CN201303074Y - Socket connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a socket connector, which includes a main body, a metal reinforcement shell, a plurality of terminals and a shell. A docking jack is provided on the main body, and the main body is divided by the docking jack to form a bottom wall and a top wall, and a row of terminal slots is provided on the bottom wall. The metal reinforcement shell has a substrate and a substrate, and a side edge of the substrate is connected to a side edge of the substrate by a connecting piece, and the substrate, the substrate and the connecting piece are respectively coated on the lower end face, the upper end face and the side edge of the top wall. A plurality of terminals are respectively inserted into the terminal slots. The shell is coated and fixed on the main body. The socket connector of the utility model is provided with a metal reinforcement shell, so that the overall strength and wear resistance of the metal reinforcement shell and the top wall of the main body can be increased, and thus it is not easy to be damaged.

Description

socket connector

technical field

The utility model relates to an electric connector, in particular to a socket connector.

Background technique

Existing receptacle connectors, such as low-voltage differential signal receptacle connectors, generally include a body made of plastic material, a plurality of terminals, and a housing covered and fixed on the body. The body is provided with a docking socket for accommodating the docking plug connector. The body is separated by the docking socket to form a bottom wall and a top wall opposite to the bottom wall. There are several terminal grooves on the bottom wall, and several terminals are inserted respectively. in the terminal slot.

However, the top wall of the body of the above-mentioned socket connector is often set thinner due to the thinning requirements of current electronic products, and the top wall of the body usually needs to be provided with a card hole that is engaged with the housing, which will cause the body to be thinner. The strength of the top wall is weakened and the top wall of the body is easily damaged when the mated plug connector is inserted and pulled out.

Utility model content

The purpose of the utility model is to provide a socket connector capable of enhancing the strength of the top wall of the body in view of the defects and deficiencies of the prior art.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the socket connector provided by the utility model includes a body, a metal reinforced shell, a plurality of terminals and a shell covered and fixed on the body. There is a pair of docking sockets on the body, and the body is separated by the docking sockets to form a bottom wall and a top wall opposite to the bottom wall. There is a row of terminal slots arranged horizontally on the bottom wall; several terminals are respectively inserted in the terminal slots, The metal reinforced shell has a base plate and a base plate parallel to the base plate, one side edge of the base plate and one side edge of the base plate are connected by a connecting piece, and the base plate, the base piece and the connecting piece are respectively covered on the top wall. On the lower end face, upper end face and side edges.

To sum up, the socket connector of the utility model is covered by the base plate, the substrate and the connecting piece of the metal reinforced shell on the lower end surface, the upper end surface and the side edge of the top wall respectively, so that the metal reinforced shell and the top wall can be increased. Excellent overall strength and wear resistance, so it is not easy to damage.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the socket connector of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the socket connector shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a metal reinforcing shell of the socket connector shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the receptacle connector shown in FIG. 1 with the housing removed.

The reference signs of each component in the figure are explained as follows:

Socket connector 1 Housing 11

Top plate 111 Bottom plate 112

Side plate 113 Fastening piece 114

Side wall 115 Clip arm 116

Welding part 117 Socket 118

Edge Guard 119 Body 12

Docking jack 120 Top wall 121

Clamping hole 122 rear end wall 123

Recessed groove 124 Holder groove 125

Terminal slot 126 Grounding terminal slot 127

Fastening groove 128 Holding cavity 129

Metal reinforced shell 13 connecting piece 130

Substrate 131 Substrate 132

Side edge 133 Card holding piece 134

Ground 135 Slot 136

Bump 137 Clamping arm 138

Convex 139 Terminal 20

Holding part 21 Contact part 22

Solder Tail 23 Ground Terminal 30

Clamping part 31 Welding end 32

Detailed ways

In order to describe the technical content, structural features, achieved goals and effects of the present utility model in detail, the following will be described in detail in conjunction with the embodiments and accompanying drawings.

Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the socket connector 1 of the present invention includes a shell 11, a body 12, a metal reinforced shell 13, a number of terminals 20 held on the body 12 and two grounding terminals held on the body 12 30.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the housing 11 has a top plate 111 , a bottom plate 112 opposite to the top plate 111 , and a side plate 113 connecting the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112 . Both the rear edges of the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112 protrude backwards with a number of clamping pieces 114, and the two ends of the top plate 111 are respectively bent and extended downwards to form a side wall 115, and the side wall 115 extends backwards with a rectangular locking piece. Fixed arm 116. Both ends of the bottom plate 112 respectively extend upwards and outwards to form a sheet-shaped welding portion 117 . A substantially rectangular insertion port 118 is defined on the side plate 113 , and a lower edge of the insertion port 118 is folded forward in an arc shape to form an edge protection portion 119 .

Referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, the main body 12 is roughly cuboid shape, is provided with a butt joint socket 120 on it, the main body 12 is separated by the butt joint socket 120 to form a top wall 121 and a bottom wall opposite to the top wall 121 (in the figure not shown). A rear end wall 123 is connected between the top wall 121 and the bottom wall. A front end of the top wall 121 defines a rectangular indentation groove 124 and a plurality of rectangular retaining grooves 125 communicating with the indentation groove 124 and arranged at intervals. The bottom wall is provided with a row of terminal slots 126 arranged horizontally and running through the rear end wall 123 backwards, and two grounding terminal slots 127 located on one side of the row of terminal slots 126 and arranged side by side with the terminal slots 126. The shape of the grounding terminal slots 127 is The structure is consistent with the terminal groove 126 . The rear end wall 123 defines a row of fastening slots 128 penetrating through the main body 12 at the upper and lower sides of the plurality of terminal slots 126 . A row of clamping cavities 129 is defined between the upper row of clamping slots 128 and the terminal slots 126 . Two ends of the rear end wall 123 respectively define a fastening hole 122 penetrating through the main body 12 .

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the metal reinforcing shell 13 has a rectangular sheet-shaped substrate 131 and a rectangular strip-shaped substrate 132 parallel to the substrate 131 . One side edge of the substrate 131 is connected to one side edge of the substrate 132 by an arc-shaped connecting piece 130 . The base plate 131 has a side edge 133 , and a plurality of parallel locking pieces 134 extend backward from the middle of the side edge 133 . Both ends of the side edge 133 are bent downward and extend backward with a grounding portion 135 . A plurality of slot holes 136 are arranged side by side on the base plate 131, and a protrusion 137 protrudes backward from a hole edge of the slot hole 136 on the base plate 131. not shown in the figure). Two clamping arms 138 extend from one side of the substrate 132 , and a circular protrusion 139 protrudes from each of the two clamping arms 138 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the terminal 20 has a plate-shaped retaining portion 21 . The front end of the retaining portion 21 extends forward with an arc-shaped contact portion 22 . The middle of the rear end of the retaining portion 21 extends backward with a solder tail portion 23 . The ground terminal 30 has a clamping portion 31 having the same shape as the holding portion 21 of the terminal 20 and a welding end 32 having the same shape as the solder tail portion 23 of the terminal 20 .

A plurality of terminals 20 are respectively inserted in the terminal groove 126, and two grounding terminals 30 are respectively inserted in the grounding terminal groove 127, and the contact portion 22 of the terminal 20 is used to be inserted into a male terminal of a plug connector (not shown in the figure). The solder tails 23 of the terminals 20 are used for soldering to a circuit board (not shown). The clamping portion 31 of the ground terminal 30 is clamped in the ground terminal slot 127 , and the welding end 32 of the ground terminal 30 is welded on the circuit board.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , the metal reinforcement shell 13 is fixed on the body 12 , the connecting piece 130 of the metal reinforcement shell 13 covers one side edge of the top wall 121 of the body 12 , and the base plate 131 is placed on the lower end surface of the top wall 121 , the holding piece 134 is held in the holding cavity 129 . The ground portion 135 is locked in the ground terminal slot 127 and abuts against the engaging portion 31 . The substrate 132 of the metal reinforced shell 13 is placed in the indented groove 124 on the upper surface of the top wall 121 , and the clamping arm 138 is placed in the clamping groove 125 . The combination of body 12, metal reinforced shell 13, terminal 20 and grounding terminal 30 is placed in the housing 11, and the fastening pieces 114 on the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112 are respectively inserted into the fastening slots 128 of the main body 12, and fastened The arm 116 is clamped in the fastening hole 122 , and the protrusion 139 on the clamping arm 138 is tightly abutted against the lower surface of the top plate 111 of the housing 11 . The welding portion 117 of the housing 11 is welded on the circuit board. The edge protection portion 119 covers the front edge of the bottom wall of the body 12 to guide and protect the front edge of the bottom wall when the mating plug connector is inserted.

When a mating plug connector (not shown) is inserted into the receptacle connector 1 from the insertion interface 118, the protrusion on the bump 137 of the metal reinforcement shell 13 can abut on the housing of the plug connector, thereby increasing Insertion force between the plug connector and the socket connector 1.

Since the clamping portion 31 of the grounding terminal 30 has the same shape as the holding portion 21 of the terminal 20, and the welding end 32 has the same shape as the welding tail portion 23 of the terminal 20, the two grounding terminals 30 of the socket connector 1 of the present invention and several terminals 20 are in the same shape. When inserted into the terminal groove 126 and the grounding terminal groove 127, they can be conveniently operated at the same time, so the assembly is convenient.

In summary, the socket connector 1 of the present invention is covered by the base plate 131, the base plate 132 and the connecting piece 130 of the metal reinforced shell 13 respectively on the lower end surface, the upper end surface and the side edge of the top wall 121, thereby increasing the The metal enhances the overall strength and wear resistance of the shell 13 and the top wall 121 of the body 12 , so it is not easy to be damaged.

Claims (9)

1. A socket connector, comprising a body, a plurality of terminals and a housing covered and fixed on the body, the body is provided with a pair of docking jacks, the body is separated by the docking jacks to form a bottom wall and a bottom wall opposite to the bottom wall The top wall and the bottom wall are provided with a row of terminal slots arranged horizontally; several terminals are respectively inserted in the terminal slots, and the feature is: it also includes a metal reinforced shell, which has a base plate and a parallel to the base plate One side edge of the substrate is connected with one side edge of the substrate by a connecting piece, and the substrate, the base piece and the connecting piece are respectively coated on the lower end surface, the upper end surface and the side edge of the top wall. 2. The receptacle connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: a clamping arm extends from one side edge of the substrate, and a protrusion protrudes from the clamping arm, and the protrusion abuts against the shell physically. 3. The receptacle connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein a protrusion is disposed on the substrate, and a lower end of the protrusion protrudes downward to form a protrusion. 4. The receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein two grounding terminal slots are respectively located on one side of the row of terminal slots on the body, and a grounding terminal is respectively inserted in the two grounding terminal slots , the substrate has a side edge, two ends of the side edge are extended with grounding parts; the grounding terminal has a clamping part and a welding end, and the grounding part abuts on the clamping part. 5. The receptacle connector according to claim 4, characterized in that: the terminal has a holding portion, a contact portion and a solder tail portion extend from the holding portion; the clamping portion of the grounding terminal is in the same shape as the holding portion of the terminal , and the shape of the solder end is the same as that of the solder tail of the terminal, and the shape and structure of the ground terminal slot is consistent with the terminal slot. 6. The receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the top wall of the body is provided with a recessed groove and a plurality of retaining grooves communicated with the recessed groove and arranged at intervals, and the metal reinforced shell The substrate is placed in the recessed groove, and the holding arm is placed in the holding groove. 7. The receptacle connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: the body is provided with a row of fastening grooves penetrating through the main body at the upper and lower sides of the row of terminal grooves and a row of fastening grooves located in the row of terminal grooves. A row of clamping cavities between the terminal groove; the housing has a top plate and a bottom plate opposite to the top plate, and a number of fastening pieces protrude from the rear edges of the top plate and the bottom plate; the base plate has one side edge, A plurality of clamping pieces protrude from the side edge, and the clamping pieces and the clamping pieces are respectively inserted into the clamping groove and the clamping cavity. 8. The receptacle connector according to claim 7, characterized in that: the two ends of the body each have a fastening hole, the two ends of the top plate of the housing are respectively bent and extended to form a side wall, and the side wall A clamping arm is extended, and the clamping arm is placed in the clamping hole, and the two ends of the bottom plate of the housing respectively extend upwards and outwards to form a welding portion. 9. The receptacle connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: the housing has a side plate, a plug opening is opened on the side plate, and the side plate is arc-shaped folded and extended at the lower edge of the plug port to form a The edge protector wraps the front edge of the bottom wall of the body.

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