CN203339331U - cable connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a cable connector, which comprises an insulating body and a terminal unit; the insulation body is provided with a first butt joint end and a second butt joint end, and a slot adjacent to the first butt joint end and an accommodating space adjacent to the second butt joint end are arranged in the insulation body; the terminal unit is arranged in the accommodating space and is provided with a plurality of terminals, a first carrier and a second carrier; each of the terminals has a first contact portion, a fixing portion and a second contact portion; the first carrier is respectively connected with one side of each fixing part, and the second carrier is respectively connected with the other side of each fixing part; each first contact part extends into the slot of the insulating body, and the extending direction of each second contact part is vertical to the extending direction of each first contact part; each first contact portion has a first distance therebetween, each second contact portion has a second distance therebetween, and the second distance is smaller than the first distance. Therefore, the cable can be conveniently and electrically connected, the width of the cable is reduced, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the occupied space is reduced.

Description

cable connector

【Technical field】

The utility model is to provide a cable connector, especially a cable connection for connecting cables such as flexible flat cables (Flexible Flat Cable, FFC) or flexible printed circuit boards (Flexible Printed Circuit, FPC). device. the

【Background technique】

ATA (AT Attachment, AT interface) is an interface specification for general disk drives, which can be applied to computer systems, mainly as a transmission interface between disk drives and motherboards, and developed Parallel Advanced Technology Connection (Parallel ATA, PATA for short) ) and Serial Advanced Technology Connection (Serial ATA, referred to as SATA) two interface specifications. Due to the limited transmission bandwidth of the PATA interface, it cannot keep up with the increasingly faster processing speed of the central processing unit. In order to achieve fast transmission, most of the current computer hard disks use the SATA interface. the

In order to realize the electrical connection of a hard disk or even a Blu-ray disc, a cable such as a flexible cable (FFC) or a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) can be used to connect the SATA connector and the electrical conduction interface. the

With the conventional SATA connector, it is quite cumbersome to connect cables, and the distance between the front and rear contact parts of the cable connector is the same, so the width of the cable is larger, the manufacturing cost is higher, and more space will be occupied. the

To sum up, the inventors of this utility model feel that the above-mentioned defects can be improved, Naite devoted himself to research and combined with the application of theories, and finally proposed a utility model with reasonable design and effective improvement of the above-mentioned defects. the

【Content of utility model】

The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a cable connector, so that the connection between the cable and the cable connector is relatively simple and easy. the

The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a cable connector, so that the width of the cable can be greatly reduced, the production cost can be reduced, and the space occupied can be reduced. the

In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a cable connector, which includes an insulating body and a terminal unit; A slot adjacent to the first docking end and an accommodating space adjacent to the second butting end; the terminal unit is disposed in the accommodating space, and the terminal unit has several terminals, a first carrier and a second carrier ; Each of the terminals has a first contact portion, a fixed portion and a second contact portion; the first carrier is connected to one side of each fixed portion, and the second carrier is connected to the other side of each fixed portion ; wherein each of the first contact portions extends into the slot of the insulating body, and the extension direction of each of the second contact portions is perpendicular to the extension direction of each of the first contact portions; wherein each of the first contact portions There is a first distance between the parts, and there is a second distance between each of the second contact parts, and the second distance is smaller than the first distance. the

In a preferred embodiment, the first carrier and the second carrier further comprise a first seat and a second seat respectively made by mosaic injection, so that the first seat and the second seat The body is integrally formed with the terminal unit. the

In another preferred embodiment, the accommodating space includes a first space and a second space, the first space and the second space form front-to-back misalignment and up-and-down misalignment, and the terminal unit includes a first seat body and a second seat, the first seat is arranged in the first space, and the second seat is arranged in the second space. the

In another preferred embodiment, the second base body has two horizontal bars and several vertical bars connected between the two horizontal bars. the

In another preferred embodiment, each of the terminals further includes an extension portion, and the extension portion connects the fixing portion and the second contact portion. the

In another preferred embodiment, the cable connector further includes a cover and a cable, the cover is assembled on the second butt end of the insulating body; wherein the cover has a cable through hole, One end of the cable passes through the cable through hole, and one end of the cable is sandwiched between the cover and the second contact portions, so that the cable end is electrically connected to the second contact portions. the

In another preferred embodiment, the terminal unit is formed with a cable accommodating groove and two recesses, the two recesses are adjacent to the cable accommodating groove, one end of the cable is accommodated in the cable accommodating groove, the Two sides of one end of the cable are respectively provided with a lug, and the two lugs fit into the two recesses. the

In another preferred embodiment, the fixed parts of the terminals are bent to form a connected horizontal section and a vertical section, the first contact part is connected to one end of the horizontal section, and the second contact part is connected to at one end of the vertical section. the

In another preferred embodiment, the cable connector further includes a spacer, and the spacer is disposed between the accommodating space and the second contact portions. the

In another preferred embodiment, each terminal has one, two or more first contact portions, and each terminal has one, two or more second contact portions. the

The utility model has the following advantages at least:

The cable connector of the utility model can be convenient for electrically connecting cables such as flexible cables or flexible printed circuit boards. In combination, the connection between the cable and the cable connector is relatively simple and easy. the

The utility model has a first distance between each first contact part, and a second distance between each second contact part, and the second distance is smaller than the first distance, so that the distance between the front and rear contact parts of the cable connector is different . The width of the cable used for signal transmission is greatly reduced, and a larger space can be vacated at the second butt end of the cable connector, which has the effect of reducing the occupied space and facilitates the arrangement of other components inside the electronic device. the

The fixing part of the terminal of the utility model can be further bent to form a connected horizontal section and a vertical section, and the horizontal section and the vertical section can be used to increase the bendable layout area of the terminal. the

The utility model also provides a cable connector, which is characterized in that the cable connector includes: an insulating body, which has a first butt joint end and a second butt joint end, and the interior of the insulating body is provided adjacent to the A slot of the first butt joint end and an accommodating space adjacent to the second butt joint end; and a terminal unit disposed in the accommodating space, the terminal unit has several terminals, and each of the terminals has a first A contact portion, a fixing portion and a second contact portion, each of the first contact portions extends into the slot of the insulating body, and the extension direction of each of the second contact portions is the same as that of each of the first contact portions The extension direction is vertical, wherein each of the fixing parts is more bent and connected to an upward segment, and then connected to a horizontal segment and a vertical segment; wherein there is a first distance between each of the first contact parts, and each of the second contact parts There is a second distance between the parts, and the second distance is smaller than the first distance. the

In order to enable a further understanding of the features and technical content of the present utility model, please refer to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings of the present utility model. However, the attached drawings are only for reference and description, and are not used to limit the present utility model. . the

【Description of drawings】

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the cable connector of the present invention. the

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cable connector in FIG. 1 from another angle. the

FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional assembled view of the cable connector in FIG. 1 . the

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the terminal unit of FIG. 1 formed on a strip. the

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the terminal unit in FIG. 1 connected to the base. the

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the terminal unit in FIG. 1 with part of the tape removed. the

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the terminal unit in FIG. 1 after being bent. the

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the terminal unit of FIG. 1 assembled in the insulating housing. the

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the cable in FIG. 1 connected to the terminal. the

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the cover of FIG. 1 assembled on the insulating body. the

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the terminal unit of the present invention. the

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the third embodiment of the terminal unit of the present invention. the

Fig. 13 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the fourth embodiment of the cable connector of the present invention. the

FIG. 14 is a three-dimensional assembled view of the cable connector in FIG. 13 . the

FIG. 15 is a three-dimensional assembled view of the removal strip of the cable connector in FIG. 13 . the

【Detailed ways】

[First embodiment]

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the utility model provides a cable connector, which includes an insulating body 1 and a terminal unit 2 . The insulating housing 1 preferably conforms to the specification of the SATA connector, but in other different embodiments, it may also include other types of connectors. The insulating body 1 made of plastic material has a first butt end 11 and a second butt end 12 . The insulating body 1 is provided with a slot 13 adjacent to the first butt end 11 and an accommodating space 14 adjacent to the second butt end 12. In other words, a slot 13 is formed at the front edge of the insulating housing 1 and an accommodating space 14 is formed at the rear. The slot 13 is for plugging with a mating connector (not shown in the figure), and the accommodating space 14 is for assembling the terminal unit 2 . The outer edges of both sides of the insulating body 1 are respectively provided with a guide column 15, and the two guide columns 15 extend along the insertion direction, and can be used to guide the cable connector of the present invention to be inserted into the mated connector. In this embodiment, the accommodating space 14 may include a first space 141 and a second space 142 . The first space 141 and the second space 142 form front-to-back misalignment and up-down misalignment, that is, the first space 141 and the second space 142 are in a vertical state in direction. the

The terminal unit 2 is made of metal or its alloy material with good electrical conductivity. Please refer to FIG. 4 , the terminal unit 2 has several terminals 21 , a first carrier 22 and a second carrier 23 . The terminals 21 conform to the SATA specification, and the terminals 21 respectively include several signal terminals and several power terminals. Each of the terminals 21 has a first contact portion 211 , a fixing portion 212 and a second contact portion 213 . The first carrier 22 is respectively connected to one side of each fixing portion 212 , and the second carrier 23 is respectively connected to the other side of each fixing portion 212 , so that the terminals 21 are connected together by the first carrier 22 and the second carrier 23 . Those skilled in the art can know that the above-mentioned terminal 21 , first carrier 22 and second carrier 23 are preferably integrally made by blanking. the

There is a first pitch P1 between each first contact portion 211 , and a second pitch P2 between each second contact portion 213 , and the second pitch P2 is smaller than the first pitch P1 . Each terminal 21 may further include an extension portion 214 , and the extension portion 214 connects the fixing portion 212 and the second contact portion 213 respectively. the

Referring to Fig. 5, the first carrier 22 and the second carrier 23 include a first seat body 24 and a second seat body 25 respectively made in an insert molding (Insert Molding) mode, wherein the first seat body 24 and the second seat body 25 The seat body 25 is made of plastic material. The first base body 24 and the second base body 25 are integrally formed with the terminal unit 2 . The second base body 25 can have two horizontal bars 251 and several vertical bars 252 connected between the two horizontal bars 251 . The first carrier 22 and the second carrier 23 can be removed in the subsequent process (as shown in FIG. 6 ). the

Please refer to FIG. 7 , the terminal unit 2 is bent so that the fixed parts 212 of the terminals 21 are bent to form a connected horizontal section 212a and a vertical section 212b, that is, one end of the fixed part 212 is bent upwards and extended to form The horizontal section 212a is bent downwards from one end of the horizontal section 212a to form a vertical section 212b. The above-mentioned horizontal section 212a and vertical section 212b can be used to increase the bendable layout area of the terminal 21. (Compared to raising the terminal 21, if the terminal 21 is not raised and bent directly, the layout area of the terminal 21 on the insulating body 1 is relatively small) The first contact part 211 is connected to the other end of the horizontal section 212a, and the second contact part 213 is connected to one end of the vertical section 212b. the

Referring to FIG. 8 , the terminal unit 2 is disposed in the accommodating space 14 of the insulating body 1 , and is fixed to the insulating body 1 by the fixing portions 212 of the terminals 21 . The first seat 24 is disposed in the first space 141 , and the second seat 25 is disposed in the second space 142 . Each first contact portion 211 protrudes into the slot 13 of the insulating housing 1 , and the extension direction of each second contact portion 213 is perpendicular to the extension direction of each first contact portion 211 . After the terminal unit 2 is assembled on the insulating body 1 , the unnecessary material tape can be removed in a post-processing process to expose the second contact portion 213 . the

Please refer to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 , the utility model further includes a cover 3 and a cable 4 . The cover body 3 is assembled on the second butt end 12 of the insulating body 1 . The cover body 3 has a cable through hole 31 , and one end of the cable 4 passes through the cable through hole 31 . As shown in FIG. 10 , one end of the cable 4 is sandwiched between the cover body 3 and the second contact portions 213 , so that one end of the cable 4 is electrically connected to the second contact portions 213 . The terminal unit 2 can further form a cable receiving groove 26 and two recesses 27 , and the two recesses 27 are adjacent to the cable receiving groove 26 . the

As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 , one end of the cable 4 is accommodated in the cable accommodating groove 26 . Two lugs 41 are provided on both sides of one end of the cable 4 , and the two lugs 41 fit into the two recesses 27 , so that the one end of the cable 4 can be stably positioned in the cable accommodating groove 26 . One end of the cable 4 is in contact with the second contact portions 213, and the cover 3 can be used to press the cable 4, which can strengthen the contact between the pressed cable 4 and the second contact portion 213, so that the contact is conducted. Signal transmission is relatively stable. In addition, the insulating body 1 can be provided with a first buckle part 16, and the cover body 3 can be provided with a second buckle part 32, and the first buckle part 16 and the second buckle part 32 are mutually buckled, so that the cover body 3 It can be firmly combined with the insulating body 1. The top and bottom of the cover 3 can be formed with openings 33 , and the cover 3 is pasted with gaskets 5 to cover the openings 33 to prevent foreign objects from entering or causing short circuits. the

[Second and third embodiments]

Please refer to Fig. 11 and Fig. 12, in this embodiment, each terminal 21 can have one, two or more first contact portions 211, and each terminal 21 can have one, two or more second contact portions 213, multiple first contact parts 211 and multiple second contact parts 213 that transmit the same power can be connected to the same fixed part 212 together. The number of first contact portions 211 may be less than the number of second contact portions 213 (as shown in FIG. 11 ), and the number of first contact portions 211 may also be greater than the number of second contact portions 213 (as shown in FIG. 12 ). . the

[Fourth embodiment]

Please refer to FIG. 13 to FIG. 15. In this embodiment, the terminal unit 2 is directly plugged into the insulating body 1. The terminal unit 2 does not include the first seat body 24 and the second seat body 25 of the above-mentioned embodiment. These The terminal 21 is fixed on the insulating body 1 by the fixing portion 212, and then the terminal unit 2 is bent (as shown in FIG. 14 ), so that the extending direction of each second contact portion 213 is the same as the extending direction of each first contact portion 211 vertical. A spacer 6 is also included, and the spacer 6 is disposed between the accommodating space 14 and the second contact portions 213 . This embodiment can also be further combined with a cover and a cable (not shown). the

The cable connector of the utility model can be convenient for electrically connecting cables such as flexible flat cables (Flexible Flat Cable, FFC) or flexible printed circuit boards (Flexible Printed Circuit, FPC). The cable connector is connected, and the cable does not need to be combined with the insulating body, so that the connection between the cable and the cable connector is relatively simple and easy. the

Secondly, there is a first distance between each first contact portion of the present invention, and a second distance between each second contact portion. The second distance is smaller than the first distance, so that the distance between the front and rear contact parts of the cable connector is different. Therefore, the width of the cable can be greatly reduced, and a larger space can be vacated at the second butt end of the cable connector. The utility model has the effect of reducing occupied space, so as to facilitate the arrangement of other components inside the electronic device. the

In addition, each fixing portion of the terminal of the present invention is bent to form a connected horizontal section and a vertical section (in the second and third embodiments, an upper section 212c is further included, and then the horizontal section 212a and the vertical section 212b are connected). The horizontal section and the vertical section can be used to increase the bendable layout area of the terminal. In other words, if the terminal is bent directly from the fixing portion, the bendable area of the terminal will be greatly reduced, which is not conducive to the layout of the terminal. Compared with the directly bent terminals, the layout of the terminals must exceed the area of the insulating body. the

However, the above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of the present utility model. Therefore, all equivalent changes made by using the contents of the utility model specification and drawings are all included in the same reason. Within the protection scope of the rights of the present utility model, Chen Ming is jointly granted. the

【Symbol Description】

1 insulating body

11 The first butt joint 12 The second butt joint

13 slots 14 storage spaces

141 First Space 142 Second Space

15 guide column 16 first buckle part

2-terminal unit

21 terminal 211 first contact part

212 fixed part 212a horizontal section

212b vertical section 213 second contact part

214 extension 22 first carrier

23 The second carrier 24 The first seat body

25 second seat body 251 cross bar

252 Pole 26 Cable Storage Groove

27 recesses P1 first pitch

P2 second distance Up section 212c

3 cover body

31 Cable hole 32 Second buckle part

33 openings

4 cables

41 lugs

5 spacers

6 spacers

Claims (11)

1. A cable connector, characterized in that the cable connector comprises: An insulating body, the insulating body has a first butt end and a second butt end, a slot adjacent to the first butt end and an accommodating space adjacent to the second butt end are provided inside the insulator body; and A terminal unit, the terminal unit is arranged in the accommodating space, the terminal unit has several terminals, a first carrier and a second carrier; each of the terminals has a first contact part, a fixing part and a The second contact part; the first carrier is respectively connected to one side of each of the fixing parts, and the second carrier is respectively connected to the other side of each of the fixing parts; wherein each of the first contact parts extends into the insulating housing In the slot, the extension direction of each second contact portion is perpendicular to the extension direction of each first contact portion; There is a first distance between each of the first contact parts, and a second distance between each of the second contact parts, and the second distance is smaller than the first distance. the 2. The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the first carrier and the second carrier further comprise a first seat and a second seat respectively formed by mosaic injection, so that the The first base body and the second base body are integrally formed with the terminal unit. the 3. The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the accommodating space includes a first space and a second space, the first space and the second space form front-to-back misalignment and up-down misalignment, the The terminal unit includes a first seat and a second seat, the first seat is arranged in the first space, and the second seat is arranged in the second space. the 4. The cable connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second base body has two horizontal bars and a plurality of vertical bars connected between the two horizontal bars. the 5 . The cable connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the terminals further comprises an extension portion, and the extension portion connects the fixing portion and the second contact portion. the 6. The cable connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, the cable connector further comprises a cover and a cable, the cover is assembled on the second butt end of the insulating body; wherein the The cover body has a cable through hole, and one end of the cable passes through the cable through hole, and one end of the cable is sandwiched between the cover body and the second contact parts, so that the cable end and the second contact parts The contact part is electrically connected. the 7. The cable connector according to claim 6, wherein the terminal unit is formed with a cable accommodating groove and two recesses, the two recesses are adjacent to the cable accommodating groove, and one end of the cable is accommodated in In the cable accommodating groove, two sides of one end of the cable are respectively provided with a lug, and the two lugs are matched with the two recesses. the 8. The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portions of the terminals are bent to form a connected horizontal section and a vertical section, and the first contact portion is connected to the horizontal section One end, the second contact portion is connected to one end of the vertical section. the 9 . The cable connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a spacer disposed between the accommodating space and the second contact portions. the 10. The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein each terminal has one, two or more first contact portions, each terminal has one, two or more second contact portions department. the 11. A cable connector, characterized in that the cable connector comprises: An insulating body, which has a first butt end and a second butt end, the insulator body is provided with a slot adjacent to the first butt end and an accommodating space adjacent to the second butt end; and A terminal unit, which is arranged in the accommodating space, the terminal unit has several terminals, and each of the terminals has a first contact portion, a fixed portion and a second contact portion, and each of the first contact portions Extending into the slot of the insulating body, the extension direction of each second contact portion is perpendicular to the extension direction of each first contact portion, wherein each of the fixing portions is further bent and connected to an upper section, and then connected a horizontal section and a vertical section; There is a first distance between each of the first contact parts, and a second distance between each of the second contact parts, and the second distance is smaller than the first distance. the

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