TWI761041B - Movable connector combination - Google Patents

Abstract

A movable connector combination includes a socket connector, a plug connector and a locking structure. The socket connector includes a socket fixed housing, a socket movable housing, and a plurality of socket terminals, each socket terminal having a tail section assembled in the socket fixed housing, a contact section assembled in the socket movable housing, and connected to the tail section Between the contact segment and the contact segment to make the tail segment move relative to the contact segment. The plug connector includes a plug fixing housing, and a plurality of plug terminals provided in the plug fixing housing. The locking structure includes a locking spring piece assembled on one of the socket movable housing and the plug fixing housing and a locking buckle groove integrally formed on the other one, the locking buckle spring piece having an elastic arm and a locking portion configured on the elastic arm, the locking portion of the locking elastic sheet and the locking groove can be relatively movably buckled.

Description

Movable connector combination

The present invention relates to a movable connector, in particular to a movable connector combination.

US Patent No. US6,645,005 discloses a connector assembly having a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector is provided with a first metal ear, the socket connector is provided with a second metal ear, and the first metal lock of the first metal ear and the second metal lock of the second metal ear are used to buckle each other. , so that the plug connector remains mated with the receptacle connector. However, the above lock is configured as a fixed lock, so that the plug connector and the socket connector cannot move relative to each other after being combined.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a movable connector assembly which can improve at least one disadvantage of the prior art.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the movable connector assembly of the present invention includes a socket connector, a plug connector and a locking structure. The socket connector includes a socket fixed shell, a socket movable shell, and a plurality of socket terminals, each socket terminal has a tail section assembled in the socket fixed shell, a contact assembled in the socket movable shell segment, and an elastic segment connected between the tail segment and the contact segment so that the tail segment and the contact segment are relatively movable, the socket fixed housing and the socket movable housing are relatively movable through the socket terminals connect. The plug connector includes a plug fixed housing for docking with the receptacle movable housing of the socket connector, and a plurality of plug terminals disposed on the plug fixed housing. The locking structure includes a locking elastic piece assembled on one of the socket movable housing and the plug fixed housing and a locking locking groove integrally formed on the other one, the locking locking elastic piece has An elastic arm and a locking portion formed on the elastic arm, the locking portion of the locking elastic sheet and the locking groove can be relatively movably buckled, so that the movable housing of the socket and the fixed housing of the plug are connected. The bodies are movably locked relative to each other.

In some embodiments, the locking elastic sheet is assembled on the socket movable housing, and the locking groove is integrally formed on the plug fixing housing.

In some embodiments, the locking elastic sheet is assembled on the plug fixed housing, and the locking groove is integrally formed on the socket movable housing.

In some embodiments, the locking elastic piece further has a rear end fixing portion for fixing to a circuit board.

In some embodiments, the locking elastic piece further has an unlocking portion for interlocking the locking portion and the locking groove to unlock.

In some embodiments, the locking portion of the locking spring piece and the locking groove are matched with clearance.

In some embodiments, the latching elastic piece further has a fixing portion assembled on one of the socket movable housing and the plug fixing housing, and the fixing portion has facing the socket movable housing and the plug A head end of the other one of the fixed housings, and a tail end opposite to the head end, the elastic arm extends from the head end of the fixing part outward and in a circuitous manner toward the tail end, the locking part is formed Set at the end of the elastic arm, the locking portion has two locking portions on both sides, and an unlocking portion located between the two locking portions and protruding from the two locking portions, the locking portion The slot has two locking grooves for accommodating the two locking parts and locking with the two locking parts, and an unlocking groove located in the middle of the two locking grooves and used for accommodating the unlocking part , the unlocking groove is in the shape of a slot.

In some embodiments, the latching elastic piece further has a fixing portion assembled on one of the socket movable housing and the plug fixing housing, and the fixing portion has facing the socket movable housing and the plug A head end of the other one of the fixed housings, and a tail end opposite to the head end, the elastic arm extends outward from the head end of the fixing portion, and the locking portion faces inward from the end of the elastic arm It is extended and formed, and the end of the locking portion is used for locking in the locking groove.

In some embodiments, the locking elastic piece further has a fixing portion assembled in one of the socket movable housing and the plug fixing housing, and an unlocking portion, the fixing portion has a movable toward the socket a head end of the other of the housing and the plug fixing housing, and a tail end opposite to the head end, the unlocking part has an elastic part extending outward from the head end, and the elastic part an operating portion extending outward and toward the rear end, the elastic arm extending from the operating portion in a direction away from the rear end, and the locking portion extending inward from the distal end of the elastic arm and extending toward the rear end , and the end of the locking portion is used for locking in the locking groove, and the connection between the locking portion and the elastic arm is formed to link the locking portion and the lock An unlocking part for unlocking the buckle groove.

In some embodiments, the locking elastic piece further has a fixing portion assembled in one of the socket movable housing and the plug fixing housing, and an unlocking portion, the fixing portion has a movable toward the socket A head end of the other of the housing and the plug fixing housing, and a tail end opposite to the head end, the elastic arm extending from the head end in a direction away from the tail end, the locking portion extending from the head end The end of the elastic arm is formed to extend inward, the unlocking portion is formed to extend outward from the end of the locking portion and away from the rear end, and the end of the locking portion is used for locking in the locking groove.

In some embodiments, the end of the unlocking portion is provided with a toggle plate extending outward and having a width larger than the width of the unlocking portion itself, and the toggle plate has a toggle plate extending outward from the end of the unlocking portion A plate body, and two reinforcements bent and extended outward from the proximal sides of one end of the plate body adjacent to the unlocking portion and covering the proximal sides of the side of the plate body away from the rear end of the fixing portion department.

According to the present invention, an elastic and movable locking structure is designed between the receptacle movable housing of the receptacle connector and the plug fixed housing of the plug connector, which are mutually butted, so as to enhance the stability of the mating therebetween, and prevent vibration during vibration. The terminal interface produces micro-vibration or displacement, which affects the stability of signal transmission.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are designated by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a first embodiment of a movable connector assembly 100 of the present invention includes a socket connector 1 , a plug connector 2 , and a locking structure 3 . In the first embodiment, the socket connector 1 is provided on a circuit board 200 for sockets, and the plug connector 2 is provided on a circuit board 300 for plugs.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , the socket connector 1 includes a socket fixed housing 11 , a socket movable housing 12 , and a plurality of socket terminals 13 . In the first embodiment, the socket fixing housing 11 has two side walls 111 spaced side by side along a front-rear direction D1 (the direction indicated by the arrow is front, and the reverse direction is rear), and two side walls 111 are arranged along a left-right direction D2 (arrow The direction indicated is right, the opposite direction is left) spaced apart from each other and connected to the two end walls 112 between the two side walls 111 , the two side walls 111 and the two end walls 112 jointly define an up-down direction D3 (arrowed by the arrow). Refers to the upward direction, the reverse direction is downward) through an accommodating space 113 of the socket fixing housing 11, each side wall 111 is formed with a plurality of tail section accommodating grooves recessed from the inner side surface and side by side along the left-right direction D2 111a. The bottom of the socket fixing shell 11 is disposed on the socket circuit board 200 . Specifically, the socket connector 1 also has two sockets for fixing the socket fixing shell 11 on the socket circuit board 200 . Fixing pieces 14, the two socket fixing pieces 14 are respectively disposed on both sides of the socket fixing housing 11 in the left-right direction D2. Each socket fixing member 14 has a limiting portion 141 extending along the front-rear direction D1 and located above the proximal end walls 112 of the two side walls 111 of the socket fixing housing 11 and used for limiting the socket movable housing 12 , Two holding portions 142 extending downward from the front and rear ends of the limiting portion 141 , and two fixing portions 143 extending outward from the bottom ends of the holding portions 142 respectively along the front-rear direction D1 . The two holding portions 142 are held in the holding grooves 111 b formed on the outer sides of the two side walls 111 , and the two holding portions 143 are used to be fixed to the socket circuit board 200 by soldering, so that the socket of the socket connector 1 can be fixed to the shell. The body 11 is fixed to the circuit board 200 for sockets.

The movable socket housing 12 has a setting side 121 facing downward and disposed at the top of the accommodating space 113 of the socket fixed housing 11 , and a docking side 122 facing upward. Two extending portions 121 a further extending into the accommodating space 113 are formed on the left and right sides of the setting side 121 downward. The two extending portions 121 a slightly protrude outward along the left and right directions, and are connected to the butting side 122 . A shoulder 121b is formed between the upper and lower direction by the limiting portion 141 of the socket fixing member 14 to prevent the socket movable housing 12 from being upwardly separated from the socket fixing housing 11 . The butting side 122 has a butting groove 122a formed downwardly through it, and a butting plate 122b disposed in the abutting groove 122a. The abutting grooves 122a are arranged along the left-right direction D2 and are butted along the front-rear direction D1 by the abutting plate 122b. The plurality of contact segments in which the plate 122b is divided into two rows accommodate the groove portions 122c.

The socket terminals 13 are arranged along the left-right direction D2 and are divided into two rows along the front-rear direction D1. The contact section of the movable socket housing 12 accommodates a contact section 132 of the groove 122c, and is connected between the top of the tail section 131 and the bottom of the contact section 132 in a circuitous structure so that the tail section 131 is connected to the contact section 132. The contact segment 132 is a relatively movable elastic segment 133 , and the socket fixed housing 11 and the socket movable housing 12 are relatively movably connected through the socket terminals 13 . Specifically, the tail section 131 has a fixing portion 131 a assembled in the tail section accommodating groove 111 a of the socket fixing housing 11 , and a tail portion 131 b extending from the fixing portion 131 a. A plurality of interference protrusions 131c are formed on the fixing portion 131a to interfere and fix with the tail section accommodating groove 111a. The tails 131b of the tails 131 of the socket terminals 13 protrude outward from the bottom of the socket fixing housing 11 along the front-rear direction D1, and the tails 131b of the tails 131 are mechanically and electrically connected to the socket The circuit traces (not shown) on the circuit board 200 for sockets, the tails 131b of the tails 131 and the circuit board 200 for sockets can be connected by soldering, for example. The contact segment 132 has a fixing portion 132a assembled in the contact segment receiving groove portion 122c of the movable socket housing 12, and a contact portion 132b extending from the fixing portion 132a. A plurality of interference protrusions 132c are formed on the fixing portion 132a to interfere and fix with the contact segment accommodating groove portion 122c. The elastic segment 133 is connected between the fixing portion 131 a of the tail segment 131 and the fixing portion 132 a of the contact segment 132 . By arranging the tail section 131 of the fixed housing 11 of the socket, the contact section 132 of the movable housing 12 of the socket, and the elastic section 133 connected between the tail section 131 and the contact section 132 and having elasticity, the The socket fixed housing 11 and the socket movable housing 12 are relatively movably connected by the socket terminals 13, and at the same time, the shoulders 121 of the two extending parts 121a of the socket movable housing 12 are held in the upward direction. In addition, the two extending portions 121a of the movable socket housing 12 are restrained by the socket circuit board 200 in the downward direction, and in the front-rear direction D1 It is limited by the side wall 111 and the end wall 112 of the socket fixing housing 11 in the left-right direction D2, thereby preventing the elastic segments 133 of the socket terminals 13 from being damaged due to excessive deformation.

Referring to FIGS. 1 , 4 to 7 , the plug connector 2 includes a docking direction (the up-down direction D3 in this case, but not limited to this) for connecting with the receptacle movable housing 12 of the receptacle connector 1 ) a plug fixing housing 21 which is butted together, and a plurality of plug terminals 22 arranged on the plug fixing housing 21 . The mounting portion 210 of the plug fixing housing 21 away from the socket connector 1 is provided on the circuit board 300 for plugs. The two plug fixing members 23 of the circuit board 300 for plugs are respectively disposed on both sides of the plug fixing housing 21 in the left-right direction D2. Each plug fixing member 23 has a holding portion 231 and a fixing portion 232 extending outward from the top of the holding portion 231 along the left-right direction D2. The holding portions 231 of the two plug fixing members 23 are held in the two holding grooves 211 formed from the mounting portion 210 of the plug fixing housing 21 . The plug fixing housing 21 of the plug connector 2 is fixed to the circuit board 300 for plugs.

The plug fixed housing 21 has a hollow abutting portion 212 extending downward toward the socket connector 1 and used to be inserted into the butting groove 122 a of the socket movable housing 12 . A plurality of terminal accommodating grooves 212 a are arranged in the left-right direction D2 and divided into two rows along the front-rear direction D1 . The plug terminals 22 are disposed in the terminal accommodating grooves 212a, and each plug terminal 22 has a tail section 221 assembled at the top of the corresponding terminal accommodating groove 212a adjacent to the plug fixing housing 21, and a tail section 221 is assembled from the corresponding terminal accommodating groove 212a. The tail section 221 extends downward to the contact section 222 where the corresponding terminal accommodating groove 212 a is located at the portion of the abutting portion 212 . The tail section 221 has a fixing portion 221a assembled in the terminal accommodating groove 212a, and a tail portion 221b extending from the fixing portion 221a. A plurality of interference bumps 221c are formed on the fixing portion 221a to interfere and fix with the terminal accommodating groove 212a. The tails 221b of the tails 221 of the plug terminals 22 protrude outwardly from above the mounting portion 210 of the plug fixing housing 21 along the front-rear direction D1, and the tails 221b of the tails 221 are mechanically and electrically The circuit traces (not shown) connected to the circuit board 300 for plug, the tail portions 221b of the tail sections 221 and the circuit board 300 for plug can be connected by soldering, for example.

When the receptacle movable housing 12 of the receptacle connector 1 is mated with the plug fixing housing 21 of the plug connector 2, the butting portion 212 of the plug fixing housing 21 is inserted into the mating groove 122a of the receptacle movable housing 12, and The positions of the terminal accommodating grooves 212a of the plug fixed casing 21 correspond to the positions of the contact section accommodating grooves 122c of the socket movable casing 12 respectively, and the plug terminals 22 of the plug connector 2 The contact segments 222 contact the contact portions 132b of the contact segments 132 of the receptacle terminals 13 of the receptacle connector 1 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 , 3 , 4 , 8 and 9 , the locking structure 3 includes a locking spring 31 assembled in one of the socket movable housing 12 and the plug fixing housing 21 , and The locking groove 32 is integrally formed on the other one. In detail, in the first embodiment, the number of the locking elastic pieces 31 and the locking grooves 32 is two, but in other embodiments, the locking elastic pieces 31 and the locking buckle The number of the grooves 32 can also be one or more than three. In addition, in the first embodiment, the two locking elastic pieces 31 are assembled to the socket movable housing 12, and the two locking grooves 32 are integrated It is structurally formed on the plug fixing housing 21 .

Two mounting grooves 123 extending along the vertical direction D3 and extending to the extending portion 121 a are formed on the left and right sides of the movable socket housing 12 . Each locking spring 31 has a corresponding mounting groove 123 assembled in the movable housing 12 of the socket, and is formed with a plurality of interference protrusions 311 a which are inserted into the inner wall surface of the mounting groove 123 to interfere and fix with the mounting groove 123 . A fixing portion 311 , an elastic arm 312 , and a locking portion 313 formed on the elastic arm 312 are fixed to the installation slot 123 . The fixing portion 311 has a head end 311b facing the plug fixing housing 21 and a tail end 311c opposite to the head end 311b. The elastic arm 312 faces outward from the head end 311b of the fixing portion 311 and toward the tail end The direction of 311c is folded and extended, and the locking portion 313 is provided at the end of the elastic arm 312 . The plug fixed housing 21 also has two locking posts 213 extending downward from the left and right sides and corresponding to the two locking springs 31 on the socket movable housing 12 . The inner side of each locking post 213 The locking groove 32 is formed. The locking portion 313 of the locking clip 31 and the locking groove 32 can be relatively movably buckled. The locking portion 313 of the locking structure 3 is provided on the elastic arm 312 which can be elastically deformed, so that the socket movable housing 12 and the plug fixing housing 21 can be movably locked relative to each other. buckle. The locking portion 313 has two locking portions 313a on two sides, and an unlocking portion 313b located between the two locking portions 313a and protruding from the two locking portions 313a, and the locking groove 32 has Two locking grooves 321 for accommodating the two locking portions 313a and for locking with the two locking portions 313a, and a middle between the two locking grooves 321 for accommodating the unlocking portion 313b The unlocking groove portion 322 is in the shape of a slot. In addition, each locking elastic piece 31 further has a first guide surface 310 which is inclined toward the corresponding locking post 213 , and each locking post 213 also has a corresponding matching with the first guiding surface 310 and The inclined second guide surface 213a. During the docking process between the movable receptacle housing 12 of the receptacle connector 1 and the fixed plug housing 21 of the plug connector 2 , the first guide surface 310 of the latch spring 31 is connected to the latch post 213 . The second guide surfaces 213a of the locking posts 213 cooperate with each other to guide the receptacle connector 1 and the plug connector 2 to align with each other, and the locking springs are applied to the locking springs through the second guiding surfaces 213a of the locking posts 213 The force of the first guide surface 310 of the 31 can press down the locking portions 313 of the two locking springs 31 until the locking portions 313 of the two locking springs 31 are aligned with the two locking grooves 32 . The latching portions 313 of the two latching elastic pieces 31 spring up and enter and lock into the two latching grooves 32 . The latching grooves 321 of the latching grooves 32 have a limiting surface 321 b away from the mounting portion 210 . The limiting surface 321b can prevent the locking portion 313 from disengaging from the locking groove 32 in a direction away from the plug connector 2, so as to prevent the receptacle connector 1 and the plug connector 2 from being undocked. The matching between the locking portion 313 and the locking groove 32 is playable and movable in other directions; when the user presses the unlocking portion 313b through the unlocking groove 322 from the outside, the locking can be made The part 313 is disengaged from the locking groove 32 to unlock the movable receptacle housing 12 of the receptacle connector 1 and the plug fixing housing 21 of the plug connector 2. It should be noted that the unlocking part 313b and the unlocking groove The cooperation between the parts 322 also provides the function of positioning the locking elastic piece 31 and the locking groove 32 . In addition, the locking groove portion 321 is also formed with a guiding slope 321a for guiding the locking portion 313a to enter, but not limited thereto. By designing an elastic and movable locking structure 3 between the receptacle movable housing 12 of the receptacle connector 1 and the plug fixing housing 21 of the plug connector 2 which are mated with each other, the stability of the mating between them is enhanced. , and prevent the terminal interface from generating micro-vibration or displacement during vibration, which affects the stability of signal transmission.

In detail, each mounting groove 123 is further formed with a positioning recess 123a recessed inward along the left-right direction D2, and each locking elastic piece 31 is also integrally formed with the fixing portion 311 and facing inward and toward the rear end A first positioning piece 314 extending from 311c to downwardly clip into the positioning recess 123a, and a first positioning piece 314 formed on both side edges of the fixing portion 311 and facing upward against the bottom of the movable socket housing 12 and facing upwards. The two second positioning pieces 315 abut against the corresponding extension portion 121a externally. By the positioning recess 123 a , the first positioning piece 314 and the second positioning piece 315 , the locking elastic piece 31 can be more stably held in the mounting slot 123 of the socket movable housing 12 .

Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11 , the difference between the second embodiment of the movable connector assembly 100 of the present invention and the first embodiment is that the two locking springs 31 are assembled to the plug fixing housing 21 , and the two The locking grooves 32 are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the socket movable housing 12 . Two mounting grooves 214 extending therethrough in the vertical direction D3 are formed on the left and right sides of the plug fixing housing 21 . The fixing portion 311 of each locking spring 31 is assembled in the corresponding mounting groove 214 of the plug fixing housing 21 , and the head end 311 b of the fixing portion 311 of each locking spring 31 faces the socket movable housing 12 . The tail end 311c is opposite to the head end 311b. The elastic arm 312 is formed to extend downward from the head end 311b of the fixing portion 311 toward the outside and away from the tail end 311c. The locking portion 313 extends upward, and the end of the locking portion 313 is used to lock the locking groove 32 . The locking groove 32 has a limiting surface 321 b adjacent to the abutting side 122 . The limiting surface 321 b It can prevent the locking portion 313 from disengaging from the locking groove 32 in the direction away from the socket connector 1 , so as to prevent the socket connector 1 and the plug connector 2 from being unmated, but the locking portion 313 The engagement with the locking groove 32 is playable and movable in other directions. Each locking elastic piece 31 also has an unlocking portion 317 , which is formed by the connection between the locking portion 313 and the elastic arm 312 that is bent and convex, and is used to link the locking portion 313 with the elastic arm 312 . The locking slot 32 is unlocked. In the second embodiment, when the end of the locking portion 313 is locked in the locking groove 32 , the user can directly move the unlocking portion 317 outward to make the end of the locking portion 313 Disengage the locking groove 32 to release the locking of the plug fixing housing 21 and the socket movable housing 12 . In addition, each locking elastic piece 31 also has a tail end fixing portion 316 extending outward from the tail end 311c along the left-right direction D2 and used for fixing to the circuit board 300 for plugs. The tail end fixing portion 316 is for example For example, it can be fixed to the circuit board 300 for plugs by soldering. In addition, in the second embodiment, the first guide surfaces 310 of the latching elastic pieces 31 face both sides of the docking portion 122 of the socket movable housing 12 in the left-right direction, so that during the docking process It cooperates with the docking portion 122 of the movable socket housing 12 to guide the socket connector 1 and the plug connector 2 to align with each other.

Referring to FIGS. 12 and 13 , the difference between the third embodiment of the movable connector assembly 100 of the present invention and the second embodiment is that the unlocking portion 317 of each locking elastic piece 31 has an edge extending from the head end 311b Two elastic portions 317a extending outward from the left-right direction D2, and an operation portion 317b extending upward from the elastic portion 317a along the left-right direction D2 and inclined upward toward the rear end 311c. The elastic arm 312 extends downward from the end portion of the operating portion 317b adjacent to the two elastic portions 317a in a direction away from the tail end 311c and is located between the two elastic portions 317a. The locking portion 313 extends from the elastic arm 312 The end of the lock portion 313 is formed to be inwardly extended along the left-right direction D2 and inclined upward toward the direction of the tail end 311 c , and the end of the lock portion 313 is used to lock the upper edge of the lock groove 32 . When the end of the locking portion 313 is locked in the locking groove 32 , the user can directly press the operating portion 317b of the unlocking portion 317 inward to move the end of the locking portion 313 outward to disengage from the lock. The locking groove 32 is formed, so that the fixed housing 21 of the plug and the movable housing 12 of the socket can be unlocked.

Referring to FIGS. 14 and 15 , the difference between the fourth embodiment of the movable connector assembly 100 of the present invention and the second embodiment is that each locking elastic piece 31 also has a function for interlocking the locking portion 313 with the The unlocking portion 317 for unlocking the locking groove 32 is described. The elastic arm 312 extends downward from the head end 311b in a direction away from the tail end 311c, the locking portion 313 extends from the end of the elastic arm 312 inward along the left-right direction D2, and the unlocking portion 317 extends from the end of the elastic arm 312. The end of the locking portion 313 is formed to extend downward along the left-right direction D2 and away from the tail end 311 c . The end of the locking portion 313 is used to lock the upper edge of the locking groove 32 . When the end of the locking portion 313 is locked in the locking groove 32 , the user can move the unlocking portion 317 outwards to move the end of the locking portion 313 outward to escape from the locking groove. 32 , so that the fixed housing 21 of the plug and the movable housing 12 of the socket are unlocked.

Referring to FIGS. 16 and 17 , the difference between the fifth embodiment of the movable connector assembly 100 of the present invention and the fourth embodiment is that the end of the unlocking portion 317 extends outward along the left-right direction D2 and is A toggle plate 318 whose width in the front-rear direction D1 is larger than the width of the unlocking portion 317 itself in the front-rear direction D1 has a toggle plate 318 extending outward from the end of the unlocking portion 317 along the left-right direction D2 A plate body 318a extending out from the plate body 318a and extending from the proximal two sides of one end of the plate body 318a adjacent to the unlocking portion 317 along the left-right direction D2 and covering the plate body 318a away from the fixing portion 311 The two reinforcing parts 318b on the near sides of the bottom surface of the rear end 311c and used to strengthen the structural strength, the reinforcing parts make the plate body 318a of the toggle plate 318 and the socket fixing shell 11 of the socket connector 1 in contact with each other. The plate body 318a of the toggle plate 318 is spaced to elevate the plate body 318a. The toggle plate 318 enables the user to toggle the unlocking portion 317 more effortlessly to drive the end of the locking portion 313 to move outward from the locking groove 32, and to move away from the locking slot 32 by covering the plate body 318a. The bottom surface of the rear end 311c of the fixing portion 311 and the two reinforcing portions 318b that elevate the board body 318a allow the user to more easily apply force from the bottom surface of the board body 318a of the toggle board 318 to use The user can perform the unlocking operation with less effort.

To sum up, in the present invention, an elastic and movable locking structure 3 is designed between the receptacle movable housing 12 of the receptacle connector 1 and the plug fixing housing 21 of the plug connector 2, which are mutually butted, so as to strengthen the gap between them. The stability of the docking, and to prevent the terminal interface from generating micro-vibration or displacement during vibration, which affects the stability of signal transmission.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the application for patent of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. within the scope of the invention patent.

100: Movable connector combination 1: socket connector 11: Socket fixed shell 111: Sidewall 111a: Tail section accommodating slot 111b: Retaining groove 112: End Wall 113: accommodating space 12: Socket movable shell 121: set side 121a: Extensions 121b: Shoulder 122: Butt side 122a: Docking slot 122b: Docking plate 122c: Contact section accommodating groove 123: Mounting slot 123a: Positioning recess 13: Socket terminal 131: tail section 131a: Fixed part 131b: tail 131c: Interference bump 132: Contact segment 132a: Fixed part 132b: Contact part 132c: Interference bump 133: Elastic segment 14: Socket fixings 141: Limiting part 142: Retaining part 143: Fixed part 2: Plug connector 21: Plug fixing shell 210: Installation Department 211: Retaining slot 212: Docking Department 212a: Terminal accommodating slot 213: lock post 213a: Second guide surface 214: Mounting slot 22: Plug terminal 221: tail section 221a: Fixed part 221b: tail 221c: Interference bump 222: Contact segment 23: Plug fixings 231: Holder 232: Fixed part 3: Lock structure 31: Lock shrapnel 310: The first guide surface 311: Fixed part 311a: Interference bump 311b: head end 311c: tail end 312: Elastic Arm 313: Locking part 313a: Lock part 313b: Unlock part 314: The first positioning sheet 315: Second positioning sheet 316: Tail end fixing part 317: Unlock Department 317a: Elastic part 317b: Operations section 318: toggle plate 318a: Board body 318b: Reinforcing Department 32: Lock slot 321: Lock groove 321a: Guide Bevel 321b: Limit Surface 322: Unlock groove 200: Circuit board for socket 300: Circuit board for plug D1: Front and rear direction D2: left and right direction D3: up and down direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: 1 is a perspective exploded view of a socket connector and a plug connector respectively disposed on a socket circuit board and a plug circuit board according to a first embodiment of the movable connector assembly of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the receptacle connector of the first embodiment; Fig. 3 is a perspective exploded view of Fig. 2; 4 is an exploded perspective view of the plug connector of the first embodiment; FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the socket connector and the plug connector of the first embodiment butted against each other; FIG. 6 is a top view of the socket connector and the plug connector of the first embodiment butted against each other; Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along line C-C in Fig. 6; 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a second embodiment of the movable connector assembly of the present invention, in which the receptacle connector and the plug connector of the second embodiment are butted against each other; 11 is an exploded perspective view of the plug connector of the second embodiment, in which the latch spring of the latch structure on the second embodiment is disassembled from the plug connector; 12 is a partially enlarged perspective exploded view of a third embodiment of the movable connector assembly of the present invention; Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the plug connector of the third embodiment, in which the latch springs of the latch structure on the second embodiment are disassembled from the plug connector; 14 is a partially enlarged perspective exploded view of a fourth embodiment of the movable connector assembly of the present invention; Fig. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the plug connector of the fourth embodiment, in which the latch spring of the latch structure on the second embodiment is disassembled from the plug connector; 16 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the movable connector assembly of the present invention, in which the receptacle connector and the plug connector of the second embodiment are butted against each other; and FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the plug connector of the fifth embodiment, in which the latch elastic pieces of the latch structure of the second embodiment are disassembled from the plug connector.

100: Movable connector combination

1: socket connector

11: Socket fixed shell

111: End Wall

111b: Retaining groove

112: End Wall

113: accommodating space

12: Socket movable shell

122: Butt side

122a: Docking slot

122b: Docking plate

122c: Contact section accommodating groove

123: Mounting slot

13: Socket terminal

131: tail section

14: Socket fixings

141: Limiting part

142: Retaining part

143: Fixed part

2: Plug connector

21: Plug fixing shell

212: Docking Department

213: lock post

213a: Second guide surface

3: Lock structure

31: Lock shrapnel

310: The first guide surface

311: Fixed part

312: Elastic Arm

313: Locking part

313a: Lock part

313b: Unlock part

32: Lock slot

200: Circuit board for socket

300: Circuit board for plug

D1: Front and rear direction

D2: left and right direction

D3: up and down direction

Claims (11)

A movable connector combination, comprising: a socket connector, including a socket fixed shell, a socket movable shell, and a plurality of socket terminals, each socket terminal has a tail section assembled in the socket fixed shell, A contact section assembled in the socket movable housing, and an elastic section connected between the tail section and the contact section to make the tail section and the contact section move relative to each other, the socket fixed housing and the socket movable The housing is relatively movably connected through the socket terminals; a plug connector includes a plug fixing housing for docking with the socket movable housing of the socket connector, and a plurality of plug fixing housings disposed on the plug fixing housing A plug terminal; a latch structure, comprising a latch spring piece assembled on one of the socket movable housing and the plug fixed housing and a latch groove integrally formed on the other, the latch The elastic piece has an elastic arm and a locking portion constructed on the elastic arm. The locking portion of the locking elastic piece can be relatively movably buckled with the locking groove, so that the movable housing of the socket and the plug can be connected movably. The fixed housings are movably locked relative to each other. The movable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking elastic piece is assembled in the socket movable housing, and the locking groove is integrally formed in the plug fixing housing. The movable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the latching elastic piece is assembled in the plug fixed housing, and the latching groove is integrally formed in the receptacle movable housing. The movable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the locking elastic piece further has a rear end fixing portion for fixing to a circuit board. The movable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the locking elastic piece further has an unlocking portion for interlocking the locking portion and the locking groove to unlock. The movable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the locking portion of the locking spring piece and the locking groove are matched with clearance. The movable connector combination according to any one of claim 2 to claim 4, wherein the locking spring piece further has a connector assembled in one of the movable housing of the socket and the fixed housing of the plug a fixing part, the fixing part has a head end facing the other one of the socket movable housing and the plug fixing housing, and a tail end opposite to the head end, the elastic arm faces from the head end of the fixing part The locking part is formed at the end of the elastic arm, the locking part has two locking parts located on both sides, and is located between the two locking parts and is relatively An unlocking portion protruding from the two locking portions, the locking groove has two locking grooves for accommodating and locking with the two locking portions, and two locking grooves located on the two locking portions The middle of the groove is used for accommodating an unlocking groove of the unlocking part, and the unlocking groove is in the shape of a slot. The movable connector combination according to any one of claim 2 to claim 4, wherein the locking spring piece further has a connector assembled in one of the movable housing of the socket and the fixed housing of the plug a fixing part, the fixing part has a head end facing the other one of the socket movable housing and the plug fixing housing, and a tail end opposite to the head end, the elastic arm faces from the head end of the fixing part The locking portion extends inward from the end of the elastic arm, and the end of the locking portion is used for locking in the locking groove, and the locking portion and the elastic arm are bent An unlocking portion for interlocking the locking portion and the locking groove for unlocking is formed at the convex connection portion. The movable connector combination according to any one of claim 2 to claim 4, wherein , the lock spring also has a fixed part assembled in one of the socket movable casing and the plug fixed casing, and an unlocking part, the fixed part has a direction toward the socket movable casing and the plug A head end of the other of the fixed housings, and a tail end opposite to the head end, the unlocking portion has an elastic portion extending outward from the head end, and facing outward from the elastic portion and facing the an operating portion formed by extending in the direction of the rear end, the elastic arm extending from the operating portion in a direction away from the rear end, the locking portion extending inward from the end of the elastic arm and extending toward the rear end, and the locking buckle The end of the part is used for locking in the locking groove. The movable connector combination according to any one of claim 2 to claim 4, wherein the locking spring piece further has a connector assembled in one of the movable housing of the socket and the fixed housing of the plug a fixing part, and an unlocking part, the fixing part has a head end facing the other of the socket movable housing and the plug fixing housing, and a tail end opposite to the head end, the elastic arm from the head end The end extends away from the tail end, the locking portion extends inward from the end of the elastic arm, the unlocking portion extends outward from the end of the locking portion and away from the tail end, the locking portion is formed The end of the part is used for locking in the locking groove. The movable connector assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the end of the unlocking portion is provided with a toggle plate extending outward and having a width larger than the width of the unlocking portion itself, the toggle plate has an extension from the unlocking portion A plate body extending outward from the end of the plate body, and a plate body extending outward from the proximal two sides of one end of the plate body adjacent to the unlocking portion and covering the side of the plate body away from the rear end of the fixing portion Two reinforcements on the near sides.

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