CN201112822Y - Light guide assembly fixing device of electric connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A light guide assembly fixing device of an electric connector is mainly characterized in that at least one jack is arranged on a shell seat body, at least one raised positioning part is transversely arranged on the top side of the shell seat body near the jack, at least one through hole is arranged on the positioning part, at least one raised fixing part extending parallel to the direction of the jack is additionally arranged in the middle section of the top side of the shell seat body, a bent hook part is arranged on the top side of the fixing part, at least one elastic stopping part is arranged behind the fixing part, the light guide assembly is formed by combining a plurality of light guide units which are mutually parallel and by the transversely extending connecting part, each light guide unit extends in a bending way, an upper end part and a lower end part are respectively arranged at two ends of each light guide unit, at least one slot is arranged on the connecting part and corresponds to the fixing part of the shell seat body, so that the upper end part of the light guide unit of the light guide assembly extends forwards through the, the elastic stopping part is matched to push against the rear part of the joining part, and meanwhile, the slot is stretched into by the fixing part and is hooked by the hook part, so that the light guide assembly can be positioned on the periphery of the top side of the shell seat body.

Description

Light guide component fixing device for electrical connector

technical field

The utility model relates to a light guide assembly fixing device of an electric connector, in particular to a light guide assembly fixing device with simple structure, low cost and stable positioning.

Background technique

The electrical connector with indicator lights is a widely used and disclosed structure, which is generally used on modular jacks or similar electrical connectors. These modular jacks are mounted on circuit boards for a corresponding modular plug to extend. Into the formation of electrical connections, the more traditional composition of a light-emitting diode (LED) embedded in the front of the electrical connector housing, using its light to display operating functions, such as: data or signal reception or transmission, in the device The confirmation of the normal connection of each separate component, the indication of power off or on, the abnormality of network transmission, etc.; however, due to the gradual miniaturization trend of various electronic and telecommunication products, there is no such thing in the housing of the above-mentioned electrical connector There is enough space to accommodate the light-emitting diode (LED), thereby causing troubles in the design of related products.

There is also a structure as shown in Figure 1-3, which mainly includes: the housing body 3, the fixing bracket 4 and the light guide assembly 2, etc., wherein the housing body 3 is provided with several downward protruding holes on the bottom side of the periphery. The protruding insert 31 can be inserted and welded on the circuit board to form fixation and grounding. Several jacks 32 are provided on one side of the housing body 3, which can be inserted into the corresponding plug to form an electrical connection. 3 The top side is adjacent to each socket 32 and is provided with several convex strips 33 extending parallel to the direction of each socket 32. Several guide grooves 331 can be formed between the convex strips 33, and the housing body 3 is provided with sockets. The two side edges of 32 are respectively provided with several protruding hooks 34, one side of the fixed bracket 4 is provided with a bent and protruding end protruding portion 43, and the outer edge of the end protruding portion 43 is provided with a group of concave notches 431 corresponding to In each guide groove 331 of the housing body 3, a set of corresponding grooves 42 are provided on the top side of the end protrusion 43 to extend to the other side of the concave notch 431, and at least A group of front and rear corresponding intermediate clip sets 45, and the fixed bracket 4 is provided with several downwardly bent side bending portions 44 and several upwardly bending side edges on the two side edges of the protruding portion 43 of the tool end. The vertical plate 41 is provided with buckle holes 441 on each side bending portion 44 corresponding to each protruding hook portion 34, so that it can fit on the protruding hook portion 34 and fix the fixing bracket 4 on the top of the housing body 3 On the other hand, the light guide assembly 2 is composed of several light guide units 21 juxtaposed with each other and combined with the connecting parts 22 extending laterally. The lower end portions 211, 212, and the two sides of the connecting portion 22 are respectively provided with concave positioning recesses 203 corresponding to the side vertical plates 41 of the fixed bracket 4, and several insertion convex portions 24 are provided on the sides of each lower end portion 212. The light guide assembly 2 is inserted into the groove 42 of the fixing bracket 4 with its upper end 211 and protrudes outward from the notch 431 , and the middle clip group 45 is clamped to the front and rear of the connecting portion 22 of the light guide assembly 2 side, and then the side vertical plate 41 is clamped on the positioning concave part 203 on the two sides of the light guide assembly 2, and the insertion convex part 24 is inserted and fixed on the circuit board, so that the light guide assembly 2 can be fixed on the housing seat The top side and the outer edge of the back side of the body 3 .

Although this structure arranges the light guide component outside the housing body to effectively reduce the volume of the housing body, the design of assembling the light guide component through the fixing bracket still inevitably complicates the overall assembly. , and the cost of components increases, which is not conducive to the improvement of product competitiveness.

Utility model content

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the conventional electrical connector structure with light source, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a light guide component fixing device for the electrical connector, which can effectively reduce the overall components and reduce the material cost of the product.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a light guide component fixing device for an electrical connector, which can effectively simplify the assembly procedure and reduce the assembly cost.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose and effect, the technical means implemented include: a shell body, which is provided with a jack, which can be inserted into the corresponding plug to form an electrical connection, and a horizontally protruding positioning part is provided on the top side of the jack , and at least one through hole is provided on the positioning part, and at least one elastic stopper part is arranged laterally behind the positioning part; a light guide assembly is a connecting part that is composed of several light guide units that are juxtaposed with each other and extend laterally Combined, each light guide unit is bent and extended, and its two ends are respectively provided with an upper end and a lower end, so that the upper end can penetrate and extend into each through hole on the positioning part of the housing body, and cooperate with the The elastic stopper pushes against the back side of the connecting portion, so that each light guide unit of the light guide assembly can be attached and positioned on the front side of the housing body.

Wherein, the light guide assembly may be provided with at least one slot on the connecting portion, and the housing base body is provided with a raised fixing portion at the corresponding position on the top side, so that the fixing portion extends into each slot to form a positioning .

In addition, several convex strips extending along the direction of the socket can be provided on the outer sides of the sockets of the housing body, and several guide grooves are naturally formed between the convex strips for the upper ends of the light guide units to pass through. .

Based on the above, the light guide component fixing device of the electrical connector of the present invention can indeed achieve the effects of simplifying the composition structure, simplifying the installation, and reducing the production cost.

Description of drawings

In order to obtain a more specific understanding of the above-mentioned purpose, effect and characteristics of the present utility model, the description is as follows according to the following drawings:

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a fixed structure of a light guide component of a conventional electrical connector;

Fig. 2 is a partial assembly diagram of the fixed structure of the light guide component of the conventional electrical connector;

Fig. 3 is an overall combination diagram of a light guide component fixing structure of a conventional electrical connector;

Fig. 4 is a structure exploded view of the utility model;

Fig. 5 is the overall assembled exterior view of the utility model;

Fig. 6 is a combined side view of the utility model;

Fig. 7 is another preferred embodiment figure of the utility model.

in:

10...seat body 11...convex insert 2...jack

13..Protruding strip 31...Guide groove 14...Side fixing part

141...Hook part 15...Positioning part 151...Through hole

16...Elastic stopper 2...Light guide component 20...Light guide component

200...Light guide component 203...Positioning recess 21...Light guide unit

211...Upper end 212...Lower end 22...Joint part

23...Slot 24...Inserting convex part 3...Shell body

31...Protruding insert 32...Jack 33...Protruding strip

331...Guide groove 34...Protruding hook part 4...Fixing bracket

41... side vertical plate 42... channel 43... end convex part

431...Concave notch 44...Side folded part 441...Buttonhole

45...Intermediate clip set

Detailed ways

Please refer to Figures 4-6, it can be clearly seen that the utility model mainly includes two parts: the housing base body 1 and the light guide assembly 2, wherein the housing base body 1 is provided with several downward The protruding protruding insert 11 can be plugged on the circuit board to form a fixed and grounded connection. At least one side (front) of the housing body 1 is provided with at least one jack 12 for a corresponding plug to extend. To form an electrical connection, several convex strips 13 extending parallel to the direction of each socket 12 and at least one sheet-like fixed portion 14 are provided on the top side of the housing body 1 adjacent to the top and middle of each socket 12. A plurality of guide grooves 131 can be formed between each convex strip 13, and a bent hook portion 141 is provided above each fixing portion 14, and a horizontal hook portion 141 is provided between the several convex strips 13 and each fixing portion 14. At least one protruding positioning part 15, and at least one elastic stop part 16 is provided behind each fixing part 14, and at least one through hole 151 is provided on the positioning part 15 corresponding to each guide groove 131, and the light guide assembly 2 is It is composed of several light guide units 21 juxtaposed with each other and combined with each other through the connecting portion 22 extending laterally. The connecting portion 22 is provided with several slots 23 with openings facing the upper end 211 respectively corresponding to the fixing portions 14 of the housing body 1, and several insertion protrusions 24 are provided on the side of each lower end 212 for insertion and fixing. on the circuit board.

When assembling, the light guide assembly 2 is fitted on the fixing portion 14 of the housing body 1 with the slots 23, and is held above the connecting portion 22 with the hook portion 141. At this time, the upper end 211 of each light guide unit 21 can be Through the through hole 151 of the positioning part 15 and into each guide groove 131, and the lower end 212 of each light guide unit 21 can extend downward from the back side of the housing body 1, and is inserted and fixed with the insertion protrusion 24. Positioning is formed on the circuit board, and at the same time, the elastic stopper 16 can be pushed against the rear side of the connecting portion 22 of the light guide assembly 2, so that each light guide unit 21 of the light guide assembly 2 can be attached and positioned on the housing body 1 Compared with the conventional structure, it can effectively save materials and simplify the processing steps, so as to reduce the production cost.

Fig. 7 is a diagram of another preferred embodiment of the utility model, as shown in the figure, it can be seen that when the utility model is used in practice, the housing body 10 can have two jacks 12 structures according to different specification requirements (Fig. 4-6 are four jacks), and the light guide assembly 200 is a structure with two sets of light guide units 21 (the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4-6 is four sets of light guide units) , the structure and composition of the other parts are exactly the same, so I won't go into details here.

Based on the above, the light guide assembly fixing device of the electrical connector of the present invention can indeed achieve the effect of simplifying the composition structure and reducing the production cost; Changes, modifications, changes or equivalent replacements extended by the technical means and scope of the utility model shall all fall within the scope of the patent application of the utility model.

Claims (8)

1. A light guide component fixing device for an electrical connector, characterized in that it at least includes: A housing body is provided with at least one socket for the insertion of corresponding plugs to form an electrical connection, and at least one positioning part is provided on the top side of the socket, and at least one stopper is provided behind the positioning part; A light guide assembly is composed of several light guide units juxtaposed with each other and combined with a transversely extending joint. Each light guide unit is bent and extended, and its two ends are respectively provided with an upper and a lower end. On the positioning portion of the housing body, cooperate with the stop portion to push against the back side of the connecting portion, and each light guide unit of the light guide assembly is attached and positioned on the front side of the housing body. 2. The light guide component fixing device of an electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the light guide component is provided with at least one slot on the connecting portion, and the housing body is provided at the corresponding position on the top side At least one protruding fixing part is provided, and the fixing part extends into the slot to form a positioning position. 3 . The light guide component fixing device of an electrical connector according to claim 2 , wherein a bent hook portion is provided on the top side of the fixing portion, and is held above the slot. 4 . 4 . The light guide assembly fixing device of an electrical connector according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein the fixing portion of the housing body extends parallel to the directions of the sockets. 5 . 5. The light guide component fixing device of an electrical connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: the top side of each socket of the housing body is provided with several convex strips extending along the direction of the socket, And at least one guide groove is naturally formed between each protruding strip for the upper end of each light guide unit to extend into. 6. The light guide component fixing device of the electrical connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: the light guide component is provided with at least one plug-in fixing device next to the lower end of each light guide unit. Insertion protrusion on the circuit board. 7. The light guide component fixing device of an electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein at least one through hole is provided on the positioning part, and the upper end of the light guide unit of the light guide component passes through the positioning part The through hole extends forward, cooperates with the elastic stopper to push against the back of the connecting part, the slot is inserted by the fixing part and is held by the hook part, and the light guide component is positioned on the top peripheral edge of the housing body. 8 . The light guide component fixing device of an electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning portion is a laterally protruding positioning portion.

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