CN213878494U - Electrical connector - Google Patents
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals. The conductive terminal comprises a first contact part and a second contact part. The conductive terminals include signal terminals, power terminals and ground terminals. The first contact portion of the power supply terminal and the second contact portion of the power supply terminal are formed of an integrated first metal piece including a first connection portion connecting the first contact portion of the power supply terminal and the second contact portion of the power supply terminal; and/or the first contact portion of the ground terminal and the second contact portion of the ground terminal are formed of an integral second metal sheet including a second connecting portion connecting the first contact portion of the ground terminal and the second contact portion of the ground terminal. Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses a power supply terminal and/or ground terminal are formed by the sheetmetal of integral type, have improved the utilization ratio of material.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to an electric connector belongs to connector technical field.
Background
Existing electrical connectors (e.g., Type C) typically include a number of conductive terminals including signal terminals, ground terminals, and power terminals, among others. In the contact area, the conductive terminals are divided into two rows, wherein the two rows of conductive terminals are independent. The design ensures that the conductive terminal has low material utilization rate and large loss when being molded; for the power supply terminal, it cannot withstand large currents; for the grounding terminal, the grounding area is small, which is not beneficial to realizing better grounding effect; in addition, each conductive terminal is provided with a respective welding pin, so that the number of the welding pins is large, and the welding is not facilitated.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide an electric connector that material utilization is higher, can bear great electric current and simplify structure.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: an electrical connector, comprising:
the insulating body is provided with a tongue plate, and the tongue plate is provided with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and
a plurality of conductive terminals including first contact portions exposed to the first surface and second contact portions exposed to the second surface; the conductive terminals include a plurality of signal terminals, at least one power terminal and at least one ground terminal,
the first contact portion of the power supply terminal and the second contact portion of the power supply terminal are formed of an integrated first metal piece including a first connection portion connecting the first contact portion of the power supply terminal and the second contact portion of the power supply terminal; and/or
The first contact portion of the ground terminal and the second contact portion of the ground terminal are formed of an integral second metal sheet including a second connecting portion connecting the first contact portion of the ground terminal and the second contact portion of the ground terminal.
As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the first contact portion and the second contact portion are both flat.
As the utility model discloses further modified technical scheme, first sheetmetal include with the first installation department that the first contact site of power supply terminal links to each other and certainly first welding tail portion that the first installation department formed of bending, the first contact site of power supply terminal with the second contact site sharing of power supply terminal first welding tail portion.
As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the first contact portion of the power terminal and the second contact portion of the power terminal are aligned in the thickness direction of the tongue plate, the first contact portion of the power terminal and the second contact portion of the power terminal are parallel to each other, and the first connecting portion is perpendicular to the first contact portion of the power terminal and the second contact portion of the power terminal.
As the utility model discloses further modified technical scheme, the second sheetmetal include with the second installation department that the first contact site of ground terminal links to each other and certainly the second welding tail portion that the second installation department formed of bending, the first contact site of ground terminal with the sharing of the second contact site of ground terminal the second welding tail portion.
As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the first contact portion of the ground terminal and the second contact portion of the ground terminal are aligned in the thickness direction of the tongue plate, the first contact portion of the ground terminal and the second contact portion of the ground terminal are parallel to each other, and the second connecting portion is perpendicular to the first contact portion of the ground terminal and the second contact portion of the ground terminal.
As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the signal terminals include a plurality of first signal terminals and a plurality of second signal terminals, the plurality of first signal terminals and the plurality of second signal terminals are independent from each other, and each first signal terminal and each second signal terminal include respective third solder tail portion.
As a further improved technical scheme of the utility model, the third solder tail portion of a plurality of first signal terminals arranges to first row, the third solder tail portion of a plurality of second signal terminals arranges to the second row, first row with the second row is parallel to each other.
As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the electrical connector includes a shielding plate, the shielding plate includes a main body portion located in the thickness direction of the tongue plate between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, the main body portion contacts with the second connecting portion of the ground terminal.
As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the conductive terminals are embedded and molded in the insulating body; the electric connector also comprises a first metal shell coated on the insulating body and a second metal shell welded on the first metal shell.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses a respective first contact site of power supply terminal and/or ground terminal forms by the sheetmetal of integral type with the second contact site, has improved the utilization ratio of material, can bear great electric current and the structure is simplified.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present invention when mounted on a circuit board.
Fig. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a further partially exploded perspective view of fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view of fig. 3 at another angle.
Fig. 5 is a further exploded perspective view of fig. 3.
Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view from another angle of fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a positional relationship between the conductive terminal and the shielding plate in fig. 3.
Fig. 8 is a front view of fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is an exploded perspective view of fig. 7.
Detailed Description
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. If several embodiments exist, the features of these embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. When the description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The description set forth below in the exemplary detailed description does not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention; rather, they are merely examples of apparatus, products, and/or methods consistent with certain aspects of the invention, as recited in the claims of the invention.
The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. As used in the specification and claims of this application, the singular form of "a", "an", or "the" is intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It should be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like as used in the description and in the claims of the present invention do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. Also, the use of the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms "front," "back," "up," "down," and the like in the description of the invention are used for convenience of description and are not limited to a particular position or spatial orientation. The word "comprise" or "comprises", and the like, is an open-ended expression meaning that an element that precedes "includes" or "comprising" includes "that the element that follows" includes "or" comprises "and its equivalents, that do not preclude the element that precedes" includes "or" comprising "from also including other elements. If the utility model discloses in appear "a plurality of", its meaning indicates two and more than two.
Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present invention discloses an electrical connector 100 for being mounted on a circuit board 200. In an embodiment of the present invention, the electrical connector 100 is a Type C socket connector. Of course, in other embodiments, the electrical connector 100 may be other types of electrical connectors.
The electrical connector 100 includes an insulative housing 1, a plurality of conductive terminals 2 fixed to the insulative housing 1, and a metal housing 3 mounted on the insulative housing 1. In one embodiment of the present invention, the conductive terminals 2 are Insert molded (Insert Molding) in the insulating body 1. Of course, in other embodiments, the conductive terminal 2 may be mounted on the insulating body 1 by assembling.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the insulating housing 1 includes a base 11 and a tongue plate 12 extending forward from the base 11. The base 11 is provided with a plurality of retaining grooves 111 to cooperate with the metal shell 3. In the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, the metal shell 3 includes a first metal shell 31 coated on the insulating body 1 and a second metal shell 32 welded on the first metal shell 31. The first metal shell 31 is provided with an outer wall 311 surrounding the periphery of the tongue plate 12, and the outer wall 311 forms a plugging space 310 for accommodating a butting connector. The outer wall 311 is provided with a top wall 3111. The top wall 3111 is provided with a retaining protrusion 3112 corresponding to the retaining groove 111. The second metal housing 32 is mounted on the top wall 3111. In an embodiment of the present invention, the second metal shell 32 is fixed to the top wall 3111 by spot welding. The second metal shell 32 is provided with a plurality of soldering pins 321 for mounting to the circuit board 200.
The tongue plate 12 has a first surface 121 and a second surface 122 opposite to the first surface 121. In the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, the first surface 121 is an upper surface, and the second surface 122 is a lower surface.
Referring to fig. 5 to 9, the conductive terminal 2 includes a first contact portion 21 exposed on the first surface 121 and a second contact portion exposed on the second surface 122Two contact portions 22. The first contact portion 21 and the second contact portion 22 are both flat plate-shaped. Functionally, the conductive terminal 2 includes a plurality of signal terminals S and at least one power supply terminal VbusAnd at least one ground terminal G. In the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, the number of the ground terminals G is two and is located at the outermost side along the width direction W-W of the tongue plate 12; the power supply terminal VbusTwo and located inside the ground terminal G.
Referring to fig. 9, the power supply terminal VbusAnd the first contact part 21 and the power supply terminal VbusIs formed by an integral first metal sheet 41. The first metal sheet 41 includes a connection to the power supply terminal VbusAnd the first contact part 21 and the power supply terminal VbusThe first connection portion 410 of the second contact portion 22. By disposing the first connecting part 410 at the power supply terminal VbusThe mating region with the mating connector enables the first connection portion 410 to be close to the end of the connector interface, thereby withstanding a large current when the mating connector is inserted. In addition, the first metal piece 41 includes the power supply terminal VbusAnd a first solder tail portion 412 bent from the first mounting portion 411, the first mounting portion 411 being connected to the first contact portion 21. The power supply terminal VbusAnd the first contact part 21 and the power supply terminal VbusShares the first solder tail portion 412 with the second contact portion 22. With this arrangement, only one first solder tail portion 412 needs to be provided for one first metal sheet 41, thereby reducing the number of solder tail portions. Referring to FIG. 8, the power supply terminal VbusAnd the first contact part 21 and the power supply terminal VbusIs aligned in the thickness direction T-T of said tongue plate 12. The power supply terminal VbusAnd the first contact part 21 and the power supply terminal VbusAre parallel to each other, and the first connection portion 410 is perpendicular to the power terminal VbusAnd the first contact part 21 and the power supply terminal VbusAnd a second contact portion 22.
Similarly, the first contact portion 21 of the ground terminal G and the second contact portion 22 of the ground terminal G are formed of an integral second metal sheet 42. The second metal sheet 42 includes a second connection portion 420 connecting the first contact portion 21 of the ground terminal G and the second contact portion 22 of the ground terminal G. The second metal piece 42 includes a second mounting portion 421 connected to the first contact portion 21 of the ground terminal G, and a second solder tail portion 422 bent from the second mounting portion 421. The first contact portion 21 of the ground terminal G and the second contact portion 22 of the ground terminal G share the second solder tail portion 422. So configured, only one second solder tail portion 422 need be provided for one second metal sheet 42, thereby reducing the number of solder tail portions. Referring to fig. 8, the first contact portion 21 of the ground terminal G and the second contact portion 22 of the ground terminal G are aligned in the thickness direction T-T of the tongue plate 12. The first contact portion 21 of the ground terminal G and the second contact portion 22 of the ground terminal G are parallel to each other, and the second connection portion 420 is perpendicular to the first contact portion 21 of the ground terminal G and the second contact portion 22 of the ground terminal G.
Referring to fig. 6 to 9, the signal terminals S include a plurality of first signal terminals S1 and a plurality of second signal terminals S2. The plurality of first signal terminals S1 and the plurality of second signal terminals S2 are independent of each other. Each of the first signal terminals S1 and each of the second signal terminals S2 includes a respective third solder tail portion 432. In one embodiment of the present invention, the first signal terminal S1 and the second signal terminal S2 are formed by punching metal sheets.
Referring to fig. 4 and 7, in the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, the power supply terminal V is providedbusThe first solder tail portions 412 of the ground terminals G, the second solder tail portions 422 of the ground terminals G, and the third solder tail portions 432 of the first signal terminals S1 are arranged in a first row L1; the third solder tail portions 432 of the second signal terminals S2 are arranged in a second row L2; the first row L1 and the second row L2 are parallel to each other.
Referring to fig. 7 to 9, in order to further improve the shielding effect, in the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, the electrical connector 100 further includes a shielding plate 5. The shield plate 5 includes a main body portion 51 located between the first contact portion 21 and the second contact portion 22 in the thickness direction T-T of the tongue plate 12. It is preferable that the body portion 51 is in contact with the second connection portion 420 of the ground terminal G. By the arrangement, the grounding area is increased, and the shielding effect is improved. The shielding plate 5 further includes a fourth solder tail portion 52 bent and extended from the main body portion 51, and the fourth solder tail portion 52 is used for being soldered on the circuit board 200.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses a power supply terminal VbusAnd/or the first contact part 21 and the second contact part 22 of the ground terminal G are formed by an integrated metal sheet, so that the material utilization rate is improved, and the production efficiency is improved. Just power supply terminal VbusIn other words, with the integrated structure, the electrical connector 100 can bear larger current without increasing the thickness of the material, thereby being beneficial to adapting to different requirements. With regard to the ground terminal G, the ground area is increased and the grounding effect is improved by the integral structure. In addition, by making each power supply terminal VbusAnd ground terminal G only sets up a solder tail portion respectively, compares in prior art, and a contact site corresponds a solder tail portion's design, the utility model discloses an electric connector 100 has reduced solder tail portion's quantity, and this is favorable to saving the welding space on the circuit board 200. In addition, the reduction of the number of the welding tail parts is also beneficial to ensuring the coplanarity of the welding tail parts and improving the welding yield.
The above embodiments are only used for illustrating the present invention and not for limiting the technical solutions described in the present invention, and the understanding of the present invention should be based on the technical personnel in the technical field, although the present specification has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, however, the skilled in the art should understand that the technical personnel in the technical field can still modify the present invention or substitute the same, and all technical solutions and modifications thereof that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be covered within the scope of the claims of the present invention.
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
an insulating body (1), the insulating body (1) having a tongue plate (12), the tongue plate (12) having a first surface (121) and a second surface (122) opposite to the first surface (121); and
a number of conductive terminals (2), the conductive terminals (2) comprising a first contact portion (21) exposed to the first surface (121) and a second contact portion (22) exposed to the second surface (122); the conductive terminal (2) comprises a plurality of signal terminals (S) and at least one power supply terminal (V)bus) And at least one ground terminal (G),
the method is characterized in that: the power supply terminal (V)bus) And the power supply terminal (V) and a first contact part (21)bus) Is formed by a first metal sheet (41) in one piece, said first metal sheet (41) comprising a connection to said power supply terminal (V)bus) And the power supply terminal (V) and a first contact part (21)bus) A first connection portion (410) of the second contact portion (22); and/or
The first contact portion (21) of the ground terminal (G) and the second contact portion (22) of the ground terminal (G) are formed of an integral second metal sheet (42), and the second metal sheet (42) includes a second connection portion (420) connecting the first contact portion (21) of the ground terminal (G) and the second contact portion (22) of the ground terminal (G).
2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the first contact portion (21) and the second contact portion (22) are both flat-plate-shaped.
3. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the first metal sheet (41) includes a power supply terminal (V)bus) A first mounting part (411) connected with the first contact part (21) and a first welding tail part (412) formed by bending the first mounting part (411), and the power supply terminal (V)bus) And the power supply terminal (V) and a first contact part (21)bus) Second connection ofThe contact portion (22) shares the first solder tail portion (412).
4. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the power supply terminal (V)bus) And the power supply terminal (V) and a first contact part (21)bus) Is arranged in alignment in the thickness direction (T-T) of the tongue plate (12), the power supply terminal (V)bus) And the power supply terminal (V) and a first contact part (21)bus) Are parallel to each other, the first connection portion (410) is perpendicular to the power supply terminal (V)bus) And the power supply terminal (V) and a first contact part (21)bus) And a second contact portion (22).
5. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the second metal sheet (42) comprises a second installation part (421) connected with the first contact part (21) of the grounding terminal (G) and a second welding tail part (422) formed by bending the second installation part (421), and the first contact part (21) of the grounding terminal (G) and the second contact part (22) of the grounding terminal (G) share the second welding tail part (422).
6. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the first contact portion (21) of the ground terminal (G) and the second contact portion (22) of the ground terminal (G) are aligned in a thickness direction (T-T) of the tongue plate (12), the first contact portion (21) of the ground terminal (G) and the second contact portion (22) of the ground terminal (G) are parallel to each other, and the second connection portion (420) is perpendicular to the first contact portion (21) of the ground terminal (G) and the second contact portion (22) of the ground terminal (G).
7. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the signal terminals (S) include a number of first signal terminals (S1) and a number of second signal terminals (S2), the number of first signal terminals (S1) and the number of second signal terminals (S2) are independent from each other, and each first signal terminal (S1) and each second signal terminal (S2) include a respective third solder tail portion (432).
8. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein: the third solder tail portions (432) of the first plurality of signal terminals (S1) are arranged in a first row (L1), the third solder tail portions (432) of the second plurality of signal terminals (S2) are arranged in a second row (L2), and the first row (L1) and the second row (L2) are parallel to each other.
9. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the electrical connector comprises a shield blade (5), the shield blade (5) comprises a main body portion (51) located between the first contact portion (21) and the second contact portion (22) in a thickness direction (T-T) of the tongue plate (12), and the main body portion (51) is in contact with a second connection portion (420) of the ground terminal (G).
10. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the conductive terminals (2) are embedded and molded in the insulating body (1); the electric connector also comprises a first metal shell (31) coated on the insulating body (1) and a second metal shell (32) welded on the first metal shell (31).
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