CN216598086U

CN216598086U - USB connector

Info

Publication number: CN216598086U
Application number: CN202122677263.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨勇; 文斌; 温小其
Original assignee: Dongguan Xianhe Electronic Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Xianhe Electronic Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-03
Filing date: 2021-11-03
Publication date: 2022-05-24
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-03

Abstract

The application discloses a USB connector relates to connector technical field. The USB connector comprises a connecting unit, a unit rubber core and a shell; the connecting units are provided in plurality; the connecting unit comprises a shell, a terminal assembly and a terminal rubber core, wherein the terminal assembly is arranged in the terminal rubber core, and the shell covers the terminal rubber core; the unit rubber core comprises a rubber core main body and a rubber core rear cover, the rubber core main body is provided with an accommodating cavity, an opening and a plurality of jacks, the opening and the jacks are communicated with the accommodating cavity, and the jacks are distributed along the height direction; the connecting units are distributed in the accommodating cavity along the height direction, and the inserting ends of the connecting units are arranged at the inserting openings in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the rubber core rear cover is arranged at the opening, is matched and connected with the rubber core main body, and is abutted against each connecting unit so as to fix the position of the connecting unit; the outer shell is sleeved on the unit rubber core. The USB connector has the advantages of small occupied area, stable structure and strong anti-electromagnetic interference capability.

Description

USB connector

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of connector technology, and more particularly, to a USB connector.

Background

USB, Universal Serial Bus, is an external Bus standard for standardizing the connection and communication between computers and external devices, and is widely used in the PC field.

Present electronic equipment is applied to different fields, in order to satisfy electronic equipment's grafting requirement, electronic equipment is last usually to need a plurality of USB connectors, and a plurality of USB connectors are usually the welding in order to realize the electricity and connect on the PCB board, but the shared PCB board's of a plurality of USB connector welding back area is great, and conventional USB connector not only receives and appears warping easily behind the external force, and its anti-electromagnetic interference ability is relatively weak moreover, leads to the USB connector to break down easily and influence normal work.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present application is directed to solving at least one of the problems in the prior art. Therefore, the application provides the USB connector which is small in occupied area, stable in structure and strong in anti-electromagnetic interference capacity.

A USB connector according to the present application includes: a plurality of connection units provided; the connecting unit comprises a shell, a terminal assembly and a terminal rubber core, wherein the terminal assembly is arranged in the terminal rubber core, and the shell covers the terminal rubber core; the unit rubber core comprises a rubber core main body and a rubber core rear cover, the rubber core main body is provided with an accommodating cavity, an opening and a plurality of jacks, the opening and the jacks are communicated with the accommodating cavity, and the jacks are distributed along the height direction; the connecting units are distributed in the accommodating cavity along the height direction, and the inserting ends of the connecting units are arranged at the inserting openings in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the rubber core rear cover is arranged at the opening, is matched and connected with the rubber core main body, and is abutted against each connecting unit so as to fix the position of the connecting unit; and the outer shell is sleeved on the unit rubber core.

According to the USB connector of the embodiment of the application, at least the following beneficial effects are achieved: the terminal assembly is arranged in the terminal rubber core, the terminal rubber core is used for limiting the position of the terminal assembly, and the shell covers the terminal rubber core so as to protect the terminal rubber core and the terminal assembly; the jacks of the unit rubber cores are distributed along the height direction, and relatively, the plurality of connecting units are distributed in the accommodating cavity along the height direction, and the plugging ends of the connecting units are arranged at the jacks in a one-to-one correspondence manner, so that the space occupied by the unit rubber cores is smaller, and the space occupied by the USB connector is reduced; the opposite-inserting equipment can be inserted into the unit rubber core from the opening and is contacted with the terminal component in the unit rubber core so as to realize the electrical connection of the USB connector; the plurality of connecting units are arranged in the accommodating cavities of the unit rubber cores and are abutted against the rubber core rear covers, and the rubber core rear covers and the unit rubber cores can fix the positions of the connecting units, so that the structure of the USB connector is stable; the terminal assemblies of the connecting units are welded with the PCB, so that the USB connector is stably connected with the PCB; because the plurality of connecting units are arranged in the accommodating cavity of the unit rubber core, the shell sleeved on the unit rubber core is larger, and the anti-electromagnetic interference capability of the USB connector is higher and stronger; therefore, the USB connector has the advantages of small occupied area, stable structure and strong anti-electromagnetic interference capability.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the connection unit is provided with two, respectively a first connection unit and a second connection unit; the rubber core rear cover comprises a first abutting part, a connecting part and a second abutting part which are sequentially connected; the first abutting part is arranged at the opening and abutted against the first connecting unit, the second abutting part is arranged between the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit and abutted against the second connecting unit, and the second abutting part can separate the first connecting unit from the second connecting unit.

According to some embodiments of the application, the connecting piece is provided with a plurality of, first coupling unit is the female seat of USB, second coupling unit is the female seat of Micro USB.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the rubber core main body is provided with a partition block, the partition block and the second abutting portion partition the accommodating cavity into a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space, and a volume of the first accommodating space is larger than a volume of the second accommodating space; the USB female seat is arranged in the first accommodating space, and the Micro USB female seat is arranged in the second accommodating space.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the terminal assembly includes a plurality of pins, the pins include a connection segment and a welding segment connected to the connection segment, the connection segment extends to the socket, and the welding segment partially extends out of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the application, the direction of extension of each of the welding segments is the same direction.

According to some embodiments of the application, the shell is further provided with a connecting foot, and the extending direction of the connecting foot and the extending direction of the welding section are the same direction.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the housing is provided with an abutment structure at the socket, the abutment structure being capable of abutting with the core body; the shell is in the opening part is provided with a closing cover, and the closing cover is abutted to the rubber core rear cover.

According to some embodiments of the present application, a side panel is provided on the closure; the side plate is provided with a first bayonet, the shell is provided with a first lug, and the first bayonet corresponds to the first lug.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The above and additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a USB connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the USB connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the housing, unit rubber core and rubber core rear cover of the USB connector of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a Micro USB female socket of the USB connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a female USB socket of the USB connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of the housing, the unit rubber core, and the rear cover of the rubber core of the USB connector according to the embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

a first connection unit 100; a first housing 110; a first pin 120; a first connection section 121; a first welding section 122; a first terminal gel core 130; a first rear cover 140; a first positioning hole 141; a second connection unit 200; a second housing 210; a second pin 220; a second connection section 221; a second welding segment 222; a second terminal rubber core 230; a second rear cover 240; a second positioning hole 241; a unit rubber core 300; a rubber core main body 310; a partition block 311; a receiving cavity 312; the first accommodation space 3121; the second accommodation space 3122; a socket 313; an opening 314; a rubber core rear cover 320; the first abutting portion 321; a second abutment 322; a connecting portion 323; the aperture 324 housing 400; a first bump 401; an abutment structure 402; a connecting pin 410; a closure cap 420; side panels 430.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship referred to in the description of the orientation, such as the upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, etc., is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, if there are first and second described only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, it is not understood that relative importance is indicated or implied or that the number of indicated technical features or the precedence of the indicated technical features is implicitly indicated or implied.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly limited, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection and the like should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention in combination with the specific contents of the technical solutions.

A USB connector according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 6.

According to the USB connector of the embodiment of the present application, the USB connector includes a connection unit, a unit rubber core 300, and a shell 400; the connecting units are provided in plurality; the connecting unit comprises a shell, a terminal assembly and a terminal rubber core, wherein the terminal assembly is arranged in the terminal rubber core, and the shell covers the terminal rubber core; the unit rubber core 300 comprises a rubber core main body 310 and a rubber core rear cover 320, wherein the rubber core main body 310 is provided with an accommodating cavity 312, an opening 314 and a socket 313, the opening 314 and the socket 313 are both communicated with the accommodating cavity 312, and the sockets 313 are provided with a plurality of sockets and distributed along the height direction; the connecting units are distributed in the accommodating cavity 312 along the height direction, and the inserting ends of the connecting units are arranged at the inserting holes 313 in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the rubber core rear cover 320 is arranged at the opening 314, is matched and connected with the rubber core main body 310, and is abutted against each connecting unit to fix the position of the connecting unit; the housing 400 is sleeved on the unit rubber core 300.

The terminal assembly is arranged in the terminal rubber core, the terminal rubber core is used for limiting the position of the terminal assembly, and the shell covers the terminal rubber core so as to protect the terminal rubber core and the terminal assembly; the insertion holes 313 of the unit rubber cores 300 are distributed along the height direction, and relatively, a plurality of connecting units are distributed in the accommodating cavity 312 along the height direction, and the insertion ends of the connecting units are correspondingly arranged at the insertion holes 313 one by one, so that the space occupied by the unit rubber cores 300 is smaller, and the space occupied by the USB connector is reduced; the opposite insertion equipment can be inserted into the unit rubber core 300 from the opening 314 and is contacted with the terminal assembly in the unit rubber core 300 to realize the electrical connection of the USB connector; the connecting units are arranged in the accommodating cavity 312 of the unit rubber core 300 and are abutted against the rubber core rear cover 320, and the rubber core rear cover 320 and the unit rubber core 300 can fix the positions of the connecting units, so that the structure of the USB connector is stable; the terminal assemblies of the connecting units are welded with the PCB, so that the USB connector is stably connected with the PCB; because the plurality of connection units are all arranged in the accommodating cavity 312 of the unit rubber core 300, the shell 400 sleeved on the unit rubber core 300 is larger, so that the anti-electromagnetic interference capability of the USB connector is higher; therefore, the USB connector has the advantages of small occupied area, stable structure and strong anti-electromagnetic interference capability.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, it can be understood that two connection units, a first connection unit 100 and a second connection unit 200, are provided; the rubber core rear cover 320 comprises a first abutting part 321, a connecting part 323 and a second abutting part 322 which are connected in sequence; the first abutting portion 321 is disposed at the opening 314 and abuts against the first connection unit 100, the second abutting portion 322 is disposed between the first connection unit 100 and the second connection unit 200 and abuts against the second connection unit 200, and the second abutting portion 322 can separate the first connection unit 100 and the second connection unit 200.

The first abutting portion 321 is disposed at the opening 314 and abuts against the first connection unit 100, the first abutting portion 321 is used for limiting the position of the first connection unit 100, and can prevent foreign matters from entering the accommodating cavity 312 from the opening 314; specifically, the rubber core rear cover 320 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 312; the second abutting portion 322 abuts against the second connection unit 200, and the second abutting portion 322 is used for limiting the position of the second connection unit 200; the glue core main body 310 is further provided with a separating block 311 abutted against the first connecting unit 100 and the second connecting unit 200 in the accommodating cavity 312, the separating block 311 is arranged between the first connecting unit 100 and the second connecting unit 200, the separating block 311 and the second abutting part 322 separate the first connecting unit 100 from the second connecting unit 200, the first connecting unit 100 and the second connecting unit 200 are prevented from contacting with each other, mutual collision between the first connecting unit 100 and the second connecting unit 200 is avoided, and the first connecting unit 100 and the second connecting unit 200 can be prevented from contacting with each other and electrically connected.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, it can be understood that the first connection unit 100 is a USB female socket and the second connection unit 200 is a Micro USB female socket.

Specifically, the USB female socket includes a first housing 110, a first terminal assembly, a first terminal rubber core 130 and a first rear cover 140, the first terminal assembly includes a plurality of first pins 120, the first terminal rubber core 130 covers the first pins 120, and the first housing 110 covers the first terminal rubber core 130; a plurality of first positioning holes 141 matched with the first pins 120 are arranged on the first rear cover 140 in an array manner, a plurality of openings 324 are correspondingly arranged on the connecting portion 323, the openings are correspondingly arranged with the first positioning holes 141, the first pins 120 sequentially penetrate through the first positioning holes 141 and the openings 324 and extend out of the accommodating cavity 312, the first positioning holes 141 and the openings 324 are used for limiting the extending direction of the first pins 120, and the bending degree of the first pins 120 due to external force can be reduced; the type of the USB female socket may be USB 2.0, or USB 3.0.

The Micro USB female socket includes a second housing 210, a second terminal assembly, a second terminal rubber core 230 and a second rear cover 240, the second terminal assembly includes a plurality of second pins 220, the second terminal rubber core 230 covers the second pins 220, and the second housing 210 covers the second terminal rubber core 230; a plurality of second positioning holes 241 matched with the second pins 220 are arranged on the second rear cover 240 in an arrayed manner, the second pins 220 penetrate through the second positioning holes 241 and extend out of the accommodating cavities 312, and the second positioning holes 241 are used for limiting the extending direction of the second pins 220 and reducing the bending degree of the second pins 220 due to external force; the second abutting portion 322 and the glue core main body 310 sandwich the second rear cover 240 therein to fix the position of the second rear cover 240.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, it can be understood that the glue core main body 310 is provided with a partition block 311, the partition block 311 and the second abutting portion 322 partition the accommodating cavity 312 into a first accommodating space 3121 and a second accommodating space 3122, and the volume of the first accommodating space 3121 is greater than the volume of the second accommodating space 3122; the female USB socket is disposed in the first accommodation space 3121, and the female Micro USB socket is disposed in the second accommodation space 3122.

Specifically, two insertion holes 313 are arranged on the rubber core main body 310, and the two insertion holes 313 are distributed up and down along the height direction; the partition block 311 and the second abutting portion 322 on the glue core main body 310 divide the accommodating cavity 312 into a first accommodating space 3121 and a second accommodating space 3122, wherein the volume of the first accommodating space 3121 is greater than the volume of the second accommodating space 3122, the socket 313 above the other socket 313 communicates with the first accommodating space 3121, and the socket 313 below the other socket 313 communicates with the second accommodating space 3122.

The Micro USB is a portable version of the USB 2.0 standard, and is smaller than a conventional USB interface used by some mobile phones, and the volume of the Micro USB female socket is usually smaller than that of the USB female socket, so the USB female socket is disposed in the first accommodation space 3121, and the Micro USB female socket is disposed in the second accommodation space 3122, which makes the structure of the USB connector more compact; specifically, because the Micro USB female socket is arranged below the separation block 311, the area occupied by the USB connector is determined by the USB female socket, and the Micro USB female socket does not affect the area occupied by the USB female socket, which can further reduce the area required by the soldering of the USB female socket on the PCB.

Referring to fig. 2, 4 and 5, it will be appreciated that the terminal assembly includes a plurality of pins including a connecting segment and a solder segment connected to the connecting segment, the connecting segment extending to the socket 313, the solder segment partially extending out of the housing 400.

The connection section extends to the socket 313 of the receiving cavity 312 so that the counterpart device inserted from the socket 313 can be electrically connected with the connection section to be electrically connected with the connection unit; the soldering section part extends out of the housing 400 to facilitate soldering of the soldering section to the PCB.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, it can be understood that the extending direction of each welding segment is the same direction.

Specifically, the two connection units may be provided, which are a USB female socket and a Micro USB female socket respectively, the first pin 120 of the USB female socket includes a first connection segment 121 and a first welding segment 122 connected to the first connection segment 121, the second pin 220 of the Micro USB female socket includes a second connection segment 221 and a second welding segment 222 connected to the second connection segment 221, and the first welding segment 122 and the second welding segment 222 are arranged in the same direction, so as to facilitate the different connection units to be welded to the PCB board through the terminal assembly.

Referring to fig. 3 to 6, it can be understood that the shell 400 is further provided with a connection pin 410, and the extending direction of the connection pin 410 and the extending direction of the soldering section are the same direction, so that the shell 400 is fixedly connected with the PCB through the connection pin 410, the stability of the connection between the USB connector and the PCB is improved, the movement of the USB connector relative to the PCB due to the pushing of external force is reduced, and the soldering section and the PCB are prevented from being detached from each other.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, it can be understood that the housing 400 is provided with an abutment structure 402 at the insertion opening 313, the abutment structure 402 being capable of abutting against the core body 310; the housing 400 is provided with a closing cap 420 at the opening 314, and the closing cap 420 abuts against the core back cap 320.

The glue core main body 310 is placed into the accommodating cavity 312 from the opening 314 of the accommodating cavity 312, one end of the glue core main body 310 abuts against the abutting structure 402 arranged at the socket 313 of the accommodating cavity 312, and the other end of the glue core main body 310 can abut against the glue core rear cover 320 by rotating the closing cover 420 arranged at the opening 314, so that the position of the glue core main body 310 is fixed.

Referring to fig. 6, it can be understood that the closing cover 420 is provided with a side plate 430; the side plate 430 is provided with a first bayonet, the housing 400 is provided with a first protrusion 401, and the first bayonet corresponds to the first protrusion 401.

When the closing cover 420 is rotated until the closing cover 420 abuts against the glue core rear cover 320, the first protrusion 401 on the outer shell 400 is clamped into the first bayonet of the side plate 430, so that the side plate 430 and the outer shell 400 are clamped by the first protrusion 401 and the first bayonet to fix the position of the side plate 430 relative to the outer shell 400, and thus the position of the closing cover 420 is fixed.

In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "some embodiments," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

A USB connector, comprising:

a plurality of connection units provided; the connecting unit comprises a shell, a terminal assembly and a terminal rubber core, wherein the terminal assembly is arranged in the terminal rubber core, and the shell covers the terminal rubber core;

the unit rubber core comprises a rubber core main body and a rubber core rear cover, the rubber core main body is provided with an accommodating cavity, an opening and a plurality of jacks, the opening and the jacks are communicated with the accommodating cavity, and the jacks are distributed along the height direction; the connecting units are distributed in the accommodating cavity along the height direction, and the inserting ends of the connecting units are arranged at the inserting openings in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the rubber core rear cover is arranged at the opening, is matched and connected with the rubber core main body, and is abutted against each connecting unit so as to fix the position of the connecting unit;

and the outer shell is sleeved on the unit rubber core.
2. The USB connector according to claim 1, wherein the connecting unit is provided with two, a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit; the rubber core rear cover comprises a first abutting part, a connecting part and a second abutting part which are sequentially connected; the first abutting part is arranged at the opening and abutted against the first connecting unit, the second abutting part is arranged between the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit and abutted against the second connecting unit, and the second abutting part can separate the first connecting unit from the second connecting unit.
3. The USB connector according to claim 2, wherein the first connection unit is a USB female socket and the second connection unit is a Micro USB female socket.
4. The USB connector according to claim 3, wherein the rubber core main body is provided with a partition block, the partition block and the second abutting portion partition the accommodating cavity into a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space, and the volume of the first accommodating space is larger than that of the second accommodating space; the USB female seat is arranged in the first accommodating space, and the Micro USB female seat is arranged in the second accommodating space.
5. The USB connector of claim 1, wherein the terminal assembly includes a plurality of pins, the pins including a connecting segment and a solder segment connected to the connecting segment, the connecting segment extending to the socket, the solder segment partially extending out of the housing.
6. The USB connector according to claim 5, wherein the extending direction of each soldering segment is the same direction.
7. The USB connector according to claim 6, wherein the housing further comprises a connecting pin, and the extending direction of the connecting pin is the same as the extending direction of the soldering segment.
8. The USB connector according to claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with an abutment structure at the socket, the abutment structure being capable of abutting against the rubber core main body; the shell is in the opening part is provided with a closing cover, and the closing cover is abutted to the rubber core rear cover.
9. The USB connector according to claim 8, wherein the closing cover is provided with a side plate; the side plate is provided with a first bayonet, the shell is provided with a first lug, and the first bayonet corresponds to the first lug.