CN2488186Y - Flexible circuit board connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A flexible circuit board connector comprises an insulating base with embedding holes at each end, a conductive member embedded in the insulating base so as to be in conductive contact with a flexible circuit board, two metal pivoting members respectively embedded at two ends of the insulating base, and a metal pressing plate member with two ends pivoted to the two metal pivoting members, wherein two ends of the metal pressing plate member are respectively buckled with the two metal pivoting members. The structure is more flat and thinner, and the structural strength is stronger, so that the structure can be pivoted for more times without damage.

Description

Flexible PCB Connectors

The utility model relates to a flexible circuit board connector.

Flexible Printed Circuit (F.P.C.) (or "soft" circuit board) is mainly used in occasions such as notebook personal computers and electronic dictionaries that need to be used in a flexed state. It must meet the requirements of light, thin and short to facilitate portability. Connectors connected to flexible circuit boards must also meet this requirement.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , the inner sides of the plastic cover 5 of a typical flexible circuit board connector are respectively provided with a pivot 521 extending inward integrally, and are slid in the concave holes on both sides of the plastic housing 1 . In the slot 161, the plastic cover 5 can pivot relative to the plastic housing 1, so that the plastic cover 5 can be lifted to allow the flexible circuit board to be taken out from the electrical connector 10; or the plastic cover can be put under the cover. The connecting part of the flexible circuit board is fixed in the electrical connector 10 by using the body 5 .

Since the electrical connector 10 is very small, the pivots 521 at both ends of the plastic cover 5 are smaller. When the plastic cover 5 pivots relative to the plastic housing 1, the small pivots 521 are easily broken. Or wear, so that the entire electrical connector 10 loses its connection function.

Since the width of the plastic cover body 5 is very wide, and its cross-section is small, the pressing and fixing effect on the flexible circuit board is limited, and it cannot withstand repeated bending actions by the user, so that the flexible circuit board is very easy to self-destruct. The electrical connector 10 falls off.

If an attempt is made to increase the size of the plastic cover 5 in order to enhance the connection effect of the electrical connector 10 to the flexible circuit board, the electrical connector 10 will inevitably be too large and too thick to meet the requirements of a notebook personal computer. demand.

The main purpose of this utility model is to overcome the existing defects, and provide a flexible circuit board connector with a new structure, so that it can not only be used to press the metal platen member of the flexible circuit board, but also flatter Thin, but its structural strength is greater.

The secondary purpose of this utility model is to provide a flexible circuit board connector with a new structure, so that the parts where the two ends of the insulating base are pivotally connected with the pressure plate member are all made of special structures made of thin metal plates, so that it is more flexible. Can withstand more pivoting operations without damage.

The purpose of this utility model is achieved by the following technical solutions. A flexible circuit board connector, which includes: an insulating base with a seat body extending longitudinally, each end of the insulating base has an embedded hole; a conductive member is embedded in the insulating base, so as to connect with the flexible The conductive circuit board is used for conductive contact; two metal pivot members are respectively embedded in the two ends of the insulating base, and each metal pivot member has an inlay part, which is embedded in one of the two ends of the insulating base. In the embedding hole, the metal pivot member is fixed on the insulating base, each metal pivot member has a first pivot part and a first fastening part; a metal pressure plate member has a The second pivoting part and the second buckling part, the second pivoting part is respectively pivotally connected with the first pivoting part of the metal pivoting part embedded in the two ends of the insulating base, so that the metal pressing plate member can be relatively opposite to the two The metal pivoting member and the insulating base pivot, and when the metal pressing plate member pivots and closes to the two metal pivoting members and the insulating base, the second fastening parts at both ends of the metal pressing plate member and the two metal pivoting members The two first fastening parts are fastened together.

The purpose of this utility model can also be further realized by the following technical measures.

In the aforementioned flexible circuit board connector, the first pivotal portion is an arc-shaped guide groove.

In the above-mentioned flexible circuit board connector, the two second pivotal parts are sheet-like pivotal tenons, which are folded inward and face each other.

In the aforementioned flexible circuit board connector, the transverse section of the metal pivot member is L-shaped.

In the aforementioned flexible circuit board connector, wherein the mosaic portion of the metal pivot member is extended from the L-shaped cross-section surface to form a U-shaped cross-section.

In the aforementioned flexible circuit board connector, the embedding hole is a longitudinal seat perpendicular to the insulating base.

In the aforementioned flexible circuit board connector, each metal pivot member is provided with a stopper, and the stopper extends outward from the position adjacent to the first pivotal part, so as to block the lifted metal The pressing plate member makes the metal pressing plate member stop at the position of the stopper after being lifted.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has obvious advantages and positive effects. From the above technical solutions, it can be seen that the flexible circuit board connector of the present invention not only can be used to press the metal pressing plate member of the flexible circuit board to be flatter and thinner, but also has greater structural strength.

The flexible circuit board connector of the utility model has a special structure made of thin metal plates at the parts where both ends of the insulating base are pivotally connected with the pressure plate member, so that it can go through more pivoting operations without will be damaged.

To sum up, the flexible circuit board connector of the utility model has made great progress in technology, and has produced easy-to-use and practical effects, and indeed has enhanced efficacy, so it is more suitable for practical use. It is a novel, progressive and practical new design.

Concrete structure of the present utility model is provided in detail by following embodiment and accompanying drawing thereof.

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the utility model from the bottom.

Fig. 2 is a combined perspective view of the utility model viewed from above.

Fig. 3 is a top perspective combined view of the utility model.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional flexible circuit board connector. Label in the figure

10 circuit board connector 11 insulating base

12 metal pivot member 13 metal platen member

14 embedded holes 15 flexible circuit board

16 Mosaic part 17 Stop part

18 The first pivot joint 19 The first buckle joint

20 The second pivot joint 21 The second buckle joint

22 conductive member

The specific structure, features and functions of the flexible circuit board connector proposed according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the flexible circuit board connector 10 of the present invention mainly includes: an insulating base 11, two metal pivot members 12, a metal pressing plate member 13 and other main components member.

The insulating base 11 has a seat extending longitudinally, and each end of the insulating base 11 has an embedding hole 14 . The embedding hole 14 is a longitudinal seat perpendicular to the insulating base 11 . A plurality of conductive members 22 are respectively embedded in the insulating base 11 so as to make conductive contact with the flexible circuit board 15 .

Two metal pivot members 12 are respectively embedded in the two ends of the insulating base 11, and each metal pivot member 12 has an inlay portion 16, which is an inlay hole 14 embedded in one of the two ends of the insulating base 11. In the process, the metal pivot member 12 is fixed on the insulating base 11 . Each metal pivot member 12 has a first pivot portion 18 and a first fastening portion 19 .

Both ends of the metal platen member 13 have a second pivot portion 20 and a second fastening portion 21 respectively. A pivot portion 18 is pivotally connected so that the metal platen member 13 can pivot relative to the two metal pivot members 12 and the insulating base 11 . When the metal platen member 13 is pivoted and closed toward the two metal pivotal members 12 and the insulating base 11, the second fastening portions 21 at both ends of the metal platen member 13 and the two first buckles of the two metal pivotal members 12 will The connection part 19 is fastened.

The metal plate member 13 is in direct conductive contact with the two metal pivot members 12, so it can be used as the grounding function of the connector. This is not available in other plastic connectors.

The first pivotal portion 18 is an arc-shaped guide groove in this embodiment. The second pivotal portion 20 is a sheet-shaped pivotal tenon, which is folded inward and opposite to each other. In addition, the cross-sectional surface of the metal pivot member 12 is L-shaped. The mosaic portion 16 of the metal pivot member 12 is a U-shaped cross section extending from the L-shaped cross section.

Each metal pivot member 12 is further provided with a retaining portion 17, which extends outwards from adjacent to the first pivot portion 18, so as to block the raised metal platen member 13, so that the metal platen member 13 stops at the position of stopper 17 after setting off.

When assembling, the inlaid parts 16 of the two metal pivot members 12 are firstly embedded in the inlaid holes 14 at both ends of the insulating base 11 . Then the metal pressure plate member 13 is placed across the two sides of the two metal pivot members 12, and the second pivot joint 20 whose two ends of the metal pressure plate member 13 are shaped as sheet-shaped pivots is slid into the arc-shaped The first pivotal part 18 of the guide groove.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the utility model in any form. Any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the utility model, All still belong to within the scope of the technical solution of the utility model.

Claims (7)

1. flexible circuit board connector is characterized in that it comprises:

Insulating base, it has the pedestal of longitudinal extension, and every end of insulating base has the embedding hole;

Conductive member, it is to be embedded at insulating base;

Two metal Pivot components, it is the two ends that are embedded at insulating base respectively, every metal Pivot component has the portion of inlaying, it is to inlay in the embedding hole of the wherein end at the two ends of insulating base, the metal Pivot component is fixed on the insulating base, and every metal Pivot component has one first articulated section and one first snapping portion;

A metal platen member, its two ends respectively have one second articulated section and the second snapping portion, this second articulated section is to articulate with first articulated section of the metal Pivot component that is embedded at the insulating base two ends respectively, and the metal platen member pivots with respect to two metal Pivot components and insulating base.

2. flexible circuit board connector according to claim 1, first articulated section shown in it is characterized in that is circular-arc guide groove.

3. flexible circuit board connector according to claim 2 is characterized in that described two second articulated sections are sheet pivot tenon, and to invagination and relatively.

4. flexible circuit board connector according to claim 1, the crosspiece face that it is characterized in that described metal Pivot component is the L type.

5. flexible circuit board connector according to claim 4, the cross section that forms the U font is extended from L type crosspiece face by the portion of inlaying that it is characterized in that described metal Pivot component.

6. flexible circuit board connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that described embedding hole is perpendicular to vertical pedestal of insulating base.

7. flexible circuit board connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that described each metal Pivot component is provided with the stop section separately, and this stop section is to stretch out from being adjacent to place, first articulated section.

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