CN204809560U - Connector module and connector component - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a connector module and connector component, wherein connector module includes: the shielding piece, at least one ground terminal spare is installed on the shielding piece, with at least one signal terminal module, every signal terminal module includes an insulator and keeps a pair of difference signal terminal among the insulator. Every signal terminal module is set up between the ground terminal spare of shielding piece and correspondence, and the quilt the shielding piece surrounds with the ground terminal spare that corresponds. The utility model discloses in, whenever surround difference signal terminal conductively -closed piece and the ground terminal spare that corresponds, consequently, whenever shielded fully difference signal terminal, can prevent effectively that the mutual interference from appearing in the signal on each is to difference signal terminal to can improve each signal transmission speed to difference signal terminal.

Description

Connector Modules and Connector Assemblies

technical field

The utility model relates to a connector module and a connector assembly.

Background technique

At present, the transmission rate of the connector is getting faster and faster. For this high-speed connector, the signals transmitted on the signal terminals are prone to mutual interference. In order to prevent the signals transmitted on the signal terminals from interfering with each other, in the prior art, a shielding sheet is generally attached to one side of the signal terminal of the connector. However, this shielding scheme of attaching the shielding sheet on one side cannot sufficiently Prevent interference between signals, resulting in a decrease in the quality of signal transmission and limiting the transmission rate of the signal.

Utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to solve at least one aspect of the above-mentioned problems and defects existing in the prior art.

An object of the present invention is to provide a connector module, which can fully shield the interference between signals and improve the transmission rate of signals.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a connector module is provided, comprising: a shielding sheet; at least one grounding terminal piece mounted on the shielding sheet; and at least one signal terminal module, each signal terminal module including an insulating body and a pair of differential signal terminals held in the insulating body. Each signal terminal module is disposed between the shielding sheet and the corresponding grounding terminal piece, and surrounded by the shielding piece and the corresponding grounding terminal piece.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the shielding piece is in the shape of a flat plate, and each ground terminal piece is roughly U-shaped or C-shaped.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, each ground terminal piece includes a base plate portion, a pair of side wall portions respectively located on both sides of the base plate portion, and a pair of side wall portions extending forward from the pair of side wall portions. A pair of ground terminals; a pair of side wall portions of each ground terminal piece are connected to the shielding piece, thereby forming a gap between the shielding piece and the corresponding ground terminal piece between the shielding piece and each ground terminal piece. an accommodating space defined by the substrate portion and a pair of side wall portions; and each signal terminal module is disposed in the corresponding accommodating space so as to be surrounded by the shielding sheet and the corresponding ground terminal piece.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, insertion pins are formed on the side wall of the ground terminal piece, and insertion holes corresponding to the insertion holes are formed on the shielding sheet, The plug pins are suitable for plugging into the socket holes.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a pair of accommodating grooves corresponding to the pair of ground terminals are formed on the insulating body of each signal terminal module, and the pair of ground terminals are suitable for being accommodated in The pair of receiving grooves.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, elastic protruding pieces corresponding to the grounding terminals of each grounding terminal piece are formed on the shielding piece; a notch corresponding to the elastic protruding piece; and the elastic protruding piece is adapted to pass through the notch on the insulating body and make electrical contact with the ground terminal accommodated in the receiving groove.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the insulating body of each signal terminal module includes a block-shaped base adapted to be accommodated in the accommodating space and a plate-shaped tongue extending forward from the block-shaped base. part; and a pair of receiving grooves on the insulating body of each signal terminal module are formed on the plate-shaped tongue of the insulating body, and are respectively located on both sides of a pair of differential signal terminals.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the connector module includes a plurality of signal terminal modules and a plurality of ground terminal pieces respectively corresponding to the plurality of signal terminal modules.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of signal terminal modules are arranged in a row on the shielding sheet.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least one separation groove is formed on the shielding sheet, and the separation groove makes the insulating bodies of two adjacent signal terminal modules mounted on the shielding sheet The plate tongues are spaced apart from each other.

According to another aspect of the present utility model, a connector assembly is provided, including: a plurality of the aforementioned connector modules, the plurality of connector modules are stacked up and down together, wherein the two adjacent up and down The shielding sheet of one of the connector modules is stacked on the ground terminal piece of the other connector module.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the shielding sheet of one of the two adjacent connector modules and each grounding terminal piece of the other connector module are connected to each other through contact springs. electrical contact.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the contact elastic piece is integrally formed on the shielding piece.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the contact spring is integrally formed on the ground terminal piece.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, the contact elastic piece is an independent part separated from the shielding piece and the ground terminal piece; between the shielding tab of one of the two connector modules and each ground terminal piece of the other connector module.

In the foregoing exemplary embodiments according to the present invention, each pair of differential signal terminals is surrounded by shielding pieces and corresponding grounding terminal pieces, therefore, each pair of differential signal terminals is fully shielded, which can effectively prevent each pair of differential signal terminals from Signals on the signal terminals interfere with each other, so that the signal transmission rate of each pair of differential signal terminals can be increased, for example, the signal transmission rate of each pair of differential signal terminals can be increased to 25Gbps.

Through the following description of the utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings, other purposes and advantages of the utility model will be apparent, and can help to have a comprehensive understanding of the utility model.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a connector module viewed from the upper side according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of a connector module viewed from the lower side according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of a grounding terminal in the connector module in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 shows a schematic perspective view of the shielding sheet in the connector module in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 shows a schematic perspective view of a signal terminal module in the connector module in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a shielding sheet of a connector module according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

Fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions of the present utility model will be further specifically described below through exemplary embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the specification, the same or similar reference numerals designate the same or similar components. The following descriptions of the embodiments of the utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings are intended to explain the overall utility model concept of the utility model, and should not be construed as a limitation of the utility model.

Additionally, in the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. It may be evident, however, that one or more of the example embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in diagrammatic form to simplify the drawings.

According to a general technical concept of the present invention, a connector module is provided, including: a shielding sheet; at least one grounding terminal piece mounted on the shielding sheet; and at least one signal terminal module, each signal terminal module includes An insulating body and a pair of differential signal terminals held in the insulating body. Each signal terminal module is disposed between the shielding sheet and the corresponding grounding terminal piece, and surrounded by the shielding piece and the corresponding grounding terminal piece.

first embodiment

1 to 5 show a connector module according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a connector module 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, when viewed from the upper side; Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a connector module 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model , A three-dimensional schematic view viewed from the bottom side.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a connector module 100 is disclosed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the connector module 100 mainly includes a shielding sheet 110 , at least one ground terminal piece 120 and at least one signal terminal module 130 .

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a signal terminal module 130 in the connector module 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , each signal terminal module 130 includes an insulating body 131 and a pair of differential signal terminals 132 held in the insulating body 131 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , in the illustrated embodiment, the ground terminal member 120 is mounted on the shield sheet 110 . Each signal terminal module 130 is disposed between the shield sheet 110 and the corresponding ground terminal piece 120 and surrounded by the shield sheet 110 and the corresponding ground terminal piece 120 .

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , each connector module 100 includes four signal terminal modules 130 and four corresponding ground terminal pieces 120 . However, the utility model is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and each connector module 100 may also include one, two, three, five or more signal terminal modules 130 and one, two, three , five or more corresponding ground terminal pieces 120 .

In the illustrated embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a plurality of signal terminal modules 130 and a plurality of corresponding ground terminal elements 120 are arranged in a row on the shielding sheet 110 .

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a ground terminal 120 in the connector module 100 in FIGS. 1 and 2 ; FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the shielding plate 110 in the connector module 100 in FIGS. 1 and 2 .

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , in the illustrated embodiment, the shielding plate 110 is roughly flat, and each ground terminal piece 120 is roughly U-shaped or C-shaped.

As shown in Fig. 3 clearly, in an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model, each ground terminal piece 120 includes a base plate portion 121, a pair of side wall portions 123 respectively located on both sides of the base plate portion 121 and a A pair of ground terminals 122 extend forward from the side wall portion 123 . A pair of side wall portions 123 of each ground terminal piece 120 is connected to the shielding piece 110, thereby forming a substrate portion between the shielding piece 110 and each grounding terminal piece 120 consisting of the shielding piece 110 and the corresponding grounding terminal piece 120. 121 and a pair of side wall parts 123 define an accommodating space;

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, plug pins 124 are formed on the side wall portion 123 of the ground terminal piece 120 , and plug pins 124 are formed on the shielding piece 110 . The socket hole 114 corresponds to the socket hole 114 . The insertion pins 124 on the ground terminal 120 are adapted to be inserted into the insertion holes 114 on the shielding sheet 110 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 , 3 and 5 , in the illustrated embodiment, a pair of ground terminals 122 corresponding to each ground terminal piece 120 is formed on the insulating body 131 of each signal terminal module 130 . A pair of receiving grooves 1314 , a pair of ground terminals 122 on each ground terminal piece 120 is adapted to be accommodated in a pair of receiving grooves 1314 on each signal terminal module 130 .

As shown in Figures 1 to 5, in the illustrated embodiment, an elastic protruding piece 112 corresponding to the ground terminal 122 of each ground terminal piece 120 is formed on the shielding piece 110; The insulating body 131 of the group 130 is formed with a notch 1312 corresponding to the elastic protruding piece 112; , so that the signal anti-crosstalk ability can be further improved.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 , in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating body 131 of each signal terminal module 130 includes a block-shaped base adapted to be accommodated in the aforementioned accommodating space and a block-shaped base extending forward from the block-shaped base. and a pair of accommodating grooves 1314 formed on the plate-shaped tongue of the insulating body 131 and located on two sides of a pair of differential signal terminals 132 respectively.

As shown in Figures 1 to 5, in the illustrated embodiment, at least one separation groove 116 is formed on the shielding sheet 110, and the separation groove 116 makes two adjacent signal terminals installed on the shielding sheet 110 die The plate-like tongues of the insulating bodies 131 of the group 130 are spaced apart from one another.

second embodiment

6 and 7 show a connector module and a connector assembly including a plurality of connector modules according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a shielding sheet of a connector module according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The difference between the connector module 100' (see FIG. 7 ) shown in FIG. 6 and the connector module 100 shown in FIGS. 1-5 is only that the structure of the shielding plate is different. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a contact elastic piece 118' is also formed on the shielding piece 110'.

Fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a connector assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 6 and 7, in one embodiment of the present invention, the connector assembly includes a plurality of connector modules 100'. Multiple connector modules 100' are stacked up and down.

As shown clearly in FIG. 7 , the shielding sheet 110' of one connector module 100' of the two adjacent connector modules 100' is stacked on the ground terminal piece 120 of the other connector module 100'. The shielding sheet 110' of one of the two adjacent connector modules 100' on the upper and lower sides is electrically connected to each ground terminal piece 120 of the other connector module 100' through the contact elastic sheet 118'. touch.

Although in the illustrated embodiment, the contact spring 118' is integrally formed on the shielding sheet 110'. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and the contact spring 118' can also be integrally formed on the grounding terminal piece 120.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the contact elastic piece is an independent part separated from the shielding piece and the grounding terminal piece, and the contact elastic piece is squeezed on one of the two adjacent connector modules above and below between the shielding tab of the connector module and each ground terminal piece of the other connector module.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the exemplary embodiments described above are exemplary and can be improved by those skilled in the art, and that the structures described in various exemplary embodiments do not occur In the case of conflicts in structure or principle, free combination is possible.

Although the present utility model has been described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the exemplary embodiments disclosed in the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate the preferred implementation of the present utility model, and should not be construed as a limitation of the present utility model.

Although some exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that these exemplary embodiments can be made without departing from the principles and spirit of the present general inventive concept. Changes are made to the examples, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

It should be noted that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the word "a" or "an" does not exclude a plurality. Additionally, any element references in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

1. A connector module, characterized in that, comprising: shielding sheet (110); at least one ground terminal piece (120) mounted on said shielding sheet (110); and At least one signal terminal module (130), each signal terminal module (130) includes an insulating body (131) and a pair of differential signal terminals (132) held in the insulating body (131), in, Each signal terminal module (130) is arranged between the shielding sheet (110) and the corresponding grounding terminal piece (120), and is surrounded by the shielding piece (110) and the corresponding grounding terminal piece (120) . 2. The connector module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shielding sheet (110) is in the shape of a flat plate, and each ground terminal piece (120) is roughly U-shaped or C-shaped. 3. The connector module according to claim 2, characterized in that: Each ground terminal piece (120) includes a base plate portion (121), a pair of side wall portions (123) respectively located on both sides of the base plate portion (121), and a pair of side wall portions (123) extending forward from the pair of side wall portions (123) respectively. A pair of grounding terminals (122); A pair of side wall portions (123) of each ground terminal piece (120) are connected to the shielding piece (110), thereby forming a an accommodating space defined by the shielding sheet (110) and the base plate portion (121) and a pair of side wall portions (123) of the corresponding ground terminal piece (120); and Each signal terminal module (130) is arranged in a corresponding accommodation space so as to be surrounded by the shielding piece (110) and the corresponding grounding terminal piece (120). 4. The connector module according to claim 3, characterized in that: Inserting pins (124) are formed on the side wall (123) of the ground terminal piece (120), and inserting pins (124) corresponding to the inserting holes (114) are formed on the shielding sheet (110). The connection hole (114), the insertion pin (124) is suitable for being inserted into the insertion hole (114). 5. The connector module according to claim 4, characterized in that: A pair of receiving grooves (1314) corresponding to the pair of ground terminals (122) are formed on the insulating body (131) of each signal terminal module (130), and the pair of ground terminals (122) are suitable for Accommodated in the pair of accommodating grooves (1314). 6. The connector module according to claim 5, characterized in that: Elastic protruding pieces (112) respectively corresponding to the grounding terminals (122) of each grounding terminal piece (120) are formed on the shielding piece (110); Notches (1312) corresponding to the elastic protrusions (112) are formed on the insulating body (131) of each signal terminal module (130); and The elastic protruding piece (112) is adapted to pass through the gap (1312) on the insulating body (131) and make electrical contact with the ground terminal (122) accommodated in the receiving groove (1314). 7. The connector module according to claim 6, characterized in that: The insulating body (131) of each signal terminal module (130) includes a block-shaped base adapted to be accommodated in the accommodation space and a plate-shaped tongue extending forward from the block-shaped base; and A pair of receiving grooves (1314) on the insulating body (131) of each signal terminal module (130) are formed on the plate-shaped tongue of the insulating body (131), and are respectively located in a pair of differential signal terminals (132). ) on both sides. 8. The connector module according to claim 7, characterized in that: The connector module (100) includes a plurality of signal terminal modules (130) and a plurality of ground terminal pieces (120) respectively corresponding to the plurality of signal terminal modules (130). 9. The connector module according to claim 8, characterized in that: The multiple signal terminal modules (130) are arranged in a row on the shielding sheet (110). 10. The connector module according to claim 9, characterized in that: At least one separation groove (116) is formed on the shielding sheet (110), and the separation groove (116) makes two adjacent signal terminal modules (130) installed on the shielding sheet (110) The plate tongues of the insulating body (131) are separated from each other. 11. A connector assembly, comprising: A plurality of connector modules (100') as defined in any one of claims 1-10, the plurality of connector modules (100') are stacked up and down together, Wherein, the shielding sheet (110') of one connector module (100') in the upper and lower adjacent two connector modules (100') is stacked on the grounding terminal piece (110') of the other connector module (100'). 120) on. 12. The connector assembly of claim 11, wherein: The shielding sheet (110') of one connector module (100') in the upper and lower adjacent two connector modules (100') is connected with each grounding terminal piece (120') of the other connector module (100'). ) are in electrical contact with each other through the contact shrapnel (118'). 13. The connector assembly according to claim 12, characterized in that: the contact elastic piece (118') is integrally formed on the shielding piece (110'). 14. The connector assembly according to claim 12, characterized in that: the contact elastic piece (118') is integrally formed on the ground terminal piece (120). 15. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein: said contact spring (118') is a separate component from said shield (110') and said ground terminal piece (120); and The contact elastic piece (118') is squeezed between the shielding piece (110') of one connector module (100') and the other connector module (100') between each ground terminal piece (120).