CN212485675U

CN212485675U - Connector with a locking member

Info

Publication number: CN212485675U
Application number: CN202020164471.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林贤昌
Original assignee: P Two Electronic Technology Suzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: P Two Electronic Technology Suzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-10
Filing date: 2020-02-12
Publication date: 2021-02-05
Anticipated expiration: 2030-02-12
Also published as: JP3228675U; KR20210000672U; TWM594289U; KR200494540Y1

Abstract

The connector comprises a male head, a female seat and a latch. When the positioning column of the male head is inserted along the second positioning groove of the female seat and the first positioning groove of the male head is inserted along the fastener of the female seat, the plurality of first jacks of the male head correspond to the plurality of second jacks of the female seat, and the convex block of the male head slides into the opening of the latch along the blocking piece of the latch. The male head and the female seat are mutually locked by the limit of the convex block and the opening; and after the rotating part of the latching part rotates towards one direction, the opening unlocks the lug, so that the lug can slide out of the opening along the baffle sheet, and the male head and the female seat can be separated from each other.

Description

Connector with a locking member

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present creation relates to the field of connector technology, and more particularly to a connector that provides for automatically locking and manually unlocking a male connector and a female connector.

[ background of the invention ]

Conventionally, in order to facilitate the connection between the male connector and the female connector of the connector, especially for the miniaturized connector, an automatic latch structure is designed, so that the male connector and the female connector can be automatically locked while being combined, generally speaking, a user directly applies an acting force in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction to the automatic latch structure to separate the male connector and the female connector; however, the miniaturized connector may be applied directly to the connector by a user, which may result in damage to the connector, cable, or circuit board.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a connector for solving the disadvantages of the conventional connector.

[ Utility model ] content

The first purpose of this creation is to provide a connector, which provides a male connector and a female connector with automatic locking and manual unlocking functions, so as to achieve the purpose of easy installation and stable connection.

The second objective of the present creation is to utilize the positioning column and the positioning groove for the male head and the female seat to achieve the purpose of alignment connection according to the connector.

A third object of the present invention is to provide the connector, wherein the latching means performs an automatic latching operation and the latching means rotates to perform an unlocking operation.

To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a connector for connecting a circuit board and a cable. The connector comprises a male head, a female seat and a bolt locking part. The male head forms an insertion opening, a positioning column, a projection, a first positioning groove and a plurality of first insertion holes. The insertion opening is formed at one side of the male head to allow the cable to be inserted. The positioning column is formed on the side of the male head and is provided with a convex block. A plurality of first jacks and first positioning grooves are formed on the corresponding side of the male head. The female seat forms a combination space, a plurality of second jacks, a fastener, a second positioning groove and an action groove. The combination space is formed at one side of the female seat to enable the male head to be arranged. A plurality of second insertion holes are formed at corresponding sides of the female socket. The fastener is formed in the combining space. The second positioning groove and the action groove are formed on the side of the female seat. The combining space is communicated with the acting groove by the second positioning groove. Wherein, a plurality of second jacks correspond a plurality of first jacks and are arranged, the fastener corresponds a first positioning groove and is arranged corresponding to the positioning column with the second positioning groove. The latch is provided with an action groove. The latch has a rotating member, a stopper, an opening, an elastic member and a fixing member. The elastic element is arranged between the rotating element and the fixed element and the opening can lock the lug. When the positioning column is inserted along the second positioning groove and the first positioning groove is inserted along the fastener, the plurality of first jacks correspond to the plurality of second jacks, and the bump slides into the opening along the baffle. The male head and the female seat are limited by the lug and the opening and are locked with each other; and after the rotating piece rotates towards one direction, the opening unlocks the lug, so that the lug slides out of the opening along the baffle sheet, and the male head and the female seat can be separated from each other.

Compared with the prior art, the connector provided by the creation can be easily installed and automatically locked in the assembling process of the male connector and the female connector, and can also be unlocked in a simple pressing mode.

The specific techniques employed in the present invention will be further described with reference to the following examples and accompanying drawings.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view from a first perspective illustrating the inventive male part of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second perspective of the male part of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating the female housing of fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the latch of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the latch of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of the connector of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

2 Circuit Board

4 cable conductor

6 conducting strip

10 connector

12 male head

122 insertion opening

124 positioning column

126 bump

128 first positioning groove

1210 first plug jack

14 female seat

142 second jack

144 fastener

146 second positioning groove

148 action groove

16 latch part

162 rotating part

164 fastener

166 elastic member

168 opening

1610 baffle plate

SP bonding space

[ detailed description ] embodiments

For a fuller understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In this disclosure, the use of "a" or "an" is used to describe elements, components and assemblies described herein. This is for convenience of illustration only and provides a general sense of the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, unless clearly indicated to the contrary, such description should be read to include one, at least one and the singular also includes the plural.

In this disclosure, the terms "comprising," "including," "having," "containing," or any other similar term are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, article, or apparatus that comprises a plurality of elements is not limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such element, structure, article, or apparatus. In addition, unless expressly stated to the contrary, the term "or" is intended to mean an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or".

Please refer to fig. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In fig. 1, the connector 10 includes a male portion 12, a female portion 14, and a latch portion 16.

In an example of practical use, reference may be made to fig. 7, which is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of the connector of fig. 1 according to the present invention, and in fig. 7, the connector 10 is used to connect the circuit board 2 and the cable 4.

Referring back to fig. 1 and with reference to fig. 2 and 3 together, fig. 2 is a schematic view from a first perspective illustrating the male of fig. 1 and fig. 3 is a schematic view from a second perspective illustrating the male of fig. 1. In fig. 2, an insertion opening 122, a positioning post 124 and a projection 126 are formed on the front side of the male portion 12; in fig. 3, the rear side of the male portion 12 forms a first positioning groove 128 and a plurality of first insertion holes 1210. Here, the male portion 12 is illustrated as a rectangular body.

In fig. 2 and 3, an insertion opening 122 is formed on the front side of the male head 12 to allow the cable line 4 to be inserted. Here, the number of the insertion openings 122 is illustrated as 8, and the shape is a rectangular opening, but in other embodiments, the number and the shape may not be limited.

A locating post 124 is formed on the side of the male part 12. Here, the positioning post 124 forms an inclined surface on two side portions of the bottom portion, which facilitates the sliding of the positioning post 124 into a second positioning groove 146 of the female housing 14 or the pulling of the positioning post 124 from the female housing 14, which is mentioned later, and the technical features of the inclined surface, which are not necessary, can be present or absent.

A bump 126 is disposed on the positioning post 124. Here, the protrusion 126 is a trapezoid, the longest side of the trapezoid connects to the positioning post 124, and the protrusion 126 forms a slope 1262, the slope 1262 can facilitate the protrusion 126 to slide into a stop piece 1610 of the latch 16 or the protrusion 126 is pulled out from the latch 16.

The first positioning slot 128 is an H-shaped three-dimensional structure, and two first positioning slots 128 are exemplified herein, and the two first positioning slots 128 are respectively formed at two sides and can be used for being fastened to a fastening member 144 of the female socket 14 mentioned later. The H-shaped structure provides the transverse rib, so that the locking member 144 can achieve the purpose of limiting by locking the transverse rib. It should be noted that the H-shaped three-dimensional structure is not used to limit the shape of the first positioning slot 128, and actually belongs to the first positioning slot 128 as the term is used in this writing as long as the purpose of limiting is achieved.

The first insertion holes 1210 are disposed corresponding to the insertion opening 122, and the first insertion holes 1210 allow one end of the conductive sheet 6 (refer to fig. 7) to be inserted to electrically connect the cable 4, and the cable 4 can be electrically connected to the circuit board 2 connected to the other end of the conductive sheet 6 through the end of the conductive sheet 6.

Referring to fig. 4, a schematic structural diagram of the female housing 14 of fig. 1 is illustrated. In fig. 4, the female socket 14 forms a combining space SP, a plurality of second insertion holes 142, a locking member 144, a second positioning groove 146 and an acting groove 148.

The coupling space SP is formed at the front side of the female socket 14, and the coupling space SP enables the male connector 12 to be disposed, so that the female socket 14 and the male connector 12 can be tightly coupled.

The plurality of second insertion holes 142 are formed at the rear side of the female housing 14 to penetrate the outside of the female housing and the coupling space SP, and the plurality of second insertion holes 142 are disposed corresponding to the plurality of first insertion holes 1210.

The locking member 144 is formed in the combining space SP, and the locking member 144 is disposed corresponding to the first positioning groove 128, where the locking member 144 is a wedge protruding from the combining space SP.

The second positioning groove 146 and the action groove 148 are formed at the side of the female seat 14, and the combining space SP is communicated with the action groove 148 through the second positioning groove 146, and the second positioning groove 146 is disposed corresponding to the positioning pillar 124.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6 together, the latch 16 of fig. 1 according to the present invention is schematically illustrated. In fig. 5, the latch portion 16 is provided with an action groove 148. The latch 16 includes a rotating member 162, a fixed member 164, a resilient member 166, an opening 168 and a stopper 1610.

The rotary member 162 can receive an application of an external force.

The elastic element 166 is disposed between the rotating element 162 and the fixed element 164, and when the rotating element 162 is applied with an external force, the elastic element 166 can be deformed between the rotating element 162 and the fixed element 164, so that the elastic element 166 can be bent or rotated in a direction by an angle, where the rotation angle is smaller than 10 degrees. Further, the distal end of the rotation member 162 is extended toward the insertion position of the non-electrical lead 4 so as to apply an external force. Here, the shape of the rotor 162 is described by taking an L-shape as an example.

The fixing member 164 is fixed to the circuit board 2 to limit the female socket to the circuit board 2.

The free end of the stop 1610 is angled to allow the protrusion 126 to slide into the opening 168.

In fig. 6, during the process of combining the male connector 12 with the female connector 14, the positioning post 124 is inserted along the second positioning groove 146 and the first positioning groove 128 is inserted along the locking member 144, so that the first positioning groove 128 locks the locking member 144, the plurality of first insertion holes 1210 correspond to the plurality of second insertion holes 142 and the protrusions 126 and slide into the opening 168 along the blocking piece 1610. The male head 12 and the female seat 14 are limited by the protrusion 126 and the opening 168 to be locked with each other, so as to achieve the purpose of locking; conversely, if an external force is applied to the rotating member 162 to rotate the rotating member 162 in a clockwise direction, the opening 168 unlocks the protrusion 126, and the protrusion 126 can slide out of the opening 168 along the blocking piece 1610, so that the male head 12 and the female seat 14 can be separated from each other to achieve the purpose of unlocking the latch.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, it should be understood that various changes in the form, construction, features, methods and quantities described in the claims may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and therefore the scope of the present disclosure should not be limited by the claims appended hereto.

Claims

1. A connector for connecting a circuit board and a cable, the connector comprising:

the male head is provided with an insertion opening, a positioning column, a convex block, a first positioning groove and a plurality of first insertion holes, the insertion opening is formed in one side of the male head and used for inserting the cable, the positioning column is formed in the side edge of the male head and provided with the convex block, and the first insertion holes and the first positioning groove are formed in the corresponding side of the male head;

the female seat forms a combination space, a plurality of second jacks, a buckling piece, a second positioning groove and an action groove, the combination space is formed at one side of the female seat and used for arranging the male head, the plurality of second jacks are formed at the corresponding side of the female seat, the buckling piece is formed in the combination space, the second positioning groove and the action groove are formed at the side edge of the female seat, the combination space is communicated with the action groove through the second positioning groove, the plurality of second jacks correspond to the plurality of first jacks, the buckling piece corresponds to the first positioning groove, and the second positioning groove corresponds to the positioning column; and

the bolt locking part is provided with the action groove, the bolt locking part is provided with a rotating part, a baffle piece, an opening, an elastic part and a fixed part, the elastic part is arranged between the rotating part and the fixed part, and the opening is used for locking the lug;

the positioning column is inserted into the second positioning groove and the first positioning groove is inserted into the buckling piece along the buckling piece, so that the plurality of first jacks correspond to the plurality of second jacks, the convex block slides into the opening along the baffle, the male head and the female seat are limited by the convex block and the opening and are mutually locked, and after the rotating piece rotates towards one direction, the opening unlocks the convex block, so that the convex block slides out of the opening along the baffle, and the male head and the female seat are mutually separated.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the protrusion is a trapezoid, and the longest side of the trapezoid is connected to the positioning post.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the projection forms a ramp.

4. The connector of claim 1, wherein the free end of the stop is angled to allow the projection to slide into the opening.

5. The connector of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of conductive strips, wherein the plurality of conductive strips are inserted into the plurality of first jacks and the plurality of second jacks, one end of the plurality of conductive strips is connected to the circuit board, and the other end of the plurality of conductive strips is connected to the cable.

6. The connector of claim 1, wherein the rotating member is driven by an external force to deform the elastic member, so that the rotating member rotates in the direction.

7. The connector of claim 6, wherein the direction is a clockwise direction.

8. The connector of claim 7, wherein the angular extent of the clockwise rotation is less than 10 degrees.

9. The connector of claim 1, wherein the distal end of the rotatable member extends toward the non-electrical-lead insertion position.

10. The connector of claim 9, wherein the rotational member is L-shaped.