CN1118888C - Electric connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The electrical connector of the present invention can be directly assembled at any position of the electronic device, and its docking opening has the function of opening and closing. It includes a base body, a terminal module assembly assembled in the base body, and a conductive terminal assembled in the terminal module assembly. And the pivot body assembled on the seat body, wherein the seat body is fixed on the electronic device, one end of the conductive terminal extends outside the seat body to be connected to the circuit board of the electronic device, and the other end extends between the pivot body and the seat body In the internal space, the seat body is provided with a bolt hole, and the pivot body is provided with a bolt connection block, through the cooperation of the bolt connection block and the bolt hole, the pivot body is pivotally connected to the seat body and can rotate relative to the seat body , and an accommodating space is formed between the pivot body and the seat body, which varies with the position of the pivot body relative to the seat body, so as to install a docking electrical connector with a suitable volume.

Description

electrical connector

【Technical field】

The invention relates to an electrical connector, in particular to an electrical connector which can be directly assembled to any position of an electronic device, and whose docking opening has the function of opening and closing.

【Background technique】

With the continuous development of electronic technology, various electronic products, such as computers, network equipment, servers and mobile phones, have gradually improved the functions they can achieve and produced more and more new functions, and with these new functions As the number of electronic devices continues to increase, it is necessary for various electronic devices to add some components to perform and realize this function, which will affect the original arrangement of electrical connectors inside the electronic device and its corresponding usable area. In addition, due to the increasing popularity of consumer electronic devices and the increasing emphasis on efficiency in daily life and work, the portability and portability of electronic devices will also become a major focus of electronic device design. Therefore, the more emphasis is placed on the portability and portability of electronic devices, the more it is necessary to reduce the overall volume of electronic devices as much as possible. Otherwise, more and more functions need more electrical connectors to perform, it is not easy to improve the internal space arrangement of the electronic device and make it more portable. In addition, in the past, at least one main circuit board was usually installed inside the electronic device to connect various electrical connectors so that they could be integrated with each other into a complete circuit to achieve specific functions. However, for the volume arrangement of the entire electronic device, it is impossible for the board area of the main circuit board to continue to increase in order to join more electrical connectors, but it may need to be reduced. In the case of limited usable area, mating the most electrical connectors to provide maximum performance for electronic devices has become a major issue in the design of various electronic devices.

In addition, in the past, when various electronic devices were connected with other devices to transmit electronic signals and data, they usually used electrical connectors for output/input. . After this type of electrical connector is mated with a mating connector, appropriate signal transmission is generated, so that the electronic device can successfully realize electrical communication with other devices through the electrical connector. However, this kind of electrical connector directly communicates with the outside world through its docking hole. As a result, when it is not actually used or docked, this docking hole is actually easily disturbed by the external environment, especially in the case of docking. The exposed electrical contact parts in the opening are prone to rust and oxidation under the influence of external environment for a long time, such as humidity and dust, which will cause instability of telecommunication transmission and reduce its efficiency.

【Content of invention】

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector, which has a special configuration so that it can be arranged in different assembly positions of electronic devices according to actual needs, so that the arrangement of the internal space of electronic devices is more convenient easy.

Another object of the present invention is to make the use of the electrical connector have a certain relationship with its occupied volume, so that the actual volume of the electrical connector is only occupied when it is used, so as to reduce the internal volume of the electronic device and improve its usability .

Another object of the present invention is to change the internal space of the electrical connector for telecommunication connection and docking according to actual usage conditions, and increase the internal necessary space of the electrical connector when a telecommunication connection or docking is required, which will help Integrate with the electrical connector and reduce its overall volume.

Another object of the present invention is that the electrical connector has an appropriate shielding structure, which can be properly opened and closed in combination with the actual use of the electrical connector, and can properly and continuously shield the internal components of the electrical connector so that it does not Corrosion and oxidation occur due to interference from changes in the external environment, thereby improving the transmission efficiency and stability of the electrical connector.

The feature of the present invention is that the electrical connector includes a base body, a terminal module assembly accommodated in the base body, a conductive terminal assembled in the terminal module assembly, and a pivot body assembled on the base body. On the electronic device, one end of the conductive terminal extends to the outside of the seat to be connected to the circuit board of the electronic device, and the other end extends to the inner space between the pivot body and the seat body. The seat body is provided with a bolt hole, and the pivot body There is a bolting block, and through the cooperation of the bolt hole and the bolting block, the pivoting body is pivotally connected to the seat body and can rotate relative to the seat body. An accommodation space is formed between the pivoting body and the seat body. The space will have different volumes depending on the position of the pivot body relative to the seat body, so as to accommodate the docking electrical connector with a suitable volume.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: 1. It can be directly assembled at any position of the electronic device, so that the arrangement of the internal space of the electronic device is more convenient and easy; 2. It only takes up the actual volume when it is used, so that it can be reduced. Occupy the internal volume of the electronic device to improve its availability; 3. It can shield the internal components of the electrical connector so that it will not be affected by the interference of the external environment and cause corrosion and oxidation, thereby improving the transmission efficiency of the electrical connector and stability. The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with drawings and embodiments.

【Description of drawings】

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the first embodiment of the present invention from another perspective.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the implementation state of the present invention assembled with a circuit board.

Fig. 4 is a side view of another embodiment of the combination of the present invention and the circuit board.

Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the implementation of the present invention before docking with the docking connector.

Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing the implementation of the present invention after docking with the docking connector.

Fig. 7 is a side sectional view of the second embodiment of the combination of the present invention and the circuit board.

【Detailed ways】

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the electrical connector 1 is mainly composed of components such as a base body 2, a pivot body 3, and a terminal module assembly 4, wherein the base body 2 is mainly in the shape of a plane plate, with There is a docking surface 21, and the opposite side is provided with a joint surface 22, and one side of the docking surface 21 is provided with a protruding portion 23 extending in an elongated shape toward the direction away from it, and the protruding portion 23 adjoins to butts at the same time The bottom of the surface 21 is provided with a slot hole 231 penetrating through the protruding portion 23 , and two ends of the protruding portion 23 are respectively provided with inwardly recessed bolt holes 24 . Moreover, a terminal mounting space 25 recessed into the seat body 2 is provided on the mating surface 21. One side of the mounting space 25 is close to the protruding portion 23 and communicates with the slot hole 231 penetrating the protruding portion 23, while the other side The side is provided with several insulating partitions to form several terminal mounting holes 251 (as shown in FIG. 2 ), and the two opposite sides of the seat body 2 with slot holes 231 are provided at appropriate positions close to the mounting hole 251. There are bumps 26 . In addition, a dovetail protrusion 27 extending parallel to the direction of the protrusion 23 of the seat body 2 is provided at an appropriate position in the middle section of the joint surface 22 of the seat body 2, and several cylinders are further provided on the surface of the dovetail protrusion 27. Shaped protruding boss 28.

The pivot body 3 is a slightly triangular prism-shaped cover, and one side thereof is provided with an inwardly recessed container 31, and the opening formed by the container 31 can be used to cover the entire seat body 2 therein, and in the container The opening of the slot 31 is corresponding to the side edge of the raised portion 23 of the seat body 2. A notch 32 that can be installed with the raised portion 23 is recessed. Bolting blocks 321 are respectively provided on the positions, so the bolting blocks 321 of the pivot body 3 are pivotally connected to the bolt holes 24 of the raised portion 23 of the seat body 2, and the raised portion 23 of the seat body 2 is accommodated in the In the gap 32 of the pivotal body 3, the pivotal body 3 can be rotated relative to the seat body 2 with the protrusion 23 as the axis, so that the pivotal body 3 can be completely covered by the closed state of the seat body 2 ( As shown in FIG. 3 ), rotate toward the direction away from the seat body 2 until the wall surface of the notch 32 on the pivot body 3 abuts against the raised portion 23 (as shown in FIG. 4 ), in addition, when the pivot body 3 When it is rotated to the open state, an appropriate docking space will be formed between the base body 2 and the pivoting body 3 , and the docking connector 6 can be assembled therein. Recessed areas 33 are respectively provided at appropriate positions on the inner side wall surface of the pivoting body 3 with the bolting block 321 , and a receiving hole 331 is respectively provided in the two recessed areas 33 , when the pivoting body 3 covers the seat body 2 , the protrusions 26 on the seat body 2 can just slide into the two recessed areas 33 correspondingly, and be properly installed and fixed in the receiving holes 331 therein, thereby providing an appropriate local fastening force and enabling the The pivot body 3 and the base body 2 can still maintain the closed state under the external force of abnormal operation. On the outer surface of the pivot body 3 farthest from the notch 32, several rows of elongated grooves 34 (as shown in Figure 2 ) are provided. This elongated groove 34 can facilitate the user to apply force to It is beneficial to push the pivot body 3 and make it pivot from the closed state to the open state relative to the seat body 2 (as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 ).

The terminal module assembly 4 is mainly provided with rows of conductive terminals 41. One end of the terminal 41 is provided with a contact end 411 bent in an arc shape, and the other end is provided with a joint end 412 bent twice in a row. An insulating block 42 connecting the terminal 41 into a module assembly is integrally formed at an appropriate position between the end 411 and the joint end 412 , and a buckle edge 421 protrudes from one side of the insulating block 42 . Therefore, when the terminal module assembly 4 is assembled with the base body 2, the terminal module assembly 4 is assembled in the slot hole 231 by firstly inserting the contact end 411 of each terminal 41 into the slot hole 231 of the base body 2, Until the contact ends 411 continue to move into the installation space 25 of the base body 2, and are respectively accommodated in the installation hole 251 therein so that the arc-shaped bending part protrudes outside the installation hole 251 At the same time, the insulating block 42 will be fixed together in the slot 231 of the seat body 2, and can be directly buckled on the protrusion 23 of the seat body 2 and the installation space 25 through the buckle edge 421 provided on the side surface. Adjacent sides, so that the terminal module assembly 4 is firmly buckled in the seat body 2 .

As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 and Figure 5 and Figure 6, the method for assembling and using the electrical connector of the present invention takes the electrical connector 1 of this embodiment as an example, and implements it according to the following steps:

In the assembly step, the components of the electrical connector 1 are assembled and the side of the base body 2 provided with the protrusion 28 is abutted against the circuit board 5 properly arranged in the electronic device (not shown). The columns 28 can be correspondingly held in the corresponding holes 51 of the circuit board 5 , and the joint end 412 of the terminal module assembly 4 extending outside the slot 231 of the base body 2 will abut against the corresponding contacts on the circuit board 5 one by one. (not shown in the figure), the terminal joint end 412 of the electrical connector 1 and the contact point of the circuit board 5 can be electrically connected by heating and welding.

In the opening step, by applying force to the elongated groove 34 on the outside of the pivot body 3 of the electrical connector 1, the pivot body 3 is pushed away from the pivot body 3, and the protrusion 26 and the receiving hole 331 cooperate with each other to buckle on the seat body 2 The upper closed state (as shown in FIG. 3 ), and rotates around the raised portion 23 of the seat body 2 to gradually make one side of the seat body 2 away from the seat body 2 to form an open state (as shown in FIG. 4 ).

Enlarging step, in the opening step, the inner space surrounded by the base body 2 of the electrical connector 1 and the pivoting body 3 will expand from a closed triangular column-shaped space to a square shape in an open state with the rotation of the pivoting body 3 At the same time, an opening for docking is formed between the side of the pivot body 3 away from the base body 2 and the base body 2 , and the contact ends 411 of the terminals 41 of the terminal module assembly 4 are exposed in the opening. In the docking step, the docking electrical connector 6 is assembled from the direction away from the inside of the opening. Since the space enclosed by the pivot body 3 and the seat body 2 is exactly equal to that of the docking connector 1 when the electrical connector 1 is in the open state. 6, therefore, the docking electrical connector 6 can be smoothly installed in the electrical connector 1 to achieve electrical communication.

Therefore, the electrical connector of the present invention can change the volume of space it occupies depending on whether it is in use, that is, it can be reduced to the minimum volume when it is not in use, so as to save space for other utilization of electronic devices, and when needed In the case of using or docking conduction, it can be used to expand the volume and smoothly assemble the docking electrical connector, thereby saving the occupied volume of the electrical connector in the unused state and increasing the available space inside the electronic device. In the state of use, it can strive for more space toward the outside of the electronic device, so as to meet the needs of actual utilization and increase the overall effective utilization. In addition, the design of closing the opening of the electrical connector for docking in the unused state is also conducive to preventing the intrusion of dust or moisture, so that the interference of external environmental changes and the occurrence of rust and oxidation can be avoided , thereby improving the transmission efficiency and stability of the electrical connector.

As shown in Fig. 7 again, it is the second embodiment of the application of the assembly of the present invention, wherein a dovetail hole 71 is provided at a proper position of the housing 7 of the electronic device, and the dovetail hole 71 can be embedded into the base of the electrical connector 1 2, so as to achieve the same purpose of fixing the electrical connector 1 on the housing 7 as in the first embodiment. Moreover, a through hole 72 is provided at the joint end 412 of the shell 7 relative to the terminal 41 of the electrical connector 1, so that the joint end 412 of the terminal 41 passes through the through hole 72 and is further electrically connected with the flexible circuit board 8, The other end of the flexible circuit board 8 is electrically connected to the mating connector 52 on the circuit board 5 . In this way, the electrical connector 1 can be arranged at any position of the electronic device, so as to increase the versatility of the electrical connector 1 and the convenience of the internal space arrangement of the electronic device.

Claims (6)

1. An electrical connector, which is used to be installed on an electronic device and form an electrical connection, which includes a plate-shaped seat body, a terminal module assembly assembled on the seat body, a conductive terminal assembled in the terminal module assembly, and The pivoting body assembled on the base body is characterized in that: the base body is fixed on the electronic device, one end of the conductive terminal extends outside the base body to be connected to the circuit board of the electronic device, and the other end extends to the pivoting body and the seat In the internal space between the bodies, the seat body is provided with a bolt hole, and the pivot body is provided with a container to form an accommodating space between the pivot body and the seat body, and the pivot body is opposite to the edge of the seat body A bolting block is provided at the position of the bolt hole of the protruding part, and through the cooperation of the bolting block and the bolt hole, the pivot body is pivotally connected to the seat body and can rotate relative to the seat body. The body has different volume changes at different positions relative to the seat body, so as to install a docking electrical connector with a suitable size. 2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of the base body is provided with an elongated protruding portion, and the above-mentioned bolt holes are provided on both sides of the protruding portion. 3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein a protrusion is provided on both sides of the base body provided with the bolt hole and at a position away from the bolt hole, and the groove of the pivot body is opposite to the protrusion. A receiving hole is provided at the position, and the seat body and the pivot body cover are integrated into one body through the mutual cooperation of the protrusion and the receiving hole. 4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein a dovetail protrusion is provided on the other side of the seat body opposite to the protruding portion. 5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the dovetail protrusion of the seat body is provided with a protrusion. 6 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the pivot body is a triangular column-shaped cover, and a groove is formed on a side surface of the pivot body exposed to the electronic device. 7 .

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