CN105591235A

CN105591235A - Plug connector and electronic equipment with same

Info

Publication number: CN105591235A
Application number: CN201510674887.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 特伦斯·F·李托; 苏伟豪
Original assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd
Priority date: 2014-11-07
Filing date: 2015-10-19
Publication date: 2016-05-18
Anticipated expiration: 2035-10-19
Also published as: TWI685156B; TW201633624A; CN105591235B; CN110190461A; CN110190461B

Abstract

A plug connector comprises an insulating body, a metal front housing, a cable and an insulating housing. The insulating body is provided with a frontward through accommodating chamber and two rows of terminals which are mounted at two vertical sides of the accommodating chamber. The metal front housing closely packages the external surface of the insulating body. The cable is electrically connected with the terminals. The insulating housing at least packages partial metal front housing and the cable. The insulating front housing is provided with a front end surface and a back end surface. The plug connector is provided with a pair of bolts at two sides of the transverse direction. Compared with the prior art, the bolt structure of the invention can effectively ensure an abutting holding force.

Description

Plug connector and there is the electronic equipment of socket connector

[technical field]

The present invention relates to a kind of plug connector and there is the electronic equipment of socket connector, relate in particular to a kind of USBTypeC connector of just anti-plug.

[background technology]

On August 11st, 2014, USB association has announced a kind of new electric connector, its plug connector can insert corresponding socket connector by positive and negative both direction, and this socket connector can transmit USB2.0 and USB3.1 signal, this connector called after USBTypeC connector. According to the news of current industry report, this electric connector is follow-up a larger development potentiality, in coupled system manufacturer of each connector manufacturer active development. Along with the extensive use of TypeC, the concrete structure that its specifications define and range of application can not meet actual scope.

So, need to develop a kind of plug connector of modified form and there is the electronic equipment of socket connector.

[summary of the invention]

The electronic equipment that technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a kind of plug connector and has socket connector, it can ensure that good docking fixes.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the present invention can adopt following technical scheme: a kind of plug connector, it comprises insulating body, metal front, cable and insulation crust, described insulating body is provided with the host cavity running through forward and is installed on two row's terminals of the vertical both sides of host cavity, described metal front is coated on the outer surface of described insulating body closely, described cable is electrically connected above-mentioned terminal, described insulation crust is at least coated on the part outside of metal front and cable, and insulation fore shell has front end face and rear end face; Described plug connector is provided with pair of bolts in its both lateral sides.

The present invention can adopt following technical scheme: a kind of electronic equipment, it is provided with socket connector, described socket connector comprises interface and extends into the docking hyoplastron of interface, two apparent surfaces of docking hyoplastron are provided with terminal and the shield between two apparent surfaces, the both lateral sides of shield has snap close lateral margin, and described interface inserts with positive and negative both direction for corresponding plug connector; Described electronic equipment is provided with a pair of screw in the both lateral sides of the interface of socket connector, described screw with dock hyoplastron and align in a lateral direction.

The present invention can adopt following technical scheme: a kind of plug connector, it comprises the cable that is positioned at front end USBTypeC connection-peg and is positioned at rear end, described plug connector is provided with bolt at the side of connection-peg, and the position of described bolt is arranged to be positioned on the cross central line of interface or vertically on center line.

Compared with prior art, the present invention's bolt arrangement can effectively ensure to dock confining force.

[brief description of the drawings]

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the electric connector combination of first embodiment of the invention, and wherein the socket connector of plug connector and electronic equipment is separated from one another.

Fig. 2 is the profile of Fig. 1 along dotted line A-A.

Fig. 3 is the stereogram of plug connector in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is the front view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the stereogram of Fig. 3 decomposed.

Fig. 6 is the stereogram that Fig. 5 part-structure further decomposes.

Fig. 7 is the stereogram that Fig. 6 further decomposes.

Fig. 8 is the stereogram that Fig. 7 part-structure further decomposes.

Fig. 9 is the profile of Fig. 3 along dotted line B-B.

Figure 10 is the stereogram of the plug connector of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 11 is the stereogram of Figure 10 decomposed.

Figure 12 is the stereogram of another angle of Figure 11.

Figure 13 is the stereogram of boots portion cut-out structure in Figure 12.

Figure 14-17 have shown that boots portion and bolt are positioned at four profile status schematic diagrames of front and back position.

Figure 18 is the profile of Figure 17 along broken lines D-D.

Figure 19 is the profile of Figure 10 along dotted line C-C.

Figure 20 is the stereogram of another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 21 is the stereogram of another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 22 is the three-dimensional exploded view of another embodiment of the present invention.

Following detailed description of the invention further illustrates the present invention in connection with above-mentioned accompanying drawing.

[detailed description of the invention]

Fig. 1 to Fig. 9 has shown the first embodiment, its plug connector 200 is for connecting with the socket connector 410 being arranged in box-like electronic equipment 400, realize the transmission of the signal of telecommunication, plug connector of the present invention and socket connector are USBTypeC connector, plug connector 200 can insert socket connector 410 by positive and negative both direction, plug connector 200 is provided with pair of bolts in its both lateral sides, is used for matching with the screw of socket connector 410 both lateral sides.

Described plug connector 200 comprises the connection-peg 210 that is positioned at front end, main ginseng Fig. 8, described connection-peg 210 comprises the insulating body 212 of cryptomere profile and is coated on the metal front 208 of insulating body outer surface, and insulating body 312 is provided with upper and lower row's terminal groove 216 that the host cavity running through forward 214, an in the vertical direction is positioned at host cavity 214 both sides, be positioned at host cavity 214 both sides and laterally run through the mounting groove 215 of insulating body 212 and in the vertical direction runs through the through hole 213 of the upper and lower sidewall of insulating body. Upper and lower terminal 220 is separately positioned in corresponding terminal groove 216; Each terminal 220 comprises the contact site 222 that is positioned at front end and the connecting portion 224 that is positioned at rear end, contact site 222 extends into host cavity 214 and the termination contact that is used for socket connector 410, and it is clearly visible that connecting portion 224 is used for being arranged on internal circuit board 230(Fig. 7). Pair of metal elastic plate 236 is arranged on two relative outside wall surface of insulating body 212, and the elastic arm 238 being provided with on it extends into host cavity 214 through the through hole 213 of insulating body setting. A pair of insulation film 239 posts at insulating body outside wall surface and elastic plate 236, is used for the contacting of insulation isolation elastic plate and termination contact portion and metal front, and avoids short circuit phenomenon generation. A metal latch fastener 250 is U-shaped structure, and it is arranged in the U-shaped mounting groove 215 of insulating body setting, and metal latch fastener 250 has a pair of snap close head 252 that is positioned at host cavity 214 both lateral sides and protrudes into host cavity. A pair of insulation keeper 260 is arranged on the rear of insulating body 212, it is formed with accommodates the central groove 262 of internal circuit board 230 front ends, some a pair of pin holes 266 of accommodating the terminal hole 264 of connecting portion 224 and accommodating the pin 254 that snap close piece is provided with, connecting portion 224 and pin 254 machineries and be electrically connected the front end of internal circuit board 230.

Ginseng Fig. 5 to Fig. 7, described connector 200 also comprises metal shell assembly and the insulation crust assembly of internal circuit board 230, cable 280, guarantee connection-peg, internal circuit board and cable good contact, and bolt 240 etc. The concrete structure of each element below makes introductions all round. Internal circuit board 230 is arranged on the rear of insulation keeper 260, and the connecting portion 224 of arranging up and down terminal and snap close piece is welded on through keeper the conducting strip that internal circuit board 230 front ends are provided with pin 254. Article one, cable 280 is welded on by a cable organizing device 270 conducting strip that internal circuit board 230 rear ends are provided with, wherein cable organizing device 270 is two-piece type, each reorganizer 272(label is at Fig. 9) comprise some through holes (not label) that fore-and-aft direction runs through, 280 of cables that are positioned at cable organizing device 270 rears comprise some cores 282, and core is through corresponding through hole and the conducting strip that machinery and the rear end of internal circuit board in electrical contact are provided with. Certainly, also can omit internal circuit board, by cable and directly welding mutually of terminal pin. A metal mesochite 286 is arranged on the rear end of metal front 208 and is coated internal circuit board 230. A metal back cover 288 is arranged on the rear end of metal mesochite 286 and the front end of encirclement cable 280. Insulation fore shell 290 clad metal mesochites 286, insulation back cover 292 clad metal back covers 288, the outside of the coated aforesaid insulation fore shell 290 of last insulation crust 296, metal back cover and insulation back cover 292, only has metal front 208 outside exposed and form connection-peg 210. Described insulation crust 296 is provided with a pair of through hole 297, and through hole 297 runs through the front and back end of insulation crust 296, and pair of bolts 240 is arranged in through hole 297. Shown in ginseng Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the threaded portion 241 of bolt front end protrudes out forward the front end face 2961 of insulation crust 296 through through hole 297, and rear end is provided with handle portion 242, and 242 of handle portions protrude out the rear end face 2962 of insulation crust backward. Described connection-peg 210 protrudes out forward the front end of insulation crust 296 and connects with corresponding socket connector 410.

Shown in ginseng Fig. 1-2, described socket connector 410 is arranged on circuit board 420, both are co-located in a box-like electronic equipment 400, socket connector 410 comprise the connection-peg 210 for accommodating plug connector 200 docking chamber 412, extend into docking chamber docking hyoplastron (not label), be arranged on upper and lower row's terminal of two apparent surfaces of docking hyoplastron, and be embedded in the metal shield 416 in docking hyoplastron. This shield 416 is provided with snap close lateral margin 418 in its both lateral sides, is used for and the snap close head 252 phase clasps of plug connector. Described equipment 400 is also provided with a pair of screw 402, is used for inserting and fixing for the bolt 240 on plug connector.

Be understandable that, the present embodiment is stably fixed on socket connector 410 with coordinating of a pair of screw 402 by plug connector 200 by pair of bolts 240, avoids improper external force may cause plug connector 200 to come off on socket connector 410. As shown in Figure 4, this is arranged on the both sides of connection-peg 210 in a lateral direction symmetrically to bolt 240, and connection-peg 210 has a common center line with this to bolt 240, so still can ensure the positive anti-plug of plug connector 200. It should be noted that, the size of bolt 240 is slightly less than or equals connection-peg 210, the size of above-mentioned handle portion 242 is greater than connection-peg 210,, the size of described threaded portion in the vertical direction is identical with insulating body, described handle portion is greater than the size of insulating body, person's easy to use use in the size of vertical direction. Because bolt 240 is positioned at the both sides of connection-peg 210, threaded portion and snap close head 252 are roughly in alignment with each other in a lateral direction, be that snap close head 252 and bolt 252 have a common center line, so, can ensure effectively fixing between snap close head 252 and snap close lateral margin 308. Corresponding, the screw 402 of socket connector 410 is symmetrically located at the both sides in docking chamber 412 in a lateral direction.

Figure 10 to Figure 19 shows the second embodiment of the present invention, mainly show plug connector 200a, the structure of this plug connector 200a is roughly the same with the first embodiment, its connection-peg and metal shell, insulation crust modular construction are identical, therefore adopt identical label with the first embodiment, be also not described in detail at this. The structure of insulation crust 296 is roughly the same, only has partial structurtes to follow shape difference, below the concrete structure of article different piece.

Shown in ginseng Figure 10 to Figure 12, described insulation crust 296 coated insulation fore shells, metal back cover and insulation back cover, metal front is exposed forms connection-peg 210 at front end. insulation crust 296 arranges a projection 298 in an one outside wall surface. with the first embodiment different be, the both sides of the insulation crust 296 of the present embodiment are not provided with bolt, but be further coated with a boots portion 300 in the outside of insulation crust 296, this boots portion is provided with pair of bolts 310, this boots portion 300 can slide along insulation crust 296 on fore-and-aft direction, it can be realized with the cooperation of bolt 310, and this plug connector 300 can (concrete structure be identical with the first embodiment with the socket connector with screw, this place is not described in detail) docking, also can dock with the socket connector that there is no screw, below will describe in detail.

Continue ginseng Figure 10 to Figure 12, described boots portion 300 is provided with an a pair of through hole 304 of accommodating the receiving space 302 of insulation crust 296 and being positioned at receiving space both sides, the inner side of through hole 304, for open shape communicates with each other with receiving space 302, so can reduce two spacing between through hole 304. Boots portion 300 has been wholely set a rear wall 306 at the rear of receiving space 302. Be set in after insulation crust 296 in boots portion, rear wall 306 is positioned at the rear end of insulation crust 296 and insulation back cover; In the time that boots portion 300 moves forward to the front end of insulation crust, can avoid boots portion 300 excessively mobile forward. Rear wall 306 is provided with a perforate 308, and cable 280 extends back from this perforate. Pair of bolts 310 is accommodated and is fixed in through hole 304, and can move on fore-and-aft direction.

Shown in ginseng Figure 13, each through hole 304 has front narrow part 312 and rear wide portion 314, forms stage portion 316 between the two, and front narrow part 312 is provided with taper surface 3121 structures at its rear portion. Corresponding, bolt 310 comprise be positioned at front end threaded portion 318, be positioned at rear end handle portion 320 and connect both pars intermedia 322 at fore-and-aft direction, threaded portion 318 and pars intermedia 322 are mainly housed in corresponding through hole 304, and 320 of handle portions are positioned at the rear of rear wall 306 all the time. So, in the time that bolt 310 pins forward boots portion 300, handle portion 320 is closely pressed on forward rear wall 306, and 322 of pars intermedias are pressed on forward stage portion 316 closely. On the one hand, in the time that bolt 310 is positioned at rear position, 3181 of the bulges that 318 rear portions, described threaded portion have are pressed on taper surface 3121 structures of front narrow part 312 backward in addition.

The boots portion 300 of the present embodiment can do fore-and-aft direction slip within the specific limits along insulation crust 296. In order to realize this function, the medial surface of boots portion 300 is provided with a stopper slot 324, and 298 of the projections of insulation crust are contained in this stopper slot 324. Boots portion 300 is the operation and the restriction that realize of coordinating with stopper slot 324 by projection 298 at fore-and-aft direction, front end blocking surface 326 can effectively limit moving backward of boots portion, rear end blocking surface 328 tilts, it joins Figure 19 with the incline structure 299(of projection 298) coordinate, can facilitate boots portion to be assembled into shell. Projection 298 also can arrange the interference structure of similar rib, and groove arranges slit approaching front and back position place, and so rib coordinates with slit, thereby boots portion 300 is fixed in former and later two positions. Be understandable that, in the present embodiment, rear wall 306 realizes with coordinating of insulation crust rear end the boots portion effect of over-deflection forward that prevents, rear wall 306 is equivalent to blocking surface.

Figure 14-17 have shown the one of four states sliding before and after boots portion 300, insulation crust 296 and bolt. Figure 14 has shown that boots portion 300 is positioned at the front end of insulation crust 296, bolt 300 is positioned at the front end of boots portion, defining above-mentioned position relationship is the first lead position, now, the threaded portion 318 of bolt protrudes out forward the front end face of insulation crust 296 and is positioned at the both lateral sides of connection-peg 210, and it can insert the screw (not shown) of socket connector. In Figure 15, bolt 310 slides backwards on the rear end of boots portion 300, boots portion does not slide and still remains on the front end of insulation crust 296, defining above-mentioned position relationship is the first postposition, wherein the threaded portion of bolt 310 is positioned at the inside that is hidden in boots portion, and threaded portion 318 does not protrude out the front end face of boots portion and the front end face of insulation crust. In Figure 16, boots portion 300 slides backwards on the rear end of insulation crust 296, and do not slide in threaded portion 318 but because of the rear sliding and exposed front end in boots portion of boots portion, locating above-mentioned position relationship is the second lead position. In Figure 17, bolt 310 slides backward and is hidden in boots portion, and defining described position relationship is the second rearmounted portion.

Be understandable that, if when plug connector will insert the socket connector that there is no screw, two actions of needs are completed bolt 310 and boots portion after move, avoid the interference of bolt and socket connector, first the position of boots portion postposition will be moved to after boots portion, as Figure 16, and then the position of bolt postposition will be slided to after bolt 310. As shown in figure 17, now, boots portion 300 can realize and have certain retain strength between insulation crust 296 by similar interference structures such as the ribs on it, and screw thread is realized the retain strength having between boots portion by the bulge 318 on it and taper surface 3121. In addition, traditional plug connector has Immobile boots portion or shell, and the front end threaded portion of bolt protrudes out forward the front end face of insulation crust, as shown in figure 14, so can not achieve a butt joint with the socket connector of unthreaded hole.

The another one feature of the present embodiment is that what through hole 304 entered in a lateral direction as far as possible approaches receiving space 302, and connects each other with receiving space 302 in a lateral direction, is used for reducing by two spacing between bolt. The spacing of this structure can be as small as 14 millimeters. Through hole in the first embodiment is because being formed directly on insulation crust, this through hole closed structure in a lateral direction

Figure 20 has shown the another kind of embodiment of the plug connector that is similar to the first embodiment, and insulation crust 702 disposes a bolt 704, and this nut is roughly positioned on the vertical center line of connection-peg. Be understandable that, be provided with on the equipment of socket connector and be provided with a pair of screw coordinating with bolt 704. Screw lays respectively on vertical center line and is positioned at upper next side of connection-peg, so can ensure that plug connector can insert corresponding socket connector by positive and negative both direction. To sum up be understandable that, bolt is arranged on the side of connection-peg, and the position of bolt can be arranged to be positioned on the cross central line of interface, also can be arranged to be positioned on vertical center line, facilitates positive and negative both direction to peg graft.

Figure 21 has shown the socket connector 800 of another kind of embodiment, socket connector is arranged on circuit board 810, it comprises the interface 802 and a pair of nut 806 that extends front end face 804 that extend forward front end face 804, in nut, there is screw, nut 806 is positioned at the both sides of interface 802, is used for accommodating the bolt of plug connector. Please note, nut 806 degree of depth with connection-peg similar to the length of fore-and-aft direction, the Outside Dimensions along the vertical direction of nut is similar to the height of connection-peg. So, whole modular construction dexterity relatively.

Figure 22 has shown the embodiment of another kind of socket connector, the insulating body 902 of socket connector 900 has the interface that two in the vertical directions self keep at a certain distance away, upper interface definition has host cavity 903, a docking hyoplastron 904 extends forwardly to host cavity 903, and lower interface contains a complete independently connector own. A metal shell 905 inserts docking chamber 903 from front to back to surround docking hyoplastron 904. A pair of screw 906 is arranged on the both sides of docking hyoplastron 904. From embodiment is different above, interface and nut are all positioned at the rear of the front end face 907 of insulating body.

Above-described embodiment is preferred embodiments of the present invention, but not whole embodiments, the variation of any equivalence that those of ordinary skill in the art take technical solution of the present invention by reading description of the present invention, is claim of the present invention and contains.

Claims

1. a plug connector, it comprises insulating body, metal front, cable and insulation crust, described insulating body is provided with the host cavity running through forward and is installed on two row's terminals of the vertical both sides of host cavity, described metal front is coated on the outer surface of described insulating body closely, described cable is electrically connected above-mentioned terminal, described insulation crust is at least coated on the part outside of metal front and cable, and insulation fore shell has front end face and rear end face; It is characterized in that: described plug connector is provided with pair of bolts in its both lateral sides.

2. plug connector as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described plug connector comprises snap close piece, described snap close piece comprises a pair of snap close head that is positioned at host cavity both lateral sides and protrudes into host cavity, and described snap close head and bolt are in alignment with each other in a lateral direction.

3. plug connector as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that: described bolt comprises the handle portion that protrudes out forward the threaded portion of insulation crust front end face and protrude out backward insulation crust rear end face.

4. plug connector as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that: the size of described threaded portion in the vertical direction is identical with insulating body, and described handle portion is greater than the size of insulating body in the size of vertical direction.

5. plug connector as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the rear end of described insulating body is provided with internal circuit board and cable organizing device, above-mentioned cable is welded on the rear end of internal circuit board through cable organizing device, described two row's terminal solderings are at the front end of internal circuit board.

6. the plug connector as described in claim 1,2,3,4 or 5, is characterized in that: the both lateral sides of described insulation crust is respectively arranged with pre-and post perforative through hole, and described bolt is arranged on respectively aforementioned through hole.

7. the plug connector as described in claim 1,2,3,4 or 5, it is characterized in that: described plug connector comprises the boots portion that is set in insulation crust, described boots portion moves forward and backward along insulation crust, described boots portion arranges pre-and post perforative through hole in its both lateral sides, and described screw thread is arranged in described through hole and moves forward and backward along boots portion seat.

8. plug connector as claimed in claim 7, is characterized in that: described through hole has the stage portion that front narrow part and rear wide portion and between form, and described front narrow part is provided with taper surface structure at its rear portion; Between described threaded portion and handle portion, be connected with pars intermedia; Rear portion, described threaded portion be provided with taper surface respective outer side edges with rise before and after position-limiting action bulge.

9. plug connector as claimed in claim 8, is characterized in that: the medial surface of described boots portion is provided with stopper slot, and described insulation crust is provided with the projection being contained in stopper slot, and described projection is realized the spacing of fore-and-aft direction with coordinating of stopper slot.

10. an electronic equipment, it is provided with socket connector, described socket connector comprises interface and extends into the docking hyoplastron of interface, two apparent surfaces of docking hyoplastron are provided with terminal and the shield between two apparent surfaces, the both lateral sides of shield has snap close lateral margin, and described interface inserts with positive and negative both direction for corresponding plug connector; It is characterized in that: described electronic equipment is provided with a pair of screw in the both lateral sides of the interface of socket connector, described screw with dock hyoplastron and align in a lateral direction.

11. 1 kinds of plug connectors, it comprises the cable that is positioned at front end USBTypeC connection-peg and is positioned at rear end, it is characterized in that: described plug connector is provided with bolt at the side of connection-peg, the position of described bolt is arranged to be positioned on the cross central line of interface or vertically on center line.