TWI550974B - Receptacle connector - Google Patents

Description

Socket connector

This invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a receptacle connector.

In the existing electronic devices, connectors connected to network-related devices are usually provided, and generally RJ-45 type socket connectors are used to connect with corresponding plug connectors.

At present, the socket connector of the RJ-45 type usually has a cover body that can be selectively opened or closed at the interface to provide plug connector insertion. In order to control the opening or closing of the cover, a torsion spring is usually provided in the socket connector. The torsion spring simultaneously connects the body of the cover body and the socket connector, so that when the plug connector is pulled out of the socket, the opened cover body can be automatically restored to the closed state by the elastic restoring force of the button spring.

However, when assembled into a receptacle connector, the torsion spring can only be assembled from the side and cannot be assembled in the forward direction. In addition, the RJ-45 type of socket connector is usually connected to the housing of the electronic device, making it difficult to assemble the torsion spring from the side into the socket connector.

One aspect of the present invention is to provide a receptacle connector to solve the problems of the prior art.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a receptacle connector is provided that is adapted to connect a plug connector. The socket connector includes a body, an insulating base, a tenon member, a compression spring, and a cover. The body includes a first recess. The insulating base has a plurality of conductive terminals, and the insulating base comprises a second recess. The first recess and the second recess form a docking cavity and a cavity, and the plug connector is adapted to be inserted into the docking cavity from the cavity. The tenon member is erected on the bottom surface of the first groove. The compression spring is sleeved on the tenon member. The cover body includes an opposite sleeve portion and an outer cover portion. The socket portion is movably disposed on the tongue member and is connected to the compression spring, and the outer cover portion occupies a portion of the cavity portion. The plug connector is adapted to push the cover such that the socket compresses the compression spring and moves the outer shield from the closed position to the open position relative to the cavity.

According to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the side wall of the first recess has a notch, the cover has a rotating member. The rotating member includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is sleeved in the notch, and the second portion extends from the first portion and protrudes out of the notch and faces the side wall of the first groove. When the outer cover is in the open position relative to the cavity, the second portion abuts against the side wall of the first groove.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the notch comprises a stop surface and a sliding surface, the first portion abuts the stop surface when the outer cover is in the closed position, and the outer cover is opposite the mouth from the closed position When moved to the open position, the first portion slides along the sliding surface until the second portion abuts against the side wall of the first recess.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the socket connector further comprises a circuit board. The circuit board includes opposing first and second surfaces. The body is fixed at The first surface, the insulating base is fixed on the second surface, and the circuit board has a plurality of contacts, and the contacts are electrically connected to the conductive terminals.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the circuit board has an opening. The position of the opening corresponds to the position of the second groove.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the socket connector further comprises a lock attachment, the body further comprising a screw hole. The circuit board further includes a locking hole, and the position of the screw hole corresponds to the position of the locking hole. The lock attachment passes through the locking hole and is screwed into the screw hole to fix the body to the circuit board.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the cover has a chute. The chute is located in the docking cavity, and the plug connector has a snap-fit piece. When the plug connector is inserted into the docking cavity, the engaging piece is clamped in the chute.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cavity is divided into a first recess and a second recess, the first recess is located in the body, the second recess is located in the insulating base, and the cover is outside the cover A notch complements each other.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the body further comprises ribs. The rib is located on the bottom surface of the first groove, and the height of the rib is lower than the height of the tongue. The sleeve portion of the cover is located in the first groove and the rib supports the sleeve.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the receptacle connector is mounted within a housing of an electronic device.

In summary, the present invention is provided by the compression spring sleeved into the protruding member standing on the body, so that the compression spring can be quickly assembled to the body facing the body. In addition, the compression spring connects the body and the cover body, and the rotating body of the side of the cover body enables the cover body to rotate clockwise with the rotating member as the plug connector is inserted into the socket connector. Pull the plug out of the socket When the connector is connected, the elastic restoring force of the compression spring causes the cover body to rotate counterclockwise from the rotating member, and the cover body is automatically restored to the closed position.

10‧‧‧Socket connector

20‧‧‧ plug connector

100‧‧‧ body

101‧‧‧Outside

110‧‧‧first groove

111‧‧‧ Ribs

112‧‧‧ side wall

120‧‧‧ screw holes

130‧‧‧Lock attachment

140‧‧‧ gap

141‧‧‧ stop

142‧‧‧Sliding surface

200‧‧‧Insulated body

201‧‧‧ outside side

202‧‧‧Electrical terminals

204‧‧‧second groove

205‧‧‧ bottom

250‧‧‧ docking chamber

255‧‧‧ mouth

261‧‧‧ first notch

262‧‧‧second notch

270‧‧‧Clocks

300‧‧‧ convex parts

301‧‧‧ bottom

400‧‧‧Compression spring

410‧‧‧Fixed plate

500‧‧‧ cover

503‧‧‧through hole

501‧‧‧ Sockets

502‧‧‧Outside

505‧‧‧ outside side

510‧‧ ‧ chute

520‧‧‧Rotating parts

600‧‧‧ boards

601‧‧‧ first surface

602‧‧‧ second surface

603‧‧‧ openings

610‧‧‧Contacts

700‧‧‧ Cover

710‧‧‧ Shell

H1, H2‧‧‧ height

In order to make the present invention and its advantages more apparent, the description of the drawings is as follows: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a socket connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view along line B_B' in Figure 2 showing the closed position of the lid relative to the cavity.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view along line B_B' in Figure 2 showing the open position of the lid relative to the cavity.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A_A' of Figure 2.

In the following, various embodiments of the invention will be described in detail, and it is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in a wide variety of applications. The specific embodiments discussed below are illustrative only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

In the following embodiments, a receptacle connector is disclosed. The socket connector is provided with a torsion spring that is conventionally used, and a compression spring is used to connect the body of the socket and the cover. In addition, the compression spring can be used in the manufacturing process of the socket connector, and the body of the socket connector is used in the forward assembly mode. Combine. Thus, the following embodiments are easier and faster to use with a forward assembly system than would be the case with conventional techniques that require lateral assembly of torsion springs.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , wherein FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a socket connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1 . It should be noted that the first and second figures are omitted to cover the outer cover of the insulating base 200, the outer casing, and the like, so as to more clearly illustrate the main components of the receptacle connector of the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, the socket connector 10 can be an RJ-45 type socket connector, and the socket connector 10 is adapted to be connected to the RJ-45 type plug connector, but not limited thereto.

The socket connector 10 includes a body 100, an insulating base 200, a tongue 300, a compression spring 400, a cover 500, and a circuit board 600. It is explained here that the socket connector 10 of the present embodiment is suitable for mounting inside a casing of an electronic device (not shown), such as a housing of a notebook computer, but is not limited thereto. The body 100 can be used as part of the housing of the notebook computer.

The body 100 includes a first recess 110 and a plurality of screw holes 120, as shown in the figure, three screw holes 120. The screw hole 120 can be used to lock other parts of the socket connector 10, such as the circuit board 600, etc., but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the invention, a portion of the screw hole 120 can also be used to connect to the housing of the electronic device. The male member 300 is erected on the bottom surface 301 of the first recess 110, and the male member 300 is integrally formed with the body 100 and extends from the bottom surface 301 of the first recess 110.

The insulating body 200 includes a second recess 204 and a plurality of conductive terminals 202. The conductive terminals 202 are disposed on the bottom surface of the second recess 204. 205 (shown in Figure 1). After the first groove 110 and the second groove 204 are assembled, the docking cavity 250 and the cavity 255 can be formed. The plug connector 20 (shown in FIG. 4) is adapted to be inserted into the docking cavity 250 from the cavity 255 to be electrically connected to the plurality of conductive terminals 202 in the second recess 204.

The cavity 255 can be divided into a first recess 261 and a second recess 262. The first recess 261 is located in the body 100, and the second recess 262 is located in the insulating base 200. That is, the first recess 261 is located on the outer side 101 of the body 100, and the first recess 261 is connected to the first recess 110, and the second recess 262 is located on the outer side 201 of the insulating base 200. And the second recess 262 is connected to the second recess 204.

The cover 500 includes an opposite sleeve 501 and an outer cover 502. The socket portion 501 has a through hole 503 penetrating through the through hole 503, and the socket portion 501 of the cover body 500 is movable on the tongue member 300.

The outer cover 502 of the cover 500 occupies a portion of the cavity 255. More specifically, the outer surface 505 outer shape of the outer cover portion 502 of the cover 500 may be complementary to the shape of the first recess 261 such that the outer side surface 505 of the outer cover portion 502 almost completely occupies the first notch in the cavity 255. 261, and the outer side surface 505 of the outer cover portion 502 and the outer side surface 101 of the body 100 are in a curved shape.

After the cover 500 of the embodiment is assembled to the first recess 110 of the body 100, the compression spring 400 can be inserted into the tab 300 and be connected to the sleeve 501 of the cover 500. Then, a fixing plate 410 (shown in FIGS. 3 and 4) can be further sleeved onto the tongue member 300, and the fixing plate 410 can be fixed to the end of the tongue member 300. In this way, the sleeve portion 501 of the cover 500 When sliding over the tenon 300 and compressing the compression spring 400, the outer shield 502 also moves from a closed position to an open position relative to the cavity 255.

It should be emphasized that the cover 500, the compression spring 400, the fixing plate 410, the circuit board 600 and the insulating base 200 are all assembled to the body 100 in the direction facing the first groove 110 of the body 100. That is, in the present embodiment, the cover 500, the compression spring 400, the fixing plate 410, the circuit board 600, and the insulating base 200 are all assembled to the body 100 in a forward direction, and need not be assembled with the body 100 from other directions. The socket connector 10 of the embodiment has an easy and quick assembly effect.

The circuit board 600 includes an opposite first surface 601 and a second surface 602. The body 100 is fixed to the first surface 601, and the insulating base 200 is fixed to the second surface 602. For example, the circuit board 600 can have a plurality of locking holes 620 therethrough, wherein one of the locking holes 620 can correspond to the position of the screw holes 120 of the body 100. The receptacle connector 10 can further include a lock attachment 130 that can pass through the latching aperture 620 and be threaded into the threaded bore 120 to securely attach the body 100 to the circuit board 600.

In addition, the circuit board 600 can have an opening 603 that can correspond to the position of the second recess 204 of the insulative housing 200. The second surface 602 of the circuit board 600 can have a plurality of contacts 610. The contacts 610 are disposed adjacent to the edges of the openings 603 to be electrically connected to the conductive terminals 202, respectively.

The body 100 may further include a rib 111 (please refer to FIG. 3 at the same time). The rib 111 is located on the bottom surface 301 of the first groove 110, and the height H1 of the rib 111 is smaller than the height H2 of the tongue 300. When the cover 500 is sleeved Department 501 When the male member 300 is inserted into the male member 300, the sleeve portion 501 of the cover 500 is located in the first recess 110 and the rib 111 is used to support the sleeve portion 501 of the cover 500.

In summary, the present embodiment discloses a design of the body 100 and the cover 500 that are coupled to the socket connector 10 by using the compression spring 400, and the elastic force of the compression spring 400 can be used to pull the plug connector 20 away from the docking cavity 250. The cover 502 outside the cover 500 can be automatically guided back to the closed position. Next, the manner of operation of the outer cover portion 502 of the cover 500 of the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

Please refer to FIG. 3 first, which shows the closed position of the cover body relative to the cavity along the line segment B_B` in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 draws the illustrations omitted in FIG. 1 and FIG. The outer cover 700 and the outer casing 710. The outer cover 700 covers the insulating base 200, and the outer cover 700 can be a part of the housing of the electronic device that houses the receptacle connector 10. The outer casing 710 covers the outer cover 700, and the outer casing 710 can be a metal outer casing of the electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the plug connector 20 has not been inserted into the docking chamber 250, the outer side surface 505 of the outer mask portion 502 and the outer side surface 101 of the body 100 form a continuous design surface. The compression spring 400 is coupled between the fixed plate 410 and the socket portion 501 of the cover 500, and the compression spring 400 is in an uncompressed state.

Next, please refer to FIG. 4 together, which shows the opening position of the cover body relative to the cavity along the line segment B_B` in FIG. 2 . As shown, the cover 500 is provided with a chute 510 (please refer to FIG. 1 together), and the chute 510 is located in the docking cavity 250. The plug connector 20 that interfaces with the receptacle connector 10 of the present embodiment may have a snap tab 270 when the plug connector 20 is from the cavity 255 When inserted into the docking cavity 250, the engaging piece 270 can be used to snap into the chute 510.

When the plug connector 20 is inserted into the docking chamber 250, the cover 500 can be rotated clockwise to move the outer cover 502 of the cover 500 in a clockwise direction and compress the compression spring 400.

It should be noted that the side of the cover 500 of the embodiment may include a rotating member to support the cover 500 to rotate clockwise. The rotating member of the cover 500 will be described in detail below.

Please refer to Fig. 5, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line A_A' of Fig. 2. As shown, the cover 500 can have a rotating member 520, and the sidewall 112 of the first recess 110 of the body 100 can have a notch 140. The position of the notch 140 corresponds to the position of the rotating member 520 such that the rotating member 520 can be partially sleeved into the notch 140.

The rotating member 520 includes a first portion 521 and a second portion 522. The first portion 521 is sleeved in the notch 140. The second portion 522 extends from the first portion 521 and protrudes from the notch 140 and faces the sidewall of the first groove 110. 112.

The notch 140 includes a stop surface 141 and a sliding surface 142. FIG. 5 illustrates a state in which the cover portion 502 of the cover 500 is in a closed position with respect to the cavity 255, wherein the first portion 521 of the rotating member 520 of the cover 500 abuts against the stop surface 141. When the outer cover 502 is moved from the closed position to the open position relative to the cavity 255, the first portion 521 can slide along the sliding surface 142 until the second portion 522 abuts against the sidewall 112 of the first groove 110. In this way, the opposite portion of the second portion 522 of the cover 500 can be restricted by the rotating member 520. Port 255 is moved between an open position or a closed position.

In summary, in the socket connector of the above disclosed embodiment, the compression spring can be positively sleeved into the protruding member standing on the bottom of the body, so that the socket connector can be assembled easily. In addition, the compression spring connects the body and the cover body, and the rotating body of the side of the cover body enables the cover body to rotate clockwise with the rotating member as the plug connector is inserted into the socket connector. When the plug connector is pulled out of the socket connector, the elastic restoring force of the compression spring causes the cover body to rotate counterclockwise about the shaft to automatically return the cover to the closed position.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

10‧‧‧Socket connector

100‧‧‧ body

101‧‧‧Outside

200‧‧‧Insulated body

202‧‧‧Electrical terminals

205‧‧‧ bottom

250‧‧‧ docking chamber

255‧‧‧ mouth

261‧‧‧ first notch

262‧‧‧second notch

502‧‧‧Outside

505‧‧‧ outside side

600‧‧‧ boards

Claims (9)

A socket connector, which is adapted to be connected to a plug connector, comprising: a body, a first recess, wherein a sidewall of the first recess has a notch; and an insulative housing having a plurality of conductive terminals, the insulation The base body includes a second recess, the first recess and the second recess form a pair of abutment cavity and a cavity, the plug connector is adapted to be inserted into the docking cavity from the cavity; a protruding piece Standing on the bottom surface of the first groove; a compression spring sleeved on the protruding piece; and a cover body including a pair of connecting portions and an outer shielding portion, the socket portion is movably disposed And the outer spring portion occupies a portion of the cavity, the plug connector is adapted to push the cover body, the sleeve portion compresses the compression spring, and the outer cover portion is opposite The cavity is moved from a closed position to an open position, the cover has a rotating member, the rotating member includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is sleeved in the notch, and the second portion is from the a first portion extends out and protrudes from the notch and faces the first groove The side walls, the open position when said outer shield portion positioned opposite the cavity opening, the second portion abuts against the sidewall of the first groove. The socket connector of claim 1, wherein the notch includes a stop surface and a sliding surface, the first portion abuts the stop surface when the outer cover is in the closed position relative to the cavity, And when the outside The first portion slides along the sliding surface relative to the cavity from the closed position to the open position until the second portion abuts against the sidewall of the first recess. The socket connector of claim 1, further comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface, the body is fixed on the first surface, and the insulating base is fixed on the first The second surface, and the circuit board has a plurality of contacts, and the contacts are electrically connected to the conductive terminals. The socket connector of claim 3, wherein the circuit board has an opening, the position of the opening corresponding to the position of the second groove. The socket connector of claim 3, further comprising a lock attachment, the body further comprising a screw hole, the circuit board further comprising a lock hole, the screw hole corresponding to the position of the lock hole The lock attachment passes through the locking hole and is screwed into the screw hole to fix the body to the circuit board. The socket connector of claim 1, wherein the cover body has a sliding slot, the sliding slot is located in the docking cavity, and the plug connector has a latching piece when the plug connector is inserted into the docking cavity. The clip is snapped into the chute. The socket connector of claim 1, wherein the cavity is divided into a first recess and a second recess, the first recess is located in the body, the second recess is located in the insulating base, and The outer shape of the outer cover of the cover is complementary to the first recess. The socket connector of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a rib, the rib is located on a bottom surface of the first groove, and a height of the rib is lower than a height of the protrusion, the sleeve of the cover The joint is located in the first groove and the rib supports the socket. The receptacle connector of claim 1, wherein the receptacle connector is mounted within a housing of an electronic device.