CN202363656U - Electric connector - Google Patents
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An electric connector is used for electrically connecting a chip module and a circuit board and comprises a base seat, a plurality of conductive terminals contained in the base seat, a driving piece assembled on the base seat and a locking device assembled between the base seat and the driving piece. The locking device comprises a locking portion and a first pivot shaft and a second pivot shaft which are arranged on two sides of the locking portion. A containing groove used for containing the first pivot shaft of the locking device is arranged on the base seat. The driving piece comprises a frame body and a plurality of driving portions extending downwards from the frame body, the bottom end of the driving portion is bended inwards and extends upwards to form an arm portion, and a pivot connection groove used for containing the second pivot shaft of the locking device is formed between the driving portions and an elastic arm. The electric connector further comprises a plurality of fixing rods, and a plurality of fixing grooves communicated with the pivot connection grooves are arranged on the frame body to contain the fixing rod.
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[technical field]
The utility model relates to a kind of electric connector, relates in particular to a kind of electric connector of electrically connecting between chip module and circuit board can realized.
[background technology]
The electric connector relevant with this creation is used for electrically connecting chip module and circuit board, such as United States Patent (USP) bulletin US7118386B2 number announcement.This electric connector comprises that insulating body, group are located at the plurality of conductive terminals in the insulating body, actuator and the group that group is located at above the insulating body is located at the locker between insulating body and the actuator.Locker comprises the forniciform latch part of snap close chip module and is located at first pivot and second pivot of latch part both sides.Insulating body is provided with the accepting groove of first pivot of accommodating locker.Actuator comprises that a framework reaches by framework one relative both sides respectively to two pairs of drive divisions that extend below setting; Each drive division is " U " type arm that links to each other with framework; Itself and framework enclose and form second pivot that pivot connected slot is used for accommodating locker; And second pivot that can in the process of moving up and down, drive locker moves up and down, and first pivot is slided along the accepting groove of insulating body, is used for driving locker and opens with closed.
But; The pivot connected slot of the actuator of above-mentioned electric connector is to be enclosed by framework and drive division to form; When the second pivot group with locker is set in the pivot connected slot; Need earlier one second pivot to be inserted in the pivot connected slot of a drive division earlier, and then utilize instrument that another second pivot is got in another pivot connected slot of drive division firmly, cause the assembling difficulty.
In view of above-mentioned condition, necessaryly provide a kind of novel electric connector to solve the defective that exists in the prior art scheme.
[utility model content]
But the purpose of the utility model provides a kind of electric connector of ease of assembly.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose; The utility model adopts following technical scheme: a kind of electric connector; Be used for electrically connecting chip module and circuit board, it comprises pedestal, be housed in plurality of conductive terminals, group in the pedestal is located on the pedestal and can be located at the locker between pedestal and the actuator with respect to actuator and the group that pedestal moves up and down; Pedestal comprises conduction region and is located at conduction region sidewall on every side, some accepting grooves that pedestal one opposing sidewalls caves in respectively and is provided with a groove and is communicated with near conduction region and with groove; Locker comprises latch part and is located at first pivot and second pivot of latch part both sides that first pivot is housed in the accepting groove of pedestal; Actuator comprises that a framework reaches by framework to the some drive divisions that extend below setting; Said electric connector also comprises the plurality of fixed bar, and said framework is provided with the plurality of fixed groove and is used for accommodating said fixed lever.
Extend upward after the bending of said drive division conductive district and be provided with arm, be formed with the pivot connected slot of second pivot of accommodating locker between said drive division and the arm, the holddown groove on the said framework is connected with said pivot connected slot.
Said electric connector comprises that also group is set to some first springs between pedestal and the actuator; Can drive that actuator moves upward and second pivot that drives locker moves upward; Said fixed lever is positioned at the top of first pivot; In the process that said actuator is moving upward, fixed lever can be kept out second pivot and moved upward.
Said drive division is located on a pair of opposing sidewalls of actuator; Another of said actuator is provided with prominent plate to opposing sidewalls to extending below; The sidewall of said pedestal is provided with the cell body that some and prominent plate matches, and the cell body upper end of said pedestal is provided with protuberance, and said prominent plate end is provided with the trip that cooperates with protuberance; Top four corners of said pedestal respectively are provided with first accepting hole; Four corners of said actuator are provided with the 3rd reference column to extending below, and can cooperate with first accepting hole of pedestal, are used for first spring is fixed between insulating body and the actuator.
Said electric connector comprises that also organizing the sliding part and the group that are located at the pedestal top is located at the locating part on the sliding part; Said sliding part is provided with some clamping parts at four corners to extending below, and the end of said clamping part convexes with holding part outwardly, and said pedestal is provided with the button of holding that can interlock with the holding part of sliding part and holds the hole; One relative both sides of said locating part are provided with the some flutings that are in communication with the outside; One sidewall of said fluting is provided with an elastic rib and is located at terminal the last junction surface of elastic rib, and the junction surface cooperates said sliding part on some times junction surfaces and the locating part being provided with between the clamping part, is used for the locating part group is set on the sliding part; One opposing sidewalls of said pedestal caves in respectively and is provided with a groove; Conduction region and sidewall enclose and form a receiving space, are used for accommodating sliding part, are provided with a wall portion between groove and the receiving space; Said wall portion is provided with the support portion above accepting groove, be used for preventing that first pivot breaks away from insulating body.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose; The utility model also can adopt following technical scheme: a kind of electric connector; Be used for electrically connecting chip module and circuit board, it comprises pedestal, be housed in plurality of conductive terminals, group in the pedestal is located on the pedestal and can be located at the locker between pedestal and the actuator with respect to actuator and the group that pedestal moves up and down; Pedestal comprises conduction region, be located at around the conduction region sidewall and near some accepting grooves of conduction region; Locker comprises latch part and is located at first pivot and second pivot of latch part both sides that first pivot is housed in the accepting groove of pedestal; Actuator comprises that a framework reaches by framework to the some drive divisions that extend below setting; Said electric connector also comprises some fixed levers that support said second pivot from top to bottom.
Extend upward after the bending of said drive division conductive district and be provided with arm, be formed with the pivot connected slot of second pivot of accommodating locker between said drive division and the arm, said framework is provided with the holddown groove that can accommodate fixed lever and be communicated with pivot connected slot.
Said electric connector comprises that also group is located at some first springs between pedestal and the actuator; Can drive that actuator moves upward and second pivot that drives locker moves upward; Said fixed lever is positioned at the top of first pivot; In the process that said actuator is moving upward, fixed lever can be kept out second pivot and moved upward.
Said drive division is located on a pair of opposing sidewalls of actuator; Another of said actuator is provided with prominent plate to opposing sidewalls to extending below; The sidewall of said pedestal is provided with the cell body that some and prominent plate matches, and the cell body upper end of said pedestal is provided with protuberance, and said prominent plate end is provided with the trip that cooperates with protuberance; Top four corners of said pedestal respectively are provided with first accepting hole; Four corners of said actuator are provided with the 3rd reference column to extending below, and can cooperate with first accepting hole of pedestal, are used for first spring is fixed between insulating body and the actuator.
Said electric connector comprises that also organizing the sliding part and the group that are located at the pedestal top is located at the locating part on the sliding part; Four corners of said sliding part are provided with some clamping parts to extending below, and the end of clamping part convexes with holding part outwardly, and said pedestal is provided with the button of holding that can interlock with the holding part of sliding part and holds the hole; One relative both sides of said locating part are provided with the some flutings that are in communication with the outside; One sidewall of said fluting is provided with an elastic rib and is located at terminal the last junction surface of elastic rib, and the junction surface cooperates said sliding part on some times junction surfaces and the locating part being provided with between the clamping part, is used for the locating part group is set on the sliding part; One opposing sidewalls of said pedestal caves in respectively and is provided with a groove; Conduction region and sidewall enclose and form a receiving space, are used for accommodating sliding part, are provided with a wall portion between groove and the receiving space; Said wall portion is provided with the support portion above accepting groove, be used for preventing that first pivot breaks away from insulating body.
Compared to prior art; The utility model electric connector is set to the locker group on the actuator earlier; Again the locating part group is set on the sliding part and group is set on the pedestal, then actuator is attached on the pedestal together with locker, fill in fixed lever in the holddown groove at last and accomplish and assemble; Simple to operate, easy to assembly.
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Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional combination figure of the utility model electric connector.
Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model electric connector.
Fig. 3 is that the locating part of the utility model electric connector cooperates with sliding part and unassembled three-dimensional combination figure to pedestal.
Fig. 4 is that the sliding part of the utility model electric connector is located at the three-dimensional combination figure on the pedestal.
Fig. 5 is the three-dimensional combination figure of the insulating body of the utility model electric connector.
Fig. 6 is the three-dimensional combination figure of another angle of the insulating body of the utility model electric connector.
Fig. 7 is the state diagram of not filling in fixed lever that the utility model electric connector is analysed and observe along III-III direction among first figure.
Fig. 8 is the state diagram of filling in fixed lever that the utility model electric connector is analysed and observe along III-III direction among first figure.
[embodiment]
See also Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 6; The utility model electric connector 100; Be used for electrically connecting chip module (not shown) and circuit board (not shown), it comprises that pedestal 1, group are located in the pedestal 1 and can be located at sliding part 2, group on the pedestal 1 with respect to actuator 3, the group that pedestal 1 moves up and down and is located at locating part 4 on the sliding part 2, is housed in plurality of conductive terminals 5, group in the pedestal 1 and is located at locker 7, the plurality of elastic part 6 between pedestal 1 and the actuator 3 and organizes and be located at the fixed lever 8 on the actuator 3.Elastic component 6 comprises that first spring 60 and group that group is located between pedestal 1 and the actuator 3 are located at second spring 61 between pedestal 1 and the sliding part 2.Locker 7 comprises in one the forniciform latch part of button 70, is located at first pivot 71 and second pivot 72 of both sides, latch part 70 bottom.
Please emphasis consult shown in Figure 3, pedestal 1 structure that is square substantially, it comprises conduction region 10 and is located at the sidewall 11 around the conduction region 10.Conduction region 10 encloses with sidewall 11 and forms a receiving space 13, and this receiving space 13 comprises the host cavity 12 that is positioned at conduction region 10 tops and is used for accommodating sliding part 2.Conduction region 10 is provided with plurality of terminals accepting hole 15, is used for accommodating conducting terminal 5.Pedestal 1 one two lateral walls 11 are concaved with the groove 14 that is in communication with the outside respectively, are used for accommodating locker 7.Has a wall portion 19 between groove 14 and the receiving space 13.The outside of another opposing sidewalls 11 is provided with some cell bodies 16, and cell body 16 upper ends are provided with some protuberances 17.Offer the accepting groove 141 of a communication groove 14 and receiving space 13 in the wall portion 19, be used for accommodating first pivot 71 of locker 7.Wall portion 19 is provided with support portion 142 above accepting groove 141, be used for preventing that first pivot 71 breaks away from pedestal 1.Top four corners of pedestal 1 are provided with some first accepting holes 18, are used for accommodating first spring 60.Sidewall 11 is near four corners and be positioned at the button that first accepting hole, 18 inboards are provided with second accepting hole 102 and are located at second accepting hole, 102 sides and hold hole 101.
Please emphasis consult shown in Figure 2ly, sliding part 2 be contained in the receiving space 13 of pedestal 1, is used for accepting chip module (not icon), and it comprises rectangular tabular substrate 20.Substrate 20 is provided with the corresponding upper terminal hole 21 of terminal accommodation holes 15 of some and pedestal 1.The relative both sides of substrate 20 are provided with first location hole 26, relative with first location hole 26 and diameter second location hole 27 less than first location hole 26.Said substrate 20 is provided with clamping part 23 at four corners to extending below.Also be provided with some following junction surfaces 25 that are positioned at first location hole 26 and second location hole, 27 both sides on the substrate 20.The end of said clamping part 23 convexes with holding part 24 outwardly, can hold hole 101 with the button of pedestal 1 and cooperate, and is used for sliding part 2 is fixed on the pedestal 1.
Actuator is located on the pedestal 1 for 3 groups, and it has a framework 34, and framework 34 is provided with the some holddown grooves 340 that can accommodate said fixed lever 8 and be connected with pivot connected slot 300.Framework 34 1 relative both sides are provided with some drive divisions 30 to extending below, and another relative both sides are provided with some prominent plates 31 to extending below respectively.Cell body 16 upper ends of pedestal 1 are provided with protuberance 17, and said prominent plate 31 ends are provided with the trip 32 that cooperates with protuberance 17.Prominent plate 31 can move up and down along the framework 34 of pedestal 1, and cooperates with the cell body 16 of pedestal 1, and prevents that through the protuberance 17 of pedestal 1 actuator 3 breaks away from pedestal 1 in moving upward.Drive division 30 bottoms bend the back and extend upward towards conduction region 10 and are provided with arm 301.Be formed with a pivot connected slot 300 between arm 301 and the drive division 30, be used for accommodating second pivot 72 of locker 7.Four corners of actuator 3 are provided with some the 3rd reference columns 33 to extending below respectively, can be housed in first accepting hole 18 of pedestal 1, are used for first spring 60 is fixed between actuator 3 and the pedestal 1.
Locating part 4 roughly is framework, is used for limited chip module (not shown) moving in the horizontal direction, and the relative both sides of one of which are provided with some flutings that are in communication with the outside 40.A fluting sidewall of 40 be provided with elastic rib 41 and be located at elastic rib 41 terminal and with the last junction surface 42 that the following junction surface 25 of sliding part 2 interlocks and holds, be used for locating part is set on the sliding part 2 for 4 groups.Locker 7 comprises that latch part 70 on the drive division 30 that is located at actuator 3, group are located at first pivot 71 and second pivot 72 and arm 301 in the latch part 70 between first pivot 71 and second pivot 72.
During assembling, at first latch part 70, first pivot 71 and second pivot 72 are attached on the actuator 3 through pivot connected slot 300, and locating part 4 is held on the following junction surface 25 of sliding part 2 through last junction surface 42 buttons, and make locating part be set on the sliding part 2 for 4 groups.Then the holding part 24 of sliding part 2 is passed button and hold the bottom surface that hole 101 and button are held pedestal 1, the substrate 20 of sliding part 2 is housed in the host cavity 12 of pedestal 1, and like this, sliding part 2 is set on the pedestal 1 for 4 groups together with locating part.Actuator 3 is set on the pedestal 1 for 7 groups together with locker, and when actuator 3 is assembled into pedestal 1, first pivot 71 is accommodated in the accepting groove 141 after through support portion 142 again.The fixed lever 8 that will support second pivot 72 at last from top to bottom is attached to the plurality of fixed groove 340 that is connected with pivot connected slot 300 on the framework 34; Can make actuator 3 in the process of up motion, keep out second pivot 72, prevent that locker 7 from coming off under normal operating condition.
The framework 34 of the utility model electric connector 100 actuators 3 is provided with some holddown grooves 340 of accommodating fixed lever 8; After other part with electric connector 100 assembles; Only need fixed lever 8 is filled in the holddown groove 340; The assembling of electric connector 100 can be accomplished, packaging efficiency and ease of assembly can be improved.
The pedestal 1 of the utility model electric connector 100, sliding part 2 and locating part 4 can merge into a single whole and be called insulating body (not shown), also can divide to be arranged.
Should be understood that; The above is merely the preferred forms of the utility model; It or not whole execution modes; The variation of any equivalence that those of ordinary skills take the utility model technical scheme through reading the utility model specification, the claim that is the utility model contains.
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1. electric connector; Be used for electrically connecting chip module and circuit board, it comprises pedestal, be housed in plurality of conductive terminals, group in the pedestal is located on the pedestal and can be located at the locker between pedestal and the actuator with respect to actuator and the group that pedestal moves up and down; Pedestal comprises conduction region and is located at conduction region sidewall on every side, some accepting grooves that a pair of opposing sidewalls of insulating body caves in respectively and is provided with a groove and is communicated with near conduction region and with groove; Locker comprises latch part and is located at first pivot and second pivot of latch part both sides that first pivot is housed in the accepting groove of pedestal; Actuator comprise a framework and by framework to the some drive divisions that extend below setting, it is characterized in that: said electric connector also comprises the plurality of fixed bar, said framework is provided with the plurality of fixed groove and is used for accommodating said fixed lever.
2. electric connector as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that: extend upward after the bending of said drive division conductive district and be provided with arm; Be formed with the pivot connected slot of second pivot of accommodating locker between said drive division and the arm, the holddown groove on the said framework is connected with said pivot connected slot.
3. electric connector as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that: said electric connector comprises that also group is set to some first springs between pedestal and the actuator; Can drive that actuator moves upward and second pivot that drives locker moves upward; Said fixed lever is positioned at the top of first pivot, and in the process that said actuator is moving upward, fixed lever can be kept out second pivot and moved upward.
4. electric connector as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that: said drive division is located on a pair of opposing sidewalls of actuator, and another of said actuator is provided with prominent plate to opposing sidewalls to extending below, and the sidewall of said pedestal is provided with the cell body that some and prominent plate matches; The cell body upper end of said pedestal is provided with protuberance; Said prominent plate end is provided with the trip that cooperates with protuberance, and top four corners of said pedestal respectively are provided with first accepting hole, and four corners of said actuator are provided with the 3rd reference column to extending below; Can cooperate with first accepting hole of pedestal, be used for first spring is fixed between insulating body and the actuator.
5. electric connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: said electric connector comprises that also organizing the sliding part and the group that are located at the pedestal top is located at the locating part on the sliding part, and said sliding part is provided with some clamping parts at four corners to extending below; The end of said clamping part convexes with holding part outwardly; Said pedestal is provided with the button of holding that can interlock with the holding part of sliding part and holds the hole, and relative both sides of said locating part are provided with the some flutings that are in communication with the outside, and a sidewall of said fluting is provided with an elastic rib and is located at the terminal last junction surface of elastic rib; The junction surface cooperates said sliding part on some down junction surfaces and the locating part being provided with between the clamping part; Be used for the locating part group is set on the sliding part, an opposing sidewalls of said pedestal caves in respectively and is provided with a groove, and conduction region and sidewall enclose and form a receiving space; Be used for accommodating sliding part; Be provided with a wall portion between groove and the receiving space, said wall portion is provided with the support portion above accepting groove, is used for preventing that first pivot breaks away from insulating body.
6. electric connector; Be used for electrically connecting chip module and circuit board, it comprises pedestal, be housed in plurality of conductive terminals, group in the pedestal is located on the pedestal and can be located at the locker between pedestal and the actuator with respect to actuator and the group that pedestal moves up and down; Pedestal comprises conduction region, be located at around the conduction region sidewall and near some accepting grooves of conduction region; Locker comprises latch part and is located at first pivot and second pivot of latch part both sides that first pivot is housed in the accepting groove of pedestal; Actuator comprise a framework and by framework to the some drive divisions that extend below setting, it is characterized in that: said electric connector also comprises some fixed levers that support said second pivot from top to bottom.
7. electric connector as claimed in claim 6; It is characterized in that: extend upward after the bending of said drive division conductive district and be provided with arm; Be formed with the pivot connected slot of second pivot of accommodating locker between said drive division and the arm, said framework is provided with the holddown groove that can accommodate fixed lever and be communicated with pivot connected slot.
8. electric connector as claimed in claim 6; It is characterized in that: said electric connector comprises that also group is located at some first springs between pedestal and the actuator; Can drive that actuator moves upward and second pivot that drives locker moves upward; Said fixed lever is positioned at the top of first pivot, and in the process that said actuator is moving upward, fixed lever can be kept out second pivot and moved upward.
9. electric connector as claimed in claim 6; It is characterized in that: said drive division is located on a pair of opposing sidewalls of actuator, and another of said actuator is provided with prominent plate to opposing sidewalls to extending below, and the sidewall of said pedestal is provided with the cell body that some and prominent plate matches; The cell body upper end of said pedestal is provided with protuberance; Said prominent plate end is provided with the trip that cooperates with protuberance, and top four corners of said pedestal respectively are provided with first accepting hole, and four corners of said actuator are provided with the 3rd reference column to extending below; Can cooperate with first accepting hole of pedestal, be used for first spring is fixed between insulating body and the actuator.
10. electric connector as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: said electric connector comprises that also organizing the sliding part and the group that are located at the pedestal top is located at the locating part on the sliding part, and four corners of said sliding part are provided with some clamping parts to extending below; The end of clamping part convexes with holding part outwardly; Said pedestal is provided with the button of holding that can interlock with the holding part of sliding part and holds the hole, and relative both sides of said locating part are provided with the some flutings that are in communication with the outside, and a sidewall of said fluting is provided with an elastic rib and is located at the terminal last junction surface of elastic rib; The junction surface cooperates said sliding part on some down junction surfaces and the locating part being provided with between the clamping part; Be used for the locating part group is set on the sliding part, an opposing sidewalls of said pedestal caves in respectively and is provided with a groove, and conduction region and sidewall enclose and form a receiving space; Be used for accommodating sliding part; Be provided with a wall portion between groove and the receiving space, said wall portion is provided with the support portion above accepting groove, is used for preventing that first pivot breaks away from insulating body.
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