TWM641207U - connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector assembly includes a shielding cover, a compartment assembly, and a plurality of supporting pieces. The shielding case has a plurality of walls, and an inner space defined by the walls, and the walls include two side walls. The compartment assembly is assembled on the two side walls of the shielding cover, and divides the internal space into two insertion cavities arranged up and down. The two grounding elastic pieces at the front end of the partition are separated by a predetermined distance to jointly form an air flow channel, and a front opening at the front end of the air flow channel. The supports are supported between the two partitions.

Description

connector assembly

The present invention relates to a connector assembly, in particular to a connector assembly with a compartment assembly.

China Utility Model Notice No. CN210092418U discloses that the spacer assembly includes a separate upper spacer and a lower spacer, the upper spacer is provided with an installation area one away from the end of the plug-in connector, and the end of the lower spacer away from the plug-in connector is provided with an installation area Second, the installation area 1 and the installation area 2 are equipped with EMI grounding shrapnel 2 which are in contact with the upper spacer and the lower spacer at the same time. Since the installation area 1 and the installation area 2 at the front end of the upper spacer and the lower spacer are close together, the front opening between the upper spacer and the lower spacer is closed, and the cooling air cannot enter the upper spacer from the front opening and between the lower septa.

Furthermore, it discloses that the upper spacer is provided with a contact piece 1 fixedly connected with the lower spacer by spot welding, and the lower spacer is provided with a contact piece 2 fixedly connected with the upper spacer by spot welding, ensuring that the upper The spacer and the lower spacer can be connected stably. However, it can be seen that the contact piece 1 and the contact piece 2 are arranged in the middle, which also blocks the heat dissipation airflow entering between the upper spacer and the lower spacer.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly that can improve at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly that can improve at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, in some embodiments of the present invention, the connector assembly includes a shielding case, a compartment assembly, and a plurality of support members. The shielding case has a plurality of walls, and an inner space defined by the walls, and the walls include two side walls. The compartment assembly is assembled on the two side walls of the shielding cover, and divides the internal space into two insertion cavities arranged up and down. The two grounding elastic pieces at the front end of the partition are separated by a predetermined distance to jointly form an air flow channel, and a front opening at the front end of the air flow channel. The supports are supported between the two partitions.

In some implementation aspects, at least one of the two partitions has a bent portion disposed at the front end and partially located at the opening of the front end.

In some implementation aspects, the supports are supported between two sides of the two partitions.

In some embodiments, the support members include a plurality of support flanges, the support flanges are integrally bent from the side edge of at least one of the two partitions toward the other, and support between the side edges of the two partitions.

In some embodiments, the support members include a plurality of support pieces, the support pieces are integrally formed from the two side walls of the shield and extend inwardly to be supported between the side edges of the two partitions between.

In some implementation aspects, each of the separators is formed with a Multiple airflow openings in the regular hexagon.

In some implementation aspects, each of the two partitions has the bent portion disposed at the front end, and the positions of the bent portions of the two partitions are staggered from each other.

In some implementations, each of the ground elastic pieces has an elastic portion and a mounting plate respectively disposed on opposite sides of the corresponding front end of the partition, the elastic portion includes a plurality of elastic fingers and The back end of at least one of the finger parts is a buckle, and each partition has a buckle hole that is buckled with the buckle of the corresponding grounding elastic piece.

In some implementation aspects, the buckle has two butterfly wings on the left and right sides, the buckle is folded forward after passing through the button hole, and the two wings of the buckle The wings are spread left and right to hook the buttonholes.

In some embodiments, the walls of the shielding case further include a top wall, the top wall has a pluggable module anti-reverse insertion protrusion protruding downwards into the upper socket cavity, and the lower one The partition has a pluggable module anti-reversal insertion protrusion protruding downwards into the lower insertion cavity.

In some implementation aspects, each of the two side walls of the shielding case has a pluggable module limiting piece protruding into the two socket cavities respectively.

In the present invention, the predetermined distance is spaced apart to jointly form the two partitions of the air flow channel and the front opening, so that a larger amount of heat dissipation air can enter between the two partitions, and the two grounding shrapnels are respectively Independently assembled on the two partitions can reduce the difficulty of assembly. In addition, the wrong insertion of the pluggable module can be prevented by at least one of the two partitions having the bent portion partially located at the front opening. Furthermore, the supporting flanges and the supporting sheets are supported between the side edges of the two partitions. The space between the two partitions can be supported and the strength of the two partitions can be increased to prevent deformation, and the airflow passing through the airflow channel will not be blocked. In addition, the regular hexagonal airflow openings formed by the two partitions and connected to the airflow channel can take into account both the circulation of airflow and the function of shielding electromagnetic interference.

100:Connector assembly

1: shielding cover

1a: upper shell

1b: lower shell

11: Internal space

111: socket cavity

111a: front socket

111b: Bottom opening

12: top wall

121: Pluggable module anti-reverse insertion bump

13: bottom wall

131: dovetail convex part

132: side panel

132a: buttonhole

132b: inserting part

132c: Front block

132d: shrapnel

14: side wall

141: Dovetail recess

142: buckle block

143: jack

144: perforation for fixation

145: Pluggable module limit piece

146: side opening

147:Lock piece

148: Jack for fixing

15: rear wall

16: Press fit feet

17: Heat dissipation opening

18: Grounding piece

181: elastic finger

19: Blocking film

191: perforation for fixation

192: Insert for fixing

2: Compartment components

21: Partition

21a: upper partition

21b: Lower partition

211: Folding piece for fixing

212: bending part

213: airflow opening

214: buttonhole

215: Pluggable module anti-reverse insertion bump

22: Ground shrapnel

221: elastic part

221a: elastic fingers

221b: buckle

221c: Butterfly wing

222: Mounting plate

23: Airflow channel

24: front opening

3: Support

31: Support flange

32: support sheet

4: socket connector

41: seat body

411: Docking slot

42: terminal

421: contact part

422: Tail

200: pluggable module

201: shell

201a: socket part

201b: Alignment recess

201c: Restricted surface

201d: Lock recess

202: plug board

202a: contact fingers

203: cable

D1: Front and rear directions

D2: up and down direction

D3: left and right directions

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation manner with reference to the drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the new connector assembly and a pluggable module; Fig. 2 is A three-dimensional exploded view of this embodiment, a receptacle connector of this embodiment is omitted among the figures; Fig. 3 is a partial cut-away three-dimensional exploded view of a shielding cover and a compartment assembly of this embodiment; Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional exploded view of this embodiment Another partially cut perspective exploded view of the shielding cover and the compartment assembly of the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the new connector assembly; FIG. 6 is a view of the compartment assembly of the embodiment A three-dimensional view; Figure 7 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the compartment assembly of this embodiment; and Figure 8 is a further three-dimensional exploded view of the compartment assembly of this embodiment, two of the compartment assembly in the figure Only the front section of the partition is shown.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , an embodiment of the new connector assembly 100 is suitable for plugging with a pluggable module 200 . The pluggable module 200 includes a housing 201, a plug board 202, and a The cable 203, the housing 201 includes a socket portion 201a, the socket plate 202 is arranged at the end of the socket portion 201a, and the socket plate 202 has a plurality of contact fingers 202a, the cable 203 is set The housing 201 is mechanically and electrically connected to the plug board 202 . The connector assembly 100 includes a shielding case 1 , a compartment assembly 2 , a plurality of supports 3 , and a receptacle connector 4 .

The shielding case 1 is, for example, constructed by stamping and bending a conductive metal plate, and is used for guiding the pluggable module 200 and shielding electromagnetic interference. The shielding case 1 extends along a front-to-back direction D1 (the direction indicated by the arrow is the front, and the opposite direction is the rear) and has a plurality of walls, and an inner space 11 defined by the walls. These walls include a top wall 12, a bottom wall 13 opposite to the top wall 12 along a vertical direction D2 (the direction indicated by the arrow is up, and the opposite direction is down), and a bottom wall 13 is spaced opposite to the top wall 12 along a left-right direction D3 (pointed by the arrow). The direction is right, and the opposite is left) spaced apart from each other and connected to the two side walls 14 between the two sides of the top wall 12 and the bottom wall 13, and connected to the rear edges of the top wall 12 and the two side walls 14 A rear wall 15 of. The shielding case 1 also has a plurality of press fitting feet 16 formed on the bottom edges of the two side walls 14, and a regular hexagonal foot formed on the top wall 12, the rear section of the two side walls 14 and the rear wall 15. A plurality of cooling holes 17 . The press-fit feet 16 are used to press into a press-fit hole (not shown) of a circuit board (not shown), so that the shielding cover 1 is fixed on the circuit board and can be electrically connected to the ground on the circuit board. line.

In this embodiment, the shielding case 1 includes an upper shell 1a and a lower shell 1b assembled with each other and defining the inner space 11, the upper shell 1a has the top wall 12 integrally connected with each other, the two side walls 14 and The rear wall 15, the lower shell 1b has the bottom wall 13, and the lower shell 1b is assembled on the two side walls 14 of the upper shell 1a. A dovetail recess 141 is formed on the bottom edge of each side wall 14 of the upper shell 1a near the front end, and each side wall 14 is formed with a plurality of locking blocks 142 facing outward, and an insertion hole 143 opening downward. The bottom wall 13 of the lower shell 1b is integrally formed upward with two dovetail convex portions 131 corresponding to the dovetail concave portions 141 of the two side walls 14 , and two side plates 132 correspondingly assembled on the outside of the two side walls 14 . Each of the side plates 132 is formed with a plurality of button holes 132a that are buckled with the buckle blocks 142 of the corresponding side wall 14, and an insertion portion 132b that is inserted upward into the corresponding socket 143 of the side wall 14, thereby making the lower The bottom wall 13 of the shell 1b can be combined with the two side walls 14 of the upper shell 1a. The two side plates 132 of the bottom wall 13 are respectively provided with a plurality of elastic pieces 132d for contacting and clamping the outer walls of the two side walls 14 of the upper shell 1a.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , the compartment assembly 2 is assembled on the two side walls 14 of the shielding case 1 , and divides the inner space 11 into two plug-in cavities 111 arranged up and down and connected at the rear. The compartment assembly 2 includes two partitions 21 arranged up and down and divided into an upper partition 21 a and a lower partition 21 b, and two grounding springs 22 respectively assembled at the front ends of the two partitions 21 . Each partition 21 has a plurality of fixing flaps 211 formed on left and right side edges. Each of the sidewalls 14 of the shield 1 has a plurality of fixing through holes 144 corresponding to the fixing flaps 211 . The fixing flaps 211 pass through the fixing holes 144 and are bent, so that the compartment assembly 2 is assembled on the two side walls 14 of the shielding case 1 . The insertion cavity 111 at the top is jointly defined by the top wall 12, the two side walls 14 and the upper partition 21a of the compartment assembly 2, and the insertion cavity 111 at the bottom is defined by the two side walls 14, the bottom wall 13 , jointly defined with the lower partition 21b of the compartment assembly 2, each of the insertion chambers 111 has a front end socket 111a at the front end for the insertion of the pluggable module 200, and the insertion chamber 111 at the bottom also has a The bottom wall 13 , the two side walls 14 and the rear wall 15 jointly define a bottom opening 111 b.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 , there is a predetermined distance between the two partitions 21 to jointly form an airflow channel 23 and a front opening 24 at the front end of the airflow channel 23 . by interval There is the predetermined distance between the two partitions 21 to jointly form the airflow channel 23 and the front opening 24 , so that a larger amount of cooling air can enter between the two partitions 21 . Each of the two partitions 21 has a bent portion 212 located at the front end and partially located at the front opening 24 , and a plurality of airflow openings 213 in the shape of a regular hexagon communicating with the airflow channel 23 . In this embodiment, the positions of the bent portions 212 of the two partitions 21 are staggered along the left-right direction D3. It should be noted that, in other embodiments, only at least one of the two partitions 21 may have the bent portion 212 disposed at the front end and partially located at the front end opening 24, the bent portion The width of 212 in the left-right direction D3 only occupies a small amount of space of the front opening 24 , so a large amount of cooling air can still pass through the front opening 24 . By means of the bent portions 212 of the two partitions 21 , the pluggable module 200 can be prevented from being wrongly inserted into the front opening 24 between the two partitions 21 . In addition, the regular hexagonal airflow openings 213 formed by the two partitions 21 are connected to the airflow channel 23 and can take into account the functions of airflow circulation and electromagnetic interference shielding.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 , the supporting members 3 are supported between two sides of the two partitions 21 , and the supporting members 3 include a plurality of supporting flanges 31 and a plurality of supporting pieces 32 . The supporting flanges 31 are integrally formed by bending from the side edge of the upper partition 21a toward the side edge of the lower partition 21b of the two partitions 21, and are supported on the sides of the two partitions 21. between the side edges. It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the supporting flanges 31 may also be bent from the side edge of the lower partition 21b of the two partitions 21 toward the side edge of the upper partition 21a. Formed, or formed from the side edges of the two partitions 21 respectively, that is to say, the supporting flanges 31 are bent from at least one side edge of the two partitions 21 toward the other . The board surfaces of the supporting flanges 31 extend along the front-rear direction D1, so the airflow in the airflow channel 23 will not be blocked. The supporting pieces 32 are integrally constructed respectively from the front sections of the two side walls 14 of the shielding case 1 and toward Inwardly extending and formed to be supported between the side edges of the two partitions 21 . The support pieces 32 protrude between the side edges of the two partitions 21 with a short length along the left-right direction D3 , so the airflow in the airflow channel 23 will not be blocked. By the support flanges 31 and the support pieces 32 being supported between the side edges of the two partitions 21, the two partitions 21 can be supported and the strength of the two partitions 21 can be increased to prevent deformation, And the airflow passing through the airflow channel 23 will not be blocked.

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 5, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, each of the grounding elastic pieces 22 has an elastic portion 221 and a mounting plate 222 on two opposite sides of the corresponding front end of the partition plate 21, the two grounding The elastic portions 221 of the elastic pieces 22 respectively extend backward into the two insertion cavities 111 . The elastic part 221 of each ground elastic piece 22 includes a plurality of elastic fingers 221a and a plurality of buckle pieces 221b located at the rear ends of the elastic fingers 221a, and each partition 21 has a corresponding ground elastic piece 22. The buckle pieces 221b are fastened to a plurality of buckle holes 214 . Each buckle 221b has two butterfly wings 221c located on the left and right sides, the buckle 221b is folded forward after passing through the button hole 214, and the two butterfly wings of the buckle 221b The portion 221c is opened left and right to hook the button hole 214 . The mounting plate 222 of each ground spring 22 protrudes between the two partitions 21 and covers the corresponding partition 21 and its bent portion 212 . Since the two grounding springs 22 are independently assembled to the two partitions 21 , the difficulty of assembling can be reduced.

The receptacle connector 4 is disposed on the circuit board, and is disposed in the rear section of the two insertion cavities 111 of the shielding case 1 through the bottom opening 111b. The socket connector 4 has an insulating base body 41 and a plurality of terminals 42 disposed on the base body 41. The base body 41 has two docking slots 411 facing forward and respectively corresponding to the two insertion cavities 111, Each terminal 42 has a contact portion 421 located in the corresponding mating slot 411, and a tail portion 422 extending downward from the bottom of the base body 41, these The tails 422 of the terminals 42 are respectively used for assembling on the circuit board, so that the socket connector 4 is fixed on the circuit board and the terminals 42 of the socket connector 4 are mechanically and electrically connected to the circuit board.

After the pluggable module 200 enters the corresponding plugging cavity 111 of the shielding cover 1 from the front socket 111a of any one of the plugging chambers 111, the plug board 202 at the end of the plugging part 201a of the pluggable module 200 It can be inserted into the corresponding docking slot 411 in the socket connector 4, so that the contact finger 202a of the plug board 202 contacts the contact portion 421 of the terminal 42 in the docking slot 411, so that the pluggable The module 200 and the socket connector 4 of the connector assembly 100 are mated with each other.

In addition, the front section of the shielding cover 1 can be set in a mounting hole of a casing (not shown) adjacent to the front-end sockets 111a of the two insertion cavities 111, and the shielding cover 1 is also provided with a mounting hole adjacent to the two front-end sockets 111a. a plurality of grounding elements 18 . The ground member 18 has a plurality of elastic fingers 181 extending backward from the front socket 111a and distributed on the outer side and the inner side. Among the elastic fingers 181, the outer ones are used to connect with the mounting holes of the casing. Partial contact is made at the periphery, and the inner side of the elastic fingers 181 is used to contact the housing 201 of the pluggable module 200 . The elastic fingers 221a of the two grounding springs 22 of the compartment assembly 2 are used to contact the housing 201 of the pluggable module 200 .

Referring to Figures 1 to 2 and Figures 4 to 5, in addition, the top wall 12 has a pluggable module anti-reverse insertion protrusion 121 extending downward into the upper insertion cavity 111, and the lower lower The partition plate 21b has a pluggable module anti-reverse insertion protrusion 215 protruding downward into the lower insertion cavity 111 . The anti-reverse insertion protrusions 121, 215 of the pluggable module are used to be accommodated in a pair of alignment recesses 201b on the top surface of the housing 201 of the pluggable module 200, so as to prevent the pluggable module from 200 is inserted into each socket cavity 111 upside down. The two side walls 14 of the shielding case 1 respectively have two pluggable module limiters extending into the two socket cavities 111 respectively. The position piece 145, the pluggable module limit piece 145 is used to limit a limited surface 201c facing forward of the housing 201 of the pluggable module 200, so as to limit the pluggable module 200 is inserted into each insertion cavity 111 to an insertion depth.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in this embodiment, each side wall 14 of the shielding case 1 is also formed with two side openings 146 respectively corresponding to the two insertion cavities 111, and two side openings 146 are formed from the side openings. 146 are two locking pieces 147 extending obliquely inwardly and backwards, and the locking pieces 147 are used to snap into the locking concave portion 201d at the side of the plug-in portion 201a of the pluggable module 200, In order to produce a locking effect on the pluggable module 200 inserted into the insertion cavity 111 . And, the side opening 146 below is blocked by the front blocking portion 132c at the front section of the side plate 132 of the bottom wall 13, and the side opening 146 above is blocked by the blocking sheet 19 arranged on the side wall 14, by This reduces the impact of the side openings 146 on the effectiveness of the electromagnetic shield. The shielding piece 19 has a fixing through hole 191 that is pierced and bent and fixed by a plurality of the fixing flaps 211 of the two partitions 21 of the compartment assembly 2, and extends upward and is inserted into the A fixing insert 192 of the fixing insertion hole 148 of the side wall 14 is provided.

To sum up, the present invention allows a larger amount of cooling air to enter between the two partitions 21 by having the predetermined distance between them to jointly form the two partitions 21 of the airflow channel 23 and the front opening 24 , and the two grounding springs 22 are independently assembled on the two partitions 21, which can reduce the difficulty of assembly. In addition, at least one of the two partitions 21 has the bent portion 212 partially located in the front opening 24 , which can prevent the pluggable module 200 from being misinserted. Furthermore, the supporting flanges 31 and the supporting pieces 32 are supported between the side edges of the two partitions 21, which can support the two partitions 21 and increase the strength of the two partitions 21 to prevent deformation. , and the airflow passing through the airflow channel 23 will not be blocked. also, The regular hexagonal airflow openings 213 formed by the two partitions 21 are connected to the airflow channel 23 and can take care of both airflow circulation and electromagnetic interference shielding.

But the above-mentioned ones are only embodiments of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of implementation of the present invention with this. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present application and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by this patent.

100:Connector assembly

1: shielding cover

1a: upper shell

1b: lower shell

11: Internal space

111: socket cavity

111a: front socket

12: top wall

13: bottom wall

132: side panel

132a: buttonhole

132b: inserting part

132c: Front block

132d: Shrapnel

14: side wall

142: buckle block

143: jack

144: perforation for fixation

148: Jack for fixing

15: rear wall

16: Press fit feet

17: Heat dissipation opening

18: Grounding piece

181: elastic finger

19: Blocking film

191: perforation for fixation

192: Insert for fixing

2: Compartment components

21: Partition

211: Folding piece for fixing

212: bending part

22: Ground shrapnel

221: elastic part

221a: elastic fingers

23: Airflow channel

24: front opening

4: socket connector

41: seat body

411: Docking slot

42: terminal

421: contact part

200: pluggable module

201: shell

201a: socket part

201b: Alignment recess

201c: Restricted surface

201d: Lock recess

202: plug board

202a: contact fingers

203: cable

D1: Front and rear direction

D2: up and down direction

D3: left and right directions

Claims (11)

A connector assembly comprising: a shield having a plurality of walls, and an interior space bounded by the walls, including two side walls; A compartment assembly is assembled on the two side walls of the shielding cover and divides the internal space into two insertion cavities arranged up and down. Two grounding shrapnels at the front end of each partition, with a predetermined distance between the two partitions to jointly form an air flow channel, and a front opening at the front end of the air flow channel; and A plurality of supports are supported between the two partitions. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the two partitions has a bent portion disposed at the front end and partially located at the opening of the front end. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support members are supported between two sides of the two partitions. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the supports include a plurality of support flanges bent integrally from the side edge of at least one of the two partitions toward the other It is folded and supported between the side edges of the two partitions. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the support members include a plurality of support pieces, the support pieces are integrally formed from the two side walls of the shield and extend inwardly to support between the side edges of the two partitions. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each partition plate is formed with a plurality of regular hexagonal airflow openings communicating with the airflow channel. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the two partitions has the bent portion at the front end, and the positions of the bent portions of the two partitions are staggered from each other. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the grounding elastic pieces has an elastic portion and a mounting plate respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the corresponding front end of the partition, and the elastic portion includes a plurality of elastic fingers part and a buckle located at the rear end of at least one of the elastic fingers, each of the partitions has a button hole that is buckled with the buckle of the corresponding grounding elastic piece. The connector assembly according to claim 8, wherein, the buckle has two butterfly wings on the left and right sides, the buckle is folded forward after passing through the button hole, and the buckle The two wing parts of the sheet are opened left and right to hook the buttonhole. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the walls of the shielding case further include a top wall, and the top wall has a pluggable module anti-reverse insertion protrusion extending downward into the insertion cavity located above block, and the lower partition has a pluggable module anti-reverse insertion protrusion protruding downward into the lower insertion cavity. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the two side walls of the shielding case has a pluggable module limiting piece protruding into the two insertion cavities respectively.

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