TWM498397U - Housing structure of electrical connector - Google Patents

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Housing structure of electrical connector

The present invention relates to a housing structure of an electrical connector, and more particularly to a housing of an electrical connector that can facilitate assembly of a heat sink to reduce process steps and save man-hours, and can enable the heat sink to abut against the heat generating component to improve heat dissipation efficiency. Body structure.

Nowadays, electronic devices are developing rapidly, and in order to allow data between various electronic devices to be transmitted to each other, electrical connectors have been actively developed. However, when a general electrical connector is in operation, the electrical connectors that are plugged into the electrical connector often generate waste heat and reduce the efficiency and quality of electronic data transmission. In order to improve the efficiency and quality of the electronic data transmission of the conventional electrical connector, a vent (channel) or a heat sink is added to the conventional electrical connector. However, since the natural convection of the conventional electrical connector is not ideal, the effect of adding a vent (channel) to improve the heat dissipation efficiency is limited. If a fan is added to provide a conventional convection of the conventional electrical connector, there is an expansion. Knowing the overall volume of the electrical connector causes inconvenience in assembly. Therefore, the addition of a heat dissipating body to expand the heat dissipating area in a limited space is generally an option for heat dissipation of a conventional electric connector. However, in the conventional electric connector, when the heat dissipating body is added, the heat dissipating body is clamped and fixed by an additional jig. On the electrical connector, the process steps are often increased, resulting in lengthy processes and wasted work hours. Therefore, how to create a housing structure of an electrical connector, so that it can facilitate assembly of the heat sink to reduce the manufacturing process and save man-hours, and can make the heat sink close to the heating element to improve heat dissipation efficiency, which will be the creation What you want to actively expose.

In view of the shortcomings of the above-mentioned prior art, the creator feels that he has not perfected it, exhausted his mind and researched and overcome it, and developed a housing structure of an electrical connector, in order to facilitate the assembly of the heat sink to reduce the process. The steps and the saving of working hours can make the heat sink abut against the heating element to improve the heat dissipation efficiency.

In order to achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a housing structure for an electrical connector, comprising: a housing having at least one opening at a top thereof, the opposite sides of the opening respectively having at least one set of connecting units, The assembly unit has a support member and an elastic abutting member connected to each other, the support member is located above the opening, the elastic abutting member is located below the support member, and at least one heat dissipating body has opposite sides Having a plurality of slots for assembling with the assembly unit on the two sides of the opening, the support member supports the top of the group of slots, the elastic abutting member elastically abuts the bottom of the group of slots, the bottom of the heat sink is located Below the opening.

In the housing structure of the above electrical connector, the bottom of the heat sink has a guiding slope adjacent to a side of the plug connector of the electrical connector.

In the housing structure of the above electrical connector, the opening has a stop plate to stop the heat sink.

In the housing structure of the above electrical connector, the stop plate is located on a side of the opening adjacent to the plug connector.

In the housing structure of the electrical connector, the support member is an L-shaped support frame, and the elastic abutting member is an L-shaped elastic abutting leg, and one end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg is connected to the L-shape. The inner edge of the support frame is inclined at an abutting end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg to elastically abut the bottom of the set groove.

In the housing structure of the electrical connector, one end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg is connected to a side of the inner edge of the L-shaped support frame away from the plug connector, and the L-shaped elastic abutting top end of the top leg Toward the plug connector and tilt downward to elastically abut the bottom of the set of slots.

In the housing structure of the above electrical connector, the top of the heat sink has at least one heat sink.

Therefore, the housing structure of the electrical connector of the present invention can facilitate assembly of the heat sink to reduce the manufacturing process and save man-hours, and can make the heat sink abut against the heat generating component to improve heat dissipation efficiency.

1‧‧‧shell

11‧‧‧ openings

12‧‧‧assembly unit

121‧‧‧Support

1211‧‧‧L-shaped support frame

122‧‧‧Flexible abutting parts

1221‧‧‧L-shaped elastic footrest

1222‧‧‧Right to the top

13‧‧‧Baffle

2‧‧‧ Heat sink

21‧‧‧ group slot

211‧‧‧ top

212‧‧‧ bottom

22‧‧‧ Guided slope

23‧‧‧ Heat sink

3‧‧‧Electrical connector

31‧‧‧ Plug interface

32‧‧‧Docking channel

34‧‧‧ partition board

35‧‧‧floor

4‧‧‧Electrical connectors

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the combination of the specific embodiments of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic view of the right side of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the assembly unit on the opening side of the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the assembly unit on the other side of the opening of the present embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic front view of the heat sink of Fig. 1.

Figure 7 is a schematic view of the right side of the heat sink of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a schematic view of the present embodiment after the plug-in electrical connector is inserted.

Figure 9 is a schematic illustration of another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of this creation, we will give a detailed explanation of this creation by the following specific examples and with the accompanying drawings. For the following: Please refer to Figures 1 to 9. As shown, the present invention provides a housing structure for an electrical connector that includes a housing 1 and at least one heat sink 2 . The housing 1 can be an inverted U-shaped and can be made of a metal material. The housing 1 can form at least one insertion interface on the front side of the housing 1 by a bottom plate 35, or a partitioning plate 34 and a bottom plate 35. 31 and forming at least one plug channel 32 in the housing 31, the plug interface 31 and the plugging channels 32 may be arranged up and down (as shown in FIG. 9) or left and right or vertically (as shown in FIG. 2), and the partitioning plate 34 and the bottom plate 35 may also be made of metal. A rubber core (not shown) may be disposed at the rear of the housing 1 to electrically connect an electrical connector 4 . The top of the housing 1 has at least one opening 11 , and the opening 11 may be rectangular or square. 11 opposite sides (left and right sides or front and rear sides) respectively have at least one set of connecting units 12, the connecting unit 12 has a supporting member 121 and an elastic abutting member 122 connected to each other, and the supporting member 121 is located at the same Above the edge of the opening 11, the elastic abutting member 122 is located below the support member 121 and can extend downward from the support member 121; the heat dissipating body 2 can be made of a metal material, and the opposite sides of the bottom portion of the heat dissipating body 2 ( The two sides of the left and right sides or the two sides of the front and rear sides respectively have a plurality of connecting grooves 21 for assembling with the assembling unit 12 on the two sides of the opening 11. The supporting member 121 supports the top portion 211 of the set of connecting grooves 21, and the elastic abutting member 122 The bottom portion 212 of the set of slots 21 is elastically abutted, and the bottom of the heat sink 2 is located below the opening 11.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7 again, as described above, the heat dissipating body 2 can slide the assembly unit 12 on the left and right sides of the top opening 11 of the casing 1 into the left and right sides of the heat dissipating body 2 from the rear to the front. The set of slots 21, after which the bottom of the heat sink 2 is disposed in the opening 11, the resilient abutting members 122 of the assembly units 12 press down the bottom 212 of the stacking slots 21, and the groups The support member 121 of the connecting unit 12 supports the top portion 211 of the assembly groove 21, so that the heat sink 2 is assembled to the housing 1 , whereby the heat sink 2 only needs to slide relative to the housing 1 The heat sink 2 can be assembled to the housing 1 without using an additional jig, which not only facilitates assembly but also reduces process steps and saves man-hours. In addition, the heat dissipating body 2 can also be slid into the assembly groove 21 on the left and right sides of the bottom of the heat dissipating body 2 by the assembly unit 12 on the left and right sides of the top opening 11 of the housing 1 after being moved. The heat sink 2 is assembled to the casing 1. In addition, the assembly unit 12 can also be located on the front and rear sides of the opening 11 according to actual needs. The grouping slots 21 can be located on the front and rear sides of the bottom of the heat sink 2, and then the heat sink 2, the assembly unit 12 of the front and rear sides of the top opening 11 of the housing 1 can be respectively slid into the assembly groove 21 on the front and rear sides of the bottom of the heat dissipation body 2 from left to right or from right to left, thereby making the heat dissipation body 2 The assembly is connected to the housing 1. Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 8 again, as shown in the figure, when the electrical connector 4 is inserted into the plugging channel of the electrical connector 3 via the plug connector 31 . At 32 o'clock, the top front end of the electrical connector 4 first touches the front side of the bottom of the heat sink 2. Thereafter, since the bottom of the heat sink 2 is located below the opening 11, the rear side of the opening 11 can be stopped. The rear side of the bottom of the heat sink 2 is such that the top end of the electrical connector 4 can be pushed up to the front side of the bottom of the heat sink 2, so that the electrical connector 4 can continue to be inserted into the plugging channel of the electrical connector 3. 32 and lifting the heat sink 2, at this time, the top 211 of the assembly groove 21 will leave the support member 121 of the assembly unit 12, and the bottom portion 212 of the assembly groove 21 will compress the assembly unit The elastic abutting member 122 of the 12, and then the electrical connector 4 can be electrically connected to the rubber core 33. At this time, since the elastic abutting members 122 of the assembling unit 12 continuously abut against the connecting grooves 21 The bottom portion 212, so that the bottom of the heat sink 2 can abut against the top of the electrical connector 4 to improve heat dissipation efficiency.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 8 again. As shown in the figure, in the housing structure of the above electrical connector, the bottom of the heat sink 2 is adjacent to a plug interface 31 of the electrical connector 3 . The side may have a guiding bevel 22. Therefore, when the electrical connector 4 is inserted into the plugging channel 32 of the electrical connector 3 via the plug connector 31, the top end of the electrical connector 4 can first touch the guiding slope of the bottom of the heat sink 2. 22, after that the electrical connector 4 can be easily guided into the plug-in channel 32 of the electrical connector 3 by the guiding of the guiding ramp 22.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 again, as shown in the figure, in the housing structure of the above electrical connector, the opening 11 may have a stop plate 13 to stop the heat sink 2 . Therefore, after the heat sink 2 slides into the opening 11 at the top of the casing 1, the stop plate 13 can stop the heat sink 2 at a specific position to prevent the heat sink 2 from sliding out of the opening 11 and lifting the assembly. Convenience.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 again, as shown in the figure, in the housing structure of the above electrical connector, if the heat sink 2 is an opening 11 that slides back into the top of the housing 1 from the front, the The stop plate 13 can be located at a side of the opening 11 adjacent to the insertion port 31 to stop the heat sink 2 . In addition, if the heat dissipating body 2 is an opening 11 that slides into the top of the housing 1 , the stop plate 13 can be located at a side of the opening 11 away from the insertion port 31 to stop the heat sink 2 . Furthermore, if the heat sink 2 is slid from the left to the right into the top of the housing 1 At the mouth 11, the stop plate 13 can be located on the right side of the opening 11 to stop the heat sink 2. Furthermore, if the heat sink 2 is an opening 11 that slides from the right to the left into the top of the housing 1, the stop plate 13 can be located on the left side of the opening 11 to stop the heat sink 2.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 to FIG. 7 again. As shown in the figure, in the housing structure of the electrical connector, the support member 121 can be an L-shaped support frame 1211, and the elastic abutting member. The upper end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 can be connected to the inner edge of the L-shaped support frame 1211, and an abutting end 1222 of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 faces. The lower portion is elastically abutted against the bottom portion 212 of the set of the groove 21, and the abutting tip 1222 is V-shaped and is the lowermost bend of the L-shaped elastic abutting foot 1221. Thereby, the L-shaped support frame 1211 can support the top portion 211 of the assembly groove 21, and the L-shaped elastic abutting legs 1221 can press the bottom portion 212 of the assembly groove 21 to make the heat sink 2 sets of openings 11 connected to the top of the housing 1.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 to FIG. 7 again, as shown in the figure, in the housing structure of the above electrical connector, if the heat sink 2 is an opening that slides back into the top of the housing 1 from the back to the front. At 11 o'clock, one end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 can be connected to a side of the inner edge of the L-shaped support frame 1211 away from the insertion port 31, and an abutting end 1222 of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 is toward The insertion port 31 is inclined downward to elastically abut against the bottom portion 212 of the set groove 21, and the abutting tip 1222 is V-shaped and is the lowermost bend of the L-shaped elastic abutting foot 1221. Therefore, when the heat dissipating body 2 is slid back into the opening 11 at the top of the casing 1, the front end of the bottom portion 212 of the connecting groove 21 can be pushed up by the back surface of the L-shaped elastic abutting legs 1221. The L-shaped elastic abutting legs 1221 do not collide with the front faces of the L-shaped elastic abutting legs 1221, so that the L-shaped supporting frames 1211 and the L-shaped elastic abutting legs 1221 can slide into the groups. The groove 21 is connected. In addition, if the heat dissipating body 2 is an opening 11 that slides into the top of the casing 1 , an end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 can be connected to the inner edge of the L-shaped supporting frame 1211 adjacent to the insertion interface. On one side of the 31, the other end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 is opposite to the insertion interface 31 and inclined downward. Furthermore, if the heat dissipating body 2 is an opening 11 that slides from the left to the right into the top of the casing 1, one end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 can be connected to the L-shaped supporting frame 1211. On the left side of the inner edge, the other end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 is inclined to the right side and downward. Furthermore, if the heat dissipating body 2 is an opening 11 that slides from the right to the left into the top of the casing 1, the one end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 can be connected to the right side of the inner edge of the L-shaped supporting frame 1211. The other end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg 1221 is inclined to the left side and downward.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again, as shown in the figure, in the housing structure of the electrical connector, the top of the heat sink 2 may have at least one heat sink 23 to increase the heat dissipation area and improve heat dissipation efficiency. In addition, the top of the heat sink 2 can also be designed as other geometric structures.

The present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is only intended to depict the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that variations and permutations equivalent to those of the embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation is subject to the definition of the scope of patent application.

1‧‧‧shell

11‧‧‧ openings

12‧‧‧assembly unit

121‧‧‧Support

122‧‧‧Flexible abutting parts

13‧‧‧Baffle

2‧‧‧ Heat sink

22‧‧‧ Guided slope

23‧‧‧ Heat sink

3‧‧‧Electrical connector

31‧‧‧ Plug interface

32‧‧‧Docking channel

34‧‧‧ partition board

35‧‧‧floor

Claims (7)

A housing structure of an electrical connector, comprising: a housing having a top portion having at least one opening, the opposite sides of the opening respectively having at least one set of connecting units, the connecting unit having a supporting member and a connecting member a resilient abutting member, the supporting member is located above the opening, the elastic abutting member is located below the supporting member; and at least one heat dissipating body has opposite grooves on each of the two sides to be opposite to the opening The assembly unit is assembled, the support member supports the top of the set of slots, the elastic abutting member elastically abuts the bottom of the set of slots, and the bottom of the heat sink is located below the opening. The housing structure of the electrical connector of claim 1, wherein a bottom of the heat sink has a guiding slope adjacent to a side of the electrical connector of the electrical connector. The housing structure of the electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the opening has a stop plate to stop the heat sink. The housing structure of the electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the stop plate is located on a side of the opening adjacent to a plug connector of the electrical connector. The housing structure of the electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the support member is an L-shaped support frame, and the elastic abutting member is an L-shaped elastic abutting leg, and the L-shaped elastic abutting leg One end is connected to the inner edge of the L-shaped support frame, and an abutting end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg is inclined downward to elastically abut the bottom of the set groove. The housing structure of the electrical connector of claim 5, wherein one end of the L-shaped elastic abutting leg is connected to a side of the inner edge of the L-shaped support frame away from a plug connector of the electrical connector The L-shaped elastic abutting abutting end of the top leg is inclined toward the insertion interface and downwardly to elastically abut the bottom of the coupling groove. The housing structure of the electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the top of the heat sink has at least one heat sink.