertical setting, and positive pole power cable and negative pole power cable can not occupy the space of circuit board like this, can not influence other components and parts settings, make electric connector and dock connector's the position that sets up unrestricted.
It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
While the present embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments described above, which are meant to be illustrative and not restrictive, and that various changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
the first shell is provided with a butt joint groove, a positive terminal accommodating groove and a negative terminal accommodating groove, the positive terminal accommodating groove and the negative terminal accommodating groove are oppositely arranged and are positioned on one side of the butt joint groove, and the positive terminal accommodating groove and the negative terminal accommodating groove are communicated with the butt joint groove;
the positive power supply terminal is arranged in the positive terminal accommodating groove, one end of the positive power supply terminal is positioned in the butt joint groove, and the other end of the positive power supply terminal protrudes out of the first shell;
a negative power terminal disposed in the negative terminal accommodating groove and opposite to the positive power terminal, one end of the negative power terminal being located in the docking groove, and the other end of the negative power terminal protruding from the first housing;
a first elastic support member arranged between the positive power supply terminal and the first shell, two ends of the first elastic support member respectively butt against the positive power supply terminal and the first shell, and
the second elastic supporting piece is arranged between the negative power supply terminal and the first shell and is opposite to the first elastic supporting piece, and two ends of the second elastic supporting piece are respectively abutted against the negative power supply terminal and the first shell;
the two opposite side walls of the first shell are respectively provided with a first support accommodating groove and a second support accommodating groove, the first support accommodating groove and the second support accommodating groove are communicated with the butt joint grooves, the first elastic support piece is arranged in the first support accommodating groove, and the second elastic support piece is arranged in the second support accommodating groove.
2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the positive power terminal has a positive terminal body, a plurality of positive mating ends and a plurality of positive connecting ends, the plurality of positive mating ends and the plurality of positive connecting ends being spaced apart from each other at opposite ends of the positive terminal body, the positive terminal body being positioned in the positive terminal receiving groove, the plurality of positive mating ends being positioned in the mating groove, the plurality of positive connecting ends projecting from the first housing; the negative power supply terminal is provided with a negative terminal body, a plurality of negative plug-in end parts and a plurality of negative connecting end parts, the negative plug-in end parts and the negative connecting end parts are arranged at two ends of the negative terminal body at intervals respectively, the negative terminal body is positioned in the negative terminal accommodating groove, the negative plug-in end parts are positioned in the butt joint groove, and the negative connecting end parts protrude from the first shell.
3. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first and second elastic supports each have a first abutting end and a second abutting end, the first abutting end of the first elastic support abuts the first housing, the second abutting end of the first elastic support abuts the positive power terminal, the first abutting end of the second elastic support abuts the first housing, and the second abutting end of the second elastic support abuts the negative power terminal.
4. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the first and second resilient supports further have a bent connecting portion connecting the first and second abutting ends, respectively.
5. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the second abutting end is plural in number, the bent connecting portion is plural in number, and the second abutting end is connected to the first abutting end through the corresponding bent connecting portion.
6. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the two opposing side walls of the first support receiving groove each have a first limiting groove, the two opposing side walls of the second support receiving groove each have a second limiting groove, and the two opposing side walls of the first abutting end further each have a limiting protrusion, wherein the limiting protrusion of the first abutting end of the first resilient support is located in the corresponding first limiting groove, and wherein the limiting protrusion of the first abutting end of the second resilient support is located in the corresponding second limiting groove.
7. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein one side of the position-limiting protrusion further has an interference portion that interferes with a side wall of the first position-limiting groove or the second position-limiting groove.
8. A connector assembly, comprising:
the electrical connector of any of claims 1-7, disposed on a circuit board; and
the butt-joint connector is in butt joint with the electric connector and comprises a second shell, a positive power piece, a negative power piece, a positive power cable and a negative power cable, wherein the positive power piece and the negative power piece are arranged in the second shell, the positive power cable and the negative power cable are respectively connected with the positive power piece and the negative power piece, a positive power terminal is in contact with the positive power piece, and a negative power terminal is in contact with the negative power piece.
9. The connector assembly of claim 8, wherein the positive power strip and the negative power strip are in a vertical arrangement, and wherein the positive power cable and the negative power cable are also in a vertical arrangement.
10. The connector assembly of claim 8, wherein the second housing has a power strip receiving portion and a mating protrusion, the mating protrusion being disposed on one side of the power strip receiving portion, the power strip receiving portion having a positive power strip receiving slot and a negative power strip receiving slot, the positive power strip being disposed in the positive power strip receiving slot and passing through a surface of the power strip receiving portion adjacent to the mating protrusion, the positive power strip being disposed on one side of the mating protrusion; the negative power supply piece is arranged in the negative power supply piece accommodating groove and penetrates through the power supply piece accommodating part to be close to the surface of the butt joint convex part, the negative power supply piece is positioned on one side of the butt joint convex part, and the butt joint convex part is positioned in the butt joint groove.
11. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the side wall of the first housing has a built-in recess in communication with the mating groove, the mating protrusion being built into the mating groove from the built-in recess.
12. The connector assembly of claim 11, wherein the sidewall of the first housing further has a limiting opening opposite to the receiving recess, and the docking connector further comprises a latching member disposed on a side of the docking protrusion away from the power strip receiving portion, the latching member being connected to the limiting opening.
13. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the latching member has a latching body, an unlocking piece and a fixing piece, the unlocking piece and the fixing piece are respectively disposed at two ends of the latching body, the extending direction of the unlocking piece and the fixing piece is orthogonal to the extending direction of the latching body, the fixing piece is disposed in the abutting protrusion, the latching body is disposed on an end surface of the abutting protrusion away from the power supply piece accommodating portion, the unlocking piece is disposed on a top surface of the abutting protrusion, the latching body further has a latching portion, and the latching portion is connected to the limiting opening.
14. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein the latch member further has an actuating tab connected to an end of the unlocking tab remote from the latch body.
15. The connector assembly of claim 14, wherein the actuation tab is angled away from the mating protrusion relative to the top surface of the mating protrusion, the actuation tab having a width greater than a width of the unlocking tab.
16. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein the mating protrusion further comprises an indent on an end surface thereof away from the power strip receiving portion, the locking body is disposed in the indent, and a distance is provided between the locking body and the indent corresponding to the surface of the locking body.
17. The connector assembly of claim 16, wherein the surface of the relief groove corresponding to the latch body further comprises a support portion, and the support portion supports the latch body.
18. The connector assembly according to claim 10, wherein two opposite surfaces of the mating protrusion have a limiting groove, the limiting groove is in communication with the positive power strip receiving groove or the negative power strip receiving groove, and the positive power strip and the negative power strip are respectively disposed in the corresponding limiting grooves.
19. The connector assembly according to claim 18, wherein the side wall of the limiting groove further has a first positioning portion, the positive power plate has a second positioning portion, the negative power plate has a third positioning portion, and the second positioning portion and the third positioning portion are respectively connected to the corresponding first positioning portions.
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