TWI398045B - Embedded-type electrical connector assembly - Google Patents

Description

Embedded electrical connector set

This invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an embedded electrical connector set having a valve member.

At present, in the TFT-LCD design module, there are mainly two types of connectors of a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) and a printed circuit board (PCB), which are respectively front and rear. After the squat. However, both types of joints have their shortcomings, which are respectively described as follows: the front squat type has a weak holding force, which easily causes the joint to fall off, and requires additional tape to assist in fixing. The rear squat is strong, but it is easy to scratch the FPC. And both types of joints have the problem of easy insertion and removal of skew. Therefore, in order to reduce the defective rate of the finished product caused by the current joining method, the present invention provides an embedded electrical connector set to solve the problems of the prior art.

In view of the problems of the prior art, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide an embedded electrical connector set to solve the conventional problems.

In accordance with the purpose of the present invention, an embedded electrical connector set having a valve member is provided that includes a connector body and a valve member. The connector body has a lateral U-shaped structure and has an accommodating space, at least one opening and a supporting structure. The valve member is disposed at the opening of the connector body opposite to the supporting structure, and the valve member is unidirectionally opened, and the valve member can be an upper and lower valve or a swing valve. Wherein the connector body further comprises a control button, and the two ends of the linkage mechanism To pivot the control button and the valve member. Therefore, when the user presses (or displaces) the control button, the linkage mechanism is driven to open the valve member.

According to the purpose of the present invention, a guide piece disposed in the housing space of the connector body is further provided, and the guide piece is pivotally connected to the valve member. When the user presses (or displaces) the control button to open the valve member, the guide piece is simultaneously driven by the valve member to move upward. Therefore, when the electrical connection portion of a flexible transmission unit is inserted into the accommodating space of the connector body by the opening, the guide piece and the electrical connection portion of the flexible transmission unit have a certain distance, so that two The person will not be scratched by friction.

According to an object of the present invention, the above flexible transmission unit further includes two protrusions. The two protrusions are located at upper and lower edges of the electrical connection portion of the flexible transmission unit for limiting the electrical connection portion in the accommodating space. In addition, the electrical connection portion extends a plurality of signal traces parallel to each other, and the protrusion portion and the signal trace are perpendicular to each other. The valve member, the protrusion portion and the guide piece of the embedded electrical connector group are used to ensure the joint state of the connector body and the flexible transmission unit, and are stable in all directions (X, Y and Z), and will not be Causes falling off. Similarly, the embedded electrical connector set of the present invention is sufficient for holding the flexible transmission unit due to the valve member, the protrusion and the guide piece, without the need for additional auxiliary tape assistance.

100‧‧‧Connector body

101‧‧‧ openings

102‧‧‧ openings

103‧‧‧ openings

104‧‧‧Support structure

105‧‧‧ accommodating space

106‧‧‧Guide

200‧‧‧ valve parts

210‧‧‧ pivot

300‧‧‧Control keys

400‧‧‧Soft transmission unit

410‧‧‧Electrical connection

420‧‧‧ protruding parts

430‧‧‧Signal trace

500‧‧‧Printed circuit board

Figure 1A is a top plan view of the embedded electrical connector set of the present invention.

1B is a front view of the embedded electrical connector set of the present invention.

Fig. 2A is a top plan view showing the open state of the valve member of the present invention.

Fig. 2B is a front elevational view showing the first embodiment of the valve member in the open state of the present invention.

2C is a front view showing a second embodiment of the valve member in the open state of the present invention.

Fig. 3A is a top plan view showing the closed state of the valve member of the present invention.

Fig. 3B is a front view showing the valve member of the present invention in a closed state.

The embodiment of the embedded electrical connector set of the present invention will be described with reference to the related drawings. For ease of understanding, the same components in the following embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Please refer to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B simultaneously, which are schematic top view and front view of the embedded electrical connector set of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the embedded electrical connector assembly includes a connector body 100 and a valve member 200. The connector body 100 is a U-shaped structure, such as a lateral U-shaped structure, having an accommodating space 105, and the accommodating space 105 is surrounded by three continuous openings 101, 102, 103 and a supporting structure 104. The valve member 200 is disposed at the opening 101 of the connector body 100 opposite to the support structure 104. The valve member 200 is unidirectionally opened, and may be an upper and lower valve or a swing valve, respectively. Here, the upper and lower valves, that is, the valve is opened upward, and the downward movement is performed. In addition, the upper and lower valves are pierced by a pivot 210. The two ends of the pivot 210 are fixed to the connector body 100, and the pivot 210遂 forms a reference for the valve member 200 to move up and down. In contrast, the valve of the swing valve performs the opening action outward (away from the opening 101), and the closing action (close to the opening 101) is performed inward, and the swing valve is rotated inside and outside by the pivot 210.

The connector body 100 further includes a control button 300 and is pivotally connected to the valve member 200 by two ends of a linkage mechanism (not shown). Therefore, when the user presses (or displaces) the control button 300, the linkage mechanism is driven to cause the valve member 200 to move upward (upper and lower valves) or outward (swing valve). The valve member 200 can also be opened by pressing (or displacing) the control button 300. In detail, the valve member 200 is a one-way opening device, that is, the upper and lower valves can only perform the upward movement. In the same way, the swing valve can only perform the opening action outward, and cannot perform the opening action inward.

Please refer to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B simultaneously, which are respectively a top view of the valve member in an open state of the present invention and a front view of the first embodiment. As shown in Figures 2A and 2B, when the user presses The control button 300 is pressed (or displaced) to open the valve member 200, and a soft transmission unit 400 is laterally inserted into the accommodating space 105 of the connector body 100 by the support structure 104. The electrical connection portion 410 of the flexible transmission unit 400 is received in the accommodating space 105, and the electrical connection portion 410 extends a plurality of signal traces 430 that are parallel to each other. In other words, the signal traces 430 of the flexible transmission unit 400 of the present invention are perpendicular to the insertion direction. Please refer to FIG. 2C, which is a front view of the second embodiment of the valve member in the open state of the present invention. The difference between Fig. 2B and Fig. 2C is that the valve member 200 of Fig. 2B is a vertical valve, and the valve is opened upward. However, the valve member 200 of Fig. 2C is a swing valve, and the valve performs an opening action outward (away from the opening).

Please refer to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B simultaneously, which are respectively a top view and a front view of the closed state of the valve member of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , when the valve member 200 automatically returns to the original position to complete the closing operation, the electrical connection portion 410 of the flexible transmission unit 400 can be restricted in the accommodating space 105 . In other words, in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the electrical connection portion 410 of the flexible transmission unit 400 is securely coupled to the connector body 100 in the X direction, and there is no problem of looseness.

As shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , the connector body 100 further defines a guiding piece 106 in the accommodating space 105 , and the guiding piece 106 is pivotally connected to the valve member 200 . When the user presses (or displaces) the control button 300 to open the valve member 200, the guide piece 106 is also driven by the valve member 200 to move upward. Therefore, when the flexible transmission unit 400 is inserted into the connector body 100 from the opening 101, the guide piece 106 and the electrical connection portion 410 are kept at a certain distance, and the two are not scratched by friction. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, when the user closes the valve member 200, the guide piece 106 is also driven by the valve member 200 to move downward, and the guide piece 106 is coupled to the flexible transmission unit 400. The electrical connection portion 410 is electrically contacted to avoid the problem of scratch damage. At the same time, the electrical connection portion 410 is pressed by the guide piece 106 moving downward to make the electrical property. The engagement of the connecting portion 410 with the connector body 100 in the Z direction is stable. In addition, the electrical connection portion 410 of the flexible transmission unit 400 can be, for example, a Gold Finger, and the guide 106 is a component corresponding to the gold finger design, and is closed by the valve member 200. And make electrical contact with the gold finger. In addition, the connector body 100 is disposed on a printed circuit board (PCB), and the conductive film 106 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 500 (not shown). When the guiding piece 106 is in electrical contact with the electrical connecting portion 410 of the flexible transmission unit 400, the electrical connecting portion 410 and the printed circuit board 500 are also turned on at the same time.

As shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the upper and lower edges of the electrical connection portion 410 of the flexible transmission unit 400 of the present invention each have a protrusion 420, and the protrusion 420 and the signal trace 430 are mutually connected. In the vertical direction, the distance between the two protrusions 420 is matched with the width of the connector body 100. The thickness of the two protrusions 420 is respectively greater than the height of the accommodating space 105 after the soft transmission unit 400 is added, and is used to limit the electrical connection portion. The 410 is disposed in the accommodating space 105. In this way, the bonding of the electrical connection portion 410 of the flexible transmission unit 400 to the connector body 100 in the Y direction is ensured to be stable. In summary, the embedded electrical connector set ensures the engagement state of the connector body 100 and the flexible transmission unit 400 in each direction (X, Y, and Z) by the valve member 200, the protrusion 420, and the guide piece 106. It is stable and not easy to fall off.

In the present invention, the flexible transmission unit 400 is a flexible flat cable (FFC) or a flexible printed circuit (FPC), and the connector body 100 is disposed on a printed circuit board 500. In application, the purpose is to facilitate assembly and rework, and the strength and stability of the flexible transmission unit 400 when connected to the printed circuit board 500 can be improved to avoid many problems of poor electrical contact.

The above description is only the disclosure of the preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the invention. Any equivalent modifications or alterations made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Connector body

101‧‧‧ openings

200‧‧‧ valve parts

300‧‧‧Control keys

400‧‧‧Soft transmission unit

410‧‧‧Electrical connection

430‧‧‧Signal trace

500‧‧‧Printed circuit board

Claims (10)

An embedded electrical connector set comprising: a connector body having a U-shaped structure, having an accommodating space, at least one opening, and a supporting structure, wherein the connector body further comprises a control button, and The control button opens the valve member by pressing or displacement; a valve member is disposed at the opening of the connector body opposite to the support structure; and a flexible transmission unit has an electrical connection portion The electrical connection portion is disposed in the accommodating space, wherein the flexible transmission unit is inserted into the accommodating space of the connector body by the opening of the supporting structure by the opening of the valve member, and The valve member is closed to limit the electrical connection portion of the flexible transmission unit inserted in the accommodating space. The embedded electrical connector set of claim 1, wherein the valve member is unidirectionally opened. The embedded electrical connector set according to claim 1, wherein the valve member is an upper and lower valve or a swing valve. The embedded electrical connector set according to claim 1, wherein the flexible transmission unit is a flexible cable or a flexible printed circuit board. The embedded electrical connector set of claim 1, wherein the connector body further includes a guide piece in the accommodating space. The embedded electrical connector set of claim 5, wherein the guide is for electrically contacting the electrical connection of the flexible transmission unit. An embedded electrical connector set comprising: a connector body, which is a U-shaped structure, has a receiving space, at least one opening and one a valve member disposed at the opening of the connector body opposite to the support structure; and a flexible transmission unit having an electrical connection portion, the electrical connection portion being disposed in the accommodating space The flexible transmission unit has a protrusion on each of the upper and lower edges of the electrical connection portion, wherein the flexible transmission unit is inserted into the connector body by the opening of the support structure opposite to the opening by the opening of the valve member In the accommodating space, the valve member is closed to limit the electrical connection portion of the flexible transmission unit inserted in the accommodating space. The embedded electrical connector set of claim 7, wherein the distance between the two protrusions is matched with the width of the connector body, and the two protrusions are used to limit the softness in the accommodating space. The electrical connection of the transmission unit. The embedded electrical connector set of claim 7, wherein the electrical connection portion of the flexible transmission unit extends a plurality of mutually parallel signal traces, and the protrusions and the signal traces Vertical to each other. The embedded electrical connector set of claim 7, wherein the flexible transmission unit is a flexible cable or a flexible printed circuit board.