TWI543471B - Plug connector - Google Patents

Description

Plug connector

The present invention relates to a plug connector, and more particularly to a plug connector with a cable.

The prior art plug connector generally includes an insulative housing, a conductive terminal held in the insulating body, and a mask housing that is wrapped around the insulating body. The plug connector is used to electrically connect a cable. The conductive terminals (including the ground terminals) are all connected to the core of the cable. At the time of manufacture, the conductive terminals and the core of the cable are electrically connected by soldering.

However, due to the large number of plug connector terminals, the welding space is small and the welding is difficult.

Therefore, it is indeed necessary to provide a new plug connector to overcome the above drawbacks.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a plug connector, and more particularly to a plug connector that is simple to manufacture.

To achieve the above object, the present invention discloses a plug connector including an insulative housing, a conductive terminal held in the insulating body, and a mask housing that is coated on the outside of the insulating body. The insulative housing includes a body portion and a tongue plate extending forward from the body portion. The conductive terminal includes a base, a contact portion formed to extend forward from the base portion, and a connection portion connected to the other end of the base portion. The contact portion is positioned in the tongue of the insulating body and protruded The upper surface of the tongue. The base and the connecting portion are fixed in the main body portion of the insulative housing. The plug connector also includes a metal piece. The metal member includes a first contact arm and a second contact arm. The first contact arm abuts the mask housing, and the second contact arm abuts the ground conductive terminal in the conductive terminal.

Further, the metal member includes a base arm extending in a first direction, the first contact arm and the second contact arm extending from the base arm in a second direction, the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction.

Further, the first contact arm has a length greater than the second contact arm.

Further, the end of the first contact arm is hooked.

Further, the main body portion is provided with a metal member receiving groove, and the metal member is positioned in the metal member receiving groove.

Further, the second contact arm abuts the base of the grounding conductive terminal.

Further, the insulating cover body is provided with an accommodating space and a matching groove with respect to the conductive terminal, the engaging groove penetrates and communicates with the accommodating space, and the end of the insulating cover body is provided with an opening, and the opening is connected to the space Set the space.

Further, the insulative housing is provided with an engaging portion on both sides and an engaging protrusion located in the engaging portion; the insulating cover is provided with a body portion and a buckle portion on both sides of the body portion, the card A hook portion is disposed at the end of the buckle portion, and the buckle portion and the engaging portion are engaged with each other, and the hook portion is configured to buckle the engaging protrusion.

Further, the conductive terminal is provided with a spur, and the spur passes through the matching groove to pierce the insulation of the cable to electrically connect the conductive terminal to the core of the cable.

Further, the mask housing includes a receiving body and a rear portion connected to the receiving body The accommodating body is provided with a locking hole, and the engaging cover body is provided with a fastening piece corresponding to the fastening hole, and the fastening piece and the fastening hole are mutually engaged with each other.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: the grounding conductive terminal of the conductive terminal passes through the metal member to realize electrical connection with the mask outer casing, thereby achieving a grounding effect. In manufacturing, assembly is relatively simple, and labor costs can be saved to facilitate mass production.

100‧‧‧ plug connector

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧ Main body

110‧‧‧ recessed space

111‧‧‧Clock Department

1111‧‧‧Clamping bumps

112‧‧‧Metal parts storage slot

12‧‧ ‧ tongue

13‧‧‧Terminal receiving slot

131‧‧‧ Positioning Department

132‧‧‧ Housing Department

2‧‧‧Electrical terminals

21‧‧‧ base

22‧‧‧Contacts

23‧‧‧Connecting Department

231‧‧‧Spurs

3‧‧‧Insulating cover

31‧‧‧ Body Department

310‧‧‧ accommodating space

311‧‧‧ openings

312‧‧‧With slot

32‧‧‧Snap Department

321‧‧‧ hooks

4‧‧‧Mask cover

41‧‧‧ Containing subjects

411‧‧‧Cargukong

42‧‧‧Closed cover

421‧‧‧Cards

43‧‧‧Cable engagement structure

431‧‧‧Support film

432‧‧‧Clocks

5‧‧‧Metal parts

51‧‧‧ base arm

52‧‧‧First contact arm

53‧‧‧second contact arm

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The first drawing is a perspective view of a plug connector of the present invention; the second drawing is a preliminary exploded view of the plug connector of the present invention; the third drawing is a further exploded view of the plug connector of the present invention; and the fourth drawing is a plug connection of the present invention. A further exploded view of another view of the device; a fifth view is a cross-sectional view of the plug connector of the present invention taken along line VV in the first figure.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of the plug connector 100 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The directions involved in this specification are based on the third figure.

Referring to the first to fourth figures, the plug connector 100 includes an insulative housing 1 , a conductive terminal 2 held in the insulative housing 1 , an insulating cover 3 fastened to the end of the insulative housing 1 , and an insulating cover 1 . The outer cover shell 4 and the metal piece 5 for shorting.

The insulative housing 1 includes a main body portion 11 and a tongue plate 12 extending forward from the main body portion 11. The main body portion 11 is provided with a recessed space 110 for the conductive terminals 2 to be mated with a cable (not shown). The two sides of the main body portion 11 are provided with an engaging portion 111 formed by a recess and an engaging projection 1111 on the inner surface of the engaging portion 111. The engaging portion 111 is used The engaging protrusions 1111 are configured to be engaged with the corresponding structure of the insulating cover 3 to achieve stable holding and bonding of the insulating body 1 and the insulating cover 3 . The main body portion 11 and the tongue plate 12 are provided with a terminal receiving groove 13 . In order to meet the USB protocol standard, the terminal receiving slots 13 on both sides are longer than the terminal receiving slots 13 in the middle. Each of the terminal receiving grooves 13 is divided into a positioning portion 131 located at the main body portion 11 and a receiving portion 132 at the tongue plate 12. The positioning portion 131 is narrower than the receiving portion 132. The main body portion 11 is further provided with a metal member receiving groove 112 for receiving the positioning metal member 5.

The conductive terminal 2 corresponds to the terminal receiving groove 13 and is disposed such that the conductive terminals 2 on both sides are longer than the conductive terminals 2 located in the middle. Each of the conductive terminals 2 includes a base portion 21, a contact portion 22 formed by bending forward from the base portion 21, and a connecting portion 23 bent from the other end of the base portion 21. The base portion 21 is fixed in the terminal receiving groove 13 of the insulative housing 1 . The contact portion 22 is received in the receiving portion 132 of the terminal receiving groove 13 and protrudes from the upper surface of the tongue plate 12 . The connecting portion 23 is perpendicular to the base portion 21 and the contact portion 22. The connecting portion 23 is positioned at the positioning portion 131 of the terminal receiving groove 13 . The connecting portion 23 is provided with a plurality of spurs 231 for piercing the insulation of the cable to electrically connect the conductive terminals 2 to the core wires of the cable.

The insulating cover 3 is provided with a body portion 31 and a locking portion 32 extending on both sides of the body portion 31. The body portion 31 is provided with an accommodating space 310 for receiving a cable. An opening 311 is defined in the end of the body portion 31, and the cable is inserted into the accommodating space 310 from the opening 311. The inner surface of the main body portion 31 is further provided with a matching groove 312 with respect to the conductive terminal 2, and the engaging groove 312 penetrates into the accommodating space to allow the spur 231 of the conductive terminal 2 to protrude into the accommodating space 310. The electrical connection between the conductive terminal 2 and the core of the cable is achieved by piercing the insulation of the cable. A hook portion 321 is disposed at an end of the latching portion 32. The latching portion 32 and the engaging portion 111 of the insulative housing 1 are engaged with each other. The hook portion 321 is configured to engage the engaging protrusion 1111 of the engaging portion 111 to achieve stable holding of the insulating body 1 and the insulating cover 3 .

The mask case 4 is formed by stamping a metal plate, and includes a substantially rectangular housing body 41, a rear fastening cover 42 connected to the housing body 41, and a cable disposed at the rear end of the housing body 41 and the fastening cover 42. The engaging structure 43. The accommodating body 41 is configured to receive the insulative housing 1 and the insulating cover 3 . The receiving body 41 is provided with a fastening hole 411 corresponding to the fastening cover 42 , and the fastening cover 42 is provided with a fastening piece 421 corresponding to the fastening hole 411 . The fastening piece 421 and the fastening hole 411 are mutually locked, and the receiving body 41 and the fastening cover 42 are mutually fixed. The fastening piece 421 is provided with two symmetrical shapes, and the two fastening pieces 421 are obliquely disposed and contracted to stably hold the combination of the insulating body 1 and the insulating cover 3. The cable engaging structure 43 is divided into a supporting piece 431 and a engaging piece 432. The supporting piece 431 is used to support the cable, and the engaging piece 432 is engaged with the cable to stably hold the cable, so as to prevent the cable from being disconnected from the conductive terminal 2 due to external force pulling the cable (ie, electrical property) disconnect).

The metal member 5 has a substantially U-shaped shape, and includes a base arm 51, a first contact arm 52 extending from one end of the base arm 51, and a second contact arm extending from the other end of the adjacent base arm 51. 53. The length of the first contact arm 52 is about twice the length of the second contact arm 53. The base arm 51 extends in a first direction, and the first contact arm 52 and the second contact arm 53 extend in a second direction, the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction. Referring to FIG. 5 , the first contact arm 52 abuts the mask housing 4 , and the second contact arm 53 abuts the base 21 of the grounding conductive terminal 2 in the conductive terminal 2 to realize the grounding conductive terminal 2 and the mask housing 4 . Electrical connection. The first contact arm 52 is provided with a larger length and its end is hooked to absorb manufacturing tolerances, that is, the first contact arm 52 can stably resist the mask housing 4 to ensure the metal member 5 and the mask housing 4 The stability of electrical contact.

The grounding conductive terminal 2 of the conductive terminal 2 is electrically connected to the mask housing 4 through the metal member 5 to achieve a grounding effect. In manufacturing, assembly is relatively simple, and labor costs can be saved to facilitate mass production.

The above description is only one embodiment of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments, and any equivalent changes taken by those skilled in the art by reading the specification of the present invention are the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Covered.

100‧‧‧ plug connector

12‧‧ ‧ tongue

21‧‧‧ base

22‧‧‧Contacts

41‧‧‧ Containing subjects

432‧‧‧Clocks

51‧‧‧ base arm

52‧‧‧First contact arm

53‧‧‧second contact arm

Claims (10)

A plug connector includes: an insulative housing, the insulative housing includes a main body portion and a tongue plate extending forwardly from the main body portion: a conductive terminal is retained in the insulating body, the conductive terminal includes a base portion and extends forward from the base portion a contact portion and a connecting portion connected to the other end of the base portion, the contact portion is positioned in the tongue plate of the insulative housing and protrudes from an upper surface of the tongue plate, and the base portion and the connecting portion are fixed in the main body portion of the insulative housing, a base portion of the grounding conductive terminal of the conductive terminal is provided with a guiding portion extending in the left-right direction and connected to the connecting portion; a mask shell covering the outside of the insulating body; a metal member including the connecting portion disposed in the butting direction a first contact arm and a second contact arm, the first contact arm abuts the mask housing, and the second contact arm is mounted on the guiding portion to abut the grounding conductive terminal in the conductive terminal. The plug connector of claim 1, wherein the metal member includes a base arm extending in a first direction, the first contact arm and the second contact arm extending from the base arm in a second direction, The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The plug connector of claim 2, wherein the first contact arm length is greater than the second contact arm. The plug connector of claim 3, wherein the first contact arm end is hooked. The plug connector of claim 4, wherein the main body portion is provided with a metal member receiving groove, and the metal member is positioned in the metal member receiving groove. The plug connector of claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, wherein the second contact arm abuts a base of the grounded conductive terminal. The plug connector of claim 1, wherein the insulating cover body is provided with an accommodating space and a matching groove with respect to the conductive terminal, and the matching groove penetrates and communicates with the accommodating space, the insulating cover body The tail end is provided with an opening that communicates with the accommodating space. The plug connector of claim 7, wherein the insulative housing is provided with an engaging portion on both sides and an engaging protrusion located in the engaging portion; the insulating cover is provided with a body portion and located A latching portion is formed on the two sides of the main body, and a latching portion is disposed at the end of the latching portion. The latching portion and the engaging portion are engaged with each other, and the hooking portion is configured to engage the engaging protrusion. The plug connector of claim 7 or 8, wherein the conductive terminal is provided with a spur, the spur passes through the mating slot, and the insulation of the cable is pierced to realize the conductive terminal and the cable. The core wire is electrically connected. The plug connector of claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 7 or 8 wherein the mask housing comprises a receiving body and a snap cover attached to a rear portion of the housing body; The main body is provided with a fastening hole, and the locking cover body is provided with a fastening piece corresponding to the fastening hole, and the fastening piece and the fastening hole are mutually engaged with each other.