CN1091309C

CN1091309C - Electric connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN1091309C
Application number: CN98105560A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孟庆昌
Original assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 1998-03-13
Filing date: 1998-03-13
Publication date: 2002-09-18
Anticipated expiration: 2018-03-13
Also published as: CN1229294A

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly comprising: the fixed seat is provided with a contact surface and a first electric connector accommodating chamber and a second electric connector accommodating chamber; the first and the second electric connectors are accommodated in the accommodating chamber and are provided with insulating bodies and a plurality of conductive terminals, each insulating body is provided with a plug-in surface and a welding surface, the plug-in surface is provided with a slot, each conductive terminal is exposed from the welding surface, one of the plug-in surfaces of the first and the second electric connectors is parallel to the substrate, and the plug-in surface of the other electric connector is vertical to the substrate; the circuit board is inserted in a connector slot and is electrically connected with the conductive terminal of the other connector, so that the first and the second electric connectors are electrically connected.

Description

Electric connector assembly

The present invention relates to a kind of electric connector assembly, particularly relate to the grafting orientation that a kind of mat holder changes electric connector, and the electric connector assembly with modular functionality.

According to the PCI structure, most electric connectors directly are welded on the substrate, and circuit module part plate vertically is plugged in electric connector, need occupy bigger space in host computer inside, and cause main frame bulky.Based on the miniaturization Design demand, the known electric connector is level and inserts circuit module part plate, as Taiwan patent application the 81102107th, 81400686, No. 84100813, and United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 986,765,5,004,429,5,514,002,5,632, No. 640, also has United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 639,251,5,533,901,5,501,613,5,468,154,5,365,408,5,340,320,5,342,220,5,295,843,5,173 056,5,161,999,5,135,405,4,640, No. 566, above-mentioned known connector terminals is vertically to be welded on bendingly on the substrate, and the jockey of butt joint is pegged graft in a horizontal manner.But this design can't reduce the height of host computer.In addition, as United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 037,330,5,080,609,5,336,109,5,401,192,5,407, though No. 336 patents utilize the confined space with compact deploying between assembly and the assembly, but they mostly only save the assembling space of substrate.In addition, if use the connection mode of the Board-to-Board Electrical Connector parallel instead, as United States Patent (USP) the 5th with substrate, 116,247,5,181,855,5,277,597,5,395,250,5,478, No. 248 disclose, then electric connector must be welded on the circuit module part plate, therefore manufacturing cost height not only, and easily make the transmission signals decay and postpone.

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of electric connector assembly, parallel grafting circuit module part plate, it can save the host computer inner space, and reduces the host computer whole height.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of electric connector assembly with holder, fixing and the bed hedgehopping electric connector of its mat holder, change the grafting orientation of electric connector, make circuit module part plate after the grafting can not influence the normal operation of substrate, seldom take up space again.

Another object of the present invention is to, the electric connector that adopts circuit board to be connected with electric connector assembly, this electric connector assembly can once be installed several electric connectors, and utilizes the circuit board deploying to strengthen the electricity and the mechanical performance of electric connector assembly.

Another object of the present invention is to adopt holder, make to have now to have different functions after electric connector is assembled, both increased the purposes of product, reduce the new product development die cost again.

The object of the present invention is achieved like this, and a kind of electric connector assembly promptly is provided, and it comprises: holder is provided with the contact-making surface and first, second electric connector room that are connected in substrate; First and second electric connector, be located in described first, second electric connector room, several conducting terminals that it is equipped with insulating body and is located in described insulating body, each described insulating body all has plug surface and solder side, described plug surface has the slot for the circuit module part plate of pegging graft, described each conducting terminal exposes from described solder side, one of them slot of described first electric connector and described second electric connector, its bearing of trend is parallel to described substrate, and the slot of another electric connector plug surface, its bearing of trend is perpendicular to described substrate; Circuit board, it is plugged in the slot on one of them the connector plug surface, is electrically connected with the conducting terminal that another connector solder side exposes again simultaneously, makes described first and second electric connector electrical connection thus.

The present invention also provides a kind of electric connector assembly in order to grafting circuit module part plate, and it comprises: holder is provided with the contact-making surface and the electric connector room that are connected in substrate; Electric connector, be located in described electric connector room, and be provided with insulating body and be located in several conducting terminals of described insulating body, described insulating body has plug surface and solder side, and described plug surface has the slot of grafting circuit module part plate, and parallel with described substrate; The terminal position element is connected with described holder, and described each conducting terminal exposes, extends and vertical bending from described solder side, passes the location hole on the described terminal position element then, is electrically connected with described substrate.

Another characteristics of electric connector assembly of the present invention are that its holder that provides can be installed with and this electric connector of bed hedgehopping.

Another characteristics of electric connector assembly of the present invention are, it provides a kind of electric connector assembly, have first electric connector and second electric connector, and this electric connector assembly has circuit board, in order to the solder side that connects first electric connector and the plug surface of second electric connector.

Another characteristics of electric connector assembly of the present invention are, the holder of its electric connector assembly has for fixing several holes of usefulness, and each hole is opened in and prevents on the groove that holder is damaged admittedly because of spiral shell.

Another characteristics of electric connector assembly of the present invention are, electric connector in the electric connector assembly is located in holder, several conducting terminals expose and extend vertically up to the contact-making surface of holder from the solder side of electric connector, and be provided with the terminal position element between each conducting terminal, in order to fix each conducting terminal.

The advantage of apparatus of the present invention is that its combined electric connector is provided with holder, can change the grafting orientation of electric connector, reduce the vertical space that circuit module part plate takies, and its assembly performance is good, low cost of manufacture.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, describe embodiments of the invention in detail, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of electric connector assembly of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the rear perspective exploded view among Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the exploded view of electric connector assembly of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is along the cutaway view of IV-IV line among Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the stereogram of another embodiment of apparatus of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the rear perspective exploded view among Fig. 5.

See also Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, it is the rear perspective exploded view among the stereogram of electric connector assembly of the present invention and Fig. 1, and this electric connector assembly 1 comprises: holder 2, first electric connector 3, second electric connector 4, circuit board 5 and shielding element 6 etc.Wherein, this holder 2 is one to have the microscler plastic body of contact-making surface 29, its apical margin is installed with first electric connector 3, lower edge in the one side is provided with second electric connector 4, this first electric connector 3 is electrically connected by circuit board 5 with second electric connector 4, and be provided with shielding element 6 in circuit board 5 peripheries, this shielding element 6 is connected on the holder 2, and its major function is protection circuit plate 5.

First electric connector 3 is the jammed edge electric connector of identical kenel with second electric connector 4, in order to grafting circuit module part plate (not shown), both are respectively equipped with

insulating body

30,40 and conducting

terminal

32,42, wherein

insulating body

30,40 has

plug surface

34,44 and

solder side

36,46 respectively, the major axis of this

plug surface

34,44 is provided with the

slot

38,48 of grafting circuit module part plate, conducting

terminal

32,42 is located in insulating

body

30,40, and exposes from this

solder side

36,46.

See also Fig. 3, it is for the exploded view of electric connector assembly of the present invention, as shown in the figure, this holder 2 is provided with the first electric connector room 21 and the second electric connector room 23, each electric connector room 21,23 is installed with first electric connector 3 and second electric connector 4 respectively, be provided with several holes 25 and groove 27 at the two ends of holder 2, make this holder 2 can utilize the solid mode of spiral shell to be fixed on the substrate (not shown), each hole 25 is opened on the groove 27, be used for increasing elasticity, thereby prevent that holder is compromised because of spiral shell is solid.In addition, be respectively equipped with several jacks 50 and several pads 52 in circuit board 5 both sides, each jack 50 holds the conducting terminal 32 that connects first electric connector 3, each pad 52 is connected in the conducting terminal 42 of second electric connector 4, utilize the circuit 54 between the jack 50 and pad 52 on the circuit board 5, first electric connector 3 is electrically connected with second electric connector 4.

See also Fig. 4, it is along the cutaway view of IV-IV line among Fig. 1, the plug surface 34 of this first electric connector 3 and the plug surface 44 of second electric connector 4 are positioned at two mutually perpendicular planes, utilize foregoing circuit plate 5 to change the grafting orientation of first electric connector 3, but make this first electric connector, 3 level grafting circuit module part plates (not shown), thereby reduce the vertical space that circuit module part plate takies.Also have, this holder 2 has the function of bed hedgehopping, and the circuit module part plate that level is pegged graft can not touch the electronic component of substrate (not shown), so, when reducing the height of host computer (not shown), also can not influence the operate as normal of substrate.

See also Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, it is the stereogram of second embodiment of the invention and the rear perspective exploded view among Fig. 5, the main points that this second embodiment is different from first embodiment are, the electric connector 7 that is located in holder 8 has only one (please again referring to Fig. 2), and be provided with the terminal position element 9 that is connected with holder 8, and behind solder side 73 extended several conducting terminal 71 vertical bending 90 degree of electric connector 7, be connected in substrate (not shown) again, each terminal 71 injects in the location hole 91 of terminal position element 9, in order to fix each terminal 71.Like this, each conducting terminal 71 is different from the connected mode of first embodiment, it is the grafting orientation that makes the conducting terminal 71 change electric connectors 7 of vertical bending, and after being assembled in holder 8, have enough spaces between slot 75 and the substrate, the circuit module part plate (not shown) that level is pegged graft can not touch the part of substrate.

Below only embodiments of the invention are described, but can not be limited the present invention, various variations or modification according to spirit of the present invention is done all are included in the claim of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electrical connector assembly, characterized in that it comprises:

The fixing seat is provided with a contact surface connected to the substrate and first and second electrical connector chambers;

The first and second electrical connectors are accommodated in the first and second electrical connector chambers, each of which is provided with an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals accommodated in the insulating body, each of the insulating The body has an insertion surface and a welding surface, the insertion surface has a slot for inserting a circuit module board, the conductive terminals are exposed from the welding surface, the first electrical connector and the The slot of one of the second electrical connectors extends in a direction parallel to the substrate, while the slot on the mating surface of the other electrical connector extends in a direction perpendicular to the substrate;

The circuit board is plugged into the slot on the mating surface of one of the connectors, and at the same time is electrically connected to the conductive terminal exposed on the welding surface of the other connector, so that the first and second electrical connectors electrical connection.

2. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of grooves are formed on the fixing seat.

3 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of holes are provided at the connection between the fixing seat and the substrate, and the holes are respectively opened in the grooves. 4 .

4. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein the first and second electrical connectors are the same electrical connector.

5. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein a shielding element is provided on the periphery of the circuit board.

6. An electrical connector assembly for plugging in a circuit module assembly board, characterized in that it comprises:

The fixing seat is provided with a contact surface connected to the substrate and an electrical connector chamber;

The electrical connector is accommodated in the electrical connector chamber, and is provided with an insulating body and several conductive terminals accommodated in the insulating body. The insulating body has a plugging surface and a welding surface, and the plugging The interface has a slot for plugging in the circuit module board and is parallel to the substrate;

The terminal positioning element is connected with the fixing seat, and each conductive terminal is exposed from the welding surface, extends and is vertically bent, and then passes through the positioning hole on the terminal positioning element to be electrically connected with the substrate.

7 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the contact surface of the fixing seat and the insertion surface of the card edge electrical connector are two mutually perpendicular planes.

8. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 7, wherein a plurality of grooves are formed on the fixing seat.

9 . The electrical connector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein a plurality of holes are provided at the connection between the fixing base and the substrate, and the holes are respectively opened in the grooves. 10 .

10. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 6 or 9, wherein a shielding element is provided on the periphery of each conductive terminal.

11. The electrical connector assembly according to claim 10, wherein a terminal positioning element is provided between the conductive terminals.