Electrical connector
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals, the insulative housing includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a first and second side surfaces, and two end surfaces, and a plurality of slots are formed on the first and second sides And forming a first and a second terminal receiving groove in the recess, and providing an opening corresponding to the first and second terminal receiving grooves on the top surface of the insulating housing, and connecting the first and second terminal capacities a reinforcing rib is disposed across the first terminal receiving groove slot, the reinforcing rib is located between the top surface and the bottom surface of the insulating housing; and a top surface of the insulating housing is adjacent to the second side a flange is disposed; the terminals are respectively disposed to the first and second terminal receiving slots; thereby forming a electrical connector capable of preventing warpage of the insulating housing and having two mating directions
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- 1An electrical connector includes:an insulative housing including a top surface, a bottom surface, a first and second side surfaces, and two end surfaces, forming a plurality of notches on the first and second sides, and forming a recess The first and second terminals receive the slots, and the top surfaces of the insulating housings are provided with openings corresponding to the first and second terminal receiving slots, and communicate with the first and second terminal receiving slots;The first terminal receiving groove slot is laterally disposed with a reinforcing rib located between the top surface and the bottom surface of the insulating housing;and a flange is disposed on a top surface of the insulating housing near the second side;A plurality of terminals are respectively disposed to the first and second terminal receiving slots. M325649 九、申請專利範圍: 1、 一種電連接器,包括: 一絕緣殼體,其包含有一頂面、一底面、一第一與第 二侧面及兩端面,在該第一與第二侧面形成複數個槽口, 並内凹形成第一與第二端子容置槽,且在該絕緣殼體頂面 i 設有對應該第一與第二端子容置槽之開口,並連通該第一 \ 與第二端子容置槽;其中在該第一端子容置槽槽口橫置有 .一加強肋,該加強肋位於該絕緣殼體頂面與底面之間;及 • 在該絕緣殼體頂面近該第二侧面的位置設有一凸緣;以及 複數個端子,分別對應裝設到該第一與第二端子容置 槽。 2、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電連接器5其中該 端子包含一露出該絕緣殼體頂面開口之接觸部及一伸出 該絕緣殼體外之焊接部。 3、 如申請專利範圍第2項所述之電連接器,其中該 端子更包括一彈性彎折部,該彈性彎折部一端連接該接觸 鲁 部,另一端連接該焊接部。 ~ 4、如申請專利範圍第2或3項所述之電連接器,其 ’ 中該絕緣殼體底面設有對應該第一與第二端子容置槽之 開口,並連通該第一與第二端子容置槽,且該端子之焊接 部係由該底面開口伸出。 5、如申請專利範圍第3項所述之電連接器,其中該 第一端子容置槽組裝的端子係將接觸部從底面與加強肋 之間的槽口伸入到該第一端子容置槽内,使該端子環繞加 強肋旋轉,將該端子之彈性彎折部朝内,使該端子水平推 13 M325649 入到該第一端子容置槽内。 6女申口月專利範圍第4項所述之電連接哭 第一端子容置_ @ @ ’其中該 + 料觸部縣 ”口 h 而于谷置槽内,使該端子環繞 端子之彈性彎折部㈣,使該端 ㈣ 容置槽内。 丁催八到该罘一端子 第·專鄉15第1項所述之電連接器,1中节 弟-^子谷置槽組I的端子是從該第描以 水平裝入到該第二端子容置槽内。 子各置槽槽口 8、如申請專利範圍第丄項所述之 巧 絕緣殼體頂面近兩端面的位置各 墓=,〃、中該 凸緣。 具¥引面之導引 14 一種電連接器,包括:一絕緣殼體,其包含有一頂面、一底面、一第一與第二側面及兩端面,在該第一與第二側面形成複數個槽口,並內凹形成第一與第二端子容置槽,且在該絕緣殼體頂面設有對應該第一與第二端子容置槽之開口,並連通該第一與第二端子容置槽;其中在該第一端子容置槽槽口橫置有一加強肋,該加強肋位於該絕緣殼體頂面與底面之間;及在該絕緣殼體頂面近該第二側面的位置設有一凸緣;以及複數個端子,分別對應裝設到該第一與第二端子容置槽。
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Electrical connector
The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector that is disposed on a circuit board and that can interface with a mating connector disposed on another circuit board.
Nowadays, computer and electronic technology are developing rapidly, and various electronic products have been popularized in the society. With the development of technology, the development trend of computers and electronic products has moved toward miniaturization. In order to reduce the volumetric height of the electronic product, an electrical connector incorporating a plurality of conductive terminals is developed, so that the two circuit boards can be superposed on each other and electrically connected, and the electrical connector is mainly disposed on a circuit board. A mating connector corresponding to the electrical connector is disposed on another circuit board, and the two circuit boards can be electrically connected by inserting the mating connector to the electrical connector.
The conventional electrical connector includes an insulative housing and two rows of conductive terminals interposed on the insulative housing. The two rows of conductive terminals are received in the insulative housing by the slots on both sides of the insulative housing. Since a plurality of vacancies are provided on both sides of the insulating case, warping is likely to occur during cooling of the injection molding, and the warpage phenomenon becomes more complicated in the case where the height of the electrical connector is small. serious. Furthermore, the warpage of the electrical connector can also affect the insertion of the docking connector and good engagement between the two. For example, the Taiwan Patent Publication No. M291638, published on June 1, 2006, discloses a "board-to-board connector" in which the above-mentioned warpage phenomenon occurs.
Furthermore, the above-mentioned electrical connector and the butted electrical connector can only be butted in the upper and lower directions, so that there is only a single butting direction, and different mating directions cannot be flexibly selected.
The reason is that this creator feels that the above-mentioned deficiency can be improved. He is devoted to research and cooperates with the application of theory, and finally proposes a creation that is reasonable in design and effective in improving the above-mentioned deficiency.
The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector that prevents warpage of the insulating housing and maintains a good lateral flatness of the insulating housing to facilitate insertion of the mating connector and to provide Good joint. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector that can have two mating directions with the docking connector for elastically selecting the docking direction.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing including a top surface, a bottom surface, a first and second side surfaces, and two end surfaces on the first and second sides Forming a plurality of notches, and recessingly forming first and second terminal receiving slots, and providing openings corresponding to the first and second terminal receiving slots on the top surface of the insulating housing, and connecting the first and the first a second terminal receiving groove; wherein a reinforcing rib is disposed across the first terminal receiving groove slot, the reinforcing rib is located between the top surface and the bottom surface of the insulating housing; and the top surface of the insulating housing is adjacent to the first A flange is disposed at a position of the two sides; and a plurality of terminals are respectively disposed to the first and second terminal receiving grooves.
The present invention has the following beneficial effects: the present invention has a reinforcing rib transversely disposed at the notch of the first terminal receiving groove, which can increase the strength of the side edge of the insulating shell, prevent warpage of the insulating shell, and make the insulating shell The body maintains good lateral flatness to facilitate insertion of the mating connector and to provide good engagement between the electrical connector and the mating connector.
Furthermore, the present invention is provided with a flange at a position near the second side of the insulating casing, which can also increase the strength of the side edge of the insulating casing, prevent warpage of the insulating casing, and the flange fits The guiding flange can further provide the function of guiding and stopping the positioning when the mating connector is connected to the electrical connector in a side-by-side manner, so that the electrical connector and the docking connector can have two docking directions for elasticity. Select the docking direction.
In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings are only for reference and explanation, and are not intended to limit the creation.
Referring to the first to fourth figures, the present invention provides an electrical connector 1 disposed on a circuit board 2, the electrical connector 1 including an insulative housing 11 and a plurality of terminals 13, The insulating housing 11 is made of a plastic material and includes a top surface 111, a bottom surface 112, a first and second side surfaces 113, 114 and two end surfaces 115, and the first and second side surfaces 113. The 114 forms a plurality of notches 116, 117, and is recessed to form first and second terminal receiving grooves 118, 119 (see FIGS. 5 and 6), and is provided on the top surface of the insulating housing 11. The openings 120, 121 of the first and second terminals are accommodated in the slots 118, 119, and the first and second terminal receiving slots 118, 119 are communicated. The bottom surface of the insulating housing 11 is provided with openings 122 and 123 corresponding to the first and second terminal receiving grooves 118 and 119, and communicates with the first and second terminal receiving grooves 118 and 119.
A reinforcing rib 124 is disposed on the notch 116 of the first terminal receiving groove 118. The reinforcing rib 124 is an elongated rib 124. The reinforcing rib 124 is located on the top surface 111 and the bottom surface 112 of the insulating housing 11. between.
A flange 125 is disposed on a top surface 111 of the insulative housing 11 near the second side surface 114. The top surface 111 of the top surface 111 of the housing 11 is respectively provided with a guiding surface 1261. The bow 1 flange 126 is connected to the two ends of the flange 125 to form a U-shaped frame structure for guiding the bow 1 and blocking the inserted mating connector.
The terminals 13 and 14 each include a contact portion 131, 141, a soldering portion 132, 142, and an elastic bending portion 133, 143. One end of the elastic bending portion 133, 143 is connected to the contact portion 131, 141, and the other end is connected. The welded portions 132 and 142 are connected.
The terminals 13 and 14 are respectively connected to the first and second terminal receiving grooves 118 and 119. Referring to the fifth figure, when the terminal 13 is assembled from the first position A to the first terminal receiving groove 118, the contact portion 131 of the terminal 13 first extends from the notch 116 between the bottom surface 112 and the reinforcing rib 124. The first terminal is received in the groove 118, and then the terminal 13 is rotated around the reinforcing rib 124 to the second position B, the elastic bending portion 133 of the terminal 13 is turned inward, and then the terminal 13 is horizontally pushed into the first terminal capacity. Placed in the slot 118. The contact portion 131 of the terminal 13 exposes the opening 120 of the top surface of the insulating housing 11 for making electrical connection with the mating connector. The soldering portion 132 of the terminal 13 extends from the opening 122 beyond the insulating housing 11 and is soldered to the circuit board 2.
In addition, when the terminal 13 is assembled from the first position A to the first terminal receiving groove 118, the contact portion 131 of the terminal 13 can also protrude from the opening 122 of the bottom surface 112 into the first terminal receiving groove 118, and then The terminal 13 is rotated around the reinforcing rib 124 to the second position B, the elastic bending portion 133 of the terminal 13 is directed inward, and then the terminal 13 is horizontally pushed into the first terminal receiving groove 118.
Referring to the sixth figure, the terminal 13 can be horizontally loaded into the second terminal receiving groove 119 from the notch 117 of the electrical connector. The contact portion 141 of the terminal 14 exposes the opening 121 of the top surface of the insulating housing 11 for making electrical connection with the mating connector. The soldering portion 142 of the terminal 14 extends from the opening 123 beyond the insulating housing 11 and is soldered to the circuit board 2; the above components are formed to form the electrical connector of the present invention.
Referring to the seventh and eighth figures, a mating connector 4 corresponding to the electrical connector 1 is disposed on the other circuit board 3, and the mating connector 4 is plugged into the electrical connector 1 by The two circuit boards 2, 3 can be electrically connected. The docking connector 4 can be docked with the electrical connector 1 from top to bottom, so that the docking connector 4 is inserted above the top surface 111 of the electrical connector 1; the docking connector 4 can also be horizontally connected. The electrical connector 1 is inserted into the socket, and the guiding surface 1261 of the guiding flange 126 is used to guide the butt connector 4 to be slidably connected to the electrical connector 1. The flange 125 can provide the docking connector 4 The function of stopping the positioning when sliding.
The present invention mainly has a reinforcing rib 124 transversely disposed at the notch 116 of the first terminal receiving groove 118. The reinforcing rib 124 can increase the strength of the side edge of the insulating housing 11 and effectively prevent the insulating housing 11 from being warped. The insulating housing 11 is maintained in a good lateral flatness to facilitate insertion of the mating connector 4 and to provide good engagement between the electrical connector 1 and the mating connector 4.
Furthermore, the present invention is provided with a flange 125 at the top surface of the insulating housing 11 near the second side surface 114. The flange 125 can also increase the strength of the side edge of the insulating housing 11 and effectively prevent the insulating housing. 11 warping occurs, and the flange 125 is matched with the guiding flange 126 of the guiding surface 1261 to provide guiding and stopping positioning when the mating connector 4 is inserted into the electrical connector 1 in the lateral direction. The function of the electrical connector 1 and the docking connector 4 can be butted in the up-down direction, and can also be docked in the side-by-side direction, thereby having two docking directions for elastically selecting the docking direction.
However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of the present invention. Therefore, the equivalent changes of the present specification and the contents of the drawings are all included in the right of the creation. Within the scope of protection, it is given to Chen Ming.
<p>1. . . Electrical connector</p><p>11. . . Insulating housing</p><p>111. . . Top surface</p><p>112. . . Bottom</p><p>113. . . First side</p><p>114. . . Second side</p><p>115. . . End face</p><p>116. . . notch</p><p>117. . . notch</p><p>118. . . First terminal receiving slot</p><p>119. . . Second terminal receiving slot</p><p>120. . . Opening</p><p>121. . . Opening</p><p>122. . . Opening</p><p>123. . . Opening</p><p>124. . . Rib reinforcement</p><p>125. . . Flange</p><p>126. . . Guide flange</p><p>1261. . . Guide surface</p><p>13. . . Terminal</p><p>131. . . Contact</p><p>132. . . Welding department</p><p>133. . . Elastic bending</p><p>14. . . Terminal</p><p>141. . . Contact</p><p>142. . . Welding department</p><p>143. . . Elastic bending</p><p>2. . . Circuit board</p><p>3. . . Circuit board</p><p>4. . . Docking connector</p>
The first figure is an exploded view of the original electrical connector and circuit board.
The second figure is a three-dimensional combination of the original electrical connector and the circuit board.
The third figure is a perspective view of the present electrical connector.
The fourth figure is a top view of the present electrical connector.
The fifth figure is a schematic view of the assembly terminal in the AA cross-sectional direction of the fourth figure.
The sixth figure is a schematic view of the BM cross-sectional assembly terminal of the fourth figure.
The seventh figure is a perspective view of the docking of the present electrical connector and the docking connector.
The eighth figure is a perspective view of the docking connector of the seventh figure.
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| US8715019B2 | Cited by | United States of America | Applicant |
2 priority claims, no other members on record
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| 96212412 | Taiwan Province of China | U | |
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1 legal event, as the office reported them to INPADOC
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Numbers
- Publication
- M325649
- Publication, DOCDB
- M325649
- Publication, EPODOC
- TWM325649U
- Application
- 96212412
- Application, DOCDB
- 96212412
- Application, EPODOC
- TW20070212412U
Titles2
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- Electrical connector
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