TWI698055B - Elevated connector - Google Patents

Abstract

An elevated connector includes an insulating housing, terminals, a metal housing, and a support member. The insulating housing includes a base portion, a tongue portion, and an elevated portion. The tongue portion extends forwards from the base portion. The elevated portion extends downwards from the base portion. The terminals are disposed on the insulating housing. Each terminal passes the base portion from the tongue portion and extends to a lower side of the elevated portion. The metal housing includes a joint portion. The joint portion surrounds the tongue portion and is connected to the base portion. The support member is disposed on a lower side of the joint portion. The support member is for supporting the jointing portion.

Description

Elevated connector

The present invention relates to a connector, and in particular to an overhead connector.

The existing electronic device will be provided with a connector, and the housing of the electronic device will have a window, the docking part of the connector will be aligned with the window, and the plug connector corresponding to this connector can be inserted into the docking part of the connector through the window . In general, the connector is provided on a circuit board in an electronic device, and there is no or a small interval between the mating portion of the connector and the circuit board. As a result, the overall strength of the connector is relatively high. However, in some cases, the window of the housing of the electronic device will be required to be improved based on the design considerations of the product appearance, and accordingly, the mating part of this connector will be elevated relative to the circuit board to align the window, so that There is a large gap between the docking part and the circuit board.

In the prior art, since the mating portion of the elevated connector is elevated relative to the circuit board, in this case, the overall strength of the connector will decrease. When the user inserts the corresponding plug connector into the mating part of such an elevated connector, the applied stress will easily cause the elevated connector to shake and be unstable, and may even cause the elevated connector to bend and deform.

In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to propose an elevated connector, in order to solve the problem of the overall strength decline of the connector after being elevated.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an overhead connector is used for mounting on a circuit board, and includes an insulating shell, a plurality of terminals, a metal shell, and a support. The insulating shell includes a base, a tongue, and a raised portion. The tongue extends forward from the base, and the raised portion extends downward from the base. Most terminals are arranged in the insulating housing, and each terminal extends from the tongue through the base and extends to the lower side of the elevated part. Each terminal includes a contact part and a fixing part, the contact part is exposed from the tongue part, and the fixing part penetrates from the lower side of the elevated part and is used for fixing to the circuit board. The metal shell includes a butting portion, which surrounds the tongue and connects to the base. The support is arranged on the lower side of the butt joint, and the support is used for supporting the butt joint.

In summary, the elevated connector according to the embodiment of the present invention can increase the overall strength by the support, and make the elevated connector more stable in use, and is not easy to shake, bend or deform.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following embodiments. The content is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the relevant technology to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent application and the drawings Anyone who is familiar with the relevant technology can easily understand the related purpose and advantages of the present invention.

10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e: overhead connector

20: plug connector

21: Insertion part

22: Terminal

30: circuit board

100: Insulating shell

110: base

120: Tongue

130: Elevated Department

131: Lower side of elevated part

132: The front side of the elevated part

200: terminal

210: Contact

220: fixed part

300: Metal shell

310: Docking Department

311: Underside of docking part

320: Shield

321: limit plate

400: Support

410: fixed backplane

411: Welding Point

420: Support side panel

421: Support the lower side of the side plate

422: Support the side board on top

430: connection board

431: first connection part

432: second connection part

433: window

440: Support top plate

500: Protective shell

510: Protect the side panel

511: Protect the underside of the side panel

H: height

I1, I2: spacing

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of the overhead connector and the corresponding plug connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 shows the exploded view of the overhead connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention; Shown is another perspective view of the overhead connector of the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of line 4-4 of Figure 1; Figure 5 is a schematic view of the second embodiment of the present invention Schematic diagram of high connector; Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an elevated connector of the third embodiment of the present invention; Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of an elevated connector of the fourth embodiment of the present invention; Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the elevated connector of the fourth embodiment of the present invention The schematic diagram of the overhead connector of the example; and FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the overhead connector of the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an overhead connector 10 and a corresponding plug connector 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an overhead connector 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Exploded view. In this embodiment, the overhead connector 10 corresponds to the plug connector 20, the overhead connector 10 can be installed in an electronic device (not shown), and the plug connector 20 can be connected to the overhead connector 10 butt, so that the two are electrically connected. The overhead connector 10 includes an insulating housing 100, a plurality of terminals 200, a metal shell 300, and a support 400. For example, the overhead connector 10 and the plug connector 20 may be a female connector and a male connector of a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), but are not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the insulating housing 100 includes a base 110, a tongue 120, and a raised portion 130. The tongue 120 extends forward from the base 110, and the raised portion 130 extends downward from the base 110. The extension directions of the tongue 120 and the elevated portion 130 are perpendicular to each other. Most terminals 200 are provided in the insulating housing 100. Each terminal 200 extends from the tongue 120 through the base 110 and extends to the lower side 131 of the elevated portion, and each terminal 200 includes a contact portion 210 which is arranged on the tongue 120 and extends from the tongue. The part 120 is exposed. The metal shell 300 includes a docking portion 310 and a shielding portion 320. The docking portion 310 surrounds the tongue 120 and is connected to the base 110. The support 400 is disposed on the lower side 311 of the docking portion 311, and the support 400 is used to support the docking portion 310. In this embodiment, the metal housing 300 further includes a shielding portion 320, and the metal housing 300 is formed by bending a metal plate to form the mating portion 310 and the shielding portion. 320, but not limited to this. The shielding portion 320 covers the front side 132 of the elevated portion, and the support 400 is disposed between the front side of the shielding portion 320 and the lower side 311 of the mating portion. When the multiple terminals 200 in the insulating housing 100 are transmitting signals, the shielding portion 320 is used to shield the interference of electromagnetic waves to ensure the stability of the signal transmitted by the terminal 200; or, the shielding portion 320 can ensure that the terminal 200 is transmitting signals. The generated electromagnetic waves will not affect other electrical components.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the supporting member 400 includes a fixed back plate 410 and two supporting side plates 420. The fixed back plate 410 is fixed to the shielding portion 320, and each supporting side plate 420 is respectively connected to two sides of the fixed back plate 410. The upper side 422 of each supporting side plate is used to support the lower side 311 of the mating portion. In this embodiment, the supporting member 400 is formed by bending a metal plate to form the fixed back plate 410 and the supporting side plate 420, but it is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the overhead connector 10 further includes a protective shell 500, the protective shell 500 is disposed outside the insulating shell 100, and the protective shell 500 includes two protective side plates 510, Each protective side plate 510 covers both sides of the insulating housing 100 respectively. As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the plug connector 20 includes an insertion portion 21, and corresponding terminals 22 are arranged inside the insertion portion 21, and the insertion portion 21 corresponds to the docking of the overhead connector 10. Section 310 and tongue 120. In use, the insertion portion 21 can be inserted into the mating portion 310 and matched with the tongue 120, and the contact portion 210 of the majority of the terminals 200 of the overhead connector 10 will contact the corresponding terminal 22 of the plug connector 20, thereby raising The type connector 10 and the plug connector 20 can be electrically connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the supporting member 400 further includes a connecting plate 430, and the connecting plate 430 is connected to the side of each supporting side plate 420 away from the fixed back plate 410. The connecting plate 430, the supporting side plate 420, and the fixed back plate 410 together form a cross-section in a square shape, but it is not limited thereto. The supporting structure formed by the connecting plate 430, the supporting side plate 420 and the fixed back plate 410 can be The support 400 has better mechanical strength.

Please refer to FIGS. 3 and 4 again. FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the overhead connector 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the line 4-4 of FIG. 1. In this embodiment, the connecting plate 430 includes a first connecting portion 431 and a second connecting portion 432. The first connecting portion 431 and the second connecting portion 432 are respectively connected to the supporting side plates 420, and the first connecting portion 431 is connected to the second The parts 432 are engaged with each other. In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 431 and the second connecting portion 432 respectively extend from the two supporting side plates 420, and the first connecting portion 431 and the second connecting portion 432 are bent and engaged with each other to form a connecting plate 430. In addition, the fixed back plate 410 includes at least one welding point 411, and the fixed back plate 410 is fixed to the shielding portion 320 through the welding point 411. In this embodiment, there are a plurality of welding points 411, but it is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, there are two connecting plates 430, and the two connecting plates 430 are spaced apart from each other to form a window 433. Due to the existence of the window 433, a welding tool can easily pass through the window 433 to weld the fixed back plate 410 to the shielding portion 320 when the support 400 is fixed to the metal shell 300.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, in this embodiment, the shielding portion 320 includes at least two limiting portions. The two limiting portions are arranged in the middle portion of the shielding portion 320 and are spaced apart from each other. The fixed back plate 410 is located at Between the two limiting parts, and the two limiting parts contact the two supporting side plates 420 correspondingly. In this embodiment, each limiting portion includes a limiting plate 321. The two limiting plates 321 of the two limiting portions are protruded from the middle part of the shielding portion 320 and spaced apart from each other. The fixed back plate 410 is located on the two limiting plates. 321, and each limiting plate 321 contacts the two supporting side plates 420 correspondingly. In this embodiment, there are four limiting plates 321, and each of the two limiting plates 321 respectively contacts the two supporting side plates 420. The limiting portion has a limiting function. During the process of fixing the support 400 to the metal shell 300, the fixing back plate 410 can The limiting plate 321 of the limiting portion is limited to a specific position of the shielding portion 320. As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the supporting member 400 is located between the two protective side plates 510, and each supporting side plate 420 and each protective side plate 510 are spaced apart from each other with a distance I1.

As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the overhead connector 10 is used for mounting to the circuit board 30. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, each terminal 200 further includes a fixing portion 220, and the fixing portion 220 penetrates from the lower side 131 of the elevated portion 130. Also, the fixing part 220 of each terminal 200 may be fixed to the circuit board 30. In addition, the lower sides 421 of the supporting side plates of the supporting member 400 are used to connect the circuit board 30, and the protective side plates 510 of the protective housing 500 are also used to connect the circuit board 30. With the structure in which the fixing portion 220 of each terminal 200, the lower side 421 of each supporting side plate, and the lower side 511 of each protective side plate are respectively fixed to the circuit board 30, the connection relationship between the overhead connector 10 and the circuit board 30 can be improved. stable.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the docking portion 310 is elevated relative to the circuit board 30, so there is a height H between the lower side 311 of the docking portion and the circuit board 30. Although the docking portion 310 is elevated, the upper side 422 of the supporting side plate of the support 400 can abut the lower side 311 of the docking portion. The support 400 can enhance the overall stability, so that when the docking portion 310 is inserted by the insertion portion 21, the docking portion 310 The received stress can be absorbed by the supporting member 400, so that the docking portion 310 is not easily shaken relative to the circuit board 30. In this embodiment, the upper side 422 of the supporting side plate and the lower side 311 of the mating part can leave a gap without contacting each other under normal conditions (when not under stress), and the mating part 310 is subjected to downward (in the direction toward the circuit board 30). When moving downward under stress, the upper side 422 of the supporting side plate can abut against the lower side 311 of the mating part to support the mating part 310 so that the mating part 310 will not continue to move downward. In other embodiments, the upper side 422 of the supporting side plate and the lower side 311 of the mating portion can also be in contact with each other in a normal state. The supporting member 400 and the mating portion 310 can movably contact each other when they are not under stress to under stress.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram of an overhead connector 10a according to a second embodiment of the present invention. One of the main differences between the elevated connector 10a of FIG. 5 and the elevated connector 10 of FIGS. 1 to 4 lies in the support 400. The support 400 of the elevated connector 10a of FIG. 5 includes a fixed back plate 410 , The supporting side plate 420 and the connecting plate 430, but there is only one connecting plate 430 of the overhead connector 10a and it is located in the middle part of the supporting side plate 420, and the connecting plate 430 is spaced from the upper side 422 of the supporting side plate and the lower side 421 of the supporting side plate respectively. A window 433 is formed each. In this case, the welding tool can respectively pass through the two windows 433 to weld the fixed back plate 410 to the shielding portion 320. The remaining identical or similar components of the overhead connector 10a of FIG. 5 and the overhead connector 10 of FIGS. 1 to 4 and their connection relationship can be referred to the foregoing description, and will not be repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a schematic diagram of an overhead connector 10b according to a third embodiment of the present invention. One of the main differences between the elevated connector 10b of FIG. 6 and the elevated connector 10 of FIGS. 1 to 4 is the support 400. The support 400 of the elevated connector 10b of FIG. 6 includes a fixed back plate 410 , The supporting side plate 420 and the supporting top plate 440, and the overhead connector 10b does not have the connecting plate 430. The supporting top plate 440 is connected to the upper side 422 of each supporting side plate, and the supporting top plate 440 is used to support the lower side 311 of the mating portion. Since the connecting plate 430 is not provided, the welding tool can pass directly between the two supporting side plates 420 to weld the fixed back plate 410 to the shielding portion 320. The remaining identical or similar components of the overhead connector 10b of FIG. 6 and the overhead connector 10 of FIGS. 1 to 4 and their connection relationship can be referred to the foregoing description, and will not be repeated here. In some embodiments, the supporting member 400 of the overhead connector 10b may also include the aforementioned connecting plate 430 to make the overall mechanical strength higher.

Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a schematic diagram of an overhead connector 10c according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. One of the main differences between the elevated connector 10c of FIG. 7 and the elevated connector 10 of FIGS. 1 to 4 is the support 400. The support 400 of the elevated connector 10c of FIG. 7 includes a support The supporting side plate 420 and the supporting top plate 440, and the overhead connector 10c does not have a fixed back plate 410 and a connecting plate 430. The upper sides 422 of each supporting side plate are respectively connected to two sides of the supporting top plate 440, and the supporting top plate 440 is used to support the lower side 311 of the mating portion. Moreover, each supporting side plate 420 is partially connected to the two protective side plates 510. In other words, the supporting side plate 420 does not extend to the circuit board 30 but only to the protective side plate 510, and the lower side 421 of each supporting side plate is connected to the protective side plate 510. The lower sides 511 are spaced apart from each other by an interval I2. The supporting side plate 420 can be fixed to the protective side plate 510 by welding or other means, and the lower side 511 of the protective side plate will be fixed to the circuit board 30, that is, the protective side plate 510, the supporting side plate 420 and the supporting top plate 440 will jointly support the mating portion 310. The remaining identical or similar components of the overhead connector 10c of FIG. 7 and the overhead connector 10 of FIGS. 1 to 4 and their connection relationship can be referred to the foregoing description, and will not be repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 8, which is a schematic diagram of an overhead connector according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. One of the main differences between the elevated connector 10d of FIG. 8 and the elevated connector 10 of FIGS. 1 to 4 is that the metal shell 300 of the elevated connector 10d of FIG. The supporting member 400 of the type connector 10d is located between the lower side 311 of the mating portion and the front side 132 of the elevated portion. For example, the fixed back plate 410 of the supporting member 400 is fixed to the front side 132 of the elevated portion, and the upper side 422 of each supporting side plate is used to support the lower side 311 of the mating portion.

Please refer to FIG. 9, which is a schematic diagram of an overhead connector according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. One of the main differences between the elevated connector 10e of FIG. 9 and the elevated connector 10 of FIGS. 1 to 4 is that the metal shell 300 of the elevated connector 10e of FIG. The support 400 of the type connector 10e is located between the lower side 311 of the mating portion and the front side 132 of the elevated portion. For example, the fixed back plate 410 of the support 400 is fixed to the front side 132 of the elevated portion, and the fixed back plate 410 almost covers the front side 132 of the elevated portion, and the upper sides 422 of each supporting side plate are used to support the 接部下边311。 接部下边311. In this case, even if the metal casing 300 does not have the shielding portion 320, the fixed back plate 410 can still have the function of shielding electromagnetic wave interference.

In summary, according to the elevated connector of the embodiment of the present invention, the overall strength can be increased by the support member, and the elevated connector can be more stable in use, and the elevated connector is not easy Shaking, bending or deforming. In addition, based on the structure and design of the support, the process of making the support itself and the process of assembling the support to the metal shell are more convenient and accurate, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing production costs.

Although the technical content of the present invention has been disclosed in the preferred embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this technology and makes slight changes and modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention should be covered by the present invention Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

10: Elevated connector

100: Insulating shell

110: base

120: Tongue

130: Elevated Department

131: Lower side of elevated part

132: The front side of the elevated part

200: terminal

210: Contact

300: Metal shell

310: Docking Department

320: Shield

321: limit plate

400: Support

410: fixed backplane

420: Support side panel

430: connection board

500: Protective shell

510: Protect the side panel

Claims (13)

An elevated connector for mounting to a circuit board, comprising: an insulating shell, including a base, a tongue, and a raised part, the tongue extending forward from the base, and the raised part from The base extends downward; a plurality of terminals are arranged in the insulating housing, and each terminal extends from the tongue through the base and extends to the lower side of the elevated portion. Each terminal includes a contact portion and a fixing portion. The contact portion Exposed from the tongue, the fixing portion penetrates from the lower side of the elevated portion and is used for fixing to the circuit board; a metal shell including a mating portion that surrounds the tongue and is connected to the base; and a support member , Arranged on the lower side of the butting portion, the support member is used to support the butting portion, and the support member and the butting portion can be movably contacted with each other when they are not stressed to being stressed. For the elevated connector described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the metal shell further includes a shielding portion covering the front side of the elevated portion, wherein the support member is disposed on the front side of the shielding portion and the Between the lower side of the docking part. For the overhead connector described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, the supporting member further includes a fixed back plate and two supporting side plates, the fixed back plate is fixed to the shielding portion, and each supporting side plate is respectively connected to the fixed On both sides of the back plate, the upper side of each supporting side plate is used for supporting the lower side of the mating part. According to the elevated connector described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the supporting member further includes a connecting plate, and the connecting plate connects each side of the supporting side plate away from the fixed back plate. According to the elevated connector described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the fixed back plate includes at least one welding point, and the fixed back plate is fixed to the shielding portion through the at least one welding point. According to the elevated connector described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the supporting member further includes a supporting top plate, the supporting top plate is connected to the upper side of each supporting side plate, and the supporting top plate is used to support the lower side of the mating portion. For the elevated connector described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the shielding portion includes two limiting portions, the two limiting portions are arranged in the middle part of the shielding portion and spaced apart from each other, and the fixed back plate is located at the Between the two limiting portions, and the two limiting portions correspondingly contact the two supporting side plates. As described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the supporting member further includes a fixed back plate and two supporting side plates, the fixed back plate covers the front side of the elevated portion, and each supporting side plate is connected to the Two sides of the fixed back plate are fixed, and the upper side of each supporting side plate is used to support the lower side of the butting portion. According to the elevated connector described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, the supporting member further includes a supporting top plate, the supporting top plate is connected to the upper side of each supporting side plate, and the supporting top plate is used to support the lower side of the mating portion. For example, the overhead connector described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes a protective shell covering the insulating shell. The protective shell includes two protective side plates, and each of the protective side plates covers the Insulate both sides of the housing. According to the elevated connector described in item 10 of the scope of patent application, the supporting member is located between the two protective side plates and is spaced apart from each of the protective side plates. As described in item 10 of the scope of patent application, the supporting member includes a supporting top plate and two supporting side plates, and the upper side of each supporting side plate is connected to two sides of the supporting top plate, and the supporting top plate is used for The lower side of the mating portion is supported, each of the supporting side plates is partially connected to the two protective side plates, and the lower side of each supporting side plate and the lower side of each protective side plate are spaced apart from each other. As described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the supporting member and the mating portion have a gap when they are not under stress and are not in contact with each other.

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