CN212257798U

CN212257798U - Cable connector with guiding function and connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN212257798U
Application number: CN202021140745.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨文初; 陈伟顺; 刘振兴; 唐辉
Original assignee: Amphenol Assembletech Xiamen Co Ltd
Current assignee: Amphenol Assembletech Xiamen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-18
Filing date: 2020-06-18
Publication date: 2020-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 2030-06-18

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cable connector with direction function, include: the front end of the shell is provided with a plurality of open slots, and both sides of each group of open slots are provided with plastic guide pillars; the PCB board is provided with a plurality of groups, each group of PCB boards corresponds to one open slot, the front end of each group of PCB boards extends out of the open slot, two sides of each group of PCB boards are wrapped between the plastic guide pillars on the two sides, and the extending length of each plastic guide pillar is larger than the length of each group of PCB boards exposed out of the shell; the cable is connected with the rear end of the PCB in a welding mode, and the rear end of the cable penetrates out of the shell. The utility model discloses still disclose a connector assembly, including cable connector and board end connector, cable connector be foretell take the cable connector of direction function, the utility model discloses can realize the direction and peg graft, and can prevent that the PCB board from hitting bad, improve the life of connector.

Description

Cable connector with guiding function and connector assembly

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the electric connector technique and specifically relates to a cable connector and connector assembly with direction function.

Background

The high-speed cable connector is mainly used for transmitting high-speed signals from a chip to a chip, from the chip to a backboard and from the chip to an external interface, and is widely applied to data centers. Current high-speed cable connectors suffer from the following major drawbacks:

1. in the process of plugging the PCB, the exposed board may hit the board end connector or other places due to misoperation, resulting in damage to the PCB.

2. The conventional cable connectors are inserted into the mating plate-end connectors by manual alignment, and have no function of automatic blind-plugging guiding.

3. And the product density is not high enough by adopting a single PCB.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the utility model is to provide a cable connector and connector assembly with direction function realizes the direction and pegs graft, and can prevent that the PCB board from hitting bad, improves life. In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

the utility model discloses a cable connector with direction function, include: the front end of the shell is provided with a plurality of open slots, and both sides of each group of open slots are provided with plastic guide pillars; the PCB board is provided with a plurality of groups, each group of PCB boards corresponds to one open slot, the front end of each group of PCB boards extends out of the open slot, two sides of each group of PCB boards are wrapped between the plastic guide pillars on the two sides, and the extending length of each plastic guide pillar is larger than the length of each group of PCB boards exposed out of the shell; the cable is connected with the rear end of the PCB in a welding mode, and the rear end of the cable penetrates out of the shell.

Furthermore, the plastic guide post structure further comprises two groups of inserting guide posts, wherein the inserting guide posts are integrally formed on two sides of the shell, or the inserting guide posts are fixed on two sides of the shell through connecting pieces, and the extending length of each inserting guide post is larger than the length of the plastic guide post exposed out of the shell.

The inserting guide posts are made of metal materials and are fixed on two sides of the shell through connecting pieces.

Preferably, the inner side of the plastic guide post is provided with a guide groove, and the PCB is inserted in the guide groove.

Preferably, the front end of the plastic guide post is provided with a chamfer.

The PCB boards are arranged in two groups, the two groups of PCB boards are arranged in a vertical layered mode, and the open slots are correspondingly arranged in two groups.

Preferably, the casing include preceding shell and the backshell of being connected with preceding shell, open slot and plastic guide pillar set up on preceding shell, the cable rear end wear out from the backshell.

The front shell is provided with a clamping groove, the rear shell is provided with a clamping point, and the clamping point is inserted in the clamping groove to realize connection of the front shell and the rear shell.

The utility model also discloses a connector component, including cable connector and board end connector, cable connector be foretell take the cable connector of direction function, board end connector on be provided with the inserting groove of PCB board butt joint, the inserting groove both sides be provided with the first guide slot of plastic guide pillar assorted, first guide slot is linked together with the inserting groove.

Furthermore, the cable connector comprises two groups of inserting guide posts which are integrally formed at two sides of the shell, or the inserting guide posts are fixed at two sides of the shell through connecting pieces; and a second guide groove matched with the inserting guide pillar is arranged on the plate end connector.

Since the technical scheme is used, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:

1. the utility model discloses with the cladding of PCB board between the plastic guide pillar for cable connector is when interacting with the end connector, and the plastic guide pillar can be prior to PCB board and the contact of end connector, avoids the PCB board probably directly to hit the problem of end connector.

2. The utility model discloses be equipped with the grafting guide pillar in the casing both sides, the grafting guide pillar is mutually supported with the end connector, realizes the function of automatic blind plug direction, has improved the efficiency of mutually supporting.

3. The utility model discloses the structure can set up the multirow PCB board that piles up under, has improved the density of product.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front view of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of fig. 3. (wherein the left half section is a partial illustration of the A-A section, and the right half section is a partial illustration of the B-B section)

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing a mounting state of the circuit board on the front case.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a mounting state of the rear case to the front case.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the installation state of the cable connector and the board end connector according to the second embodiment.

Description of the main component symbols:

1: a housing, 2: front shell, 21: card slot, 22: open slot, 23: plastic guide pillar, 24: guide groove, 25: chamfering

3: rear shell, 31: stuck point, 4: PCB board, 5: cable, 6: plug-in guide post, 7: connecting piece, 8: plate-end connector, 81: insertion groove, 82: first guide groove, 83: a second guide groove.

Detailed Description

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment discloses a cable connector with a guiding function, including: the PCB comprises a shell 1, a PCB 4, a cable 5 and an inserting guide post 6.

The housing 1 includes a front case 2 and a rear case 3. A clamping groove 21 is formed in the front shell 2, a clamping point 31 is formed in the rear shell 3, and the clamping point 31 is inserted into the clamping groove 21 to realize connection between the front shell 2 and the rear shell 3.

The front end of the front shell 2 is provided with a plurality of open slots 22, in this embodiment, two sets of open slots 22 are taken as an example, and two sides of each set of open slots 22 are provided with plastic guide posts 23. The two sets of corresponding CPB boards 4 are arranged in layers, each set of PCB boards 4 corresponds to one open slot 22, so that the front end of the PCB board 4 extends out of the open slot 22, and the two sides of the PCB board 4 are covered between the plastic guide posts 23 on the two sides. The length L of the plastic guide posts 23 is greater than the length S of the PCB 4 exposed outside the housing 1, as shown in fig. 4. The inner side of the plastic guide post 23 is provided with a guide groove 24, and the PCB 4 is inserted in the guide groove 24. The front end of the plastic guide post 23 is provided with a chamfer 25 to facilitate guiding insertion.

Two groups of inserting guide posts 6 are integrally formed at two sides of the shell 1, or the inserting guide posts 6 are fixed at two sides of the shell 1 through a connecting piece 7, and the extending length T of the inserting guide posts 6 is greater than the length L of the plastic guide posts 23 exposed outside the shell. As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the plug guide posts 6 are made of metal material and are fixed to two sides of the housing 1 by screws.

The rear end of the cable 5 is connected with the rear end of the PCB 4 in a welding mode, and the rear end of the cable 5 penetrates out of the rear shell 3.

The assembly process of this embodiment is detailed as follows:

(1) and soldering the cable 5 to the PCB board 4.

(2) As shown in fig. 5, the PCB 4 with the soldered cable 5 passes through the open slot 22, so that the two side edges of the PCB 4 are inserted into the front case 2 along the guide slots 24 of the plastic guide posts 23.

(3) As shown in fig. 6, the rear case 3 is mounted on the front case 2 so that the engagement point 31 engages with the engagement groove 21.

Example two

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the present embodiment discloses a connector assembly including a cable connector and a board end connector 8. The cable connector is the cable connector with the guiding function in the first embodiment. The board end connector 8 is provided with an inserting groove 81 butted with the PCB 4, two sides of the inserting groove 81 are provided with a first guide groove 82 matched with the plastic guide pillar 23, and the first guide groove 82 is communicated with the inserting groove 81. And second guide grooves 83 matched with the inserting guide columns 6 are also arranged on two sides of the plate end connector 8.

When the cable connector with the guiding function is matched with the plate-end connector, firstly, the inserting guide post 6 is matched with the second guide groove 83 to realize guiding; then, the plastic guide pillar 23 is matched with the first guide groove 82 to realize guiding, so that the PCB 4 is accurately inserted into the insertion groove 81, and the plastic guide pillar 6 plays a role in protecting the PCB 4 while guiding, so as to prevent the PCB 4 from colliding with the board end connector 8.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention should be covered by the present invention.

Claims

1. Cable connector with guiding function, characterized by comprising:

the front end of the shell is provided with a plurality of open slots, and both sides of each group of open slots are provided with plastic guide pillars;

the PCB board is provided with a plurality of groups, each group of PCB boards corresponds to one open slot, the front end of each group of PCB boards extends out of the open slot, two sides of each group of PCB boards are wrapped between the plastic guide pillars on the two sides, and the extending length of each plastic guide pillar is larger than the length of each group of PCB boards exposed out of the shell;

the cable is connected with the rear end of the PCB in a welding mode, and the rear end of the cable penetrates out of the shell.

2. The cable connector with guiding function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the plastic guide post is integrally formed on two sides of the shell, or the insertion guide posts are fixed on two sides of the shell through connecting pieces, and the extending length of the insertion guide posts is larger than the length of the plastic guide posts exposed out of the shell.

3. The cable connector with guiding function according to claim 2, wherein: the inserting guide posts are made of metal materials and are fixed on two sides of the shell through connecting pieces.

4. The cable connector with guiding function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the inner side of the plastic guide post is provided with a guide groove, and the PCB is inserted in the guide groove.

5. The cable connector with guiding function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the front end of the plastic guide post is provided with a chamfer.

6. The cable connector with guiding function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the PCB board set up two sets ofly, two sets of PCB boards are the layering setting from top to bottom, the open slot correspond set up two sets ofly.

7. The cable connector with guiding function as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: the shell comprises a front shell and a rear shell connected with the front shell, the open slot and the plastic guide post are arranged on the front shell, and the rear end of the cable penetrates out of the rear shell.

8. The cable connector with guiding function according to claim 7, wherein: the front shell is provided with a clamping groove, the rear shell is provided with a clamping point, and the clamping point is inserted in the clamping groove to realize the connection of the front shell and the rear shell.

9. A connector assembly, characterized by: the cable connector with the guide function comprises a cable connector and a board end connector, wherein the cable connector is the cable connector with the guide function as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, the board end connector is provided with an insertion groove which is in butt joint with a PCB, two sides of the insertion groove are provided with first guide grooves matched with the plastic guide posts, and the first guide grooves are communicated with the insertion groove.

10. The connector assembly of claim 9, wherein: the cable connector comprises two groups of inserting guide posts, wherein the inserting guide posts are integrally formed on two sides of the shell, or the inserting guide posts are fixed on two sides of the shell through connecting pieces; and a second guide groove matched with the inserting guide pillar is arranged on the plate end connector.