TWI679815B - Adaptor for connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an adapter for a connector. The adapter for a connector includes a shell member and a circuit board. The shell member has a carrier board; one end of the circuit board has a first tongue plate and the other end has a A second tongue plate, the first tongue plate has a plurality of first lead portions, the second tongue plate has a plurality of second lead portions electrically connected to the plurality of first lead portions, and the second tongue plate is superposed on the carrier plate Together, they form a superimposed structure. The first tongue plate and the plurality of first lead portions conform to the USB Type-C specification, and the superimposed structure and the plurality of second lead portions conform to the USB Type-A specification. Therefore, the existing USB Type-A electrical connector can be converted into a USB Type-C electrical connector for application.

Description

Connector adapter

The present invention relates to a connector structure, and more particularly, to an adapter for a connector.

The most common connectors on the market today are Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors. Generally speaking, USB Type-A is the most widely used and most popular USB interface. However, USB Type-C is mainly used in thinner and thinner electronic devices, so USB Type-C gradually replaces traditional connectors.

However, as the electronic device is designed to be light, thin, short, and small, the peripheral position and thickness of the body are insufficient, and the internal circuit layout space is insufficient. Therefore, it is impossible to install a variety of electrical connectors in the limited space of the electronic device, resulting in use. The user is inconvenienced by the limitation of the electrical connector specifications.

In view of this, the present inventors have devoted themselves to the above-mentioned prior art, researched intensively and cooperated with the application of science to try to solve the above-mentioned problems, which has become the goal of the inventors' development.

The invention provides an adapter for a connector, which uses one end of the adapter for a connector to be designed to comply with the USB Type-C specification and the other end to be designed to comply with the USB Type-A specification, so that the existing USB Type-A electrical connector can be transformed. It becomes a USB Type-C electrical connector for application.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides an adapter for a connector, including: a housing member including a first housing and a second housing, the first housing has a bearing plate at one end and another One end extends from the carrier plate with a C-shaped ring sleeve. The C-shaped ring sleeve has a plug-in interface at one end and a mounting port at the other end. A top edge of one end of the C-shaped ring sleeve extends downward to cover the mounting port. The second housing has a first joint cover at one end and a second joint cover at the other end, and a first pass-through opening and a first joint are formed opposite to the first joint cover and one side of the second joint cover. Two through holes, the C-shaped ring sleeve is connected to the outside of the first connector sleeve through the second through hole sleeve; and a circuit board having a first tongue plate at one end and a second tongue plate at the other end, the first A tongue plate has a plurality of first lead portions, the second tongue plate has a plurality of second lead portions electrically connected to the plurality of first lead portions, and the second tongue plate is superimposed on the carrier plate and forms a common structure. A superimposed structure, the first tongue plate and the plurality of first lead-in portions comply with the USB Type-C specification. Structure, the plurality of second lead portions conform to the USB Type-A specification, the first tongue plate is connected to the first connector sleeve through the first through hole, thereby forming a USB Type-C female head, the stack The structure is connected to the second joint sleeve.

Based on the above, the shape, thickness, and circuit layout of the first tongue plate and the plurality of first lead portions of the circuit board conform to the USB Type-C specification, but the first tongue plate and the second tongue plate are part of the same circuit board. Therefore, the thickness of the second tongue plate also conforms to the USB Type-C specification but not the USB Type-A specification. Therefore, the simple structure of thickening the thickness of the second tongue plate through the carrier plate enables the adapter for the connector to have a USB Type at the same time. -C and USB Type-A specifications make the adapter for connectors have the advantages of simple structure and easy assembly.

10‧‧‧Connector adapter

1‧‧‧shell parts

11‧‧‧carrying plate

12‧‧‧O-ring sleeve

121‧‧‧ Plug Interface

122‧‧‧Mounting port

123‧‧‧ Cover Sheet

13‧‧‧First case

131‧‧‧C type ring sleeve

132‧‧‧ plug interface

133‧‧‧Mounting port

134‧‧‧ cover sheet

14‧‧‧Second Shell

141‧‧‧First connector sleeve

142‧‧‧Second connector sleeve

143‧‧‧First pass

144‧‧‧ second mouth

2‧‧‧Circuit Board

21‧‧‧The first tongue plate

211‧‧‧First Leading Department

22‧‧‧Second tongue plate

221‧‧‧Second Leading Department

23‧‧‧ stacked structure

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is another perspective exploded view of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective assembled view of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is another perspective exploded view of another embodiment of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective assembled view of another embodiment of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is another perspective assembled view of another embodiment of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the adapter of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective assembled view of still another embodiment of the adapter of the present invention.

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, but the drawings are for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the present invention provides an adapter for a connector. The adapter for the connector mainly includes a housing part 1 and a circuit board 2.

The housing part 1 can be made of metal or plastic. The housing part 1 has a bearing plate 11 and an O-ring sleeve 12 extending from one end of the bearing plate 11. One end of the O-ring sleeve 12 has a plug connector 121 and another One end has a mounting opening 122, and a top edge of one end of the O-ring sleeve 12 extends downward with a covering sheet 123 covering the mounting opening 122.

The circuit board 2 has a first tongue plate 21 at one end and a second tongue plate 22 at the other end. The first tongue plate 21 has a plurality of first lead portions 211, and the second tongue plate 22 has a plurality of first lead portions 211. The plurality of second connecting portions 221 and the second tongue 22 are electrically connected to the carrier plate 21 and form a laminated structure 23 together. The first tongue 21 and the plurality of first connecting portions 211 conform to USB Type- The C specification, the superimposed structure 23, and the plurality of second lead portions 221 conform to the USB Type-A specification.

The first tongue plate 21 of this embodiment is connected to the O-ring sleeve 12, and the first tongue plate 21 and the O-ring sleeve 12 together form a USB Type-C female head, and a plurality of second guide portions 221 Compliant with USB 2.0 Type-A specifications, but not as a limitation.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 4, the use state of the connector adapter 10 of the present invention is based on the use of USB Type-A, which is the most widely used and most popular USB interface for electronic devices, but the application of USB Type-C It is also gradually emerging, so the adapter 10 for the connector is designed to meet the USB Type-C specification at one end and the USB Type-A specification at the other end, and the existing USB Type-A electrical connector can be transformed into a USB Type-C electrical connection.器 为 应用 For applications.

In addition, the present invention utilizes the first tongue plate 21 and the plurality of first lead portions 211 of the circuit board 2 to comply with the USB Type-C specification, that is, the shape, thickness, and circuit of the first tongue plate 21 and the plurality of first lead portions 211. The layout conforms to the USB Type-C specification, but the first tongue plate 21 and the second tongue plate 22 are part of the same circuit board 2, so the thickness of the second tongue plate 22 also conforms to the USB Type-C specification and does not meet the USB Type -A specification, so the second tongue plate 22 is superposed on the carrier plate 21 to increase the thickness of the second tongue plate 22, and the second tongue plate 22 and the carrier plate 21 together form a superposed structure 23, so that the superposed structure 23 The plurality of second lead portions 221 conform to the USB Type-A specification, that is, the superimposed structure 23, the plurality of second lead portions 221 have the outer shape, thickness, and circuit layout that conform to the USB Type-A specification. Thereby, the simple structure of thickening the thickness of the second tongue plate 22 through the carrier plate 21 enables the adapter 10 for the connector to have both USB Type-C and USB Type-A specifications, so that the adapter 10 for the connector has a simple structure. And easy assembly.

Furthermore, the first tongue plate 21 is connected to the O-ring sleeve 12 through the mounting opening 122 to form a USB Type-C female head. A top edge of one end of the O-ring sleeve 12 is extended with a covering sheet 123 covering the mounting opening 122. The O-ring sleeve 12 and the cover sheet 123 are completely covered on the outer periphery of the first tongue plate 21, thereby further improving the shielding ability of the O-ring sleeve 12, preventing the transmission of high-frequency signals, and preventing loss. The signal of the electrical connector is attenuated during the transmission line.

Please refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 9, which is another embodiment of the adapter 10 for a connector of the present invention. The embodiment of FIGS. 5 to 9 is substantially the same as the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 4, but FIG. 5 to FIG. The embodiment 9 is different from the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 4 in that the structure of the housing member 1 is different.

The detailed description is as follows. The casing 1 includes a first casing 13 and a second casing 14. The first casing 13 has a bearing plate 11 at one end and a C-shaped sleeve 131 extending from the bearing plate 11 at the other end. The housing 14 has a first joint cover 141 at one end and a second joint cover 142 at the other end, and a first through opening 143 and a first joint opening 143 are formed on one side of the first joint cover 141 and the second joint cover 142. Second through the mouth 144. The first casing 13 is mainly composed of a plastic material, and the second casing 14 is mainly composed of a metal material, but not limited thereto.

In addition, the first tongue plate 22 is connected to the first joint cover 141 through the first through opening 143, and the C-shaped ring sleeve 131 is connected to the outside of the first joint cover 141 through the second through opening 144, so that the first tongue plate 22. The C-shaped sleeve 131 and the first connector sleeve 141 form a USB Type-C female head, and the overlapping structure 23 is connected to the second connector sleeve 142, so that the C-shaped sleeve 131 and the first connector sleeve 141 are covered. Around the outer periphery of the first tongue plate 21, a second connector sleeve 142 is wrapped around the outer periphery of the second tongue plate 22, thereby avoiding loss of high-frequency signals transmitted, so as to prevent the signal of the electrical connector from being transmitted on the transmission line. Attenuation occurs during the process.

In addition, the C-shaped ring sleeve 131 has a plug-in interface 132 at one end and a mounting port 133 at the other end. The first tongue plate 21 passes through the C-shaped ring sleeve 131 through the mounting port 133. A cover sheet 134 covering the mounting opening 133 is extended below, thereby further improving the shielding ability of the C-shaped sleeve 131.

Please refer to FIG. 10, which is another embodiment of the adapter 10 for a connector of the present invention. The embodiment of FIG. 10 is substantially the same as the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 4, but the embodiment of FIG. 10 is similar to FIG. 1 to FIG. The fourth embodiment differs in that the plurality of second lead portions 221 conform to the USB 3.0 Type-A specification.

Further explanation is as follows, the plurality of second connecting portions 221 of the present invention may comply with the USB 2.0 Type-A or USB 3.0 Type-A specifications, which may be adjusted according to actual conditions, and is not limited by the embodiments.

In summary, the adapter for the connector of the present invention has not been seen in similar products and used publicly, and has industrial applicability, novelty, and progress, which fully meets the patent application requirements, and applies in accordance with the patent law. The patents in this case shall be investigated and granted in order to protect the rights of the inventors.

Claims (3)

An adapter for a connector includes: a housing member including a first housing and a second housing, the first housing has a bearing plate at one end and a C-shaped ring sleeve extending from the bearing plate at the other end; The C-shaped ring sleeve has a plug-in interface at one end and a mounting port at the other end. A top edge of the C-shaped ring sleeve has a cover sheet covering the mounting port extending downward, and a second housing has a first end at one end. The joint sleeve and the other end are provided with a second joint sleeve, and the first joint sleeve and a side of the second joint sleeve are formed with a first through hole and a second through hole opposite to each other, and the C-shaped ring sleeve passes through the A second through-hole sleeve is connected to the outside of the first joint sleeve; and a circuit board having a first tongue plate at one end and a second tongue plate at the other end, the first tongue plate having a plurality of first guide portions, The second tongue plate has a plurality of second lead portions electrically connected to the plurality of first lead portions. The second tongue plate is superposed on the carrier plate and collectively forms a stacked structure. The first tongue plate, The plurality of first lead portions conform to the USB Type-C specification, and the stacked structure and the plurality of second lead portions conform to the US According to the B Type-A specification, the first tongue plate is connected to the first connector sleeve through the first through hole, thereby forming a USB Type-C female head, and the laminated structure is connected to the second connector sleeve. The adapter for a connector according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of second lead portions conform to the USB 2.0 Type-A specification. The adapter for a connector according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of second lead portions conform to the USB 3.0 Type-A specification.