CN203617524U - Cable connector combination and electronic system using same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cable connector combination and use its electronic system. The cable connector assembly comprises a cable and a first connector and a second connector which are respectively connected with two ends of the cable. The first connector comprises an insulating body, two rows of terminals and a cable fixing seat. The insulating body is provided with a first end, a second end, two first side walls, two second side walls, a plurality of terminal channels formed on the first side walls, and a slot formed at the first end. Two rows of terminals are received in corresponding terminal channels. The terminal is provided with a contact part, a fixing part and a welding part, the contact part protrudes out of the slot, the fixing part is fixed on the insulating body, and the welding part is exposed out of the insulating body. A plurality of cable accommodating grooves are formed in two opposite sides of the cable fixing seat. The cable has a plurality of wires having a core and an insulating layer. The conducting wire penetrates through the corresponding cable accommodating groove, the insulating layer is fixed in the cable accommodating groove, and the core wire is electrically connected with the welding part. The cable connector has simple combination structure and can reduce the cost. The utility model also provides an electronic system.

Description

Cable connector combination and electronic system using same

technical field

The utility model relates to a cable connector combination and an electronic system, in particular to a cable connector combination and an electronic system for connecting a substrate and a storage device.

Background technique

Serial ATA is a high-speed transmission interface used between storage devices (such as hard drives, CD-ROMs, DVDs) and motherboards. Due to the many advantages of Serial ATA, it has gradually replaced the traditional Parallel ATA and Ultra ATA interfaces. Generally, a conventional Serial ATA cable includes a power cable and a signal cable respectively assembled at the end of a cable connector mated with a mating connector on the motherboard.

The existing Serial ATA cable connector and the motherboard must be electrically connected through two connectors (including the cable connector and the docking connector). Once the butt connector welded on the main board is damaged or fails to be tested, the butt connector must be desoldered and re-soldered with a new or reworked butt connector. Therefore, it is not only difficult to maintain and rework, but also difficult to reduce the cost.

To sum up, the author feels that the above defects can be improved, so he devoted himself to research and applied the theory, and finally proposed a cable connector combination and electronic system with reasonable design and effective improvement of the above defects.

Utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a cable connector assembly. The connector at one end of the cable can be directly electrically connected to the substrate. The connection is relatively simple and easy, and the rework is easy, which can have the effect of reducing costs.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic system with the cable connector combination.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a cable connector assembly, including a cable, a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is connected to one end of the cable. The second connector is connected to the other end of the cable. The first connector includes an insulating body, two rows of terminals, and a cable fixing seat. The insulating body has a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and several commonly connected The sidewalls of the first end and the second end, the several sidewalls include two opposite first sidewalls and two opposite second sidewalls, the two first sidewalls are respectively penetratingly formed with several In the terminal slot, a slot connected to several of the terminal slots is formed at the first end, and two rows of the terminals are accommodated in the corresponding terminal slots, and each of the terminals has a contact part, a fixing part and a welding part, each of the contact parts protrudes from the slot, each of the fixing parts is fixed to the insulating body, and each of the welding parts is exposed to the insulating body In addition, the cable fixing seat is arranged at the second end of the insulating body, and the opposite sides of the cable fixing seat are respectively provided with several cable accommodating grooves at intervals, and the cables have several a plurality of wires, each of which has a core wire and an insulating layer covering the core wire, and several wires pass through several cable accommodating grooves respectively, and the insulation of the wires The layers are fixed to the corresponding cable accommodating slots, and the core wires of the wires are electrically connected to the corresponding welding parts.

Preferably, the insulating body extends outwards from the second end to two opposite first clamping blocks, the cable fixing seat has two corresponding first clamping parts, and the two first clamping blocks respectively buckled in the corresponding two first buckling parts.

Preferably, the two first side walls of the insulating body respectively extend at the second end to form two second clamping parts, and the cable fixing base is provided with the cable accommodating groove. Two corresponding second clamping blocks are provided on both sides respectively, and the second clamping blocks are buckled in the corresponding second clamping parts respectively.

Preferably, the cable fixing seat extends away from the insulating body to form a cable fixing part, and the cable fixing part defines a fixing hole, and the cable passes through the fixing hole and is fixed on the The cable fixing part.

Preferably, the cable connector assembly further includes a cover plate, the cover plate is arranged at the second end of the insulating body, and the cable fixing seat is located between the cover plate and the insulating body. Between the main body, the cover plate has two first side plates fitted respectively on the two first side walls, two opposite second side plates, and is connected to the two first side plates and the two first side plates. A third side plate of the two side plates, the two first side plates are respectively provided with at least one first opening, and at least one of the second side plates is provided with a second opening, and the cable passes through out the second opening.

Specifically, the two first side walls of the insulating body respectively extend from the second end to form two second clamping parts, and the two first side plates of the cover plate respectively have corresponding two The third clamping blocks are buckled in the corresponding second clamping parts respectively.

Further, the first connector also includes a drawstring, two opposite perforations are respectively formed at the joints of the two first side panels and the third side panel of the cover plate, and the drawstring The two ends pass through the two through holes respectively and are attached to each other.

The utility model also provides an electronic system, which includes a substrate, a storage device and the combination of the cable connector. The base plate has a tongue plate, and the tongue plate is provided with several electrical contacts. The storage device is provided with a third connector. Wherein the tongue plate of the substrate is inserted into the slot, the contact portion of the terminal electrically contacts the electrical contact, the first connector is electrically connected to the substrate, the The second connector is electrically connected to the third connector.

Preferably, the base plate is recessed inward to form two opposite end wall surfaces, the tongue plate is located between the two end wall surfaces, and the two end wall surfaces respectively have a groove-shaped fastening portion, the The two second side walls of the insulating body respectively form a protruding part outward, and the two protruding parts are fastened to the two fastening parts respectively.

In summary, the cable connector assembly provided by the present invention can be directly electrically connected to the substrate through the first connector, so that the connection between the cable connector assembly and the substrate It is relatively simple and easy, and has the effect of reducing costs. In addition, the first connector includes a cable fixing seat, so that the wires of the cable can be accommodated and fixed in the cable accommodating groove of the cable fixing seat. Moreover, the cable fixing seat has the function of arranging wires, and can fix the cables, so as to prevent the cables from falling off from the welding part of the terminals when the cables are pulled by external force, so that The cable can be stably electrically connected to the welding portion of the terminal.

In order to further understand 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 accompanying drawings are provided for reference and illustration only, and are not intended to limit the present utility model.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cable connector combination of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first connector of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the first connector of FIG. 1 from another angle.

FIG. 4 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the first connector of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a perspective view (1) of the first connector of FIG. 1 connecting the cable and the substrate.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view (2) of the first connector in FIG. 1 connecting the cable and the substrate.

Fig. 7 is a partial three-dimensional exploded view of the electronic system of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the electronic system of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the first connector of the present invention for connecting cables.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 9 from another angle.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the first connector of FIG. 9 connecting the cable and the substrate.

Detailed ways

Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the description.

[first embodiment]

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the utility model provides a cable connector assembly for assembling with a substrate. The above-mentioned cable connector assembly includes a cable 100 , a first connector 200 , and a second connector 300 . The first connector 200 is connected to one end of the cable 100 , and the second connector 300 is connected to the other end of the cable 100 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the first connector 200 includes an insulating body 1 , two rows of terminals 2 and a cable fixing seat 3 . The insulating body 1 can be mainly made of insulating materials such as plastics. The insulating body 1 has a first end 11, a second end 12 opposite to the first end 11, and several side walls connected to the first end 11 and the second end 12, and the several side walls include two opposite A first side wall 13 and two opposite second side walls 14 . Moreover, a plurality of terminal grooves 131 are respectively formed through the two first side walls 13 , and a slot 111 communicating with the plurality of terminal grooves 131 is formed on the first end 11 of the insulating body 1 . The terminals 2 can be made of metal with good electrical conductivity or its alloy material, and several terminals 2 arranged in two rows are accommodated in corresponding several terminal grooves 131 respectively. Wherein, each terminal 2 has a contact portion 21 , a fixing portion 22 and a welding portion 23 . Moreover, each contact portion 21 protrudes from the slot 111 , each fixing portion 22 is fixed to the insulating body 1 , and each soldering portion 23 is exposed outside the insulating body 1 (as shown in FIG. 4 ). The cable fixing seat 3 can be mainly made of insulating materials such as plastics. The cable fixing seat 3 is disposed at the second end 12 of the insulating body 1 , and a plurality of cable accommodating grooves 31 are respectively arranged at intervals on opposite sides of the cable fixing seat 3 (here, upper and lower opposite sides). The cable 100 has several wires 101 , and each wire 101 has a core wire 1011 and an insulating layer 1012 covering the core wire 1011 . Several wires 101 pass through several cable accommodation slots 31 respectively, so that the insulating layer 1012 of the wires 101 is fixed in the corresponding cable accommodation slots 31 , and the core wire 1011 of the wires is electrically connected to the corresponding welding part 23 . The wire 101 can be fixed in the cable accommodating groove 31 by means of heat and pressure, and can be fixed in the cable accommodating groove 31 before or after the cable fixing base 3 is assembled in the insulating body 1 .

The method of assembling the cable fixing seat 3 to the insulating body 1 is not limited. In this embodiment, the insulating body 1 extends outward from the second end 12 to two opposite first blocks 121 , and the cable fixing seat 3 has The corresponding two first clamping parts 32 are in the shape of grooves, so that the two first clamping blocks 121 are respectively buckled in the corresponding two first clamping parts 32 . In addition, the two first sidewalls 13 of the insulative body 1 are respectively extended to form two second engaging portions 132 at the second end 12, that is, four second engaging portions 132 are arranged on the insulating body 1, The four second clamping parts 132 are opposite to each other on the two second side walls 13 respectively, and the two opposite sides of the cable fixing seat 3, that is, the two sides on which the cable accommodating groove 31 is provided respectively have corresponding The two second clamping blocks 33 and the four second clamping blocks 33 are also opposite to the two sides of the cable fixing seat 3. The second clamping part 132 has a groove structure for the second clamping blocks 33 to snap into, so that the second clamping block 33 The two locking blocks 33 are respectively locked in the corresponding second engaging portions 131 . The first clamping block 121 is buckled on the first clamping portion 32 , and the second clamping block 33 is buckled on the second clamping portion 131 , so that the cable fixing base 3 can be clamped and fixed on the insulating body 1 .

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the cable fixing seat 3 extends away from the insulating body 1 to form a cable fixing part 34, the cable fixing part 34 can be integrally formed with the main body of the cable fixing seat 3, or can be formed separately After forming, it is fixed on the main body of the cable fixing seat 3, and the cable fixing part 34 is provided with a fixing hole 341, so that the cable 100 can pass through the fixing hole 341 and be fixed on the cable fixing part 34, which can further prevent the cable 100 from being damaged. When pulled by external force, it will fall off from the soldering portion 23 of the terminal 2 . In more detail, the cable fixing portion 34 can be formed by extending from one of the two opposite ends of the cable fixing base 3 , which is not limited here.

In addition, the first connector 200 may be selectively coated with an insulating tape (not shown) according to design requirements. The insulating tape may be acetate tape, and the first connector 200 or the cable 100 may be covered by the insulating tape to achieve The role of insulation and bondage.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 together. In the present invention, the first connector 200 provided at one end of the cable 100 is used for assembly with a substrate P (such as a motherboard or a circuit board). The substrate P has a tongue P1, and several electrical contacts P11 are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue P1. The electrical contacts P11 are preferably strip-shaped metal pads (golden fingers). When the first connector 200 is assembled on the substrate P, the tongue P is inserted into the slot 111 of the first connector 200, so that the contact portion 21 of the terminal 2 protruding from the slot 111 is in electrical contact with the electrical contact. P11, so that the first connector 200 is electrically connected to the substrate P. In more detail, the substrate P is recessed inward to form two opposite end wall surfaces P2, the tongue plate P1 is located between the two end wall surfaces P2, and the two end wall surfaces P2 respectively have a groove-shaped fastening portion P21, and the insulating The two second sidewalls 14 of the main body 1 respectively form a protruding portion 141 outwardly, and the two protruding portions 141 are fastened to the two fastening portions P21 respectively, so that the first connector 200 can be positioned on the substrate P stably.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , the present invention further provides an electronic system, which includes a substrate P, a storage device S and a cable connector assembly as described above, and the storage device S is provided with a third connector S1 . The first connector 200 is electrically connected to the substrate P, and the second connector 300 is electrically connected to the third connector S1 of the storage device S. As shown in FIG. The structure of the electrical connection between the first connector 200 and the substrate P has been described in detail and will not be repeated here.

[Second embodiment]

9 and 10, the main difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that the first connector 200a further includes a cover plate 4, and the cover plate 4 is arranged at the second end 12 of the insulating body 1, so that The cable fixing seat 3 a is located between the cover plate 4 and the insulating body 1 . In more detail, the cover plate 4 has two first side panels 41 respectively embedded in the two first side walls 13, two opposite second side panels 42, and two first side panels 41 and two second side panels connected to each other. A third side panel 43 of the panel 42 . The two first side plates 41 are respectively provided with at least one first opening 411 , so that the wire 101 welded to the welding portion 23 can be partially exposed to the first opening 411 to facilitate the subsequent plastic injection molding operation. In addition, at least one of the second side panels 42 is provided with a second opening 421 so that the cable 100 can pass through the second opening 421 .

The method of assembling the cover plate 4 on the insulating body 1 is not limited. In this embodiment, the two first side walls 13 of the insulating body 1 respectively extend at the second end 12 to form two second engaging portions 132, and the second The setting of the clamping part 132 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the two first side plates 41 of the cover plate 4 respectively have corresponding two third clamping blocks 412, so that the third clamping blocks 412 are buckled to the corresponding second clamping blocks respectively. The connecting portion 132 is used to clamp and fix the cover plate 4 to the insulating body 1 .

In this embodiment, the first connector 200a further includes a drawstring 5, and two opposite perforations 431 are respectively formed at the joints of the two first side panels 41 and the third side panel 43 of the cover plate 4, so that the drawstring The two ends of 5 can pass through two through holes 431 respectively and be attached to each other, so that the first connector 200a can be separated from the substrate by pulling the drawstring 5 after the first connector 200a is assembled with the substrate.

Please also refer to FIG. 11 , the first connector 200a provided at one end of the cable 100 of the present invention is for assembly with a substrate P. As shown in FIG. The structure of the electrical connection between the first connector 200a and the substrate P has been described in detail in the first embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

To sum up, the cable connector combination provided by the embodiment of the present invention can be directly electrically connected to the substrate P (such as a motherboard or a circuit board) through the first connector 200, 200a, and the substrate P does not need In addition, a docking connector is provided, so that the connection between the cable connector assembly and the substrate P is relatively simple and easy, and has the effect of reducing costs. In addition, the first connector 200 , 200 a includes a cable fixing seat 3 , so that the wire 101 of the cable 100 can be accommodated and fixed in the cable receiving groove 31 of the cable fixing seat 3 . Moreover, the cable fixing seat 3 has the function of cable management and can fix the cable 100, so as to prevent the cable 100 from falling off from the welding part 23 of the terminal 2 when the cable 100 is pulled by an external force, so that the cable 100 can be firmly connected with the terminal 2. The soldering portion 23 of the terminal 2 achieves electrical connection.

What is disclosed above is only a preferred example of the utility model, and its function is to facilitate the understanding and implementation of those skilled in the art. Of course, the scope of rights of the utility model cannot be limited by this, so a patent application is made according to the utility model The equivalent changes made within the scope still belong to the scope covered by the present utility model.

Claims (9)

1. A cable connector combination, characterized in that, comprising: cable; a first connector connected to one end of the cable; and a second connector, the second connector is connected to the other end of the cable; Wherein, the first connector includes an insulating body, two rows of terminals and a cable fixing seat, the insulating body has a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and several common The side walls connecting the first end and the second end, the several side walls include two opposite first side walls and two opposite second side walls, and the two first side walls are respectively penetratingly formed There are several terminal slots, a slot connected to the several terminal slots is formed at the first end, two rows of terminals are accommodated in the corresponding terminal slots, each of the terminals has a contact part, a fixing part and a welding part, each of the contact parts protrudes from the slot, each of the fixing parts is fixed on the insulating body, and each of the welding parts is exposed to the Outside the insulating body, the cable fixing seat is arranged at the second end of the insulating body, and several cable accommodating grooves are respectively arranged at intervals on the opposite sides of the cable fixing seat. There are several wires, each of which has a core wire and an insulating layer covering the core wire, and the several wires respectively pass through several of the cable accommodating grooves, and all the wires of the wires The insulating layer is fixed to the corresponding cable accommodating groove, and the core wire of the wire is electrically connected to the corresponding welding portion. 2. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the insulating body extends outwards from the second end to two opposite first blocks, and the cable fixing seat has corresponding The two first clamping parts, and the two first clamping blocks are respectively buckled in the corresponding two first clamping parts. 3. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: the two first side walls of the insulating body respectively extend from the second end to form two second clamping parts, so that The cable fixing seat is provided with two corresponding second clamping blocks on both sides of the cable accommodating groove, and the second clamping blocks are buckled in the corresponding second clamping parts respectively. 4. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cable fixing seat extends away from the insulating body to form a cable fixing part, and the cable fixing part defines a fixing The cable is fixed to the cable fixing part through the fixing hole. 5. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: the cable connector assembly further comprises a cover plate, the cover plate is arranged at the second end of the insulating body, The cable fixing seat is located between the cover plate and the insulating body, the cover plate has two first side plates respectively fitted on the two first side walls, and two opposite second side plates, And a third side plate connected to the two first side plates and the two second side plates, the two first side plates are respectively provided with at least one first opening, and at least one of the first side plates The two side plates are provided with a second opening, and the cable passes through the second opening. 6 . The cable connector assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the two first side walls of the insulating body respectively extend from the second end to form two second clamping portions, so that The two first side plates of the cover plate respectively have two corresponding third clamping blocks, and the third clamping blocks are respectively buckled in the corresponding second clamping parts. 7. The cable connector assembly according to claim 6, wherein the first connector further comprises a pull strap, and the two first side panels and the third side panel of the cover panel Two opposite perforations are respectively formed at the joints, and the two ends of the drawstring respectively pass through the two perforations and are attached to each other. 8. An electronic system, characterized in that it comprises: a base plate, the base plate has a tongue plate, and the tongue plate is provided with several electrical contacts; storage device provided with a third connector; and The cable connector assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the tongue plate of the base plate is inserted into the slot, and the contact portion of the terminal electrically contacts the electrical socket. The first connector is electrically connected to the substrate, and the second connector is electrically connected to the third connector. 9. The electronic system according to claim 8, wherein the substrate is recessed inward to form two opposite end wall surfaces, the tongue plate is located between the two end wall surfaces, and the two end wall surfaces are respectively There is a groove-shaped fastening part, and the two second side walls of the insulating body respectively form a protruding part outwardly, and the two protruding parts are respectively fastened to the two fastening parts.

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