CN222380868U - Connectors and electronic devices - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a connector and electronic equipment, and belongs to the technical field of electronics. The connector comprises an insulating body, a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are both positioned in the insulating body, the insulating body is provided with a plug hole, the first terminal comprises a deformation part which spans across the plug hole, the second terminal comprises at least one contact part, the at least one contact part is positioned on the opening side of the deformation part towards the plug hole, the connector comprises an off state and an on state, the deformation part elastically deforms towards the direction away from the opening side of the plug hole in the off state, the at least one contact part is separated from the deformation part, and the deformation part elastically deforms towards the direction close to the opening side of the plug hole in the on state, and the at least one contact part is in electrical contact with the deformation part. The connector has better contact stability, simple structure and higher reliability.

Description

Connector and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a connector and an electronic device.

Background

The radio frequency switch connector is a connecting device commonly used in the field of mobile phones at present. The antenna or the module of the connecting equipment is mainly used for testing the radio frequency signals and the radio frequency antenna performance together with radio frequency testing equipment, and is used in a large number of mobile phones.

However, the radio frequency switch connector in the related art is unreasonable in structural design and poor in working reliability.

Disclosure of utility model

The utility model provides a connector and electronic equipment, which can solve the problems of unreasonable structural design and poor working reliability of the connector.

The technical scheme is as follows:

In one aspect, a connector is provided that includes an insulative housing, a first terminal, and a second terminal;

the first terminal and the second terminal are both positioned in the insulating body, and the insulating body is provided with a plug hole;

The second terminal comprises at least one contact part, wherein the at least one contact part is positioned on the opening side of the deformation part facing the plug hole;

the connector includes an off state and an on state;

In the disconnected state, the deformation part elastically deforms in a direction away from the opening side of the plug hole, and the at least one contact part is separated from the deformation part;

In the on state, the deformation part elastically deforms towards the direction close to the opening side of the plug hole, and the at least one contact part is electrically contacted with the deformation part.

In some embodiments, the deformation part comprises at least one avoidance part, the at least one contact part is positioned in the at least one avoidance part, and in the conducting state, the at least one contact part and the edge of the at least one avoidance part have at least two contact points.

In some embodiments, the deformation portion includes at least two support portions, the at least two support portions are arranged at intervals, and two adjacent support portions enclose one avoidance portion;

The at least one contact part is positioned between two adjacent supporting parts, and at least two contact points are arranged between the at least one contact part and the two adjacent supporting parts in the conducting state.

In some embodiments, the number of the supporting parts is four, the four supporting parts are arranged in an X shape, and the four supporting parts enclose two avoiding parts which are 180 degrees apart.

In some embodiments, the first terminal further includes a first connection portion connected with one of the support portions.

In some embodiments, the first connection portion is provided with a first pin at an end extending in a direction away from the opening side of the plug hole.

In some embodiments, one end of the contact portion is connected to the insulating body, and the other end of the contact portion extends toward the deformation portion.

In some embodiments, the number of the contact parts is two, and the two contact parts are positioned on two opposite sides of the plug hole;

the second terminal further comprises a third connecting part which is buried in the insulating body and is respectively connected with the two contact parts.

In some embodiments, the second terminal further comprises a second connection portion connected to one of the contact portions.

In some embodiments, the second connection portion is provided with a second pin at one end extending in a direction away from the opening side of the plug hole.

In some embodiments, the deformation is provided with at least one first positioning structure;

The insulation body is provided with at least one second positioning structure, and the at least one first positioning structure is movably connected with the at least one second positioning structure, so that the deformation part elastically deforms along the axial direction of the plug hole.

In some embodiments, the at least one first locating structure is located in the middle of the deformation.

In some embodiments, the connector further comprises a metal shell covering at least a portion of the outer surface of the insulator body.

In another aspect, an electronic device is provided that in some embodiments includes a connector of the present utility model.

The technical scheme provided by the utility model has the beneficial effects that at least:

The connector comprises an insulating body, and the first terminal and the second terminal which are positioned in the insulating body, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are electrically connected through at least one contact part, and when the first terminal is subjected to external force along the direction of the plug hole, the deformation part on the first terminal is deformed, so that the switching between the disconnection state and the connection state of the connector is realized, and particularly in the connection state, the first terminal is kept in pressing contact with the contact part of the second terminal under the elastic action of the deformation part, so that the connector has better contact stability, simple structure and higher reliability.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a conduction state between a deformation portion and a contact portion according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a second terminal according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a first terminal according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals in the drawings are respectively expressed as:

1. The device comprises an insulating body, 11, a plug hole, 12 and a second positioning structure;

2. First terminals, 21, deformation parts, 211, supporting parts, 212, first positioning structures, 22, first connecting parts, 221, first pins;

3. a second terminal, 31, a contact part, 32, a second connection part, 321, a second pin;

4. A metal housing.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the utility model. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the utility model as detailed in the accompanying claims.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in fig. 1 are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

It should be understood that "electrically connected" in the present utility model may be understood as that components are in physical contact and electrically conducted, or may be understood as that different components in a circuit configuration are connected by physical circuits such as copper foil or wires of a printed circuit board (printed circuit board, PCB) that can transmit electrical signals. "communication connection" may refer to transmission of electrical signals, including wireless communication connections and wired communication connections. The wireless communication connection does not require physical intermediaries and does not belong to a connection relationship defining the product architecture. "connected" or "coupled" may refer to a mechanical or physical connection, i.e., a and B are connected or a and B are connected, and may refer to a fastening member (such as a screw, bolt, rivet, etc.) between a and B, or a and B are in contact with each other and a and B are difficult to separate.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical terms used in the embodiments of the present utility model have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In one aspect, as shown in connection with fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment provides a connector including an insulating body 1, a first terminal 2, and a second terminal 3.

The first terminal 2 and the second terminal 3 are both positioned in the insulating body 1, the insulating body 1 is provided with a plug hole 11, the first terminal 2 comprises a deformation part 21, the deformation part 21 spans the plug hole 11, the second terminal 3 comprises at least one contact part 31, and the at least one contact part 31 is positioned on the opening side of the deformation part 21 facing the plug hole 11.

The connector includes an off state in which the deformation portion 21 is elastically deformed in a direction away from the opening side of the jack hole 11, and at least one contact portion 31 is disengaged from the deformation portion 21, and an on state in which the deformation portion 21 is elastically deformed in a direction toward the opening side of the jack hole 11, and at least one contact portion 31 is in electrical contact with the deformation portion 21.

The connector of this embodiment includes insulator 1, and be located insulator 1 inside first terminal 2 and second terminal 3, first terminal 2 and second terminal 3 pass through at least one contact 31 electric connection, when first terminal 2 receives along the external force of spliced eye 11 direction, deformation portion 21 on it appears warping, thereby realize the switch-over of off-state and the on-state of connector, especially in the on-state, first terminal 2 keeps compressing tightly with the contact 31 of second terminal 3 under the elastic action of deformation portion 21, have better contact stability, the simple structure of connector, the reliability is higher.

Wherein, the plug hole 11 is used for plugging the radio frequency probe. In the initial state, the connector is in a conductive state. When the rf probe is inserted, the rf probe abuts against the deformation portion 21 and presses the deformation portion 21 downward to deform, and the deformation portion 21 is separated from the contact portion 31, so that the connector is switched from the on state to the off state. After the radio frequency probe is pulled out, the deformation part 21 returns upwards under the action of self elasticity and is in abutting contact with the contact part 31 again, so that the connector is switched from the disconnection state to the conduction state.

In some possible implementations, the connector of the present embodiment is a radio frequency switch connector, and is mainly used in a switch application scenario of radio frequency signals. The radio frequency switch connector can realize quick switch between antennas and is used for occasions requiring antenna switch, such as an antenna array system, a mobile communication base station and the like. In a communication system, the radio frequency switch connector can realize quick switching between different communication channels and realize multi-channel communication. In the occasion that signal routing is needed to be carried out in radio frequency measurement system, communication equipment etc., the radio frequency switch connector realizes the quick switching between different signal paths. The rf switch connector enables fast switching between different standards or modes, such as when the communication standard or mode of operation needs to be switched. In high power devices, the rf switch connector may enable switching between different power stages, such as when transmit power needs to be adjusted. In a system requiring redundant backup of signals, a radio frequency switch connector enables fast switching between primary and backup signals or devices.

The connector of the embodiment has low loss and high frequency characteristics, can realize the rapid and seamless switching of radio frequency signals between different paths or devices, and can be widely applied to the fields of communication, measurement and other fields requiring radio frequency signal switching.

In some possible implementations, the insulating body 1 is made of an insulating material. Insulating materials include, but are not limited to, polyamides (also known as Nylon), polycarbonates (PC), fiberglass (FG), polyethylene (PE), polyethylether (Polyether), polyethylene terephthalate (Polyethylene Glycol Terephthalate, PET), polymethyl methacrylate (Polymethyl Methacrylate, PMMA), polypropylene (Polypropylene), polystyrene (Polystyrene, PS), polyvinylchloride (Polyvinyl Chloride, PVC), and the like. Any one or a combination of any of the above materials may be used to form the present embodiments.

As shown in connection with fig. 2 and 3, in some embodiments, the deformation portion 21 includes at least one relief portion, and at least one contact portion 31 is located in the at least one relief portion, and in the conductive state, the at least one contact portion 31 has at least two contact points with an edge of the at least one relief portion.

With the above arrangement, at least one contact portion 31 of the second terminal 3 can be connected with the first terminal 2 by at least two contact points, with a more stable and reliable electrical contact connection between the first terminal 2 and the second terminal 3.

Optionally, the shape of the relief includes, but is not limited to, a hole structure, a slot structure, a notch structure, and the like. Taking fig. 3 as an example, the shape of the relief portion is a notch structure formed at the edge of the deformation portion 21.

Referring to fig. 3, each contact portion 31 of the second terminal 3 may contact two contact points on both sides of the relief portion, for example, the notch structure located at the upper left in fig. 3 has two contact points a and b with the contact portion 31, and the two contact points have more stable and reliable electrical contact connection performance than the single point contact.

When the number of the avoidance portions is two, as shown in fig. 3, each avoidance portion may construct two contact points, and the two avoidance portions are respectively contacted with the two contact portions 31, so that four contact points a, b, c and d may be formed.

As shown in connection with fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the deformation portion 21 includes at least two support portions 211, at least two support portions 211 are spaced apart, and two adjacent support portions 211 define an avoiding portion.

At least one contact portion 31 is located between two adjacent support portions 211, and in the conducting state, at least two contact points are formed between the at least one contact portion 31 and the two adjacent support portions 211.

With the above arrangement, the deformation portion 21 is supported by the at least two support portions 211, which is advantageous in improving the deformability of the deformation portion 21, enhancing the elastic deformation effect of the deformation portion 21, and the elastic contact effect of the first terminal 2 and the second terminal 3.

In some embodiments, as shown in connection with fig. 4, the number of the supporting portions 211 is four, the four supporting portions 211 are arranged in an X shape, and the four supporting portions 211 enclose two avoiding portions spaced 180 ° apart.

The first terminal 2 of the present embodiment has an overall X-shaped structure, and the elastic effect in the middle of the X-shaped structure is optimal, and the deformed portion 21 of the first terminal 2 is formed, so that stable and good electrical contact performance between the first terminal 2 and the second terminal 3 can be ensured. The two avoidance portions surrounded by the four supporting portions 211 are spaced 180 degrees apart, that is, the two avoidance portions are symmetrically arranged on the first terminal 2, so that the first terminal 2 and the second terminal 3 have four contact points, and the electric contact performance is more reliable.

As shown in connection with fig. 4, in some embodiments, the first terminal 2 further includes a first connection portion 22, and the first connection portion 22 is connected to one of the support portions 211. The first connection portion 22 can be used to electrically connect the first terminal 2 to an external circuit. The first connecting portion 22 is connected to one of the supporting portions 211, and has a simple structure, and does not affect the elastic performance of the deforming portion 21.

As shown in conjunction with fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments, one end of the first connection portion 22 extending in a direction away from the opening side of the jack hole 11 is provided with a first pin 221. The solder connection of the first terminal 2 to an external circuit can be achieved by the first pin 221 at the end of the first connection portion 22. Illustratively, the connector is located on the surface of the circuit board, and the first pins 221 are soldered to pads on the surface of the circuit board.

As shown in connection with fig. 3 and 5, in some embodiments, one end of the contact portion 31 is connected to the insulating body 1, and the other end of the contact portion 31 extends toward the deformation portion 21.

With the above arrangement, the contact portion 31 is provided protruding on the insulating body 1 in the probe insertion direction, so that it is possible to ensure that the connection of the deformation portion 21 and the contact portion 31 is not interfered by the insulating body 1, and to improve the reliability of electrical contact.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, the number of the contact portions 31 is two, the two contact portions 31 are located at two opposite sides of the jack 11, and the second terminal 3 further includes a third connection portion embedded in the insulating body 1 and connected to the two contact portions 31 respectively.

With two contact portions 31 symmetrically arranged on both sides of the mating hole 11, this makes the first terminal 2 and the second terminal 3 have four contact points, and the electrical contact performance is more reliable. The third connection portion is buried in the insulating body 1 and electrically connects the two contact portions 31.

The second connection portion 32 is illustratively a conductive ring, a conductive semicircle, or a metal wire buried in the insulating body 1.

As shown in connection with fig. 3 and 5, in some embodiments, the second terminal 3 further includes a second connection portion 32, and the second connection portion 32 is connected to one of the contact portions 31. The second terminal 3 can be electrically connected to an external circuit by the second connection portion 32.

As shown in connection with fig. 5, in some embodiments, the second connection portion 32 is provided with a second pin 321 at one end extending in a direction away from the opening side of the jack hole 11. The second terminal 3 can be soldered to an external circuit by the second pin 321 at the end of the second connection portion 32. Illustratively, the connector is located on the surface of the circuit board, and the second pins 321 are soldered to pads on the surface of the circuit board.

As shown in connection with fig. 4, in some embodiments, the deformation 21 is provided with at least one first positioning structure 212.

The insulating body 1 is provided with at least one second positioning structure 12, and the at least one first positioning structure 212 is movably connected with the at least one second positioning structure 12, so that the deformation part 21 elastically deforms along the axial direction of the plug hole 11.

With the above arrangement, the deformed portion 21 is elastically deformed in the axial direction of the insertion port under the cooperation of the first positioning structure 212 and the second positioning structure 12, ensuring that the first terminal 2 is not laterally dislocated, and the deformed portion 21 is held at a position corresponding to the contact portion 31.

In some possible implementations, one of the first positioning structure 212 and the second positioning structure 12 is a raised structure and the other of the first positioning structure 212 and the second positioning structure 12 is a notched structure.

Illustratively, the first positioning structure 212 is a notch structure and the second positioning structure 12 is a protrusion structure.

As shown in connection with fig. 5, in some embodiments, at least one first positioning structure 212 is located in the middle of the deformation 21. By the first positioning structure 212 arranged in the middle of the deformed portion 21, it is ensured that the first terminal 2 does not move laterally. In addition, the first positioning structure 212 is located in the middle of the deformation portion 21, the moving direction of the first positioning structure 212 and the second positioning structure 12 is parallel to the axial direction of the plugging hole 11, and moving friction is smaller.

As shown in connection with fig. 1, in some embodiments, the connector further comprises a metal shell 4, the metal shell 4 housing at least part of the outer surface of the insulating body 1. The metal housing 4 can prevent external electromagnetic interference from affecting the internal circuit and can also prevent the internal circuit from generating electromagnetic interference to the outside. The mechanical support can also be provided for the insulating body 1, so that the internal parts are protected from being damaged by external force, and the plugging reliability of the connector is improved. The metal housing 4 may be connected to a ground conductor for ground protection of the circuit.

On the other hand, the embodiment provides an electronic device, which comprises the connector of the application. The electronic equipment of the embodiment adopts the connector of the application, and has all the beneficial technical effects of the application.

The electronic device may be referred to as a User Equipment (UE) or a terminal (terminal), and the electronic device may be, for example, a tablet (portable android device, PAD), a personal digital assistant (personal DIGITAL ASSISTANT, PDA), a handheld device with a wired signal transmission requirement, a computing device, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) terminal device, a wired terminal in industrial control (industrial control), a wired terminal in unmanned (selfdriving), a wired terminal in remote medical (remote), a wired terminal in smart grid (SMART GRID), a wired terminal in transportation security (transportation safety), a wired terminal in smart city (SMART CITY), a wired terminal in smart home (smart home), or a fixed terminal. The form of the terminal device in the embodiment of the application is not particularly limited.

In some cases, the electronic device may perform a variety of functions (e.g., playing music, displaying video, storing pictures, and receiving and sending phone calls). The electronic device may be, for example, a cellular telephone, a media player, other handheld device, a wristwatch device, a pendant device, an earpiece device, or other compact portable device, if desired.

Reference herein to "a number", "at least one" means one or more, "a plurality", "at least two" means two or more. "and/or" describes an association relationship of an association object, and indicates that there may be three relationships, for example, a and/or B, and may indicate that there are three cases of a alone, a and B together, and B alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the context-dependent object is an "or" relationship.

Unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include both first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other by way of additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "certain embodiments," "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an exemplary embodiment," "an example," "a particular example," or "some examples" means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model.

The foregoing description of the embodiments of the utility model is not intended to limit the utility model, but rather, the utility model is to be construed as limited to the embodiments disclosed.

Claims (14)

1. A connector, characterized in that the connector comprises an insulating body (1), a first terminal (2) and a second terminal (3);

The first terminal (2) and the second terminal (3) are both positioned in the insulating body (1), and the insulating body (1) is provided with a plug hole (11);

The first terminal (2) comprises a deformation part (21), wherein the deformation part (21) spans the plug hole (11), the second terminal (3) comprises at least one contact part (31), and the at least one contact part (31) is positioned on the opening side of the deformation part (21) towards the plug hole (11);

the connector includes an off state and an on state;

in the disconnected state, the deformation portion (21) is elastically deformed in a direction away from the opening side of the plug hole (11), and the at least one contact portion (31) is separated from the deformation portion (21);

In the on state, the deformation portion (21) is elastically deformed in a direction approaching to the opening side of the plug hole (11), and the at least one contact portion (31) is electrically contacted with the deformation portion (21).

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the deformation portion (21) comprises at least one relief portion, the at least one contact portion (31) being located within the at least one relief portion, the at least one contact portion (31) having at least two contact points with an edge of the at least one relief portion in the on-state.

3. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the deformation portion (21) comprises at least two support portions (211), the at least two support portions (211) being arranged at intervals, and two adjacent support portions (211) enclosing one of the relief portions;

The at least one contact part (31) is positioned between two adjacent supporting parts (211), and at least two contact points are arranged between the at least one contact part (31) and the two adjacent supporting parts (211) in the conducting state.

4. A connector according to claim 3, characterized in that the number of the supporting parts (211) is four, the four supporting parts (211) are arranged in an X-shape, and the four supporting parts (211) enclose two relief parts 180 ° apart.

5. A connector according to claim 3, wherein the first terminal (2) further comprises a first connecting portion (22), the first connecting portion (22) being connected to one of the support portions (211).

6. The connector according to claim 5, wherein one end of the first connection portion (22) extending in a direction away from the opening side of the plug hole (11) is provided with a first pin (221).

7. Connector according to claim 1, characterized in that one end of the contact portion (31) is connected to the insulating body (1), and the other end of the contact portion (31) extends toward the deformation portion (21).

8. Connector according to claim 7, wherein the number of contact portions (31) is two, two of the contact portions (31) being located on opposite sides of the plug aperture (11);

the second terminal (3) further comprises a third connecting part which is buried in the insulating body (1) and is respectively connected with the two contact parts (31).

9. Connector according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the second terminal (3) further comprises a second connection portion (32), the second connection portion (32) being connected with one of the contact portions (31).

10. Connector according to claim 9, characterized in that the second connection portion (32) is provided with a second pin (321) at one end extending in a direction away from the opening side of the plug hole (11).

11. Connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the deformation (21) is provided with at least one first positioning structure (212);

The insulation body (1) is provided with at least one second positioning structure (12), and the at least one first positioning structure (212) is movably connected with the at least one second positioning structure (12), so that the deformation part (21) elastically deforms along the axial direction of the plug hole (11).

12. Connector according to claim 11, characterized in that the at least one first positioning structure (212) is located in the middle of the deformation (21).

13. Connector according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a metal shell (4), said metal shell (4) covering at least part of the outer surface of said insulating body (1).

14. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises the connector of any one of claims 1 to 13.