CN201332159Y - Modular electric connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A modular electric connector comprises a module piece, an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals and a metal shell, wherein the module piece is combined with the insulating body, and the metal shell is sleeved on the periphery of the module piece. Therefore, the module part can be matched with the design of the metal shell, the insulating body and the conductive terminals can be manufactured in advance, and the conductive terminals are embedded and formed in the insulating body, so that the yield can be increased.

Description

Modular electrical connector

technical field

The utility model relates to an electric connector, in particular to an electric connector with a modular design.

Background technique

Generally, electronic products such as personal computers, TV screens, etc., most of them will be equipped with socket electrical connectors inside the casings to transmit signals with peripheral devices.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the production of the general electrical connector 100a is to first produce an insulating body 110a, the insulating body 110a is provided with a plurality of slots 111a, and then a plurality of conductive terminals 120a are arranged on the insulating body 110a in a penetrating manner. In the main body 110a, the insulating main body 110a is finally arranged in a metal shell 130a.

However, when the conductive terminals 120a are inserted into the slots 111a, if one of the conductive terminals 120a is slightly uneven, the insertion will fail, and the entire electrical connector 110a will become a defective product, thus increasing the cost.

In addition, the metal shell 130a often has different structures according to different designs or specifications. At this time, if the design of the metal shell 130a suddenly changes, the completed insulating body 110a and the metal shell 130a need to be replaced. abandoned. In addition, the entire insulating body 110a needs to be molded again, which further increases the production cost.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a modular electrical connector to improve the above problems.

Utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a modular electrical connector, which has a combination of a modular part and an insulating body. The modular part can have different designs according to different metal shells. In addition, the conductive terminals are also embedded and formed in the The insulating body, in this way, can avoid the possible damage caused when the existing conductive terminals pass through the insulating body.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a modular electrical connector, which includes a module, an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals, and a metal shell.

The module part has a front end surface extending along a combination direction, a rear end surface opposite to the front end surface, and a bottom surface connected to the front end surface and the rear end surface, and the bottom surface is recessed inwardly adjacent to the front end surface A combination groove is formed, and an opening is provided on the front end to communicate with the combination groove.

The insulating body includes a base and a tongue. The base is combined in the combination groove, and the tongue extends from the base to an extending direction.

Each conductive terminal includes a contact portion and an inclined portion. The contact portion is embedded in the tongue plate. The inclined portion obliquely extends from one end of the contact portion along an inclined direction. The metal shell is assembled on the periphery of the module.

Therefore, the utility model can be combined with a module part and the insulating body, so that the module part can be changed according to different designs of the metal shell, so that the sudden change of the metal shell can be prevented, and the semi-finished product combined with the insulating body and the conductive terminal can be prevented. scrapped. In addition, the insulating body and the conductive terminals can be pre-fabricated, thus speeding up the manufacturing speed of the electrical connector.

The conductive terminal of the present invention is also buried in the insulating body by embedding molding, so it can solve the problem that the conventional conductive terminal fails to be inserted in the insulating body and causes scrapping.

The utility model will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the utility model.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the assembly diagram of existing electric connector;

2 is a perspective view of the modular electrical connector of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a combination diagram of a perspective view of the modular electrical connector of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is another perspective of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a top view of the terminal board of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is that in Fig. 5, the insulating body and the positioning part are embedded and formed on the terminal plate; and

FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are action diagrams of the combination of the module and the insulating body.

Among them, reference signs

current technology

Electrical connector 100a

Insulation body 110a

slot 111a

Conductive terminal 120a

Metal shell 130a

The utility model

Modular electrical connector 1000

Modules 100

front face 101

Rear face 102

Bottom 103

Top 104

Side face 105

opening 106

Combination slot 107

Fastening block 1071

Locating groove 108

Inclined surface 109

auxiliary arm 110

The first limit block 120

The second limit block 130

The first limit slot 140

The second limit slot 150

Insulation body 200

Base 210

Front face 211

Rear face 212

Side face 213

Guide groove 2131

Fastening block 2132

tongue plate 220

Positioner 300

Conductive terminal 400

Contact portion 410, 410a

Contact surfaces 411, 411a

Inclined part 420

Installation part 430

Metal shell 500

Front opening 510

Rear opening 520

Insert space 530

The first card slot 540

Second card slot 550

The first limit component 560

The second limit component 570

Terminal block 600

Connecting plates 610, 620

Combination direction D1

Extension direction D2

Tilt direction D3

Minimum width h1

Detailed ways

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, structural principle and working principle of the present utility model are specifically described:

Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 . FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the modular electrical connector 1000 of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are assembly diagrams of the modular electrical connector 1000 of the present invention. The modular electrical connector 1000 includes a module 100 , an insulating body 200 , a positioning member 300 , a plurality of conductive terminals 400 , and a metal shell 500 .

The module 100 may be an insulator made by injection molding. The module 100 has a front end surface 101 extending along a combination direction D1, a rear end surface 102 opposite to the front end surface 101, a bottom surface 103 connected with the front end surface 101 and the rear end surface 102, and a front end surface 101 and the rear end surface 102. The top surface 104 is connected and opposite to the bottom surface 103 , and the side end surface 105 is connected with the front end surface 101 and the rear end surface 102 and extends along the assembly direction D1 . The bottom surface 103 is recessed inwardly adjacent to the front surface 101 to form a combination groove 107 , and the front surface 101 is provided with an opening 106 communicating with the combination groove 107 . The bottom surface 103 is recessed inwardly adjacent to the rear end surface 102 to form a positioning groove 108 , and the positioning groove 108 communicates with the combination groove 107 . A fastening block 1071 is disposed on a side wall of the combination groove 107 . A bottom of the positioning groove 108 is provided with an inclined surface 109 inclined along the inclined direction D3.

The module 100 further includes an auxiliary arm 110 , a first limiting block 120 , a second limiting block 130 , a first limiting slot 140 , and a second limiting slot 150 .

The auxiliary arm 110 extends from the front surface 101 along an extending direction D2 to assist the module 100 to be fixed on the metal casing 500 . The first limiting block 120 can be disposed on the side end surface 105 and can extend along the extending direction D2. The second limiting block 130 can be disposed and adjacent to the junction of the top surface 104 and the side end surface 105 , and can extend along the extending direction D2. The first limiting groove 140 can be disposed at the junction of the top surface 104 and the rear end surface 102 , and the second limiting groove 150 can be disposed at the junction of the top surface 104 and the front surface 101 .

The insulating body 200 includes a base 210 and a tongue 220 . The base 210 has a front end surface 211, a rear end surface 212 opposite to the front end surface 211, and a side end surface 213 connected to the front end surface 211 and the rear end surface 212, wherein the front end surface 211, the rear end surface 212 and the side end surface 213 can be parallel and It extends along this combining direction D1. The side end surface 213 is recessed inward to form a guide groove 2131 , and a fastening block 2132 is disposed at the bottom of the guide groove 2131 . The tongue plate 220 extends from the front end surface 211 along the extending direction D2.

When the module 100 is combined with the insulating body 200 , the base 210 is combined in the combination groove 107 . At this time, the fastening block 1071 of the module 100 can move along the guide groove 2131 to achieve an auxiliary positioning function during assembly. When the fastening block 1071 is moved to the position, the fastening block 1071 and the fastening block 2132 can be buckled with each other to fix the module 100 and the insulating body 200 .

The positioning member 300 is made by injection molding. The positioning member 300 can be adjacent to the rear end surface 102 or the bottom surface 103 and can be accommodated in the positioning groove 108 . The positioning member 300 can abut against the side wall or the bottom surface 103 of the positioning groove 108 to assist in fixing the conductive terminals 400 .

Each conductive terminal 400 includes a contact portion 410 , an inclined portion 420 , and a mounting portion 430 . The contact portion 410 is embedded in the tongue plate 220 , the contact portion 410 has a contact surface 411 , and the contact surface 411 is exposed on the tongue plate 220 . In this embodiment, the conductive terminal 400 may further include a contact portion 410 a, the contact surface 411 a of the contact portion 410 a exposes the bottom surface 103 of the tongue 220 , and the contact surface 411 of the contact portion 410 exposes the top surface 104 of the tongue 220 . The contact portions 410 and the contact portions 410a may be alternately arranged.

The inclined portion 420 extends obliquely from one end of the contact portion 410 along the inclined direction D3 , and can be exposed and accommodated in the positioning groove 108 . At least a part of the inclined portion 420 is embedded in the positioning member 300 . In another embodiment, the tilting direction D3 may also be parallel to or perpendicular to the extending direction D2.

An obtuse angle can be formed between the inclined portion 420 and the contact portion 410 , so it can be bent at a right angle compared with the prior art, and better transmission quality can be maintained. Moreover, the angle between the inclined portion 420 and the contact portion 410 can also be bent according to different specifications.

The installation part 430 is adjacent to the junction of the rear end surface 102 and the bottom surface 103, and extends from one end of the inclined part 420. An obtuse angle is formed between the installation part 430 and the inclined part 420, so it can be bent at a right angle relative to the prior art. Better to maintain good transmission quality.

A metal shell 500 is assembled on the periphery of the insulating body 200 . The metal shell 500 can be formed from a metal plate through stamping and bending. The metal shell 500 has a front opening 510 and a rear opening 520 corresponding to the front opening 510 . The metal shell 500 , the base 210 and the tongue plate 220 of the insulating body 200 form an insertion space 530 (as shown in FIG. 2 ) for insertion of a mated electrical connector.

The metal shell 500 can be provided with a first locking slot 540 , a second locking slot 550 , a first limiting component 560 , and a second limiting component 570 . The first locking slot 540 is disposed on the side of the metal housing 500 and can extend along the extension direction D2. When the module 100 is combined with the metal housing 500, the first limiting block 120 is engaged in the first locking slot 540, In addition, the auxiliary arm 110 contacts the outer periphery of the metal housing 500 . The second card slot 550 is provided at the junction of the side surface and the top surface of the metal housing 500, and can extend along the extension direction D2. Inside the groove 550.

The first limiting component 560 is disposed on the top surface of the metal housing 500 and adjacent to the rear opening 520 . When the module 100 is combined with the metal housing 500 , the first limiting component 560 is accommodated in the first limiting groove 140 . The second limiting component 570 is disposed on the top surface of the metal casing 500 , and when the module 100 is combined with the metal casing 500 , the second limiting component 570 is accommodated in the second limiting groove 150 .

The manufacturing and assembling methods of the modular electrical connector of the present invention are described below. Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a top view of the terminal plate 600 of the present invention. The conductive terminal 400 of the present invention can be made by stamping, cutting and bending the terminal plate 600 . The terminal board 600 includes the conductive terminals 400 and connecting boards 610 , 620 . The connecting plates 610 , 620 are disposed at two ends of the conductive terminal 400 .

Please refer to FIG. 6 , wherein the insulating body 200 and the positioning member 300 are directly molded on the terminal plate 600 by embedded molding, and the terminal plate 600 will be cut after molding, leaving only the conductive terminals 400 and The connection boards 620 are connected. In order to prevent the insulating body 200 from being connected to each other during molding, the connecting plate parts 610 and 620 need to be provided with a minimum width h1. Since the present invention combines the module 100 with the insulating body 200, and the width of the insulating body 200 is smaller than the module 100, the minimum width of the connecting plates 610, 620 can be smaller, thereby saving material costs.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a combination operation diagram of the module part 100 and the insulating body 200 , wherein the conductive terminal 400 has not been bent yet and is connected to the connecting plate part 620 . The module 100 is pressed down along the assembly direction D1 so that the base is accommodated in the assembly groove 107 of the module 100 (as shown in FIG. 4 ), and the inclined portion 420 and the mounting portion 430 of the conductive terminal 400 can be bent together.

Finally, the connecting plate 620 connected with the conductive terminal 400 is cut to form the final product of FIG. 8 . At this time, the inclined portion 420 of the conductive terminal 400 is pressed by the module 100, and the inclined portion 420 exerts a residual stress on the module 100, so that the inclined portion 420 is attached to the module 100, so that the The conductive terminals 400 can be kept flush.

When the positioning member 300 and/or the insulating body 200 (as shown in FIG. 2 ) is embedded in the conductive terminal 400 , the connecting plate parts 610 and 620 are cut off to ensure the alignment and flatness of the conductive terminals 400 .

Of course, the utility model can also have other various embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the utility model without departing from the spirit and essence of the utility model, but These corresponding changes and deformations should all belong to the protection scope of the appended claims of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1, a kind of modular electric connector is characterized in that, comprises:

One modular member, have along a combinations of directions along the front end face stretched and a rear end face with respect to this front end face, and the bottom surface that links to each other with this rear end face with this front end face, this bottom surface is adjacent to this front end face place and caves inward and form a combination slot, and this front end face is provided with an opening and is connected with this combination slot;

One insulating body comprises again:

One base portion is combined in this combination slot;

One hyoplastron, this base portion extends to a bearing of trend certainly;

A plurality of conducting terminals, each conducting terminal comprises again:

One contact site is imbedded and is taken shape in this hyoplastron;

One rake is extended by an end of this contact site; And

One metal shell is mounted on the periphery of this modular member.

2, modular electric connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also further comprises positioning piece, and at least a portion of this rake is imbedded and taken shape in this keeper.

3, modular electric connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that,, this bottom surface is adjacent to this rear end face place and caves inward and form a location notch, and this location notch is connected with this combination slot.

4, modular electric connector according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the bottom of this location notch is provided with along an inclined plane of incline direction inclination.

5, modular electric connector according to claim 3 is characterized in that, this rake tilts along an incline direction, and is placed in this location notch.

6, modular electric connector according to claim 3 is characterized in that, also further comprises positioning piece, and this keeper is contained in this location notch, and at least a portion of this rake is imbedded and taken shape in this keeper.

7, modular electric connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this contact site has a contact-making surface, and this contact-making surface is exposed to this hyoplastron.

8, modular electric connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this conducting terminal also further comprises an installation portion, and this installation portion is adjacent to the boundary of this bottom surface and rear end face, and is extended by an end of this rake.

9, modular electric connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this modular member is provided with an auxiliary arm, and this auxiliary arm is extended along a bearing of trend by this front end face, and contacts the periphery of this metal shell.

10, modular electric connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the combination slot sidewall of this modular member is provided with a snapping piece, and this base portion is provided with a side end face, and this side end face is provided with a binding block, this snapping piece and the mutual buckle of this binding block.

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