CN201699176U - Structure for converting insertion direction of standard connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a structure for converting the insertion direction of a standard connector, which comprises a standard connector, a first circuit board and a second circuit board, wherein a plurality of conductive terminals are arranged in a slot inside a base of the standard connector, a plurality of metal contacts which can form electrical connection with the conductive terminals are arranged on the surface of the first circuit board, an abutting part with a plurality of first contacts is arranged on one side of the first circuit board, a joint part is arranged on the surface of the second circuit board, a plurality of second contacts on the joint part can be respectively welded with the first contacts to form electrical connection by using the Surface Mount Technology (SMT), so that the second circuit board forms a vertical angle with the first circuit board, and the modular structure design can realize the purpose of converting the direction of the standard connector to horizontally or vertically insert an electronic card into the slot without the limitation of the direction or position of components, thereby improving the inconvenience in use and improving the function and effect of the whole use.

Description

Structure that converts the insertion direction of standard connectors

technical field

The utility model provides a structure for converting the insertion direction of a standard connector, especially the first circuit board at the bottom of the standard connector can be used to butt and combine with the second circuit board to form a vertical angle, and the direction of the standard connector can be converted for The electronic card is inserted into the slot horizontally or vertically for use.

Background technique

Press, today's computer technology is developing rapidly with each passing day, and desktop or notebook computers have generally existed in every corner of the society. The connector has also been greatly reduced to meet the development trend of computers; moreover, the server of a general industrial computer is equipped with components such as a motherboard, a power supply, and a cooling fan. There are some restrictions, so that the space available for users to insert memory modules, memory cards or other types of electronic cards also becomes relatively narrow.

Please also refer to FIG. 6, which is a three-dimensional appearance view of an existing standard connector. It can be clearly seen from the figure that a standard connector A made of a plastic material is used to form an insertion part A1 inside. And a terminal group A2 is pierced in the insertion part A1; in addition, an elastic arm A3 is extended on both sides of the above-mentioned standard connector A, and a buckle A31 is protruded on the elastic arm A3, and then on the bottom of the standard connector A There is a circuit board B that can be electrically connected to the terminal group A2; however, the electronic card C on the market is generally provided with grooves C2 on the two side edges away from the conductive part C1, so that the electronic card C can be inserted obliquely Insert the electronic card C into the insertion portion A1 of the standard connector A, and then press the electronic card C downward. At this time, the groove C2 on both sides of the electronic card C will press down on the buckle A31 on the elastic arm A3, and The elastic arm A3 is forced to be stretched outward, and the buckle A31 on the elastic arm A3 is snapped into the corresponding groove C2 of the electronic card C by the reset elastic force of the elastic arm A3 to be positioned.

However, the specification and insertion direction of the standard connector A that can be inserted into the electronic card C on the general motherboard are used in accordance with the specifications and types established by the connector supplier, that is, the electronic card C must be matched with the single connector of the standard connector A. Only horizontal or vertical insertion direction can be inserted, and the insertion direction of the electronic card C cannot be freely changed according to different usage requirements or in response to the limited space structure inside the casing, resulting in the insertion of the electronic card C into the standard connector A. It is quite inconvenient when it is inside part A1, or it is easy to collide with other electronic components on the main board during the plugging process, resulting in related damage, and because the standard connector A on the main board cannot be disassembled and reassembled, it must be It can only be solved by desoldering and rework, and even the original specifications or circuit layout of the motherboard need to be changed, so that the overall use of the function is limited. If the motherboard is replaced by a new one, it will inevitably cost a high purchase cost. , greatly increase the cost of use, and it needs to be redesigned by those engaged in this industry to solve it.

Utility model content

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems and shortcomings, the creators collected relevant information, evaluated and considered in many ways, and used years of research and development experience in this industry to continuously try and modify, and then designed this kind of conversion standard connector insertion direction. A new type of structure is born.

The main purpose of this utility model is that the first circuit board positioned at the bottom of the standard connector is butted and combined with the second circuit board at a vertical angle. With this modular structure design, the direction of the standard connector can be converted For the purpose of inserting the electronic card horizontally or vertically, it is convenient for users to insert the electronic card into the slot of the standard connector from different angles, and it is not restricted by the direction or position of the components, thereby improving the use of Inconvenience improves the function and effect of the overall use, and there is no need to rework through desoldering or change the standard connector specifications and circuit layout, so that the overall space configuration can be properly arranged, and the practicability and applicability range can be improved.

Another purpose of this utility model is that the butt joint portion on the first circuit board can be further protruded with one or more positioning columns, and the joint portion of the second circuit board is provided with a plurality of slotted holes, so that the first circuit board The positioning column on the first circuit board penetrates into the corresponding slot hole of the second circuit board and snaps into one, so as to prevent the first circuit board and the second circuit board 2. The loosening or peeling of the circuit board, and improving the overall structural strength and stability.

Another purpose of the present utility model is that the joint portion of the second circuit board can be further provided with an embedding groove, and the butt joint portion at one side of the first circuit board is directly inserted into the embedding groove to form a position. The plurality of first contacts of the docking portion are electrically connected to the corresponding second contacts at the bottom of the embedding groove, thereby achieving high reliability in both signal transmission and structural stability.

The utility model provides a structure for converting the insertion direction of a standard connector, which includes a standard connector, a first circuit board and a second circuit board, and is characterized in that:

The standard connector has a base, and the slot inside the base is pierced with a plurality of conductive terminals, and a buckling portion with arms extends on both sides of the base in the same direction, and a support arm is formed between the two arms. The preset electronic card is inserted into the docking space in the slot;

The first circuit board is positioned at the bottom of the standard connector, and the surface of the first circuit board is provided with a plurality of metal contacts electrically connected to the conductive terminals, and a plurality of first circuit boards are provided on one side of the first circuit board. the docking part of the contact;

The second circuit board is at a perpendicular angle to the first circuit board, and the surface of the second circuit board is provided with a joint part that is opposite to the butt joint part, and the joint part is provided with the first circuit board using surface adhesion technology. A contact forms a plurality of second contacts electrically connected.

The beneficial effects of the utility model are: the overall space configuration can be properly arranged, the practicability and applicability range can be improved, the overall structural strength and stability can be improved, and the utility model has higher reliability.

Description of drawings

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose and structure, the technical means and effects thereof adopted in the utility model are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments as follows, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the utility model.

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the utility model.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a three-dimensional appearance view of a conventional standard connector.

Detailed ways

Please refer to Fig. 1, 2, and 3, which are respectively a three-dimensional appearance view, a three-dimensional exploded view, and a front view of the utility model. It can be clearly seen from the figure that the utility model includes a standard connector 1, a first circuit Board 2 and the second circuit board 3, so the main components and features of this case are described in detail as follows, wherein:

The standard connector 1 has a base 11, and the slot 12 inside the base 11 is pierced with a plurality of conductive terminals 13, and on both sides of the base 11, there are buckling parts 14 with support arms 141 extending in the same direction. Moreover, a docking space 10 for inserting the electronic card 4 into the slot 12 is formed between the two arms 141 , and a buckle 142 is formed on the end of the arm 141 toward the inside.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned buckling part 14 can be provided with an elastic positioning part 15, and an elastic piece 151 that can be supported on the support arm 141 extends obliquely on the outer side of the elastic positioning part 15, and the bottom of the elastic positioning part 15 faces inward. A resisting piece 152 is bent and extended at the inner side of the support arm 141; however, the structures of various standard connectors 1 are not the same, the base 11 and the buckling part 14 can be integrally injection molded, and the base 11 can also be formed as a Manufactured separately from the buckle part 14, and then assembled by plug-in, or a buckle groove (not shown in the figure) can be directly provided on the buckle part 14, and the buckle part on the side of the elastic positioning member 15 It is embedded in the buckle slot, but how the standard connector 1 cooperates with the electronic card 4 to form a stable and accurate positioning is the scope of the prior art, and the detailed composition is not the key point of this case, so it will not be repeated here.

The first circuit board 2 is positioned at the bottom of the standard connector 1, and the surface of the first circuit board 2 is provided with a plurality of metal contacts 21 that can be electrically connected to the conductive terminals 13, and on the side of the first circuit board 2 A docking portion 22 with a plurality of first contact points 221 is disposed there.

The second circuit board 3 is at a perpendicular angle to the first circuit board 2, and the surface of the second circuit board 3 is provided with a joint portion 31 that can be oppositely connected to the docking portion 22, and the joint portion 31 is provided with There are a plurality of second contacts 311 that can be electrically connected to the first contacts 221 , and a socket portion 32 is provided on one side of the second circuit board 3 .

When the utility model is assembled, the standard connector 1 is first positioned on the first circuit board 2, so that the plurality of conductive terminals 13 pierced inside the slot 12 pass through the base 11 with soldering ends respectively, and are connected with A plurality of metal contacts 21 on the surface of the first circuit board 2 can be welded by surface mount technology (SMT) to form an electrical connection, and then the first circuit board 2 is turned upright at an angle of 90 degrees and positioned on the second circuit board 3 In other words, the butt joint portion 22 on one side of the first circuit board 2 can be combined with the joint portion 31 on the surface of the second circuit board 3. A contact 221 is soldered to the corresponding single-row or double-row second contact 311 on the junction 31 by surface mount technology (SMT) to form an electrical connection, so that the first circuit board 2 is connected to the second circuit board 3 It is at a vertical angle, so that the direction of the standard connector 1 can be converted to allow the electronic card 4 to be inserted horizontally or vertically, so that the user can insert the electronic card 4 from different angles, and is not affected by the direction or position of the components Limitations, which can improve the inconvenience caused by the existing standard connectors that can only be inserted in a single horizontal or vertical direction according to the established specifications, or easily collide with other electronic components on the motherboard during the insertion process. In the event of damage, improve the function and effect of the overall use.

When in use, the plug-in portion 32 at one side of the second circuit board 3 is first plugged into the socket (not shown) on the internal motherboard of the preset electronic device, and an electrical connection is formed, so that The structural design allows the user to insert the electronic card 4 into the slot 12 of the standard connector 1 from different angles according to the needs of different uses, or in response to the limitation of the internal space environment of the preset electronic device, and can be used in conjunction with existing The socket on the motherboard does not need to be reworked by desoldering or change the specifications and circuit layout of the standard connector 1, so that the overall space configuration can be properly arranged, and the electronic card 4 is inconvenient to plug and connect in use, and the space configuration is effectively solved. Problems arising from inappropriateness, and improving the scope of practicality and applicability.

Therefore, the user can obliquely insert the edge of the plug interface 41 on one side of the electronic card 4 into the slot 12 of the standard connector 1, and rotate the electronic card 4 downward with the slot 12 as a fulcrum Finally, at this time, the side edge of the electronic card 4 will press against the buckle 142 on the support arm 141, and force the support arm 141 to expand outwards, and at the same time, the elastic piece 151 of the elastic positioning member 15 is supported on the support arm 141 to limit The displacement distance and range of its elastic stretching, and the support piece 152 at the inner side of the support arm 141 is supported on the electronic card 4, and then the buckle 142 is clamped on the electronic card 4 by the reset elastic force of the support arm 141. The slot 42 on the electronic card 4 is positioned so that the plurality of plug-in interfaces 41 of the electronic card 4 can be in good electrical contact with the corresponding conductive terminals 13 in the slot 12. The circuit layout on the circuit board 2 and the second circuit board 3 provides that the electronic card 4 can perform signal transmission or data access operations with the main board inside the preset electronic device.

The socket portion 32 on one side of the above-mentioned second circuit board 3 can be a plug-in interface conforming to specifications such as the Industrial Standard Architecture Bus (ISA) or the Peripheral Component Interconnect Bus (PCI), and the preset electronic device can be a computer, a notebook Computers, industrial computers, servers and other electronic devices or switching devices with motherboards, the sockets on the motherboard correspond to the type of the socket part 32, and can also be in line with the industry standard architecture bus (ISA) or the internal connection bus of peripheral components (PCI) specification socket plug-in use, all simple modification and equivalent structure change that utilize the description of the utility model and accompanying drawing content to be done, all should be included in the scope of claims of the utility model in the same way.

Please also refer to Figures 1, 2, 4, and 4, which are respectively a three-dimensional appearance view, a three-dimensional exploded view, a three-dimensional exploded view of a preferred embodiment and a three-dimensional exploded view of another preferred embodiment of the present utility model, by It can be clearly seen from the figure that the standard connector 1 is butted and integrated with the first circuit board 2, and the butt joint portion 22 on the first circuit board 2 can be further protruded adjacent to the first contact point 221. More than one positioning post 222, and the joint portion 31 of the second circuit board 3 is provided with a plurality of slots 312, so that the positioning post 222 on the first circuit board 2 can be inserted into the corresponding slot of the second circuit board 3 The buckles in the holes 312 are integrated into one body (as shown in Figure 4), and form a definite positioning, so as to prevent the first circuit board 2 and the second circuit board 3 from being loosened due to the insertion, extraction and docking of the electronic card 4. Or peel off to improve the strength and stability of the overall structure.

In addition, the joint portion 31 of the second circuit board 3 can be further provided with an embedding groove 313, and the butt joint portion 22 at one side of the first circuit board 2 is directly inserted into the embedding groove 313 to be positioned so that The plurality of first contacts 221 on the docking portion 22 form an electrical connection with the second contacts 311 corresponding to the bottom of the embedding groove 313 (as shown in FIG. 5 ), thereby achieving both signal transmission and structural stability. , have high reliability.

In addition, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model, and it does not limit the patent scope of the utility model. Because the utility model considers that the existing standard connector can only perform a single horizontal or vertical connector according to the established specifications. Inserting in one direction, it is impossible to change the insertion direction of the electronic card according to different use requirements or in response to the limitation of the space environment, so the first circuit board 2 positioned at the bottom of the standard connector 1 is butted and combined with the second circuit board 3 to form a vertical Angle, and form an electrical connection, with this modular structure design, it is convenient for users to insert the electronic card 4 into the standard connector 1 from different angles (horizontal or vertical directions), and it is not affected by the direction of the components or Due to the limited position, the inconvenience of use is improved, the overall function and effect of use are improved, and there is no need to rework through desoldering or change the standard connector 1 specification and circuit layout, which effectively solves the problem of electronic card 4 insertion due to use. Inconvenience, problems derived from improper spatial configuration, so all forms that can achieve the aforementioned effects should be covered by the utility model, and such simple modifications and equivalent structural changes should be included in the patent scope of the utility model in the same way.

To sum up, the structure of the utility model that converts the insertion direction of the standard connector can indeed achieve its effect and purpose, so the utility model is a creation with excellent practicability, and it actually meets the application conditions for a new patent, so the application is filed according to law .

Claims (3)

1. A structure for converting the insertion direction of a standard connector, comprising a standard connector, a first circuit board and a second circuit board, wherein: The standard connector has a base, and the slot inside the base is pierced with a plurality of conductive terminals, and a buckling portion with arms extends on both sides of the base in the same direction, and a support arm is formed between the two arms. The preset electronic card is inserted into the docking space in the slot; The first circuit board is positioned at the bottom of the standard connector, and the surface of the first circuit board is provided with a plurality of metal contacts electrically connected to the conductive terminals, and a plurality of first circuit boards are provided on one side of the first circuit board. the docking part of the contact; The second circuit board is at a perpendicular angle to the first circuit board, and the surface of the second circuit board is provided with a joint part that is opposite to the butt joint part, and the joint part is provided with the first circuit board using surface adhesion technology. A contact forms a plurality of second contacts electrically connected. 2. The structure for converting the insertion direction of the standard connector according to claim 1, wherein the butt joint portion of the first circuit board is protruded with one or more positioning posts, and the joint portion of the second circuit board There are slotted holes for the positioning posts to be inserted into the snap fits correspondingly on the top. 3. The structure for converting the insertion direction of the standard connector according to claim 1, wherein the joint portion of the second circuit board is provided with an embedding groove for the mating portion of the first circuit board to be inserted and positioned, and The bottom of the embedding groove is provided with a plurality of second contacts electrically connected to the first contacts.

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