TW201345072A - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector is offered for an insertion of a cable having two fixed holes, the electrical connector comprises a insulating housing, a metal shell and two flexible fixed portions, the insulating housing comprises a base, a top board and a socket, the flexible fixed portions and the metal shell is one piece and the flexible fixed portions is in the socket, when the fixed holes pass through the flexible fixed portions, the fixed holes is set a fixed portion of the flexible fixed portions, limit the cable through the fixed portion of the flexible fixed portions in order to avoid the cable separates from the electrical connector.

Description

Electrical connector

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector for securing a cable with an elastic retaining member.

In the electronic product, the electrical connector and the cable are required to transmit signals. Referring to FIG. 8, a conventional electrical connector 10 has a bottom plate 11, a top plate 12 and a plug slot 13 in which a row of wires 20 is inserted. In the insertion slot 13 , the electrical connector 10 clamps the cable 20 with the bottom plate 11 and the top plate 12 , so when the electrical connector 10 or the cable 20 is pulled by an improper external force, the cable 20 is disengaged. The electrical connector 10 causes the electrical connector 10 to fail to electrically connect to the other electrical connector 30.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to overcome the problem of the prior art cable being unsecured to the electrical connector causing the cable to disengage from the electrical connector.
An electrical connector of the present invention is provided with a cable having two first positioning holes. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a metal housing and two elastic positioning members. The insulative housing has a top plate and a bottom plate. a top slot having a first upper surface, a first lower surface, and two receiving holes, the bottom plate having a second upper surface facing the first lower surface and a second lower surface, the plugging a slot is located between the top plate and the bottom plate, the metal shell is disposed on the first upper surface of the top plate, the metal shell has a third upper surface, a third lower surface facing the first upper surface, and two The accommodating groove is connected to the third upper surface and the third lower surface, and each of the elastic positioning members is formed in each of the accommodating grooves of the metal casing, and each of the elastic positioning members has an elastic portion and a positioning portion, each of the elastic portions is integrally formed with the metal housing, and each of the positioning portions is protruded from each of the elastic portions, and each of the positioning portions is located in each of the receiving holes and the insertion groove, and each of the positioning portions has a first positioning member, each of the first positioning holes of the cable is sleeved on The first positioning member. When the cable is inserted into the insertion slot, the cable is in contact with the second upper surface of the bottom plate and the positioning portion of each of the elastic positioning members, so that the positioning portions are facing the receiving portion. And the elastic portion protrudes from the third upper surface of the metal casing, and when the first positioning holes of the wire pass through the first positioning members of the positioning portions, The positioning portion is reset by the elastic force of the elastic portion, and each of the first positioning holes is sleeved on each of the first positioning members. The present invention limits the cable by each of the first positioning members to avoid the The cable is disconnected from the electrical connector and causes an open circuit.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, an electrical connector 100 is provided with a row of wires 200 having two first positioning holes 210, and the electrical connector 100 includes An insulative housing 110, a metal housing 120, and two elastic positioning members 130. The insulative housing 110 has a top plate 111, a bottom plate 112, a latching slot 113, and a plurality of latching holes 114. Between the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112, the insertion slot 113 has a plug interface 113a.
Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, the top plate 111 has a first upper surface 111a, a first lower surface 111b, two receiving holes 111c and a first inclined surface 111d. The bottom plate 112 has a first facing surface. a second upper surface 112a of the surface 111b, a second lower surface 112b and a second inclined surface 112e. The first inclined surface 111d and the second inclined surface 112e are located at the insertion interface 113a of the insertion slot 113. The metal housing 120 The first upper surface 111a of the top plate 111 has a third upper surface 121, a third lower surface 122 facing the first upper surface 111a, two receiving slots 123 and a plurality of buckles. Each of the engaging pieces 124 is fastened to each of the engaging holes 114, and each of the receiving grooves 123 communicates with the third upper surface 121 and the third lower surface 122, and each of the elastic positioning members 130 is formed thereon. Each of the locating slots 123 of the metal housing 120 has an elastic portion 131 and a positioning portion 132. The elastic portion 131 is integrally formed with the metal housing 120. In this embodiment, Each of the accommodating grooves 123 of the metal housing 120 has an inner side wall 123a, and the elastic portion 131 of each of the elastic positioning members 130 An outer side wall 131a is formed, and a space D1 is formed between each of the inner side walls 123a and each of the outer side walls 131a. The first positioning member 133 of each of the positioning portions 132 has a guiding bevel 133a and a first side 133b. The guiding edge 133a is opposite to the insertion port 113a. The first side 133b is connected to the guiding bevel 133a. The elastic portions 131 are located on the first upper surface 111a of the top plate 111. Each of the positioning portions 132 is located in each of the accommodating holes 111c and the insertion groove 113. Each of the positioning portions 132 has a first positioning member 133. The wire 200 is inserted into the wire through the insertion port 113a. The first positioning hole 210 of the wire 200 is sleeved on each of the first positioning members 133. Referring to FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the bottom plate 112 of the electrical connector 100 has another The first through holes 112c are respectively located in the first through holes 112c of the positioning portions 132, and the first side edges 133b of the first positioning members 133 are located in the first through holes 112c. Or in another embodiment, the first side 133b can be located between the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112.
Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 for a schematic diagram of the cable 200 being inserted into the insertion slot 113 via the plug connector 113a. Please refer to FIG. 3, the cable 200 is provided by the first slope 111d and the second The guiding portion 132 of the elastic locating member 130 protrudes from the first lower surface 111b of the top plate 111, so that the cable 200 is inserted during the insertion. At the same time, the second upper surface 112a of the bottom plate 112 and the positioning portion 132 of the elastic positioning member 130 are in contact with each other. In the embodiment, the wire 200 is in contact with the guiding bevel 133a of the first positioning member 133. By the first positioning member 133 of the positioning portion 132 passing through the first positioning member 133 of the positioning portion 132, by the first positioning member 133 of the positioning portion 132 Each of the positioning portions 132 is reset by the rest of the elastic portion 131, and the first positioning holes 210 of the wire 200 are sleeved on the first positioning members 133, because the first positioning of the wire 200 The hole 210 is limited to each of the first positioning members 210. Therefore, the cable 200 can be fixed in the insertion slot 113 of the electrical connector 100. Free by the cable 200 from the electrical connector 100 when improper force pulling off.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 6 , when the cable 200 is to be detached from the insulative housing 110 , a tool member 300 can be used to contact the positioning portions 132 via the first through hole 112 c of the bottom plate 112 , so that the positioning portions are respectively The first positioning hole 210 of the wire 200 is disengaged from the positioning portion 132 to facilitate the wire 200 to be separated from the insertion groove 113 of the insulating body 110.
Referring to FIG. 5, a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is different from the first preferred embodiment in that the cable 200 further has two second positioning holes 220 and two connecting ribs 230, each of which is elastically positioned. The positioning portion 132 of the member 130 further has a second positioning member 134 and a locating space 135. The bottom plate 112 has two second through holes 112d. Each of the connecting ribs 230 is located at each of the first positioning holes 210 and each of the first positioning holes 210. Between the two locating holes 220, each of the locating spaces 135 is located between each of the first positioning members 133 and the second positioning members 134. When the second positioning holes 220 of the cable 200 pass through the positioning portions Each of the first positioning holes 210 of the wire 200 is sleeved on each of the first positioning members 133, and the second positioning holes 220 are sleeved on the second positioning members 134. Each of the connecting ribs 230 is disposed in each of the second locating spaces 135, and each of the second locating holes 134 is located at each of the second positioning members 134. The first locating hole 210 of the wire 200 is limited to the first positioning member 210 and the second positioning hole 220. Each of the second positioning member 134, so that the cable 200 is disposed in the more secure the electrical plug connector 100 of the groove 113 in.
Referring to FIGS. 5 and 7 , when the cable 200 is to be detached from the insulative housing 110 , a tool member 300 can be used to contact the positioning portion via the first through hole 112 c or the second through hole 112 d of the bottom plate 112 . Each of the first positioning members 133 or each of the second positioning members 134 is disposed such that the positioning portions 132 are positioned toward the receiving holes 111c, so that the first positioning holes 210 of the cable 200 and the respective positioning holes 210 The second positioning holes 220 are separated from the first positioning members 133 and the second positioning members 134 to facilitate the removal of the cable 200 from the insertion slot 113 of the insulative housing 110.
When the cable 200 passes through the elastic positioning members 130, the elastic portion 131 of each of the elastic positioning members 130 provides a return elastic force to reset the positioning portion 132, and the positioning holes 210 are respectively sleeved. The positioning portion 132 of each of the elastic positioning members 130 is defined by the positioning portion 132 to prevent the cable 200 from being disconnected from the electrical connector 100 to cause an open circuit.
The scope of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims, and any changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention are within the scope of the present invention. .

100. . . Electrical connector

110. . . Insulating body

111. . . roof

111a. . . First upper surface

111b. . . First lower surface

111c. . . Socket hole

111d. . . First slope

112. . . Bottom plate

112a. . . Second upper surface

112b. . . Second lower surface

112c. . . First through hole

112d. . . Second through hole

112e. . . Second slope

113. . . Docking slot

113a. . . Plug interface

114. . . Buckle hole

120. . . Metal housing

121. . . Third upper surface

122. . . Third lower surface

123. . . Locating slot

123a. . . Inner side wall

124. . . Buckle piece

130. . . Elastic positioning member

131. . . Elastic part

131a. . . Outer side wall

132. . . Positioning department

133. . . First positioning member

133a. . . Beveled edge

133b. . . First side

134. . . Second positioning member

134a. . . Second side

135. . . Letting space

200. . . Cable

210. . . First positioning hole

220. . . Second positioning hole

230. . . Connecting rib

300. . . Tool

D1. . . spacing

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electrical connector and a row of wires in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the electrical connector and the cable in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the electrical connector and the cable in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the electrical connector and the cable in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of an electrical connector and a row of wires in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a schematic illustration of the cable being detached from the electrical connector in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a schematic illustration of the cable being detached from the electrical connector in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8: A perspective view of a conventional electrical connector and a row of wires.

100. . . Electrical connector

110. . . Insulating body

111. . . roof

111a. . . First upper surface

111b. . . First lower surface

111c. . . Socket hole

112. . . Bottom plate

112a. . . Second upper surface

112b. . . Second lower surface

113. . . Docking slot

113a. . . Plug interface

114. . . Buckle hole

120. . . Metal housing

121. . . Third upper surface

122. . . Third lower surface

123. . . Locating slot

123a. . . Inner side wall

124. . . Buckle piece

130. . . Elastic positioning member

131. . . Elastic part

131a. . . Outer side wall

132. . . Positioning department

133. . . First positioning member

133a. . . Beveled edge

133b. . . First side

200. . . Cable

210. . . First positioning hole

D1. . . spacing

Claims (10)

An electrical connector for inserting a cable having two first positioning holes, the electrical connector comprising:
An insulative housing having a top plate, a bottom plate and a insertion slot, the top plate having a first upper surface, a first lower surface and two receiving holes, the bottom plate having a second surface facing the first lower surface An upper surface and a second lower surface, the insertion slot is located between the top plate and the bottom plate;
a metal housing is disposed on the first upper surface of the top plate, the metal housing has a third upper surface, a third lower surface facing the first upper surface, and two receiving slots, each of the receiving The slot is connected to the third upper surface and the third lower surface; and two elastic positioning members are formed in each of the receiving slots of the metal housing, and each of the elastic positioning members has an elastic portion and a positioning portion, and each of the elastic positioning members The elastic portion is integrally formed with the metal housing, and each of the positioning portions is protruded from each of the elastic portions, and each of the positioning portions is located in each of the receiving holes and the insertion slot, and each of the positioning portions has a first positioning member. Each of the first positioning holes of the cable is sleeved on each of the first positioning members. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the elastic portion of the elastic positioning members is located on the first upper surface of the top plate. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein each of the accommodating slots of the metal housing has an inner side wall, and the elastic portion of each of the elastic positioning members has an outer side wall, each of the inner side walls and each A spacing is formed between the outer sidewalls. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the insertion slot has a plug connector, the cable is inserted into the plug slot through the plug connector, and the first positioning member of each positioning portion has a guiding bevel and a first side, the guiding bevel facing the insertion interface, the first side connecting the guiding bevel. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the first side is located between the top plate and the bottom plate. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the bottom plate further has two first through holes, each of the first through holes corresponding to the first positioning member of each positioning portion, and each of the first positioning members The first side is located in each of the first through holes. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the cable has two second positioning holes and two connecting ribs, each of the connecting ribs being located between each of the first positioning holes and each of the second positioning holes. The positioning portion of each of the elastic positioning members further has a second positioning member and a seating space, wherein each of the positioning spaces is located between each of the first positioning members and each of the second positioning members, and the second positioning The hole sleeve is disposed on each of the second positioning members, and each of the connecting ribs is received in each of the seating spaces. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the bottom plate has two second through holes, each of the second through holes corresponding to each of the second positioning members, and the second side of each of the second positioning members Located in each of the second through holes. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the top plate further has a first inclined surface, the bottom plate further has a second inclined surface, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are located at the insertion interface. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the insulative housing further has a plurality of fastening holes, the metal housing further has a plurality of fastening pieces, each of the fastening pieces being fastened to each of the fastening pieces. hole.