TWM614693U - Ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector, which comprises a terminal, a housing and an insulator. The housing includes a first body connected to a second body through a turning portion. The first body further includes a first buckle portion and a stopper. The second body further includes a locking member, a force applying part and a second buckle part. The first buckle portion is corresponding to the second buckle portion to be able to interfere with each other. The locking member locks a flexible cable in an accommodating space. The force applying part is driven by an external force to drive the lock to unlock the flexible cable. The insulator includes a third body, an opening, and a limiting wall. The locking member passes through the flexible cable of the opening. The limit wall is set corresponding to the force applying part. When an external force is applied to the force application part, the limiting wall stops the force application part from continuing to act.

Description

Ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector

This creation is a technical field of connectors, especially an ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector.

The thickness of the traditional automatic latching connector cannot be effectively reduced due to the design of the automatic latching structure, and thus cannot be effectively used in some applications requiring thinning, such as the body of a thin laptop.

In view of this, this creation proposes an ultra-thin easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector to solve the problems or unsolvable problems caused by traditional connectors.

The first purpose of this creation is to provide an ultra-thin easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector that can connect a printed circuit board and a flexible cable to achieve the purpose of automatic locking and manual unlocking.

The second purpose of this creation is based on the above-mentioned ultra-thin easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector, and the first body, the second body and the turning part constitute a thin and integrally formed shell.

The third purpose of this creation is based on the above-mentioned ultra-thin easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector, and the purpose of accommodating the flexible cable is formed through the interference of the first buckle portion and the second buckle portion.

The fourth objective of the present creation is to provide the hook part to move away from the accommodating space by driving the force applying part by the external force according to the above-mentioned ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector, so as to achieve the purpose of unlocking.

The fifth objective of this creation is to provide a hook part based on the above-mentioned ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector to achieve the purpose of automatically locking the flexible cable.

The sixth purpose of this creation is based on the above-mentioned ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector. The locking member includes an acting part, a hook arm and a hook part. An inclined plane is provided between the arm and the acting part.

The seventh purpose of this creation is based on the above-mentioned ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector, which provides a locking member to buckle down the slot of the flexible cable, so as to lock the flexible cable in the container. The purpose of setting space.

The eighth purpose of the present invention is to provide a strengthening part formed on the second body and adjacent to the force applying part based on the above-mentioned ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector, so as to strengthen the pressing strength of the force applying part.

The ninth object of this creation is based on the above-mentioned ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector. The second body further includes a plurality of positioning notches and an insulator and a plurality of positioning blocks. The positioning notches are set corresponding to the positioning blocks to protect the insulator Located in the accommodating space.

In order to achieve the above and other purposes, this creation provides an ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector, which can connect a printed circuit board and a flexible cable. The ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector includes a terminal, a shell and an insulator. The terminal can be connected to the printed circuit board and the flexible Cable. The shell includes a first body, a second body and a turning part. The shell forms an accommodating space. The first body is pivotally connected to the second body through the turning portion. The first body further includes a plurality of first buckling parts and a plurality of stoppers. The second body further includes a plurality of locking members, a plurality of force applying parts and a plurality of second buckle parts. Each of the first buckle parts is corresponding to each of the second buckle parts so as to be able to interfere with each other. The locking pieces can lock the flexible cable in the accommodating space. The force applying parts are arranged adjacent to the locking members. The force application parts are driven by the external force to drive the locks to unlock the flexible cable. The insulator is arranged in the accommodating space through the stoppers. The insulator includes a third body, a plurality of openings and a plurality of limit walls. Each of the openings is corresponding to each of the locking fixtures. Each of the fasteners passes through each of the openings to buckle the flexible cable. Each of the limiting walls is arranged corresponding to each of the force applying parts. When an external force is applied to each of the force applying parts, each of the limiting walls stops each of the force applying parts.

Compared with traditional connectors, the ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector proposed in this creation can be combined with an insulator through an integrally formed shell and locking member to realize a thinner connector and the connector has an automatic lock and The function of manual unlocking.

2: Flexible cable

22: card slot

4: Printed circuit board

42: Welding point

12: Shell

122: The first body

1222: The first buckle part

1224: stop

1226: The first welding department

124: The second body

1242: lock firmware

12422: Action Department

12424: hook arm

12426: hook

1244: force part

1246: Strengthening Department

1248: second buckle part

12410: positioning gap

12412: The second welding part

126: Turning part

14: Insulator

142: The Third Body

144: Hole

146: Groove

148: positioning block

1410: limit wall

16: terminal

F: External force

SP: housing space

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector according to the first embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2(a) is an oblique view illustrating the casing of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 2(b) is a top view illustrating the housing of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 2(c) illustrates the A-A' sectional view of the casing of the creation 2(b).

Figure 3 is a top view illustrating the insulator of this creation.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the combination of the casing and the insulator of the present invention.

Figure 5(a) is a top view illustrating the connection of the flexible cable with the ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-to-unlock connector in Figure 1 of the invention.

Figure 5(b) is a B-B' sectional view illustrating the connection of the flexible flat cable of the ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector in Figure 5(a) of this creation

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector of this creation.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features, and effects of this creation, the following specific embodiments are used in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to give a detailed description of this creation, which will be described later.

In this creation, "one" or "one" is used to describe the units, components, and components described herein. This is just for the convenience of explanation and to provide a general meaning to the scope of this creation. Therefore, unless it is clearly stated otherwise, this description should be understood to include one or at least one, and the singular number also includes the plural number.

In this creation, the terms "include", "include", "have", "include" or any other similar terms are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, product, or device that contains a plurality of elements is not limited to the elements listed herein, but may include those that are not explicitly listed but are generally inherent to the element, structure, product, or device. Other requirements. In addition, unless there is a clear statement to the contrary, the term "or" refers to the inclusive "or" rather than the exclusive "or".

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector according to the first embodiment of the invention. In Figure 1, the ultra-thin easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector 10 can be connected as shown in Figure 6 A printed circuit board 4 and a flexible cable 2, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector of this invention.

Returning to FIG. 1, the ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector 10 includes a housing 12, an insulator 14 and a terminal 16.

One end of the terminal 16 can be connected to the printed circuit board 4 and the other end of the terminal 16 can be connected to the flexible cable 2.

2(a) to 2(c) together, to illustrate the detailed schematic diagram of the casing of FIG. 1 of the present creation. Figure 2(a) is an oblique view illustrating the shell of Figure 1 of the present creation; Figure 2(b) is a top view illustrating the shell of Figure 1 of the present creation; and Figure 2(c) illustrates the present creation 2(b) A-A' section line drawing of the shell.

The casing 12 includes a first body 122, a second body 124 and a turning portion 126. The housing 12 forms an accommodating space SP. The first body 122 is pivotally connected to the second body 124 through the turning portion 126.

The first body 122 further includes a first buckle portion 1222 and a stopper 1224. The first locking portion 1222 is formed on two sides of the outside of the first body 122, and the stopper 1224 is formed on two sides of the inside of the first body 122.

The second body 124 further includes a locking member 1242, a force applying portion 1244, and a second buckle portion 1248.

The second buckle portion 1224 is disposed corresponding to the first buckle portion 1222 to be able to interfere with each other, so that the first body 122 is combined with the second body 124. In this embodiment, the first buckle portion 1222 is illustrated by taking the protrusion and the stopper 1224 as an extension piece as an example.

The locking member 1242 can lock the flexible flat cable 2 in the accommodating space SP. In this embodiment, the locking member 1242 is broken from the second body 124 and suspended in the second body 124. Lock firmware 1242 into One step includes the action part 12422, the hook arm 12424 and the hook part 12426. The acting part 12422 is connected to the force applying part 1244. The hook arm 12426 connects the hook portion 12426 and the acting portion 12422. Referring to Figures 5(a) to 5(b) together, it is a schematic diagram illustrating the implementation of the ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector of this creation. Figure 5(a) is a schematic diagram illustrating the connection of the ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-to-unlock connector of this creation to the flexible cable, and Figure 5(b) illustrates the ultra-thin easy-to-lock of this creation Figure 5(a) Section B-B' of the easy-to-unlock connector connected to the flexible cable. When the flexible flat cable 2 is inserted into the accommodating space SP, the hook portion 12426 is pushed by the flexible flat cable 2 and lifts up until the hook portion 12426 falls into the slot 22 of the flexible flat cable 2 (refer to Figure 5(a)) , So that the hook portion 12426 interferes with the card slot 22, and the flexible cable 2 cannot exit the accommodating space SP; on the contrary, when the external force F presses the force portion 1244, the force portion 1244 drives the acting portion 12422, and the acting portion 12422 passes through the hook The arm 12424 lifts the hook portion 12426 and allows the hook portion 12426 to move in a direction away from the accommodating space SP, so as to achieve the purpose of unlocking the hook portion 12426 from the card slot 22. It is worth noting that there is a height difference between the acting portion 12422 and the hook arm 12424. In another embodiment, a slope is formed between the acting portion 12422 and the hook arm 12424 to correspond to the groove 146 of the insulator 14 mentioned later. The inclined surface is provided corresponding to the groove 146 to accommodate the deformation of the action portion 12422 and the hook arm 12424.

The force applying portion 1244 is disposed adjacent to the locking member 1242, and the force applying portion 1242 is driven by the external force F to drive the locking member 1242 so that the locking member 1242 unlocks the flexible cable 2.

In other embodiments, the second body 124 further includes a strengthening portion 1246 formed adjacent to the force applying portion 1244. Here, the strengthening portion 1246 is protruding toward the accommodating space SP.

Furthermore, in another embodiment, the first body 122 further includes a first welding portion 1226 formed on the side surface of the first body 122, and the first welding portion 122 can be disposed (for example, soldered) on the soldering point 42 of the printed circuit board 4 And, the second body 124 further includes a second welding portion 12412 formed on the side surface of the second body 124. The 12412 of the second soldering part can be set at another soldering point of the printed circuit board 4 42.

Also refer to Figure 3, which illustrates the top view of the insulator of this creation. In FIG. 3, the insulator 14 is disposed in the accommodating space SP through the stopper 1224 of the casing 12. The assembly diagram can be referred to FIG. 4, which is a diagram illustrating the combination of the casing and the insulator of the present invention.

The insulator 14 includes a third body 142, an opening 144 and a limiting wall 1410. The opening 144 is set corresponding to the locking member 1242, so that the locking member 1242 passes through the opening 144 to buckle the flexible flat cable 2. In addition, the limiting wall 1410 is provided corresponding to the force applying portion 1244. When the external force F is applied to the force applying portion 1244, the action portion 12422 is driven to act until the force applying portion 1244 is stopped by the limiting wall 1410 and cannot be actuated at the driving action portion 12422, so as to prevent the operator from applying excessive force and destroying the ultra-thin easy The structure of the lock is easy to unlock the connector.

In another embodiment, the insulator 14 further includes a positioning block 148 and the second body 124 further includes a positioning notch 12410. The 12410 of the positioning notch is provided corresponding to the positioning block 148 to position the insulator 14 in the accommodating space SP.

This creation has been disclosed in the preferred embodiments above, but those familiar with this technology should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the creation, and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the creation. It should be noted that all changes and replacements equivalent to the embodiments should be included in the scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

10: Ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector

12: Shell

14: Insulator

16: terminal

Claims (10)

An ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector for connecting a printed circuit board and a flexible cable. The ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector includes: a terminal for connecting the printed circuit board and the flexible cable; a shell The body has a first body, a second body, and a turning portion. The shell forms an accommodating space. The first body is pivotally connected to the second body through the turning portion. The first body further includes a plurality of first snap portions And a plurality of stoppers, the second body further includes a plurality of locking members, a plurality of force application parts and a plurality of second buckle parts, each of the first buckle parts is corresponding to each of the second buckle parts for providing Interference with each other, the fasteners are used to lock the flexible cable in the accommodating space, the force applying parts are arranged adjacent to the fasteners, and the force applying parts are driven by external forces to make the fasteners The lock piece unlocks the flexible cable; and the insulator is arranged in the accommodating space through the stoppers. The insulator has a third body, a plurality of openings and a plurality of limit walls, and each of the openings corresponds to each One of the locking members is provided, each of the locking members passes through each of the openings to buckle the flexible cable, and each of the limiting walls is provided corresponding to each of the force applying parts. When the external force is applied to For each of the force applying parts, each of the limiting walls stops each of the force applying parts. The ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector according to claim 1, wherein the second body further includes a plurality of strengthening parts formed adjacent to the force applying parts. The ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector according to claim 2, wherein the reinforcing part protrudes toward the accommodating space. The ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector according to claim 1, wherein the first body further includes a plurality of first welding parts, which are respectively formed on the side surface of the first body, and the first welding part The connecting part is provided on the printed circuit board. The ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector according to claim 1, wherein the second body further includes a plurality of second welding parts, which are respectively formed on the side surface of the second body, and the second welding parts are provided on The printed circuit board. The ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector according to claim 1, wherein each of the locking members further includes an acting part, a hook arm and a hook part, the acting part is connected to the force applying part, and the hook arm is connected to the hook part And the role of the department. The ultra-thin easy-lock and easy-unlock connector according to claim 6, wherein there is a height difference between the acting portion and the hook arm. The ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector according to claim 7, wherein an inclined surface is formed between the acting portion and the hook arm, and the insulator further includes a plurality of grooves, and the inclined surface is provided corresponding to each of the grooves. It is used for accommodating the deformation of the action part and the hook arm. The ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector according to claim 6, wherein the hook portion is driven by the external force to move each of the force applying portions in a direction away from the accommodating space. The ultra-thin easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector according to claim 1, wherein the second body further includes a plurality of positioning notches and the insulator further includes a plurality of positioning blocks, and the positioning notches are arranged corresponding to the positioning blocks, so that the The insulator is positioned in the accommodating space.

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