TW201917955A - Wire-to-board connector assembly and its board end connector and wire end connector capable of simplifying the installation process of connector and increasing the structural strength of connector - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a wire-to-board connector assembly. A board end connector includes a board end insulator, a plurality of board end terminals, a base board member, and a cover board member. A board end butt-connection portion is formed on the front side of the board end base of board end insulator butt-connected with the wire end connector. A board end terminal installation portion is mounted on the rear side of the board end base. A plurality of board end terminals are correspondingly received in the board end terminal slots. A hanging elastic arm is obliquely extended forwardly and upwardly from a board end terminal base portion. A base board of the base board member has two sides respectively provided with a side frame for covering the two sides of the board end base. The cover board member is disposed on an upper wall of the board end base in a sliding manner. The wire end connector includes a wire end insulator, a plurality of wire end terminals, and a metal shell. A wire end butt-connection portion butt-connected with the board end connector is formed on the front side of the wire end base of the wire end insulator, and a wire end terminal installation portion is disposed on the opposite rear side. A plurality of wire end terminals are disposed to penetrate from the wire end terminal installation portion to the wire end butt-connection portion. A contact portion is extended forwardly from the wire end terminal bases. The metal shell is buried in a top wall of the wire end base and a top wall of the wire end butt-connection portion, wherein the metal shell has a reinforced portion extending forwardly and downwardly at the front end of the wire end butt-connection portion to guide the cover board member. When the wire end connector is mounted on the board end connector, the cover board member slides to abut upon the top wall of the wire end butt-connection portion, so as to position the wire end connector at the board end connector.

Description

 Wire-to-board connector assembly and its board end connector and line end connector  

The present invention relates to a wire-to-board connector assembly and a board-end connector and a line-end connector thereof, and more particularly to a connection and fixing manner of a wire-to-board connector.

According to recent years, electrical connectors have been widely used in various electronic devices. However, in response to the development of thinner and lighter electronic devices, the size of electrical connectors has been continuously required to be reduced. Thus, the influence on electrical connectors is caused by In addition to the increased processing difficulty, the structural strength is also weakened.

In particular, the wire-to-board connector assembly will have components such as a plate end terminal, a wire end terminal, and an insulator. Currently, the electrical connector components are usually assembled in a group manner, but the electronic product continues. Reducing the size, the size of the connector is also bound to shrink, so that the assembly space between the electronic products is also reduced, the assembly of the connector reassembly space is difficult, and the assembled connector is difficult to have sufficient strength and it is difficult to improve the assembly efficiency. .

Therefore, how to improve the above-mentioned missing, thereby simplifying the installation procedure of the connector and improving the structural strength of the connector is a problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.

Therefore, the inventor of the invention, in view of the problems and deficiencies of the conventional connector, collected the relevant materials through multi-party evaluation and consideration, and used the years of research and development experience in this industry to continuously try and modify, and then designed such a wire-to-board connector. The invention of the assembly and its board end connector and line end connector was born.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a wire-to-board electrical connector assembly comprising a board end connector and a line end connector, wherein: the board end connector includes a board end insulator a plurality of board end terminals, a substrate member and a cover member, and the board end base of the board end insulator is formed on the front side with a board end abutting portion abutting the line end connector, and the board end base The rear side is provided with a board end terminal mounting portion, and the plurality of board end terminal slots are inserted from the board end terminal mounting portion to the board end mating portion, and the plurality of board end terminals are correspondingly received in the board end terminal slots. The base end of the board terminal has a hanging elastic arm extending obliquely upward and upward, and a soldering portion is disposed on the base of the board end terminal, and the board member carries the board end insulator, and the side of the substrate of the board member is respectively provided with a side frame package Covering the two sides of the board end base, and the cover member is disposed at the upper wall of the board end base.

The wire end connector comprises a wire end insulator, a plurality of wire end terminals and a metal shell, wherein the wire end base of the wire end insulator is formed on the front side with a wire end abutting portion of the board end connector, and the opposite a rear end terminal mounting portion is disposed, the plurality of wire end terminals are disposed from the wire end terminal mounting portion to the wire end abutting portion, and the wire end terminal base portion has a contact portion extending forwardly, the contact portion is at the wire end The docking portion is electrically connected to the suspended elastic arm of the board terminal, and the rear end of the line terminal base 321 is provided with a conductor fixing portion for connecting the conductor, and the metal shell is buried on the top wall of the line end base. And a top wall of the wire end abutting portion, wherein the metal shell extends forwardly downward to guide a reinforcing portion of the cover member to the front end of the wire end abutting portion, wherein the wire end connector is disposed on the board When the connector is terminated, the cover member is slid to the top wall of the wire end abutting portion, so that the wire end connector is positioned at the board end connector.

Optionally, a slide rail is disposed on the two sides of the board end insulator of the board end connector, and the slide rail is used for sliding the limit portion of the cover member to be bent downward.

Optionally, wherein the side frame portion of the substrate member is bent inwardly from the substrate upward, and the lateral wall surface of the side frame portion is pressed outwardly from the rear side of the sliding portion of the cover member. Abutment area.

Optionally, the side frame portion of the substrate member is bent inwardly from the substrate upward, and when the wire end connector is assembled on the board end connector, the metal cover member is opposite to the line end portion. The top wall displacement is formed when the cover member slides through the slide rail and the cover member is pressed against the wire end abutting portion by the reinforcing portion of the metal shell of the wire end abutting portion.

Optionally, the front end of the wire end abutting portion is provided with a positioning buckle portion for engaging and engaging with the set recessed portion of the side wall adjacent to the plate end abutting portion.

Optionally, the two sides of the metal casing are respectively provided with a card insertion portion, and the card insertion portion is inserted into the two insertion holes provided on the top wall of the wire end insulator.

Optionally, a tongue portion is disposed at an intermediate rear side of the substrate member, and the tongue portion extends toward a positioning hole provided in a bottom wall of the board end insulator to position the substrate member on the board end insulator.

Optionally, a plurality of soldering pieces are bent outwardly at a longitudinal side wall of the side frame portion of the substrate member.

Optionally, the front side of the substrate member has a guiding portion obliquely extending forward.

1‧‧‧Wire-to-board connector assembly

2‧‧‧Board connector

21‧‧‧ Board end insulator

211‧‧‧Board docking

212‧‧‧Board terminal mounting

213‧‧‧Board terminal slot

214‧‧‧ board end base

215‧‧‧ positioning slot

216‧‧‧rails

217‧‧‧ positioning recess

218‧‧‧ buckle groove

22‧‧‧ board terminal

221‧‧‧ board terminal base

222‧‧‧ suspended arm

223‧‧‧Stag

224‧‧‧Welding Department

23‧‧‧Substrate parts

231‧‧‧Substrate

232‧‧‧ Side frame

233‧‧‧ soldering piece

234‧‧ ‧ tongue plate

235‧‧‧ Covering Department

24‧‧‧ Covers

241‧‧‧ motherboard

242‧‧‧Slide

243‧‧‧Apartment

244‧‧‧Guidance

3‧‧‧Wire end connector

31‧‧‧Wire end insulator

311‧‧‧Line end base

312‧‧‧Line end docking

313‧‧‧Wire terminal mounting

314‧‧‧First top wall

315‧‧‧ second top wall

316‧‧‧ positioning buckle

317‧‧‧deduction points

318‧‧‧ jack

32‧‧‧Line terminal

321‧‧‧Line terminal base

322‧‧‧Contacts

323‧‧‧Conductor fixing

33‧‧‧Metal housing

331‧‧‧ Strengthening Department

332‧‧‧ card insertion department

4‧‧‧Conductor

5‧‧‧Preset board

FIG. 1 is a combination diagram of the locking state of the wire-to-board connector assembly of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of most of the wire-to-board connector assembly of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a majority of the angle of the wire-to-board connector assembly of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of a detailed part of the board end connector of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a first partial detail of the board end connector of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a second partial detail of the board end connector of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a detailed portion of the wire end connector of the present invention.

Figure 8 is another perspective exploded view of the wire end connector of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a combination diagram of the non-locking state of the wire-to-board connector assembly of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of Figure 1.

Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of Figure 9.

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of Figure 1.

The other aspects of the present invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art from this disclosure. The invention may also be embodied or applied by other different embodiments. The details of the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In particular, the relative relationship and relative positions of the various elements in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not representative of actual implementation of the invention.

For the disclosure of the wire-to-board connector assembly of the present invention and its board end connector and wire end connector, please refer to Figs. 1 to 13 of the drawings of the present invention.

As can be clearly seen from the figure, the wire-to-board connector assembly 1 of the present invention comprises a plate end connector 2 and a wire end connector 3, so that the main components and features of the present invention are detailed as follows; The board end connector 2 includes: a board end insulator 21, wherein the board end insulator 21 is formed with a board end abutting portion 211 opposite to the line end connector 3 on the front side, and a board is provided on the opposite rear side. The terminal terminal mounting portion 212, the plurality of board end terminal slots 213 are penetrated by the board end terminal mounting portion 212 from the board end abutting portion 211 of the board end base 214, and a plurality of positioning positions are provided at a side opposite to the board end terminal slot 213 A sliding rail 216 is disposed on each of the two side walls of the board end insulator 21 of the board end connector 2, and one of the two adjacent side walls of the board end abutting portion 211 is provided with a positioning recess 217. .

A plurality of board end terminals 22 are correspondingly received in the board end terminal slots 213. The board end terminal base portion 221 of the board end terminals 22 is obliquely extended upwardly with a suspended elastic arm 222, and the board end terminal base 221 is rearward. A soldering portion 224 is provided, and the two side edges of the board end terminal base portion 221 are provided with a thorn portion 223.

A substrate member 23 is used for carrying and fixing the board-side insulator 21, and two sides of the substrate 231 of the substrate member 23 are respectively provided with a side frame portion 232 covering the two sides of the board end base 214. The side frame portion 232 The substrate 231 is formed to be bent inwardly upward, and a plurality of soldering pieces 233 are bent outwardly at the longitudinal side wall of the side frame portion 232. The substrate 231 of the substrate member 23 is provided with a tongue portion 234 at the rear side. The tongue portion 234 extends toward the positioning groove 215 provided in the bottom wall of the plate end insulator 21, and the substrate member 23 is positioned on the board end insulator 21 in the above manner.

A cover member 24 is disposed at the upper wall of the plate end base 214 of the board end connector 2, and the main plate 241 of the cover member 24 is bent downwardly and extends the sliding portion 242, and the rear portion of the sliding portion 242 is The abutting portion 243 extends outwardly from the side, and the front side of the cover member 24 has a guiding portion 244 extending obliquely forward.

The wire end connector 3 includes a wire end insulator 31, and the wire end base 311 of the wire end insulator 31 is formed with a wire end abutting portion 312 abutting the plate end connector 2 on the front side, and a rear side opposite portion The wire end terminal mounting portion 313, and the wire end base 311 and the wire end abutting portion 312 are respectively provided with a first top wall 314 and a second top wall 315, and the front end sides of the wire end abutting portion 312 are respectively provided with a buckle point. One of the 317 is positioned with the buckle portion 316, and the first top wall 314 of the wire end base 311 is provided with two insertion holes 318.

A plurality of wire end terminals 32 are formed in the wire end terminal mounting portion 313 and are connected to the wire end abutting portion 312. The wire end terminal base portion 321 of the wire end terminals 32 extends forwardly. The portion 322 is disposed at the line end abutting portion 312. The wire end terminal base portion 321 is provided with a conductor fixing portion 323 for connecting the conductors 4, and a metal casing 33 is embedded in the wire end base 311. a first top wall 314 and a second top wall 315 of the line end abutting portion 312. The metal housing 33 extends forwardly downward to guide a reinforcing portion 331 of the cover member 24 to the front end of the line end abutting portion 312. A card insertion portion 332 is disposed on each of the two sides of the metal housing 33. The card insertion portion 332 is inserted into the two insertion holes 318 of the first top wall 314 of the line end base 311 of the line end insulator 31.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 at the same time. As is clear from the figure, before the board end connector 2 of the present invention is assembled, the board end terminal 22 of the board end connector 2 is placed by the board end terminal mounting portion 212. In the board end terminal slot 213, the spur portion 223 provided on the board end terminal base portion 221 of the board end terminal 22 enters the inner wall of the board end terminal slot 213 to be fixed and positioned, and the suspended elastic arm 22 of the board end terminal base portion 221 is located at the board end. The portion 211 is provided, and the soldering portion 224 of the board terminal base portion 221 is exposed outside the board end base 214. In this embodiment, the cover member 24 is mounted on the upper wall of the board end base 214 from the top to the bottom, and The sliding portion 242 of the two sides of the main plate 241 of the cover member 24 is bent downwardly and slides on a side wall of the two sides of the board end insulator 21 to form a sliding rail 216. The substrate member 23 carries the board end insulator. 21, and the board end abutting portion 211 of the board end insulator 21 is disposed toward the board end terminal mounting portion 212, and the side frame 232 is provided on both sides of the substrate 231 of the board member 23 to cover the board end base. On the second side of the 214, the lateral wall of the side frame portion 232 extends laterally with a cover portion 235 partially covering the slide rail 216 and pressed against the sliding portion 242. One of the abutting regions 243 extends from the rear side to the outside, and the tongue portion 234 is disposed at the rear side of the substrate 231 of the substrate member 23, and the tongue portion 234 is positioned toward the bottom wall of the board end insulator 21. The groove 215 is extended to position the substrate member 23 to the board end insulator 21.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 at the same time, it can be clearly seen from the figure that before the wire end connector 3 of the present invention is assembled, the wire end terminal 32 of the wire end connector 3 is embedded in this embodiment. The manner is located at the wire end terminal mounting portion 313 of the wire end insulator 31, the contact portion 321 of the wire end terminal 32 is located at the wire end abutting portion 311, and the metal casing 33 is embedded or inserted into the wire. a first top wall 314 of the end base 311 and a second top wall 315 of the line end abutting portion 312, and the metal housing 33 guides the reinforcing portion 331 of the cover member 24 at the front end of the line end abutting portion 312. The conductor 4 is soldered to the conductor fixing portion 323 of the wire end connector 3.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 12 at the same time. As can be clearly seen from the figure, the board end connector 2 and the line end connector 3 of the wire-to-board connector assembly 1 of the present invention are arranged before each other, and the carrier board The soldering piece 233 of the base member of the end connector 2 is soldered to the predetermined circuit board 5, and the line end connector 3 is disposed on the board end connector 2 from the top to the bottom, and the line end terminals 32 correspond to each other. The position is electrically connected to the board end terminals 22, and the front end of the line end mating portion 312 of the line end connector 3 is provided with a positioning buckle portion 316, and the adjacent two side walls of the board end mating portion 211 are respectively provided with a positioning. The recessed portion 217 is positioned rearward, and the buckle point 317 of the positioning buckle portion 316 is fastened with the buckle groove 218 of the positioning recess portion 21, and the cover member 24 is slid toward the wire end connector 3, and the main plate of the cover member 24 The sliding portion 242 disposed on the two sides of the 241 is limited in the sliding rail 216. When the guiding portion 244 on the front side of the cover member 24 slides forward through the reinforcing portion 331 of the wire end abutting portion 312 and presses against the second top wall 314. The sliding portion 243 provided on the two sides of the main plate 241 of the cover member 24 is fixed by the covering portion 235 of the side frame portion 232.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. Modifications and variations of the above-described embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be as defined in the scope of the invention.

Claims (11)

 A wire-to-board connector assembly includes a board end connector and a line end connector, wherein: the board end connector comprises a board end insulator, a plurality of board end terminals, a substrate member and a cover member And the board end base of the board end insulator is formed with a board end abutting portion opposite to the line end connector on the front side, and a board end terminal mounting part, a plurality of board end terminals are disposed on the rear side of the board end base The slot end portion of the board end portion is inserted through the board end base portion to the board end mating portion, and the plurality of board end terminals are correspondingly received in the board end terminal slots, and the board end terminal base portion is obliquely extended upward and has a suspended elastic arm And a soldering portion is disposed on the base of the board end terminal, and the board member carries the board end insulator, and the two sides of the substrate of the board member are respectively provided with two side frames covering the two sides of the board end base, and the cover board The wire end connector is disposed at an upper wall of the plate end base; the wire end connector comprises a wire end insulator, a plurality of wire end terminals and a metal shell, wherein the wire end base of the wire end insulator is formed on the front side The board end connector is docked with one of the wire end abutments, and the opposite side a wire end terminal mounting portion, the plurality of wire end terminals are disposed from the wire end terminal mounting portion to the wire end abutting portion, and the wire end terminal base portion has a contact portion extending forwardly, the contact portion is at the wire end abutting portion And electrically connected to the suspended elastic arm of the board terminal, the rear end of the base end of the line terminal is provided with a conductor fixing portion for connecting the conductor, and the metal shell is buried on the top wall of the line end base and the line end is docked a top wall of the portion, wherein the metal housing extends forwardly and downwardly to guide a reinforcing portion of the cover member to a front end of the line end abutting portion, wherein the wire end connector is disposed toward the board end connector The cover member is slid to the top wall of the wire end abutting portion, so that the wire end connector is positioned at the board end connector.    The wire-to-board connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the plate end insulators are respectively provided with a sliding rail at the two sides of the board end insulator, wherein the sliding rail is used for the two sides of the cover member The slip portion of the lower bend extends the limit slip.    The wire-to-board connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the side frame portion of the substrate member is bent inwardly from the substrate upward, and the lateral wall portion of the side frame portion is pressed against the cover member. One of the rear sides of the sliding portion extends outwardly toward one of the abutting regions.    The wire-to-board connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the side frame portion of the substrate member is bent inwardly from the substrate upward, and the wire end connector is disposed at the board end connector. When the metal plate member is displaced toward the top wall of the wire end abutting portion, when the cover member slides through the sliding rail and the cover member passes through the reinforcing portion of the metal shell of the wire end abutting portion The abutting portion of the abutting end forms a positioning.    The wire-to-board connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the front end of the wire end abutting portion is provided with a positioning buckle portion for positioning the concave portion of the side wall adjacent to the plate end abutting portion. Buckle combination.    The wire-to-board connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the two sides of the metal casing are respectively provided with a card insertion portion, and the card insertion portion is inserted into the second hole of the top end of the wire end insulator. hole.    The wire-to-board connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the middle portion of the substrate member is provided with a tongue portion, and the tongue portion extends toward the bottom wall of the plate end insulator. Into the substrate member is positioned on the board end insulator.    The wire-to-board connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the longitudinal side walls of the side frame portions of the substrate member are bent outwardly with a plurality of solder tabs.    The wire-to-board connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the front side of the cover member has a guiding portion extending obliquely forward.    A board end connector for use in the wire-to-board connector assembly of the first aspect of the patent application, comprising: a board end insulator, a plurality of board end terminals, a substrate member and a cover member, and the board end insulator The board end base is formed with a board end abutting portion opposite to the line end connector on the front side, and a board end terminal mounting part is disposed on the rear side of the board end base, and the plurality of board end terminal slots are provided by the board end terminal The mounting portion extends through the board end base to the board end mating portion, and the plurality of board end terminals are correspondingly received in the board end terminal slots, and the board end terminal base portion is obliquely extended upwardly with a suspended elastic arm and the board end terminal The base portion is provided with a soldering portion, and the substrate member carries the board end insulator. The two sides of the substrate of the substrate member are respectively provided with a side frame portion covering the two sides of the board end base, and the cover member is disposed at the board end base. Above the seat.    A wire end connector for use in the wire-to-board connector assembly of the first aspect of the patent application includes: a wire end insulator, a plurality of wire end terminals, and a metal casing, wherein the wire end insulator of the wire end insulator is The front side is formed with a line end abutting portion that is butted to the board end connector, and the rear side is provided with a line end terminal mounting portion, and the plurality of line end terminals are threaded from the line end terminal mounting portion to the line end mating portion, The base end of the line end terminal has a contact portion extending forwardly, and the rear end of the line end terminal base 321 is provided with a conductor fixing portion for connecting the conductor, and the metal shell is embedded in the top wall of the line end base and the line end abutting portion a top wall, wherein the metal casing extends toward a front end of the wire end abutting portion with a reinforcing portion extending toward the end.