TW202422955A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a connector that includes a female seat, a male head, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals, a plurality of third terminals, and a plurality of fourth terminals. The female seat further includes a base body, a first female end, and a second female end. The male head further includes a first male end and a second male end. The first male end has a first insert and a first rubber core. The second male end has a second insert and a second rubber core. The first terminals have an elastic structure to produce a first floating displacement between the first insert and the first rubber core. One end of the second terminal is disposed in the first terminal groove. The third terminals have an elastic structure to produce a second floating displacement between the second insert and the second rubber core. Wherein the female seat is combined with the male head so that the first terminals are electrically connected to the second terminals and the third terminals are electrically connected to the fourth terminals, and the second printed circuit board and the third printed circuit board The gap between is related to the first floating displacement and the second floating displacement.

Description

Connectors

The present invention relates to the technical field of a connector, and in particular to a connector capable of providing closely arranged printed circuit boards.

Traditionally, when a two-piece printed circuit board is to be connected to another printed circuit board, a cable connection is generally used or another connector is used for connection.

However, in some applications, such as automated assembly or narrow assembly space, when a two-piece printed circuit board is joined to another printed circuit board, the gap between the two printed circuit boards needs to be extremely narrow, for example, less than 4 cm in width, which is not suitable for connection using traditional cables.

In view of this, the present invention proposes a connector to solve the problems that traditional connectors cannot overcome.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a connector, which provides a female socket to connect multiple male plugs, and enables multiple printed circuit boards connected by the multiple male plugs to achieve the effect and purpose of dense arrangement.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a floating connection design on the male head based on the above connector to solve the assembly error and the error of the connector soldering on the printed circuit board.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an avoidance structure of the female socket and a bending piece of the male connector according to the above connector, so that a stable connection can be performed through the interference between the avoidance structure and the bending piece.

To achieve the above-mentioned and other purposes, the present invention provides a connector capable of connecting a first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board and a third printed circuit board. The connector includes a female socket, a male head, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals, a plurality of third terminals and a plurality of fourth terminals. The female socket is connected to the first printed circuit board. The female socket further includes a base, a first female end and a second female end. The base forms a first opening and a second opening. The first female end is arranged in the first opening. The first female end has a first terminal groove. The second female end is arranged in the second opening. The second female end has a second terminal groove. The center position of the first female end is a predetermined distance away from the center position of the second female end. The male head further includes a first male end and a second male end. The first male end is arranged corresponding to the first female end. The first male end has a first insert and a first rubber core. The first male end can be connected to a second printed circuit board. The second male end is arranged corresponding to the second female end. The second male end has a second insert and a second rubber core. The second male end can be connected to a third printed circuit board. The first terminals are arranged on a first rubber core. One end of the first terminals is arranged on the first insert and the other end of the first terminals is for connecting to the second printed circuit board. The first terminals have an elastic structure to generate a first floating displacement between the first insert and the first rubber core. One end of the second terminals is arranged in the first terminal slot, and the other end of the second terminals is for connecting to the first printed circuit board. The third terminals are arranged on a second rubber core. One end of the third terminals is arranged on the second insert and the other end of the third terminals is for connecting to the third printed circuit board. The third terminals have an elastic structure to generate a second floating displacement between the second insert and the second rubber core. The fourth terminals have the second terminal slot at one end and the other end of the fourth terminals is used to connect to the first printed circuit board. The female socket is combined with the male connector so that the first terminals are electrically connected to the second terminals and the third terminals are electrically connected to the fourth terminals, and the gap between the second printed circuit board and the third printed circuit board is related to the first floating displacement and the second floating displacement.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail through the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

In the present invention, "a" or "an" is used to describe the units, components and assemblies described herein. This is only for the convenience of explanation and to provide a general meaning for the scope of the present invention. Therefore, unless it is obvious that it is otherwise intended, such description should be understood to include one, at least one, and the singular also includes the plural.

In the present invention, the terms "include", "comprising", "having", "containing" or any other similar terms are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a component, structure, article or device containing multiple elements is not limited to those listed herein, but may include other elements that are not expressly listed but are generally inherent to the component, structure, article or device. In addition, unless expressly stated to the contrary, the term "or" refers to an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or".

Please refer to Fig. 1, which is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 1, the connector 10 is capable of connecting a first printed circuit board 2, a second printed circuit board 4, and a third printed circuit board 6. The connection method is shown in Fig. 6, which is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the connector of Fig. 1 of the present invention connecting the first printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board, and the third printed circuit board.

Returning to FIG. 1 , the connector 10 further includes a male connector 12 , a female connector 14 , a plurality of first terminals 162 , a plurality of second terminals 182 (see FIG. 2( a )), a plurality of third terminals 164 and a plurality of fourth terminals 184 (see FIG. 2( a )).

FIG. 2(a), FIG. 2(b) and FIG. 3 are schematic diagrams illustrating the female socket, the second terminal and the fourth terminal of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2(a) is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the female socket, the second terminal and the fourth terminal of the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2(b) is a cross-sectional diagram of the A-A section of FIG. 2(a) of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the female socket, the second terminal and the fourth terminal of the embodiment of the present invention arranged on the first printed circuit board.

The female socket 12 is connected to the first printed circuit board 2. The female socket further includes a base 141, a first female end 142 and a second female end 144.

The base body 141 forms a first opening 1412 and a second opening 1414. Here, the base body 141 is described as a rectangle.

The first female end 142 is disposed at the first opening 1412 . Furthermore, the first female end 142 has a first terminal groove 14222 .

The second female end 144 is disposed at the second opening 1414. Furthermore, the second female end 144 has a second terminal groove 14422. The center position of the first female end 142 and the center position of the second female end 144 are separated by a predetermined distance.

The base body 141 is described as a rectangle, where the base body 12 forms a first opening 124 and a second opening 126 .

Here, the seat body 141 has an avoidance structure 143 to act on the first bending member 12266 (or the second bending member) mentioned later. The avoidance structure 143 is formed between the first female end 142 and the second female end 144.

In one embodiment, the edges of the first opening 1412 and the second opening 1414 form a first chamfer.

In another embodiment, the base 141 also has a slot 1214 and the connector 10 also includes a fixing member 20. Here, the number of the slots 1214 and the fixing member 20 is 4 as an example, and is not limited to other embodiments. The slot 1214 is arranged corresponding to the fixing member 20, one end of the fixing member 20 is arranged on the first printed circuit board 2, and the slot 1214 fixes the female base 12 on the first printed circuit board 2 through the fixing member 20.

Reference is made to Figures 4(a) and 4(b) for schematic diagrams illustrating the combination of the first male end and the first terminal of an embodiment of the present invention. It is worth noting that the combination method and structure of the first male end and the first terminal are the same as the combination method and structure of the second male end and the third terminal, and are not described in detail here. Only the first male end and the first terminal are used as representative descriptions. In addition, reference is made to Figures 5(a) and 5(b) for schematic diagrams illustrating the combination of the first male end and the first female end of an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5(a) is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the first male end and the first female end of an embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 5(b) is a B-B cross-sectional diagram illustrating the first male end and the first female end of Figure 5(a) of the present invention. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the combination of the male connector, the female connector, the first printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board and the third printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The male connector 12 further includes a first male end 122 and a second male end 124 . The first male end 122 is disposed corresponding to the first female end 142 .

The first male end 122 has a first insert 1224, a first rubber core 1222 and a first shell 1226. The first male end 122 can be connected to a second printed circuit board 4. The first male end 122 is disposed corresponding to the first female end 142.

The first insert 1224 and the first rubber core 1222 are separately disposed.

The first shell 1226 covers the first rubber core 1222 and the first insert 1224. The first rubber core 1222 and the first insert 1224 are floatingly connected through the first terminals 162. The first insert 1224 can be inserted into the first female end 142.

Moreover, the second male end 124 has the same structure as the first male end 122, and therefore, the second male end 124 also has a corresponding second rubber core (not shown), a second insert (not shown) and a second shell (not shown), etc., which are not described in detail here.

Here, the first insert 1224 (or the second insert) is L-shaped, so that the end of the first terminals 162 (or the end of the third terminals in the case of the second insert) extends along the L-shape, so that when the first insert 1224 is inserted into the first female end 142 (or the second insert is inserted into the second female end), the first terminals 162 contact the second terminals 182 (or the third terminals 164 contact the fourth terminals 184).

In another embodiment, the front end 12264 of the first shell 1226 forms a first bending piece 12266. Moreover, the first bending piece 12266 is disposed corresponding to the avoidance structure 143. The same is also applicable to the second shell. The second shell forms a second bending piece, and the second shell is disposed corresponding to the avoidance structure 143, so that the second bending piece slides into the avoidance structure 143 and is fixed to the avoidance structure 143.

In one embodiment, the edge of the first insert 1224 (or the second insert) forms a second chamfer to correspond to the first chamfer.

A plurality of first terminals 162 are disposed on the first rubber core 1222. One end of the first terminals 162 is disposed on the first insert 1224 and the other end of the first terminals 162 can be connected to the second printed circuit board 4. The first terminals 162 have an elastic structure to generate a first floating displacement between the first insert 1224 and the first rubber core 122.

One end of the plurality of second terminals 182 is disposed in the first terminal slot 14222, and the other end of the second terminals 182 can be connected to the first printed circuit board 2. The first terminal slot 14222 is formed in the first female end 142. Here, the second terminals 182 have a flexible structure, and the second terminals 182 form contact points 1822 for electrically connecting the first terminals 162.

The plurality of third terminals 164 are disposed on the second rubber core, and can refer to the manner in which the first terminal 162 is disposed on the first rubber core 1222. One end of the third terminals 164 is disposed on the second insert and the other end of the third terminals 164 can be connected to the third printed circuit board 6. The third terminals 164 have an elastic structure to generate a second floating displacement between the second insert and the second rubber core.

One end of the plurality of fourth terminals 184 is provided with a second terminal slot 14422, and the other end of the fourth terminals 184 can be connected to the first printed circuit board 2. The second terminal slot 14422 is formed on the second female end 144. Here, the fourth terminals 184 have a flexible structure, and the fourth terminals 184 form a contact point (not shown) for electrically connecting the first terminals 162.

After the female socket 14 is combined with the male connector 12, the first terminals 162 are electrically connected to the second terminals 182 and the third terminals 164 are electrically connected to the fourth terminals 184, and the gap d (shown in FIG. 6 ) between the second printed circuit board 4 and the third printed circuit board 6 is set in relation to the first floating displacement and the second floating displacement. In one embodiment, the floating range of the gap d is between 0.6 cm and 3.4 cm. It is worth noting that the first male end 122 is inserted into the first female end 142 and the second male end 124 is inserted into the second female end 144, so that the first printed circuit board 2 is perpendicular to the second printed circuit board 4 and the third printed circuit board 6. In addition, when the female socket 14 is stably combined with the male connector 12, the gap d can be maintained at a fixed narrow gap, such as a width of 2 cm.

The present invention has been disclosed in the above with preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to the embodiments should be included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be based on the scope defined by the application patent.

2: First printed circuit board 4: Second printed circuit board 6: Third printed circuit board 10: Connector 12: Male head 122: First male end 1222: First rubber core 1224: First insert 1226: First shell 122264: Front end 124: Second male end 1214: Slot 12266: First bending part 14: Female seat 141: Seat 1412: First opening 1414: Second opening 142: First female end 14222: First terminal slot 144: Second female end 14422: Second terminal slot 143: Avoidance structure 162: First terminal 164: Third terminal 182: Second terminal 1822: Contact point 184: Fourth terminal 20: Fixing piece d: Gap

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2(a) is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating a female socket, a second terminal, and a fourth terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2(b) is an A-A cross-sectional diagram illustrating FIG. 2(a) of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating that a female socket, a second terminal, and a fourth terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention are arranged on a first printed circuit board. FIG. 4(a) and FIG. 4(b) are schematic diagrams illustrating the combination of a first male terminal and a first terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5(a) is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating a first male terminal and a first female terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5(b) is a B-B cross-sectional diagram illustrating a first male terminal and a first female terminal according to FIG. 5(a) of the present invention. FIG6 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating the connector of FIG1 of the present invention connecting the first printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board and the third printed circuit board.

10: Connector

12: Male head

122: First male terminal

124: Second male terminal

162: First terminal

164: Third terminal

14: Mother seat

Claims (10)

A connector is provided for connecting a first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board and a third printed circuit board, the connector comprising: A female socket is connected to the first printed circuit board, the female socket comprises: A socket body is formed with a first opening and a second opening; A first female end is arranged in the first opening, the first female end has a first terminal slot; and A second female end is arranged in the second opening, the second female end has a second terminal slot, wherein the center position of the first female end is at a predetermined distance from the center position of the second female end; A male head further comprises: A first male end is arranged corresponding to the first female end, the first male end has a first insert and a first rubber core, the first male end is provided for connecting to the second printed circuit board; and A second male end is arranged corresponding to the second female end, the second male end has a second insert and a second rubber core, the second male end is provided for connecting to the third printed circuit board; A plurality of first terminals are arranged on the first rubber core, one end of the first terminals is arranged on the first insert and the other end of the first terminals is used to connect the second printed circuit board, and the first terminals have an elastic structure to generate a first floating displacement between the first insert and the first rubber core; A plurality of second terminals are arranged on the first terminal slot at one end, and the other end of the second terminals is used to connect the first printed circuit board; A plurality of third terminals are arranged on the second rubber core, one end of the third terminals is arranged on the second insert and the other end of the third terminals is used to connect the third printed circuit board, and the third terminals have an elastic structure to generate a second floating displacement between the second insert and the second rubber core; and A plurality of fourth terminals are arranged on the second terminal slot at one end, and the other end of the fourth terminals is used to connect the first printed circuit board; The female socket is combined with the male connector so that the first terminals are electrically connected to the second terminals and the third terminals are electrically connected to the fourth terminals, and the gap between the second printed circuit board and the third printed circuit board is related to the first floating displacement and the second floating displacement. A connector as described in claim 1, wherein the female socket has a slot and the connector further includes a fixing member, the slot is arranged corresponding to the fixing member, one end of the fixing member is arranged on the first printed circuit board, and the slot fixes the female socket to the first printed circuit board through the fixing member. A connector as described in claim 1, wherein the first male end further includes a first shell, the first shell covers the first rubber core and the first insert, the first rubber core is separated from the first insert, and the first rubber core and the first insert are floatingly connected through the first terminals, and the first insert is inserted into the first female end; and the second male end further includes a second shell, the second shell covers the second rubber core and the second insert, the second rubber core is separated from the second insert, and the second rubber core and the second insert are floatingly connected through the third terminals, and the second insert is inserted into the second female end. A connector as described in claim 1, wherein the base has an avoidance structure, the front end of the first shell forms a first bend piece and the front end of the second shell forms a second bend piece, the first bend piece and the second bend piece are arranged corresponding to the avoidance structure, the first bend piece and the second bend piece slide into the avoidance structure and are fixed to the avoidance structure, wherein the avoidance structure is formed between the first female end and the second female end. A connector as described in claim 1, wherein the first insert and the second insert are L-shaped, so that the ends of the first terminals and the ends of the third terminals extend along the L-shape, so that when the first insert is inserted into the first female end or the second insert is inserted into the second female end, the first terminals contact the second terminals and the third terminals contact the fourth terminals. A connector as described in claim 1, wherein the gap floating range is between 0.6 cm and 3.4 cm. A connector as described in claim 1, wherein the edges of the first opening and the second opening form a first chamfer. A connector as described in claim 1, wherein the edges of the first insert and the second insert form a second chamfer, and the second chamfer corresponds to the first chamfer. A connector as described in claim 1, wherein the second terminals and the fourth terminals have a flexible structure. A connector as described in claim 9, wherein the second terminals and the fourth terminals respectively form contact points for electrically connecting the first terminals and the third terminals.

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