CN202817373U - Plug connector and connector assembly - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model provides a plug connector and a connector assembly. The plug connector includes a plurality of conductive strips capable of being in butted joint with a socket connector. The plug connector also includes a pair of lock assemblies which not only can be in lock catch with the socket connector but also can be in conductive transmission with the socket connector.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of pin connector and connector combination, relates in particular to a kind of pin connector with latch components and connector combination.
Background technology
Connection between the present various electronic equipments is normally cooperated by connector combination to be finished, this connector combination generally includes pin connector and the socket connector that cooperatively interacts, thereby and pin connector generally all be provided with conducting strip with socket connector on the conducting terminal conduction transmission that connects and reach various signals or power supply.And in order to guarantee that pin connector docks with socket connector reliably, the connector combination of number of different types adopts latch components and the clamping part that mutual snap fit is set respectively on pin connector and socket connector, such as at present on the market common Micro USB connector combination (related art can be joined the Chinese utility model patent CN201045742Y patent of bulletin on April 9th, 2008), DisplayPort connector combination (related art can be joined the TaiWan, China new patent TW M281339 patent of bulletin on November 21st, 2005) etc.Yet, the setting of this latch components and clamping part has not only increased the manufacturing cost of connector combination, and increased taking up room of pin connector and socket connector, and in order to satisfy the more and more higher demand of various electric room transmission rates, conducting strip on the pin connector and the quantity of the conducting terminal on the socket connector are also increasing gradually, thereby cause the volume of pin connector and socket connector also increasing, this has obviously run counter to the development trend of pin connector and socket connector miniaturization.
So be necessary to provide a kind of have structure improved pin connector and connector combination, to overcome defects.
The utility model content
Technical problem to be solved in the utility model is to provide a kind of pin connector and connector combination that reduces volume.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the utility model adopts following technical scheme: a kind of pin connector, comprise some conducting strips that can connect with socket connector, wherein, this pin connector also comprises and a pair ofly not only can carry out snap close but also can conduct electricity the latch components of transmission with socket connector with socket connector.
A kind of connector combination, it comprises socket connector and the pin connector that cooperatively interacts, described socket connector is provided with some conducting terminals and clamping part, described pin connector be provided with conducting strip that some and described conducting terminal connects and with the latch components of clamping part phase snap fit, when this pin connector matches with socket connector, conduct electricity transmission between described latch components and the socket connector.
Compared with prior art, the utlity model has following beneficial effect: the latch components of the utility model pin connector not only can be carried out mutual snap fit with socket connector can also conduct electricity transmission with socket connector, so setting can reduce the magnitude setting of conducting strip, thereby reduced the volume of pin connector and socket connector, saved manufacturing cost.
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Fig. 1 is the connection diagram of the pin connector in the utility model connector combination.
Fig. 2 is the schematic perspective view of the utility model pin connector.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of three sandwich circuit boards of pin connector employing of the present utility model.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that the folded structure of three sandwich circuit boards of Fig. 3 forms circuit board together.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram when connector combination cooperates among the utility model the first embodiment.
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram when connector combination cooperates among the utility model the second embodiment.
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram when connector combination cooperates among the utility model the 3rd embodiment.
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram when connector combination cooperates among the utility model the 4th embodiment.
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 5, the utility model connector combination comprises pin connector 100 and the socket connector 200 that can cooperatively interact, the utility model pin connector 100 that Fig. 1 shows is the embodiment that are applied to active cable (Active Cable) or are called active cable, this pin connector 100 comprises some conducting strip 1, the pair of catches assembly 2 that is positioned at both sides, integrated circuit (Integrated Circuit, IC) 3 and cables 4 that can connect with socket connector 200.Link to each other by metal transmission line 31 and plain conductor 32 respectively between described integrated circuit 3 and conducting strip 1 and the latch components 2, also link to each other by plain conductor 32 between described cable 4 and the integrated circuit 3.Certainly, Fig. 1 only is a schematic diagram, latch components 2 wherein and conducting strip 1 also can part link to each other with integrated circuit 3, and cable 4 also needn't all be connected to integrated circuit 3, also can be connected directly to cable 4 or be connected to cable by plain conductor 5 such as the part in latch components 2 or the conducting strip 1.Pin connector 100 of the present utility model can be applicable to active copper cable (Active Copper Cable, ACC), at this moment, cable 4 gets final product for copper cable, in addition, pin connector 100 of the present utility model also can be applicable to active optical fiber cable (Active Optical Cable, AOC), at this moment, cable 4 is optical fiber cable, in addition a fiber device need be set on the pin connector 100, because these structures are not design focal point of the present utility model, will illustrate no longer in detail here.Certainly, pin connector of the present utility model is not limited to active cable (Active Cable), also can be applicable on the general passive type cable (Passive Cable), at this moment, can be without integrated circuit 3.
See also the schematic perspective view of the utility model pin connector 100 shown in Figure 2, the latch components 2 of described pin connector 100 and conducting strip 1 are arranged on the circuit board 6.This conducting strip 1 is the golden finger on the circuit board 6.In the present embodiment, conducting strip 1 is three and only is arranged on the upper surface of circuit board 6, in other embodiment of the present utility model, conducting strip 1 should be arranged to also comprise that plural other are a plurality of, and conducting strip 1 also can only be arranged on the lower surface of circuit board 6 or is arranged on simultaneously on the upper and lower surface of circuit board 6.In addition, conducting strip 1 is arranged in a row in the present embodiment along circuit board 6 Widths, and in other embodiments, conducting strip 1 also can be arranged into two row or multi-row at upper surface.The rear end of conducting strip 1 is connected with metal transmission line 31, and this transmission line 31 can be connected to integrated circuit 3 or other part ends.Described latch components 2 is arranged on the both sides of circuit board 6, the both sides of circuit board 6 are provided with the depression 61 that sets to the concave, latch components 2 be provided with coating circuit plate 6 front ends first 21, be coated on the depression latch part 22 at 61 places and self-locking buckle portion 22 extends back and the second portion 23 of coating circuit plate 6 both sides, second portion 23 rear ends of latch components 2 are connected with plain conductor 32, and this plain conductor 32 can be connected to integrated circuit 3 or other part ends.In the present embodiment, this plain conductor 32 is arranged on the dual-side of circuit board 6.This latch components 2 can be for directly being coated in the metal level of circuit board 6 both sides, also can be directly to adopt metal assembly or adopt plastic material and at its outside composition metal spare or adopt plastic material and do the both sides that then Treatment of Metal Surface is fixed on circuit board 6 in its outside.Therefore, described latch components 2 not only can be carried out snap close but also can conduct electricity transmission with socket connector 200 with socket connector 200.In addition, latch components 2 of the present utility model also can outwards protrude out formation from the both sides of circuit board 6, and the both sides that described latch components 2 not only can be arranged on circuit board 6 also can be arranged on circuit board 6 above or below, perhaps comprise two pairs and be separately positioned on top and the below of circuit board 6.
The schematic diagram of the first embodiment when pin connector 100 cooperates with socket connector 200 when seeing also the utility model connector combination shown in Figure 5 and cooperating.Described socket connector 200 comprise some conducting terminals 7 that dock with conducting strip 1 and be positioned at both sides with the clamping part 8 of latch components 2 phase snap fit.Described conducting terminal 7 is arranged on the jack body (not shown), described clamping part 8 can be arranged on also can divide with jack body on the jack body and be arranged, can comprise also that such as socket connector 200 one coats the metal shell of jack body, described clamping part 8 can be arranged on the metal shell.Described jack body can be that plastic body also can be circuit board, and when adopting circuit board, conducting terminal 7 can adopt golden finger structure.The conducting terminal 7 of socket connector 200 comprises that a pair of and latch components 2 connects to conduct electricity the first terminal 71 of transmission and three the second terminal 72 to connect with conducting strip 1 between the first terminal 71 among the first embodiment.In this embodiment, conducting strip 1 comprises a pair of power conductive film 12 that power delivery is provided, and the second terminal 72 comprises the power supply terminal 721 with its corresponding matching; Described latch components 2 provides the signal transmission, and corresponding the first terminal 71 then is signal terminal.When pin connector 100 cooperates with socket connector 200, described power conductive film 12 docks to carry out power delivery with the power supply terminal 721 of the second terminal 72 first, latch components 2 is just conducted electricity transmission to carry out the transmission of signal with the first terminal 71 subsequently, and other conducting strips 1 also just dock subsequently with other second terminals 72, these other conducting strips 1 can be the signal conducting strips, also can be the ground connection conducting strips.That is to say that the second terminal 72 that power conductive film 12 is led over latch components 2 and conducting terminal 7 conducts electricity and carries out the signal transmission so that carry out first power delivery between pin connector 100 and the socket connector 200 again.Like this, when pin connector 100 was active cable, described power conductive film 12 was electrically connected to integrated circuit 3 by transmission line 31, thus can first supplying intergrated circuit with electricity allowing integrated circuit identify first, and then reach the purpose of signal transmission.In the present embodiment, the bottom of described latch components 2 is provided with the Metal Contact position of docking to carry out the signal transmission with the first terminal 71, latch components 2 is positioned at the rear of power conductive film 12, thereby power conductive film 12 is preferentially docked with the power supply terminal 721 of the second terminal 72, certainly, also the first terminal 71 can be arranged at the rear of the power supply terminal 721 of the second terminal 72.
The schematic diagram of the second embodiment when pin connector 100 cooperates with socket connector 200 when seeing also the utility model connector combination shown in Figure 6 and cooperating.In this embodiment, conducting strip 1 comprises some signal conducting strips 13, and as can comprising a pair of differential signal conducting strip, and the second terminal 72 comprises the signal terminal 722 with its corresponding matching; Described latch components 2 provides power delivery, and corresponding the first terminal 71 then be power supply terminal, and the first terminal 71 is positioned at the place ahead of the second terminal 72, that is to say that the first terminal 71 is compared the front end of the more close socket connector 200 of the second terminal 72.Therefore, when pin connector 100 cooperates with socket connector 200, described latch components 2 docks to carry out power delivery with the first terminal 71 first, signal conducting strip 13 just docks to carry out the signal transmission with corresponding signal terminal 722 subsequently, and other conducting strips 1 also just dock subsequently with other second terminals 72, the conducting strip that these other conducting strips 1 can be ground connection conducting strip or other functions.That is to say that the first terminal 72 that latch components 2 is led over signal conducting strip 13 and socket connector conducts electricity and carries out the signal transmission so that carry out first power delivery between pin connector 100 and the socket connector 200 again.When pin connector 100 was active cable, described latch components 2 was electrically connected to integrated circuit 3 by plain conductor 32, thus can first supplying intergrated circuit with electricity allowing integrated circuit identify first, and then reach the purpose of signal transmission.In the present embodiment, the bottom of described latch components 2 is provided with the Metal Contact position of docking to carry out power delivery with the first terminal 71, described the place ahead that the first terminal 71 is positioned at the second terminal 72, thereby latch components 2 is preferentially docked with the first terminal 71, certainly, also latch components 2 can be arranged at the place ahead of conducting strip 1, thereby latch components 2 is preferentially docked with the first terminal 71.
The schematic diagram of the 3rd embodiment when pin connector 100 cooperates with socket connector 200 when seeing also the utility model connector combination shown in Figure 7 and cooperating.In this embodiment, the conducting terminal 7 of socket connector 200 is corresponding with conducting strip 1 quantity of pin connector 100, the clamping part 8 of socket connector 200 and latch components 2 not only mutually snap fit can also mutually dock and conduct electricity transmission.Described conducting strip 1 comprises some signal conducting strips 13, and as can comprising a pair of differential signal conducting strip, and conducting terminal 7 comprises the signal terminal 722 with its corresponding matching; And described latch components 2 and clamping part 8 provide power delivery, and clamping part 8 is positioned at the place ahead of conducting terminal 7, that is to say, clamping part 8 is compared conducting terminal 7 more near the front end of socket connector 200.Therefore, when pin connector 100 cooperates with socket connector 200, described latch components 2 docks to carry out power delivery with clamping part 8 first, latch components 2 puts in place with clamping part 8 mutual snap fit subsequently, and signal conducting strip 13 docks to carry out the signal transmission with corresponding signal terminal 722, and other conducting strips 1 also just dock subsequently with other conducting terminals 7, the conducting strip that these other conducting strips 1 can be ground connection conducting strip or other functions.That is to say that the clamping part 8 that latch components 2 is led over signal conducting strip 13 and socket connector conducts electricity and carries out the signal transmission so that carry out first power delivery between pin connector 100 and the socket connector 200 again.When pin connector 100 was active cable, described latch components 2 was electrically connected to integrated circuit 3 by plain conductor 32, thus can first supplying intergrated circuit with electricity allowing integrated circuit identify first, and then reach the purpose of signal transmission.In the present embodiment, described the place ahead that clamping part 8 is positioned at conducting terminal 7, thereby latch components 2 is preferentially docked with clamping part 8, certainly, also latch components 2 can be arranged at the place ahead of conducting strip 1, be the front end that latch components 2 is compared the more close pin connector 100 of conducting strip 1, thereby latch components 2 is preferentially docked with clamping part 8.
In addition, in other embodiments, described clamping part 8 and conducting terminal 7 also can be identical to the distance of socket connector 200 front ends, and described latch components 2 is also identical to the distance of pin connector 100 front ends with conducting strip 1, when pin connector 100 cooperates with socket connector 200, described latch components 2 is with clamping part 8 mutual snap fit and dock to carry out power delivery, and simultaneously conducting strip 1 docks to carry out signal with corresponding conducting terminal 7 and transmits.
The schematic diagram of the 4th embodiment when pin connector 100 cooperates with socket connector 200 when seeing also the utility model connector combination shown in Figure 8 and cooperating.In this embodiment, the conducting terminal 7 of socket connector 200 is corresponding with conducting strip 1 quantity of pin connector, the clamping part 8 of socket connector 200 and latch components 2 not only mutually snap fit can also mutually dock and conduct electricity transmission.Described conducting strip 1 comprises at least one pair of power conductive film 12, and conducting terminal 7 comprises the power supply terminal 721 with its corresponding matching; And described latch components 2 and clamping part 8 provide signal transmission, and clamping part 8 is positioned at the rear of conducting terminal 7, that is to say, clamping part 8 is compared conducting terminal 7 more away from the front end of socket connector 200.Therefore, when pin connector 100 cooperates with socket connector 200, described power conductive film 12 docks to carry out power delivery with power supply terminal 721 first, and latch components 2 docks to carry out the signal transmission with clamping part 8 subsequently, the while or subsequently mutual snap fit put in place.That is to say that the power supply terminal 721 that power conductive film 12 is led over latch components 2 and conducting terminal 7 conducts electricity and carries out the signal transmission so that carry out first power delivery between pin connector 100 and the socket connector 200 again.When pin connector 100 was active cable, described latch components 2 was electrically connected to integrated circuit 3 by plain conductor 32, thus can first supplying intergrated circuit with electricity allowing integrated circuit identify first, and then reach the purpose of signal transmission.In the present embodiment, described clamping part 8 is positioned at the rear of conducting terminal 7, thereby power conductive film 12 is preferentially docked with power supply terminal 721, certainly, also latch components 2 can be arranged at the rear of conducting strip 1, namely latch components 2 is compared the rear end of the more close pin connector 100 of conducting strip 1.
Therefore, the latch components 2 of pin connector 100 of the present utility model not only can be carried out mutual snap fit with socket connector 200 can also dock to conduct electricity transmission, so setting can reduce the magnitude setting of conducting strip 1, thereby reduced the volume of pin connector 100 and socket connector 200, saved manufacturing cost.In addition, the latch components 2 of pin connector 100 and the clamping part 8 of socket connector 200 conduct electricity transmission in the time of can also be by snap fit, thereby guaranteed to protect between latch components 2 and the clamping part 8 the conduction transmission reliably, prevent from docking the generation of the bad phenomenon such as unreliable.
In addition, the interface of pin connector 100 of the present utility model and socket connector 200 can be USB (comprising USB2.0 and USB 3.0), Micro USB, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, HDMI, DiiVA, Micro DiiVA, ThunderBolt, the various interfaces such as IEEE1394, SFP.
In sum, it below only is preferred embodiment of the present utility model, should not limit scope of the present utility model with this, be that every simple equivalence of doing according to the utility model claims and utility model description changes and modifies, all should still belong in the scope that the utility model patent contains.
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1. pin connector comprises some conducting strips that can connect with socket connector, it is characterized in that: this pin connector also comprises and a pair ofly not only can carry out snap close but also can conduct electricity the latch components of transmission with socket connector with socket connector.
2. pin connector as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described conducting strip comprises that at least one pair of can carry out with socket connector the power conductive film of power delivery, described two latch components can be carried out the signal transmission with socket connector, when pin connector cooperated with socket connector, described power conductive film was led over latch components and socket connector and is conducted electricity and carry out the signal transmission so that carry out first power delivery between pin connector and the socket connector again.
3. pin connector as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described two latch components can be carried out power delivery with socket connector, described conducting strip comprises the signal conducting strip of some signal transmissions at least, when pin connector cooperated with socket connector, described latch components was led over signal conducting strip and socket connector and is conducted electricity and carry out the signal transmission so that carry out first power delivery between pin connector and the socket connector again.
4. pin connector as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described pin connector comprises circuit board and is arranged on integrated circuit (I C) on the circuit board, described conducting strip is arranged on described circuit board at least one side surface along the vertical direction, and described latch components is positioned at the left and right sides of described circuit board or a side along the vertical direction.
5. pin connector as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that: described circuit board comprises folded structure at least three sandwich circuit boards together, is provided with the plain conductor that connects latch components and integrated circuit (IC) on the intermediate layer wiring board of described three sandwich circuit boards.
6. pin connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described latch components adopts metal assembly or adopts plastic material and at its outside composition metal spare or adopt plastic material and do Treatment of Metal Surface in its outside.
7. connector combination, it comprises socket connector and the pin connector that cooperatively interacts, described socket connector is provided with some conducting terminals and clamping part, described pin connector be provided with conducting strip that some and described conducting terminal connects and with the latch components of clamping part phase snap fit, it is characterized in that: when this pin connector matches with socket connector, conduct electricity transmission between described latch components and the socket connector.
8. connector combination as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: described conducting terminal comprises with latch components and connects to conduct electricity the first terminal of transmission and the second terminal that connects with conducting strip.
9. connector combination as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: described the first terminal is compared the second terminal more near the front end of socket connector.
10. connector combination as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: when pin connector matched with socket connector, described latch components was mutually docked with clamping part and is conducted electricity transmission.
11. connector combination as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that: described pin connector comprises circuit board and is arranged on integrated circuit (IC) on the circuit board, described conducting strip is arranged on described circuit board at least one side surface along the vertical direction, and described latch components is arranged at the left and right sides of described circuit board or a side along the vertical direction in pairs.
12. connector combination as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that: described conducting strip comprises the power conductive film that at least one pair of can dock to carry out power delivery and be electrically connected to integrated circuit with conducting terminal, described two latch components can be carried out the signal transmission with socket connector, when pin connector cooperated with socket connector, described power conductive film was led over latch components and conducting terminal and is conducted electricity and carry out the signal transmission so that carry out first power delivery between pin connector and the socket connector again.
13. connector combination as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that: described two latch components can be carried out power delivery with socket connector, be connected with plain conductor between described two latch components and the integrated circuit, described conducting strip comprises some signal conducting strips that can dock with conducting terminal to carry out the signal transmission at least, when pin connector cooperated with socket connector, described latch components was led over signal conducting strip and socket connector and is conducted electricity and carry out the signal transmission so that carry out first power delivery between pin connector and the socket connector again.
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