TWM600946U - Card edge electrical connector and electrical component thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a card edge electrical connector and its electrical components. The electrical component includes a terminal module and a series connection. The terminal module includes a rubber core and a plurality of conductive terminals fixed on the rubber core. Wherein, each of the conductive terminals includes a buried section embedded in the rubber core, a contact section extending from one end of the buried section, and a welding section extending from the other end of the buried section. The series connection member is installed on the rubber core of the terminal module, and the series connection member includes a cross beam embedded in the rubber core and a plurality of elastic arms extending from the cross beam. Wherein, the plurality of elastic arms of the series connection member respectively abut the embedded sections of all the ground terminals of the plurality of conductive terminals.

Description

Card edge electric connector and its electric component

This creation relates to a connector, in particular to a card edge electrical connector and its electrical components.

The existing card-edge electrical connector includes a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in two rows. However, since the structure of the existing card-edge electrical connector has become mature, there are few major changes. Accordingly, it is difficult to add additional components inside the existing card edge electrical connector to connect at least two conductive terminals in each row in series.

Therefore, the author believes that the above-mentioned shortcomings can be improved, and with great concentration of research and the application of scientific principles, finally proposed a reasonable design and effective improvement of the above-mentioned shortcomings.

The inventive embodiment is to provide a card edge electrical connector and its electrical components, which can effectively improve the defects that may occur in the existing card edge electrical connector.

This creative embodiment discloses a card edge electrical connector, which includes: an insulating housing including an insertion surface and an assembling surface, the insulating housing is concavely formed with a slot from the insertion surface, the The slot is used to accommodate the edge of an electronic card that is inserted and butted along a first direction. The insulating housing is recessed from the assembling surface to form a accommodating slot; a terminal module containing two glues A core and a plurality of conductive terminals fixed by each of the rubber cores and arranged in a row, each of the rubber cores is accommodated in the accommodating groove of the insulating housing; and two series connection members, The two rubber cores respectively installed on the terminal module, each of the series connection pieces has a plurality of elastic arms, which respectively extend toward the corresponding part of the conductive terminal on the rubber core, and either The series connection member is not located between the two rows of conductive terminals of the terminal module.

The embodiment of the present invention also discloses an electrical component of a card edge electrical connector, which includes: a terminal module including a rubber core and a plurality of conductive terminals fixed to the rubber core; wherein, each of the conductive terminals It includes an embedded section embedded in the rubber core, a contact section extending from one end of the embedded section, and a welding section extending from the other end of the embedded section; and a series connection piece installed in The rubber core of the terminal module, and the series connection member includes a cross beam embedded in the rubber core and a plurality of elastic arms extending from the cross beam; wherein the series connection part Each of the elastic arms respectively abuts against the buried sections of all the ground terminals among the plurality of conductive terminals.

To sum up, the card edge electrical connector and its electrical components disclosed in this creative embodiment are provided with one serial connection piece on each rubber core, and each serial connection piece abuts Corresponding to at least two conductive terminals (such as grounding terminals) in the rubber core, the technical effect of electrical series connection is realized accordingly.

In order to have a better understanding of the features and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed descriptions and drawings about this creation, but these descriptions and drawings are only used to illustrate this creation, and not for any protection scope of this creation. limit.

The following is a specific embodiment to illustrate the implementation of the "card edge electrical connector and its electrical components" disclosed in this creation. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of this creation from the content disclosed in this specification. This creation can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of this creation. In addition, the drawings in this creation are merely schematic illustrations, and are not depicted in actual size, and are stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the related technical content of this creation in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of this creation.

It should be understood that although terms such as “first”, “second”, and “third” may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are mainly used to distinguish one element from another, or one signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" used in this document may include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 9, this embodiment discloses a card edge electrical connector 100 which is used for plugging with an electronic card (not shown) along a first direction D1. It should be noted that the card edge electrical connector 100 is illustrated by a vertical connector in this embodiment, but the present creation is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in this creation, the card edge electrical connector 100 may also be a right angle connector.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the card edge electrical connector 100 includes an insulating housing 1, a terminal module 2 installed in the insulating housing 1, and a terminal module 2 installed in the terminal module 2. Two series connection members 3 and a metal shell 4 mounted on the outside of the insulating housing 1. Wherein, in order to facilitate the description of the structure and connection relationship of the various components of the card edge electrical connector 100 of this embodiment, the card edge electrical connector 100 further defines a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1 And a third direction D3 perpendicular to the first direction D1 and the second direction D2.

The insulating housing 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped in this embodiment, and the insulating housing 1 includes an insertion surface 11 and an assembly surface 12. Wherein, the insertion surface 11 is located on one side of the insulating housing 1, and the side of the insulating housing 1 can be defined as the front side of the insulating housing 1 (as shown in FIG. 4), and The insulating housing 1 is recessed from the insertion surface 11 (along the first direction D1 and toward the assembling surface 12) to form a slot 13 for accommodating the insertion and docking along the first direction D1. Describe the edge of the electronic card. The assembly surface 12 is located on the other side of the insulating housing 1, and the other side of the insulating housing 1 can be defined as the rear side of the insulating housing 1 (as shown in FIG. 3), and The insulating housing 1 is concavely formed with a receiving groove 14 from the assembling surface 12 (along the first direction D1 and facing the insertion surface 11), and the receiving groove 14 communicates with the insertion surface 11 Slot 13.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the terminal module 2 includes two rubber cores 21 and a plurality of conductive terminals 22 fixed by each of the rubber cores 21 and arranged in a row. Each of the rubber cores 21 has a transverse groove 212, a plurality of grooves 211 connected to the same side of the transverse groove 212, and two notches 215 respectively located at opposite ends of the transverse groove 212. In each of the rubber cores 21, the lateral grooves 212 are parallel to the third direction D3, and each of the grooves 211 extends along the second direction D2, and the two notches 215 are They are respectively formed at both ends of the groove 211 along the third direction D3.

Furthermore, the two rubber cores 21 restrict the relative positions of each other through linear sliding fit, and the two rubber cores 21 are allowed to perform relative linear sliding along the first direction D1. In this embodiment, the two rubber cores 21 are formed with a plurality of dovetail grooves 213 and a plurality of dovetails 214 that cooperate with each other, so that the two rubber cores 21 can pass through the plurality of dovetail grooves 213 and The plurality of dovetails 214 are inserted into each other, and are slidably assembled to each other along the first direction D1.

It should be additionally noted that a plurality of dovetail grooves 213 and a plurality of dovetails 214 are formed at the positions where the two rubber cores 21 are adjacent to each other, and the two rubber cores 21 are on the surfaces away from each other. A plurality of the transverse grooves 212, a plurality of the grooves 211, and a plurality of the notches 215 are respectively concavely formed on the upper surface; further, the surfaces away from each other may be the two rubber cores 21 adjacent to each other The opposite side or the far side of the surface where the part is located, which means that the two rubber cores 21 are formed with a plurality of dovetail grooves 213 and a plurality of dovetail tenons 214. The opposite side or the far side (E.g., the top surface of the rubber core 21 at the top in FIG. 5, that is, the surface of the rubber core 21 close to the uppermost serial connector 3 is the top surface; and the bottom surface of the rubber core 21 at the bottom in FIG. 6 , That is, the surface of the rubber core 21 close to the lowermost serial connection piece 3 is the bottom surface).

Each conductive terminal 22 includes a buried section 221 buried in the corresponding rubber core 21, a contact section 222 extending from one end of the buried section 221 into the slot 13, and A welding section 223 extends from the other end of the embedded section 221. In addition, the plurality of conductive terminals 22 may be defined with at least one of signal terminals, ground terminals, and power terminals according to functions. Furthermore, the positions of the conductive terminals 22 in any column correspond to the positions of the conductive terminals 22 in the other column along the second direction D2; that is, the conductive terminals 22 in any two columns are in this embodiment. Set in mirror symmetry. It should be additionally noted that all of the ground terminals of the plurality of conductive terminals 22 of the terminal module 2 (meaning the buried sections 221 of all ground terminals) are respectively exposed on the two rubber cores 21 A plurality of the grooves 211.

In this embodiment, the two rubber cores 21 are assembled with each other along the first direction D1 and are installed together in the receiving groove 14 of the insulating housing 1 along the first direction D1; that is, In other words, each of the rubber cores 21 is received in the accommodating groove 14 of the insulating housing 1. Furthermore, the two rubber cores 21 are preferably in an interference fit with the accommodating groove 14 of the insulating housing 1, so that the two rubber cores 21 can be firmly assembled. In the accommodating groove 14 of the insulating housing 1, but the present invention is not limited to this.

The two series connection members 3 are respectively installed on the two rubber cores 21 of the terminal module 2, and any one of the series connection members 3 is not located in the two rows of the conductive terminals of the terminal module 2 Between 22. In this embodiment, each of the series connection members 3 has a plurality of elastic arms 32, which respectively extend toward the corresponding part of the conductive terminals 22 on the rubber core 21, so that each of the elastic arms 32 can abut against the conductive terminal 22 used as a ground terminal, thereby achieving the technical effect of electrical series connection.

In more detail, each of the series connection members 3 is an integrally formed one-piece structure in this embodiment, and each of the series connection members 3 includes a cross beam 31 extending from the cross beam 31. A plurality of the elastic arms 32 and two extension arms 33 respectively extending from opposite ends of the cross beam 31. Wherein, in each of the series connection members 3, the beam 31 is elongated and parallel to the third direction D3, and a plurality of elastic arms 32 are formed from a long edge of the beam 31 It is formed by extending to the same side and spaced apart from each other.

Wherein, the number of the plurality of elastic arms 32 of any one of the series connection members 3 is equivalent to the number of ground terminals corresponding to the plurality of conductive terminals 22 held by the rubber core 21 in this embodiment. But this creation is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in this creation, the number of the plurality of elastic arms 32 of any one of the series connection members 3 may also be less than the number of the plurality of elastic arms 32 held by the corresponding rubber core 21. The number of ground terminals of the conductive terminals 22, therefore, each of the series connection members 3 abuts at least two conductive terminals 22 (such as ground terminals) in the corresponding rubber core 21.

In addition, the cross beams 31 of the two series connection pieces 3 are respectively embedded (or embedded) in the horizontal grooves 212 of the two rubber cores 21 (that is, the two series connection pieces 3 The two beams 31 are separated from each other), and the plurality of elastic arms 32 of any one of the series connection members 3 are respectively accommodated in the plurality of grooves 211 of the corresponding rubber core 21 , And the two extension arms 33 of each series connection member 3 respectively pass through the two notches 215 corresponding to the rubber core 21. Wherein, each elastic arm 32 of any one of the series connection members 3 is received in a groove 211 corresponding to the rubber core 21, and each elastic arm 32 is allowed to run along the The second direction D2 performs relatively linear sliding. Furthermore, the two series connection members 3 may be assembled in the two rubber cores 21 in a linear sliding manner facing or close to each other along the second direction D2; The series connection member 3 may also be linearly slidably approached and assembled in the corresponding rubber core 21 facing each other along the second direction D2 and respectively toward the corresponding rubber core 21.

Part of all the ground terminals in the plurality of conductive terminals 22 of the terminal module 2 are exposed in the plurality of grooves 211 respectively, and each of the elastic arms of any one of the series connectors 3 32 is received in one of the grooves 211 corresponding to the rubber core 21, so that the plurality of elastic arms 32 of the two series connection members 3 can respectively abut against the terminal module 2 All the grounding terminals of the plurality of conductive terminals 22 can achieve the effect of common ground and improve high-frequency performance. Wherein, each elastic arm 32 abuts against the embedded section 221 of the corresponding conductive terminal 22 (or ground terminal), so that the embedded section 221 is supported by the rubber core 21, and then The connection between the elastic arm 32 and the embedded section 221 is effectively maintained.

From another point of view, the two series connection members 3 are located in the accommodating groove 14 of the insulating housing 1, but the two extension arms 33 of each series connection member 3 are respectively Pass through the accommodating groove 14 of the insulating housing 1 and contact the metal shell 4. That is to say, each of the series connection members 3 penetrates the corresponding rubber core 21 and the insulating shell 1, and abuts against the metal shell 4, so that all of the terminal module 2 The ground terminal, the two series connection members 3, and the metal shell 4 are connected to each other to achieve a better common ground effect, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, each of the series connection members 3 may also be completely located within the corresponding rubber core 21 without contacting the metal shell 4.

From another perspective, one rubber core 21 and a plurality of conductive terminals 22 fixed to the rubber core 21 can also be defined as one terminal module 2 in this embodiment, and it can be combined with one The series connection member 3 is collectively defined as an electrical component of the card edge electrical connector 100. In other words, the card edge electrical connector 100 in this embodiment is equivalent to including two of the electrical components, but the creation is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present creation, the electrical components can also be used separately (for example, sold) or used with other components.

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In summary, the card-edge electrical connector 100 and its electrical components disclosed in this creative embodiment are provided with one serial connector 3 on each rubber core 21, and each serial connection The member 3 abuts against at least two conductive terminals 22 (such as grounding terminals) in the corresponding rubber core 21, so as to achieve the technical effect of electrical series connection.

Furthermore, the card edge electrical connector 100 disclosed in this creative embodiment has the corresponding rubber core 21 and the insulating housing 1 through each of the series connection members 3 and abuts against the According to the metal shell 4, all the ground terminals of the terminal module 2, the two series connection members 3, and the metal shell 4 are connected to each other to achieve a better common ground effect.

In addition, the card edge electrical connector 100 disclosed in the embodiment of the present creation has an interference fit between the two rubber cores 21 and the accommodating groove 14 of the insulating housing 1, so that the two Each of the rubber cores 21 can be firmly assembled in the containing groove 14 of the insulating shell 1.

The content disclosed above is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the creation, and does not limit the patent scope of this creation. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made using this creation specification and schematic content are included in the patent scope of this creation Inside.

100: Card edge electrical connector 1: Insulating shell 11: Mating surface 12: Assembly surface 13: Slot 14: holding tank 2: terminal module 21: Rubber core 211: groove 212: horizontal slot 213: Dovetail Slot 214: Dovetail 215: Gap 22: conductive terminal 221: Buried Section 222: contact segment 223: Welding section 3: Series connection 31: beam 32: elastic arm 33: Extension arm 4: Metal shell D1: First direction D2: second direction D3: Third party

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the card edge electrical connector of the creative embodiment.

Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is an exploded schematic view of Fig. 2 with the metal casing omitted.

Fig. 4 is an exploded schematic view of Fig. 2 with the metal casing omitted from another perspective.

FIG. 5 is an exploded schematic diagram of the terminal module and the series connection member in FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic diagram of the terminal module and the series connection member in FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the section line VII-VII in FIG. 1.

Fig. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the section line VIII-VIII of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a card edge electrical connector according to another embodiment of the creation.

100: Card edge electrical connector

1: Insulating shell

11: Mating surface

12: Assembly surface

13: Slot

14: holding tank

2: terminal module

21: Rubber core

211: groove

212: horizontal slot

22: conductive terminal

221: Buried Section

222: contact segment

223: Welding section

3: Series connection

31: beam

32: elastic arm

4: Metal shell

D1: First direction

D2: second direction

Claims (10)

A card edge electrical connector, which includes: An insulating housing includes an insertion surface and an assembling surface. The insulating housing is recessed from the insertion surface to form a slot, and the slot is used to accommodate the insertion and butting along a first direction On the edge of an electronic card, the insulating housing is recessed from the assembling surface to form a receiving groove; A terminal module, which includes two rubber cores and a plurality of conductive terminals fixed by each of the rubber cores and arranged in a row, each of the rubber cores is housed in the container of the insulating housing In the slot; and Two series connecting pieces are respectively installed on the two rubber cores of the terminal module, each of the series connecting pieces has a plurality of elastic arms, which respectively face the conductive parts on the corresponding rubber cores. The terminals extend, and any one of the series connectors is not located between the two rows of conductive terminals of the terminal module. The card edge electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the two rubber cores respectively and the accommodating grooves of the insulating housing form an interference fit. The card edge electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein each of the rubber cores has a plurality of grooves, and each of the grooves extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the elastic arms of the tandem member is received in one of the grooves corresponding to the rubber core, and each of the elastic arms is allowed to slide relatively linearly in the second direction. The card edge electrical connector according to claim 1 or 3, wherein any one of the series connection members includes a cross beam, and the two cross beams of the two series connection parts are arranged separately from each other, and each The plurality of elastic arms of the series connection member extend from the corresponding cross beams. The card-edge electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the card-edge electrical connector includes a metal shell mounted on the outside of the insulating housing, and each of the series connectors does not contact the metal shell. The card-edge electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the card-edge electrical connector includes a metal shell mounted on the outside of the insulating housing, and each of the series connection members penetrates the corresponding The rubber core and the insulating shell abut against the metal shell. The card-edge electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the card-edge electrical connector includes a metal shell mounted on the outside of the insulating housing, and each of the series connection elements includes Two extension arms extending at opposite ends of the beam; wherein, the two extension arms of each of the series connection members respectively pass through the accommodating groove of the insulating housing and are in contact with the metal shell. The card edge electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein each of the conductive terminals includes an embedded section embedded in the corresponding rubber core, and extends into the plug from one end of the embedded section. A contact section of the groove and a welding section extending from the other end of the embedded section; wherein, each of the series connection members includes a beam embedded in the corresponding rubber core and a beam extending from the beam A plurality of the elastic arms; the plurality of the elastic arms of the two series connection members respectively abut the embedded sections of all the ground terminals of the plurality of conductive terminals. An electrical component of a card edge electrical connector, which includes: A terminal module includes a rubber core and a plurality of conductive terminals fixed to the rubber core; wherein, each of the conductive terminals includes an embedded section embedded in the rubber core from the embedded A contact section extending from one end of the section, and a welding section extending from the other end of the embedded section; and A series connection piece installed on the rubber core of the terminal module, and the series connection piece includes a cross beam embedded in the rubber core and a plurality of elastic arms extending from the cross beam; Wherein, the plurality of elastic arms of the series connection member respectively abut the embedded sections of all the ground terminals of the plurality of conductive terminals. The electrical component of the card edge electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein the rubber core is formed with a transverse slot and two notches located at opposite ends of the transverse slot, and the series connection member includes Two extension arms extending from opposite ends of the crossbeam; wherein the crossbeam is embedded in the cross groove of the rubber core, and the two extension arms respectively pass through two notches.

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