TWI514689B - Electrical connector assembly - Google Patents

Description

Electrical connector assembly

The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly, and more particularly to an input/output (I/O) electrical connector assembly on an electronic device.

The input/output (I/O) electrical connector assembly on the conventional electronic device includes an insulative housing, a terminal received in the insulative housing, and a metal housing shielded from the outside of the insulating body. The insulating body includes a base portion and a tongue extending forward from the base portion. When the plug connector is pulled out of the socket connector, the socket connector may be obliquely pulled out at an angle, and the plug connector directly contacts the tongue of the socket connector. The collision of the piece causes damage to the tongue, and the damage of the tongue will seriously affect the electrical connection effect between the plug connector and the socket connector. To solve the above problem, a metal piece is added to the tongue to enhance the strength of the tongue. An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing, and a metal sheet body, the insulative housing is provided with a base portion, and an electronic connector is disclosed in the Chinese Patent No. CN202384539U. a tongue extending forward from the base, the metal sheet being fixed to a front end of the tongue, such that when the mating connector pulls the electrical connector at an angle, the mating connector collides with the tongue, and the outer side of the tongue Unprotected and easily damaged.

In view of this, it is indeed necessary to provide an improved electrical connector combination to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector assembly that effectively protects the tabs.

The electrical connector of the present invention can be implemented by the following technical solution: an electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing having a receiving cavity, a tongue portion assembled from the rear to the front of the insulative housing, and being received in the tongue plate a plurality of terminals and a metal casing covering the insulative housing, the electrical connector assembly further comprising a reinforcing member fixed in the tongue portion, the outer side of the reinforcing member being exposed to the tongue portion Side edge.

Compared with the prior art, the reinforcing member of the present invention can enhance the strength of the tongue portion, avoid damage to the tongue portion when the angle of the butt connector is pulled out improperly, and the reinforcing member enhances the grounding effect of the electrical connector assembly.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector assembly

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧ Main body

12‧‧‧Flange

13‧‧‧ containment chamber

110‧‧‧through hole

111‧‧‧ slot

2‧‧ ‧ tongue plate

21‧‧‧ base

22‧‧‧ tongue

221‧‧‧ housing trough

211‧‧‧ dent

3‧‧‧ terminals

301‧‧‧Docking Department

302‧‧‧ Holding Department

303‧‧‧Weld Department

4‧‧‧Strength

41‧‧‧beam section

42‧‧‧arms

43‧‧‧ tail

420‧‧‧Perforation

5‧‧‧Metal housing

52‧‧‧Snap slot

53‧‧‧Dangerant tablets

6‧‧‧metal pieces

7‧‧‧Card pieces

71‧‧‧Rectangular hole

51‧‧‧Bumps

131‧‧‧ openings

The first figure is a three-dimensional combination diagram of the electrical connector assembly of the present invention; the second figure is a three-dimensional combination diagram of the electrical connector combined with another angle shown in the first figure; the third figure is the second embodiment of the electrical connector of the present invention A top view of the combination of the electrical connector of the present invention shown in the first figure; a fifth exploded view of the electrical connector of the fourth embodiment shown in the fourth figure; Figure 1 is a perspective view of the electrical connector assembly with the tongue and the tongue portion integrally formed; the seventh figure is the first embodiment of the electrical connector assembly of the metal sheet and the snap tab welded to the metal housing Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in the first figure; and the ninth drawing is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in the first figure.

Referring to the first and fourth figures, the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present invention is an input/output (I/O) electrical connector assembly 100 for an electronic device for use with a plug connector (not shown). ) docking. The electrical connector assembly 100 includes an insulative housing 1 , a tongue portion 2 received in the insulative housing 1 , a plurality of terminals 3 received in the tongue portion 2 , a reinforcing member 4 fixed in the tongue portion 2 , and a covered insulating body 1 . The metal casing 5 and the plurality of metal sheets 6 and the fastening pieces 7 electrically connected to the inner surface of the metal casing 5 are provided.

Referring to the second to fifth figures, the insulative housing 1 includes a main body portion 11, a flange 12 projecting outwardly from the outer surface of the front end of the main body portion 11, and a receiving cavity 13 extending through the front and rear surfaces of the insulative housing 1. The body portion 11 includes an upper wall (not shown), a lower wall (not shown), and side walls (not labeled) connecting the upper and lower walls. The main body portion 11 is provided with two through holes 110 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces of the upper wall thereof, two through holes 110 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces of the lower wall thereof, two through holes 110 penetrating the left and right surfaces of the two side walls, and the lower wall through Two slots 111 are formed on both sides of the hole 110 and penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the lower wall, wherein the slot 111 extends to the rear surface of the main body portion 11, and the slot 111 communicates with the receiving cavity 13. An opening 131 is defined in the rear surface of the insulative housing 1. The opening 131 communicates with the receiving cavity 13 and the opening 131 has a slit shape for the tongue portion 2 to pass through.

Referring to the fourth to sixth figures, and in conjunction with the eighth to ninth drawings, the tongue portion 2 is made of an insulating material, and is provided with a base portion 21 and a tongue piece 22 extending forward from the front end of the base portion 21. A plurality of receiving grooves 221 are formed on the upper surface of the tongue piece 22 and extend to the rear end surface of the tongue plate portion 2. The base 21 is provided with a plurality of recesses 211 on the upper and lower edges of its front surface.

Referring to FIGS. 4 to 6 , the terminal 3 and the tongue portion 2 are formed by insert molding, and the terminal 3 is received in the receiving groove 221 of the tongue portion 2 and extends out of the rear end surface of the tongue portion 2 . The terminal 3 includes a signal terminal 31 and a ground terminal 32. The terminal 3 is provided with a docking portion 301 and self-aligning The holding portion 302 of the connecting portion 301 extending rearward and the welded portion 303 extending rearward from the holding portion 302, the front end of the grounding terminal 32 is closer to the front end edge of the tongue portion 2 than the front end of the signal terminal.

Referring to the fourth to sixth figures, and in conjunction with the eighth figure, the reinforcing member 4 is in the form of a sheet which is embedded and fixed with the tongue portion 2, and is provided with a beam portion 41 and both sides of the beam portion 41. The two arms 42 extending rearward and the tail portion 43 extending laterally from the arm portion 42 to the outer water [[quasi]]. The arm portion 42 is provided with a through hole 420. When the reinforcing member 4 and the tongue portion 2 are insert molded, the reinforcing member 4 is completely covered with a plastic material, and the plastic material passes through the through hole 420 to firmly bond the reinforcing member 4 with the injection molding material. Referring to the fourth and sixth figures, the beam portion 41 is located at the front end of the tongue piece 22 and covered by the tongue piece 22, and the outside of the arm portion 42 is exposed at the side edge of the tongue plate portion 2. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 8 , the abutting portion 301 and the retaining portion 302 of the grounding terminal 32 on both sides abut against the beam portion 41 and the arm portion 42 of the reinforcing member 4 . The abutting portion 301 of the grounding terminal 32 located in the middle abuts against the beam portion 41 of the reinforcing member 4.

Referring to the first to fifth figures, and in combination with the seventh and eighth figures, the metal casing 5 has a frame shape and is wrapped around the main body portion 11 of the insulative housing 1. The metal shell 5 is penetrated back and forth, and is provided with an upper wall, a lower wall and a left wall and a right wall connecting the upper and lower walls, and two convex blocks 51 which are formed by inwardly protruding the upper and lower walls of the metal casing 5, and the metal casing 5 is left. The wall and the right wall project outwardly to form a snap groove 52. The metal shell 5 is further provided with a foolproof sheet 53 which is stamped and formed by the metal shell 5 on both sides of the two bumps 51 on the lower surface thereof. Referring to the second to seventh figures, the four metal pieces 6 and the two fastening pieces 7 are welded to the metal casing 5, and the four metal pieces 6 are welded to the bumps 51 of the metal casing 5, and the locking pieces 7 are attached. It is welded to the snap groove 52 of the metal casing 5. The metal piece 6 is grounded to a mating connector (not shown). The snap tab 7 is provided with a rectangular hole 71 which is disposed corresponding to the snap groove 52. The rectangular hole 71 can increase the pulling force of the docking connector (not shown) and enhance the docking effect.

Referring to the first to ninth drawings, when assembling, the metal piece 6 and the snap piece 7 are welded to the metal case 5, and the insulating body 1 is assembled to the metal case 5 from the front to the rear, and the tongue portion 2 is assembled from the back to the front. In the metal casing 5 and sealing the opening 131, finally dispensing at the recess 211 of the tongue portion 2, sealing the tongue plate portion 2 and the insulating body 1, the metal casing 5, the metal sheet 6 mounting gap, enhancing the waterproof effect, preventing Water from the electrical connector assembly 100 flows into other electronic components, damaging other electronic components. The metal piece 6 and the locking piece 7 are exposed through the through hole 110 of the insulative housing 1 to the receiving cavity 13, and the anti-slipping piece 53 is exposed through the slot 111 to the receiving cavity 13. The reinforcing member 4 can enhance the strength of the tongue portion 2, and when the mating connector pulls the electrical connector assembly 100 obliquely at an angle, directly abuts the reinforcing member 4, thereby preventing the docking connector from directly colliding with the tongue portion 2. Damage to the tongue portion 2 is caused. The grounding terminal 3 abuts on the reinforcing member 4 to enhance the grounding effect of the electrical connector 100. The reinforcing member 4 is provided with a through hole 420 for allowing the injection molding material to pass through the through hole 420, and the reinforcing member 4 is more firmly bonded to the tongue portion 2.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to make equivalent modifications or variations in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector assembly

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧ Main body

12‧‧‧Flange

13‧‧‧ containment chamber

110‧‧‧through hole

111‧‧‧ slot

2‧‧ ‧ tongue plate

21‧‧‧ base

22‧‧‧ tongue

221‧‧‧ housing trough

211‧‧‧ dent

3‧‧‧ terminals

301‧‧‧Docking Department

302‧‧‧ Holding Department

303‧‧‧Weld Department

4‧‧‧Strength

41‧‧‧beam section

42‧‧‧arms

43‧‧‧ tail

420‧‧‧Perforation

5‧‧‧Metal housing

52‧‧‧Snap slot

53‧‧‧Dangerant tablets

6‧‧‧metal pieces

7‧‧‧Card pieces

71‧‧‧Rectangular hole

51‧‧‧Bumps

Claims (9)

An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing having a receiving cavity; a tongue portion assembled to the insulative housing from the rear to the front; a plurality of terminals received in the tongue portion; a metal housing encased in The insulating body; and a reinforcing member fixed in the tongue portion; wherein the reinforcing member is provided with a beam portion, two arm portions extending rearward from both sides of the beam portion, and the two arm portions A through hole that joins the reinforcing member to the tongue portion, and an outer side surface of the arm portion is exposed at a side edge of the tongue portion. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the terminal, the reinforcing member and the tongue portion are both joined by insert molding. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the terminal is provided with an abutting portion, a holding portion extending rearward from the abutting portion, and a welding portion extending rearward from the holding portion, the plurality of terminals a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of grounding terminals, wherein the abutting portion and the holding portion of the grounding terminal located at two sides of the plurality of terminals respectively abut the beam portion and the arm portion, and the abutting portion of the grounding terminal located between the plurality of terminals abuts Beam section. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the tongue portion includes a base and a tongue extending forward from the front end of the base and received in the insulating body. The electrical connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the base is provided with a plurality of depressions for dispensing on the rim and the lower edge of the front surface thereof, and the upper and lower surfaces of the base are sealed after dispensing Insulating body. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrical connector combination further comprises And a plurality of fastening pieces and a plurality of metal pieces welded to the inside of the metal casing, wherein the fastening piece and the metal piece extend into the receiving cavity. The electrical connector assembly of claim 6, wherein the insulative housing comprises a main body portion, the main body portion comprising an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall connecting the upper wall and the lower wall, Two through holes penetrating the upper and lower surfaces of the upper wall, two through holes penetrating the upper and lower surfaces of the lower wall, and two through holes penetrating the left and right surfaces of the two side walls, the metal piece and the buckle The sheet passes through the through hole and is exposed to the receiving cavity. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement member is located below a plurality of the terminals. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the metal housing is further provided with a stagnation sheet on a lower surface thereof, the stagnation sheet being exposed to the receiving cavity.