CN216750373U

CN216750373U - Elevated Type-C connector

Info

Publication number: CN216750373U
Application number: CN202122909530.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 倪洪斌; 黄文秋
Original assignee: Dongguan Quanshengtong Precision Components Co ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Quanshengtong Precision Components Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-24
Filing date: 2021-11-24
Publication date: 2022-06-14
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-24

Abstract

The utility model discloses an elevated Type-C connector, which comprises a plastic seat, an upper row of terminals and a lower row of terminals which are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the plastic seat, a metal inner shell which is coated on the periphery of the plastic seat and an outer metal shell which is fixed on the periphery of the metal inner shell; the lower end of the rear side of the plastic seat is provided with a padding block which protrudes downwards, and the padding block extends downwards out of the lower end of the metal inner shell; both sides of the outer metal shell are bent side plates which are blocked outside the inner metal shell and the heightening block; the lower end of the side plate is punched and formed with a plurality of pins and positioning lugs which are positioned beside the pins and are used for contacting with the upper end face of the PCB. The utility model discloses a height of the whole Type-C connector of curb plate frame height that bed hedgehopping piece and outer metal casing both sides bending Type become to satisfy the assembly requirement of different products, and terminal surface and PCB board up end contact are in order to regard as the reference surface under the die-cut fashioned location lug of curb plate lower extreme, guarantee assembly structure's adjustment.

Description

Elevated Type-C connector

The technical field is as follows:

the utility model relates to a connector product technical field refers in particular to an overhead Type-C connector.

Background art:

USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial BUS (USB), a standard for external BUS, used to standardize the connection and communication between computer and external device, and is an interface technology applied in PC field. USB was proposed by a combination of companies such as Intel, Conjun, IBM, Microsoft, etc., at the end of 1994. The USB has high transmission speed and is very convenient to use. The USB interface also has the advantages of supporting the plug-and-play and hot plug functions of the equipment, being flexible in connection, independent in power supply and the like, can be connected with a mouse, a keyboard, a printer, a scanner, a camera, a flash disk, an MP3 player, a mobile phone, a digital camera, a mobile hard disk, an external optical floppy drive, a USB network card, an ADSL Modem, a Cable Modem and the like, almost all external equipment is provided with the USB interface, and the USB interface is very widely used.

The Type-C is a connecting interface of the USB interface, can be inserted without dividing the front side and the back side, has the size of about 8.3mm multiplied by 2.5mm, and supports the functions of charging, data transmission, display output and the like of the USB standard like other interfaces. The Type-C connector is mainly oriented to thinner and slimmer devices, enhances usability, and paves the way for performance enhancement of future USB versions.

The conventional TYPE-C connector is generally short, the shape of the conventional TYPE-C connector is mainly flat, and the conventional TYPE-C connector cannot meet the installation requirement of some special structures or products, so that the conventional TYPE-C connector cannot be directly used and causes great trouble to users.

In view of the above, the present inventors propose the following.

The utility model has the following contents:

an object of the utility model is to overcome prior art not enough, provide an overhead Type-C connector.

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model discloses a following technical scheme: the elevated Type-C connector comprises a plastic seat, an upper row of terminals and a lower row of terminals which are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the plastic seat, a metal inner shell which is coated on the periphery of the plastic seat and an outer metal shell which is fixed on the periphery of the metal inner shell; the lower end of the rear side of the plastic seat is provided with a padding block which protrudes downwards, and the padding block extends downwards out of the lower end of the metal inner shell; both sides of the outer metal shell are bent side plates which are blocked outside the inner metal shell and the heightening block; the lower end of the side plate is punched and formed with a plurality of pins and positioning lugs which are positioned beside the pins and are used for contacting with the upper end face of the PCB.

Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the lower end surface of the positioning lug is a plane, and the upper solder leg of the upper row of terminals and the lower solder leg of the lower row of terminals are both bent and attached to the lower end surface of the block, and horizontally extend out; the lower end surface of the positioning lug is lower than the lower end surface of the upper welding leg and the lower end surface of the lower welding leg.

Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the front end of the side plate is bent from outside to inside to form a baffle plate, the baffle plate is disposed below the front end of the inner metal shell, and the lower end surface of the baffle plate is higher than the lower end surface of the positioning protruding piece, so that a space is formed between the lower end surface of the baffle plate and the upper end surface of the PCB.

Further, in the above technical solution, the bent portion between the side plate and the baffle is provided with an opening for reducing stress.

Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the upper end surface of the inner metal shell is provided with a first rectangular positioning hole and a second rectangular positioning hole which are diagonally distributed, the upper end surface of the outer metal shell is punched from top to bottom to form a first rectangular protrusion and a second rectangular protrusion, and the first rectangular protrusion and the second rectangular protrusion are respectively pressed into and positioned in the first rectangular positioning hole and the second rectangular positioning hole.

Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the upper end surface of the metal inner shell is provided with a first oval positioning hole and a second oval positioning hole which are diagonally distributed, the upper end surface of the outer metal shell is stamped from top to bottom to form a first oval convex portion and a second oval convex portion, and the first oval convex portion and the second oval convex portion are respectively pressed into and positioned in the first oval positioning hole and the second oval positioning hole.

Further, in the above technical solution, the side plates are fixedly connected to the side surface of the metal inner shell by spot welding at a plurality of positions.

Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a fifth positioning hole is further disposed on the side surface of the metal inner shell, and a card is further formed by stamping the side plate, and the card is clamped and positioned in the fifth positioning hole.

Further, in the above technical solution, an annular flange protruding outward is formed at the front end edge of the inner metal shell, and an annular groove is formed between the annular flange and the edge of the outer metal shell.

Further, in the above technical solution, the side plate is a flat panel, and the pins extend vertically and downwardly along the lower end of the side plate.

After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the utility model has following beneficial effect: the lower end of the rear side of the plastic seat in the utility model is provided with a raising block which protrudes downwards, and the side plates formed by bending the two sides of the outer metal shell are blocked outside the metal inner shell and the raising block, so as to increase the height of the whole Type-C connector to meet the assembly requirements of different products, and the lower end of the side plate is punched and formed with a positioning lug which is used for contacting with the upper end surface of the PCB, the lower end face of the positioning lug is contacted with the upper end face of the PCB to be used as a reference surface, the balance degree of the assembly structure is ensured, because the positioning lug is formed by punching the lower end of the side plate, it does not need to be bent or adjusted in other ways in the later period so as to ensure the flatness of the lower end surface of the positioning lug, and guarantee that its shape and size are stable controllable, guarantee the dress matrix accuracy, make location lug and PCB board butt joint steady, and the equilibrium is high, the order the utility model discloses extremely strong market competition has.

Description of the drawings:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of another perspective of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a left side view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the inner metal shell of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a perspective view of the middle and outer metal shells of the present invention.

The specific implementation mode is as follows:

the present invention will be further described with reference to the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1-5, the elevated Type-C connector includes a plastic base 1, an upper row of terminals 2 and a lower row of terminals 3 disposed at the upper and lower ends of the plastic base 1, a metal inner shell 4 covering the plastic base 1, and an outer metal shell 5 fixed to the outer periphery of the metal inner shell 4; the lower end of the rear side of the plastic seat 1 is provided with a padding block 11 protruding downwards, and the padding block 11 extends downwards out of the lower end of the metal inner shell 4; both sides of the outer metal shell 5 are bent side plates 51, and the side plates 51 are blocked outside the inner metal shell 4 and the heightening block 11; the lower end of the side plate 51 is stamped and formed with a plurality of pins 511 and a positioning tab 512 located beside the pins 511 and used for contacting with the upper end face of the PCB board. The lower end of the rear side of the plastic seat 1 in the utility model is provided with a heightening block 11 protruding downwards, and the side plate 51 formed by bending the two sides of the outer metal shell 5 is blocked at the outer sides of the metal inner shell 4 and the heightening block 11, so as to heighten the height of the whole Type-C connector, so as to meet the assembly requirements of different products, and the positioning lug 512 used for contacting with the upper end surface of the PCB is formed at the lower end of the side plate 51 by punching, the lower end surface of the positioning lug 512 contacts with the upper end surface of the PCB as a reference surface, the balance degree of the assembly structure is ensured, because the positioning lug 512 is formed by punching the lower end of the side plate 51, the positioning lug does not need to be bent or adjusted by other modes at the rear stage, so as to ensure the flatness of the lower end surface of the positioning lug 512, and ensure the stable and controllable shape and size of the positioning lug, ensure the assembly accuracy, the butt joint of the positioning lug 512 and the PCB is stable, and the balance degree is high, the utility model has strong market competitiveness.

The side plate 51 is a flat panel, and the pins 511 extend vertically and downwardly along the lower end of the side plate 51.

The lower end face of the positioning lug 512 is a plane, the upper leg 21 of the upper row terminal 2 and the lower leg 31 of the lower row terminal 3 are bent and attached to the lower end face of the block 11 and horizontally extend out to ensure that the upper leg 21 and the lower leg 31 are better attached to the PCB, the lower end face of the positioning lug 512 is lower than the lower end face of the upper leg 21 and the lower end face of the lower leg 31, so that after the lower end face of the positioning lug 512 is directly attached to the upper end face of the PCB, a gap is directly formed between the lower end face of the upper leg 21 and the lower end face of the lower leg 31 and the upper end face of the PCB, and the gap is just used for filling soldering tin to ensure the stability of the assembly structure.

The front end of the side plate 51 is bent from outside to inside to form a baffle plate 52, and the baffle plate 52 is arranged below the front end of the inner metal shell 4, so that a gap is formed between the lower end surface of the baffle plate 52 and the upper end surface of the PCB. This baffle 52 is used for assisting whole Type-C connector to install on the product casing to play certain anti-jamming efficiency. The lower end face of the baffle plate 52 is higher than the lower end face of the positioning lug 512, so that the lower end of the baffle plate 52 is not contacted with the PCB, namely, the lower ends of the two baffle plates 52 and the PCB form a clearance design, so that the baffle plate 52 slightly deviates in the bending process, the lower end of the baffle plate 52 is also contacted with the upper end face of the PCB, the baffle plate has a certain tolerance effect, the lower end face of the positioning lug 512 is directly attached to the upper end face of the PCB, the assembly balance degree of the side plate 51 and the PCB is ensured, and the shape and size precision of the baffle plate 52 are not required to be particularly high.

The bent portion between the side plate 51 and the baffle plate 52 is provided with an opening 50 for reducing stress, so that the baffle plate 52 is more conveniently bent relative to the side plate 51, and the stress is reduced to reduce the degree of resilience.

The upper end surface of the metal inner shell 4 is provided with a first rectangular positioning hole 41 and a second rectangular positioning hole 42 which are distributed diagonally, the upper end surface of the outer metal shell 5 is punched from top to bottom to form a first rectangular convex portion 501 and a second rectangular convex portion 502, and the first rectangular convex portion 501 and the second rectangular convex portion 502 are pressed into and positioned in the first rectangular positioning hole 41 and the second rectangular positioning hole 42 respectively. The upper end face of the inner metal shell 4 is provided with a first oval positioning hole 43 and a second oval positioning hole 44 which are distributed diagonally, the upper end face of the outer metal shell 5 is stamped and formed with a first oval convex part 503 and a second oval convex part 504 from top to bottom, and the first oval convex part 503 and the second oval convex part 504 are respectively pressed and positioned in the first oval positioning hole 43 and the second oval positioning hole 44. The stability of the assembly structure can be guaranteed through the design of the inner metal shell 4 and the outer metal shell 5, and the side plates 51 are fixedly connected with the side surfaces of the inner metal shell 4 through a plurality of spot welding, so that the firmness degree of the assembly structure of the inner metal shell 4 and the outer metal shell 5 is further improved.

The side surface of the inner metal shell 4 is further provided with a fifth positioning hole 45, the side plate 51 is further stamped to form a clamping piece 505, and the clamping piece 505 is clamped and positioned in the fifth positioning hole 45, so that the stability of the assembly structure of the inner metal shell 4 and the outer metal shell 5 can be further improved.

The front end edge shaping of metal inner shell 4 has outside convex annular chimb 46, is formed with annular groove 40 between this annular chimb 46 and the 5 edges of outer metal casing, and it is used for supplying the product casing card to hold, guarantees the utility model discloses the assembly is more stable.

To sum up, the lower end of the rear side of the plastic seat 1 in the present invention is provided with the block 11 protruding downward, and the side plate 51 formed by bending the two sides of the outer metal shell 5 is blocked outside the inner metal shell 4 and the block 11, so as to increase the height of the whole Type-C connector, so as to meet the assembly requirements of different products, and the lower end of the side plate 51 is formed by punching and has the positioning lug 512 for contacting with the upper end surface of the PCB, the lower end surface of the positioning lug 512 contacts with the upper end surface of the PCB to serve as the reference surface, so as to ensure the balance of the assembly structure, because the positioning lug 512 is formed by punching and cutting the lower end of the side plate 51, it does not need to be bent or adjusted by other methods in the rear stage, so as to ensure the flatness of the lower end surface of the positioning lug 512, and ensure the shape and the size of the positioning lug to be stable and controllable, ensure the assembly accuracy, so as to make the positioning lug 512 and the PCB butt joint stably, and the balance is high, so that the utility model has extremely strong market competitiveness.

Of course, the above description is only an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made by the constructions, features, and principles of the present invention in accordance with the claims of the present invention are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The elevated Type-C connector comprises a plastic seat (1), an upper row of terminals (2) and a lower row of terminals (3) which are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the plastic seat (1), a metal inner shell (4) coated on the periphery of the plastic seat (1) and an outer metal shell (5) fixed on the periphery of the metal inner shell (4);

the method is characterized in that: the lower end of the rear side of the plastic seat (1) is provided with a padding block (11) which protrudes downwards, and the padding block (11) extends downwards out of the lower end of the metal inner shell (4); both sides of the outer metal shell (5) are bent side plates (51), and the side plates (51) are blocked outside the inner metal shell (4) and the heightening block (11); the lower end of the side plate (51) is punched and formed with a plurality of pins (511) and positioning lugs (512) which are positioned at the side of the pins (511) and are used for contacting with the upper end face of the PCB.

2. The elevated Type-C connector of claim 1, wherein: the lower end surface of the positioning lug (512) is a plane, and the upper welding leg (21) of the upper row terminal (2) and the lower welding leg (31) of the lower row terminal (3) are bent and attached to the lower end surface of the heightening block (11) and horizontally extend out; the lower end surface of the positioning lug (512) is lower than the lower end surface of the upper welding leg (21) and the lower end surface of the lower welding leg (31).

3. The elevated Type-C connector of claim 2, wherein: the front end of the side plate (51) is bent from outside to inside to form a baffle plate (52), the baffle plate (52) is arranged below the front end of the metal inner shell (4), and the lower end face of the baffle plate (52) is higher than the lower end face of the positioning lug (512), so that a gap is formed between the lower end face of the baffle plate (52) and the upper end face of the PCB.

4. The elevated Type-C connector of claim 3, wherein: the bent part between the side plate (51) and the baffle plate (52) is provided with an opening (50) for reducing stress.

5. The elevated Type-C connector according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein: the metal shell structure is characterized in that a first rectangular positioning hole (41) and a second rectangular positioning hole (42) which are distributed diagonally are formed in the upper end face of the metal inner shell (4), a first rectangular convex portion (501) and a second rectangular convex portion (502) are formed in the upper end face of the outer metal shell (5) in a punching mode from top to bottom, and the first rectangular convex portion (501) and the second rectangular convex portion (502) are pressed into and positioned in the first rectangular positioning hole (41) and the second rectangular positioning hole (42) respectively.

6. The elevated Type-C connector of claim 5, wherein: the metal shell is characterized in that a first oval positioning hole (43) and a second oval positioning hole (44) which are distributed diagonally are formed in the upper end face of the metal inner shell (4), a first oval convex portion (503) and a second oval convex portion (504) are formed in the upper end face of the outer metal shell (5) in a punching mode from top to bottom, and the first oval convex portion (503) and the second oval convex portion (504) are pressed into and positioned in the first oval positioning hole (43) and the second oval positioning hole (44) respectively.

7. The elevated Type-C connector of claim 6, wherein: the side plates (51) are fixedly connected with the side surface of the metal inner shell (4) through a plurality of spot welding.

8. The elevated Type-C connector of claim 7, wherein: the side surface of the metal inner shell (4) is also provided with a fifth positioning hole (45), the side plate (51) is also stamped to form a card (505), and the card (505) is clamped and positioned in the fifth positioning hole (45).

9. The elevated Type-C connector according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein: an annular convex edge (46) protruding outwards is formed at the front end edge of the inner metal shell (4), and an annular groove (40) is formed between the annular convex edge (46) and the edge of the outer metal shell (5).

10. The elevated Type-C connector according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein: the side plate (51) is a flat panel, and the pins (511) vertically extend downwards along the lower end of the side plate (51).