CN220984990U

CN220984990U - Connector and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN220984990U
Application number: CN202322973377.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邓伟荣; 董茂杰
Original assignee: Heshan Derun Electronic Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Heshan Derun Electronic Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-11-02
Filing date: 2023-11-02
Publication date: 2024-05-17
Anticipated expiration: 2033-11-02

Abstract

The utility model discloses a connector and electronic equipment. The connector is used for connecting the signal transmission element, the two opposite sides of the signal transmission element are provided with a first clamping part and a second clamping part between the two first clamping parts, and the connector comprises a main body, a terminal group, a first locking piece and a second locking piece; the main body is provided with an inserting groove, and a third clamping part capable of clamping the first clamping part is arranged on the side wall of the inserting groove; the terminal group is arranged on the main body and is provided with an electric connection part extending into the inserting groove; the first locking piece is arranged on the main body and provided with a fourth clamping part which can be clamped with the second clamping part; the second locking piece can at least partially extend into the inserting groove from the outside, can press the signal transmission element in the inserting groove towards the terminal group in the extending process, and enables each first clamping part to be tightly clamped with the third clamping part and each second clamping part to be tightly clamped with the fourth clamping part. The utility model solves the technical problem of low connection retention force of the existing connector and the signal transmission element.

Description

Connector and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to electrical components, and particularly to a connector and an electronic device.

Background

Currently, in various electronic devices, signal transmission elements such as flexible flat cables (FFCs, flexible Flat Cable) or flexible printed circuit boards (FPCs, flexible Printed Circuit) are often used to electrically connect with connectors.

The traditional connector can not ensure that customized customers such as automobiles need the holding force of the flat cable, only the pressing force of the terminal is used for pressing the signal transmission element or the protruding parts are added at the two sides in the inserting groove on the main body to clamp the signal transmission element, and the traditional connector is not enough to ensure the strong holding force requirement.

Disclosure of utility model

In view of the above, the present utility model provides a connector and an electronic device for solving the technical problem of low connection retention between the existing connector and a signal transmission element.

In order to solve the technical problems, the first technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

a connector for connecting a signal transmission element, the opposite sides of the signal transmission element being provided with a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion between the two first clamping portions, the connector comprising:

The main body is provided with a plugging groove for the signal transmission element to be plugged in, and a third clamping part capable of being clamped with the first clamping part is arranged on the side wall of the plugging groove;

The terminal group is arranged on the main body and provided with an electric connection part extending into the inserting groove, and the terminal group is used for being electrically connected with the signal transmission element;

A first locking piece which is arranged on the main body and is provided with a fourth clamping part which can be clamped with the second clamping part;

And the second locking piece can at least partially extend into the inserting groove from the outside, and can press the signal transmission element in the inserting groove towards the terminal group in the process of extending into the inserting groove, so that each first clamping part is tightly clamped with the third clamping part and each second clamping part is tightly clamped with the fourth clamping part.

In some embodiments of the connector, the number of the second clamping portions on the signal transmission element is a plurality, the number of the first locking pieces is a plurality, and the fourth clamping portions on each of the first locking pieces can be clamped with each of the second clamping portions in a one-to-one correspondence.

In some embodiments of the connector, each of the first locking members is disposed between adjacent terminals in the terminal set in a one-to-one correspondence.

In some embodiments of the connector, the signal transmission element is further provided with at least one fifth clamping portion, and the first locking member is further provided with a sixth clamping portion capable of being clamped with the fifth clamping portion.

In some embodiments of the connector, the first locking member is a metal member, and the first locking member further has a welding portion, where the welding portion abuts against a side of the main body facing away from the plugging slot and protrudes out of the main body.

In some embodiments of the connector, two opposite ends of the main body are respectively provided with a connecting groove, the two connecting grooves are symmetrically arranged on two opposite sides of the inserting groove, and the inner wall of each connecting groove is provided with a first limiting part;

The second locking piece comprises a body, protruding portions arranged on the body and buckles arranged at two opposite ends of the body, the body and the buckles are located on the same side of the body, the protruding portions are used for extending into the inserting grooves, and the buckles are used for being clamped to the first limiting portions in a one-to-one correspondence mode so that the second locking piece is fixed with the main body.

In some embodiments of the connector, a second limiting portion is further disposed on an inner wall of each connecting slot, the second limiting portion and the first limiting portion are sequentially disposed along a direction that a slot opening of the inserting slot points to a slot bottom, and each second limiting portion is used for limiting each buckle to be separated from each connecting slot.

In some embodiments of the connector, the connector further comprises a fixing member embedded in the main body and having a fixing portion protruding from the main body, through which the fixing member passes to be able to be used to clamp the connector with an external structure.

In some embodiments of the connector, a plugging hole penetrating through the main body is further formed between the plugging groove and the connecting groove, the fixing piece is plugged into the plugging hole so as to be embedded in the main body, and the main body can close an orifice of the plugging hole, which is close to one end of the slot opening of the plugging groove, when the buckles are snapped to the first limiting parts in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

In order to solve the technical problems, the second technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

An electronic device comprising the connector described in the above embodiments.

The implementation of the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

The connector is applied to electronic equipment, can enable the connector and the electronic equipment to have the technical effect of enabling the signal transmission element and the connector to have high retention force, and particularly, the connector can be clamped with the second clamping part on the signal transmission element by additionally arranging the first locking piece, so that the clamping relationship between the connector and the signal transmission element can be increased by matching the clamping of the first clamping part on the signal transmission element and the third clamping part on the inner side wall of the main body splicing groove, and the retention force between the connector and the signal transmission element, namely, the connection stability can be improved, and the technical problem of low connection retention force between the existing connector and the signal transmission element is solved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a connection between a signal transmission element and a connector according to one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an exploded view of the connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a main body in one embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a first latch member according to an embodiment;

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal transmission element in one embodiment.

Wherein: 1. a main body; 11. a plug-in groove; 111. a third clamping part; 12. a connecting groove; 121. a first limit part; 122. a second limit part; 13. a plug hole; 2. a terminal group; 3. a first locking piece; 31. a fourth clamping part; 32. a sixth clamping part; 33. a welding part; 4. a second locking piece; 41. a body; 42. a protruding portion; 43. a buckle; 5. a fixing member; 51. a fixing part; 100. a signal transmission element; 101. a first clamping part; 102. a second clamping part; 103. and a fifth clamping part.

Detailed Description

In order that the utility model may be readily understood, a more complete description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are shown in the drawings. This utility model may, however, be embodied in many other different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in one embodiment of the connector, the connector is used for connecting a signal transmission element 100, two opposite sides of the signal transmission element 100 are provided with a first clamping portion 101 and a second clamping portion 102 between the two first clamping portions 101, and the connector includes a main body 1, a terminal set 2, a first locking member 3 and a second locking member 4. The main body 1 has a socket 11 into which the signal transmission element 100 is inserted, and a third engaging portion 111 capable of engaging the first engaging portion 101 is provided on a side wall of the socket 11. The terminal set 2 is mounted on the main body 1 and has an electrical connection portion extending into the socket 11, and the terminal set 2 is used for electrically connecting with the signal transmission element 100. The first locking piece 3 is attached to the main body 1, and has a fourth locking portion 31 that can be locked to the second locking portion 102. The second locking piece 4 can at least partially extend into the inserting groove 11 from the outside, and the signal transmission element 100 in the inserting groove 11 can be pressed towards the terminal set 2 in the process that the second locking piece 4 extends into the inserting groove 11, so that each first clamping part 101 is tightly clamped with the third clamping part 111 and each second clamping part 102 is tightly clamped with the fourth clamping part 31.

In this embodiment, by adding the first locking member 3, the signal transmission element 100 can be locked with the second locking portion 102, so that the first locking portion 101 on the signal transmission element 100 is locked with the third locking portion 111 on the inner side wall of the plugging slot 11 of the main body 1, so that the locking relationship between the connector and the signal transmission element 100 can be increased, and the retention force between the connector and the signal transmission element 100, namely, the connection stability, can be improved, thereby solving the technical problem of low connection retention force between the existing connector and the signal transmission element 100.

It will be appreciated that the fourth locking portion 31 may be located outside the inserting groove 11 or inside the inserting groove 11, for example, may be specifically formed on a portion of the length of the first locking member 3 passing through the main body 1, so that the main body 1 is horizontally placed, the first locking member 3 passes through the inserting groove 11 upwards from a position corresponding to the inserting groove 11 at the bottom of the main body 1, and the fourth locking portion 31 may be located on a portion of the first locking member 3 extending to the outside through the inserting groove 11, or may be located on a portion of the first locking member 3 corresponding to the inserting groove 11, that is, a portion of the first locking member 3 extending into the inserting groove 11.

Specifically, the signal transmission element 100 and the connector may be connected by inserting the signal transmission element 100 into the plugging slot 11, making the first clamping portion 101 correspond to the position of the third clamping portion 111 and the second clamping portion 102 correspond to the position of the fourth clamping portion 31, inserting the second locking member 4 into the plugging slot 11, and under the action of the second locking member 4, filling the plugging slot 11 to remove the space of the signal transmission element 100, so as to achieve the effect of pressing the signal transmission element 100 to one side, where the electrical connection portion of the terminal group 2, the third clamping portion 111 and the fourth clamping portion 31 may be arranged, so that the signal transmission element 100 is electrically connected with the terminal group 2, and the first clamping portion 101 on the signal transmission element 100 is clamped with the third clamping portion 111 and the second clamping portion 102 is clamped with the fourth clamping portion 31.

In addition, it should be noted that, without the second locking member 4, the signal transmission element 100 may be still butt-jointed with the third clamping portion 111 and the fourth clamping portion 31 under the holding of a worker, and the second locking member 4 may release the holding of the worker by pressing during the insertion of the second locking member 4 into the insertion slot 11, so that the signal transmission element 100 may be firmly clamped on the connector.

Further specifically, one of the first clamping portion 101 and the third clamping portion 111 may be a notch, a hole, a slot, and the like, the other may be a protrusion, a bump, and the like, and the clamping is realized by the structure that one extends into the other, so that the connection between the second clamping portion 102 and the fourth clamping portion 31 is the same, and the details are not repeated.

In one embodiment of the connector, the number of the second locking portions 102 on the signal transmission element 100 is plural, the number of the first locking members 3 is plural, and the fourth locking portions 31 on each first locking member 3 can be locked with each second locking portion 102 in a one-to-one correspondence.

In the present embodiment, by providing more second and fourth engaging portions 102 and 31, a plurality of connection portions can be formed on the signal transmission element 100, so that the stability of connection and the holding force can be further improved.

In one embodiment of the connector, each first locking member 3 is disposed between adjacent terminals in the terminal set 2 in a one-to-one correspondence.

It can be understood that the terminal group 2 is formed by arranging a plurality of terminals in a row, and the first locking members 3 are disposed between two adjacent terminals in this embodiment, so that the dispersion degree of the first locking members 3 can be improved, and the first locking members 3 are prevented from being concentrated in one place, thereby improving the equalization effect.

Preferably, the first locking pieces 3 are arranged at equal intervals along the arrangement direction of the terminals.

In one embodiment of the connector, the signal transmission element 100 is further provided with at least one fifth clamping portion 103, and the first locking element 3 is further provided with a sixth clamping portion 32 capable of being clamped with the fifth clamping portion 103.

In the present embodiment, the holding force can be further improved by providing the fifth engagement portion 103 and the sixth engagement portion 32. Specifically, the fifth clamping portion 103 and the sixth clamping portion 32 are similar to the arrangement of the previous clamping portion, one can be a notch, a hole, a slot, and the like, and the other can be a protrusion, a bump, and the like.

Preferably, in combination with the previous embodiment, each first locking element 3 is provided with a sixth clamping portion 32, so that each sixth clamping portion 32 can be clamped with each fifth clamping portion 103 in a one-to-one correspondence.

Preferably, the fifth clamping portions 103 are arranged at equal intervals along the arrangement direction of the terminals, the second clamping portions 102 and the fifth clamping portions 103 may be the same in number, taking the case that the main body 1 is horizontally placed and the inserting grooves 11 are upward, at this time, the signal transmission element 100 extends into the inserting grooves 11 along the vertical direction, and the second clamping portions 102 and the fifth clamping portions 103 may be vertically in one-to-one correspondence with each other, so that correspondingly, the fourth clamping portion 31 and the sixth clamping portion 32 on the first locking member 3 are vertically arranged, for example, two protruding blocks sequentially protrude from the first locking member 3 along the vertical direction.

In one embodiment of the connector, the first locking member 3 is a metal member, the first locking member 3 further has a welding portion 33, and the welding portion 33 abuts against a side of the main body 1 facing away from the plugging slot 11 and protrudes from the main body 1.

In this embodiment, the strength of the metal member is high, and the service life of the first locking member 3 is long compared with that of a non-metal such as plastic, and the welding portion 33 is also convenient to be arranged, and the setting of the welding portion 33 can greatly improve the grabbing capability of the product.

Specifically, the first locking member 3 may have an L-shaped structure, and the first locking member 3 penetrates from the lower portion of the main body 1, so that a section with a protrusion extends into the insertion groove 11, and another section is left to be attached to the bottom of the main body 1, and when the welding portion 33 is disposed on a section attached to the bottom of the main body 1, preferably, the number of the welding portions 33 may be two, two ends are respectively disposed, and after the welding portions 33 are connected, the length of the section attached to the bottom of the main body 1 by the first locking member 3 plus the two welding portions 33 is greater than the width of the main body 1, so as to protrude from the main body 1.

In one embodiment of the connector, the opposite ends of the main body 1 are provided with connecting grooves 12, two connecting grooves 12 are symmetrically arranged on opposite sides of the plugging groove 11, and a first limiting part 121 is arranged on the inner wall of each connecting groove 12. The second locking piece 4 comprises a body 41, a protruding portion 42 arranged on the body 41 and buckles 43 arranged at two opposite ends of the body 41, wherein the body 41 and each buckle 43 are arranged on the same side of the body 41, the protruding portion 42 is used for extending into the inserting groove 11, and each buckle 43 is used for being clamped to each first limiting portion 121 in a one-to-one correspondence mode, so that the second locking piece 4 is fixed with the main body 1.

In combination with the foregoing embodiment, it will be understood that the second locking member 4 is used to press the signal transmission element 100 against the terminal set 2 and the first locking member 3, and in order to maintain the relative positional relationship between the second locking member 4 and the main body 1, the present embodiment is provided with the connecting slot 12 on the main body 1, and the first limiting portion 121 is provided in the connecting slot 12, and the second locking member 4 has the buckle 43 capable of being engaged with the first limiting portion 121, after the buckle 43 is engaged with the first limiting portion 121, a firm fixing relationship with the main body 1 can be formed, and at this time, the corresponding condition is that the second locking member 4 has already engaged the signal transmission element 100 with the terminal set 2, and is engaged with both the third engaging portion 111 and the fourth engaging portion 31, so that the signal transmission element 100, the main body 1 and the second locking member 4 can be connected together.

In one embodiment of the connector, the inner wall of each connecting slot 12 is further provided with a second limiting portion 122, and the second limiting portion 122 and the first limiting portion 121 are sequentially disposed along the direction that the slot opening of the inserting slot points to the slot bottom, and each second limiting portion 122 is used for limiting each buckle 43 to be separated from each connecting slot 12.

In this embodiment, by providing the second limiting portion 122, the buckle 43 can be limited between the first limiting portion 121 and the second limiting portion 122, so that the second locking member 4 can be prevented from being separated from the main body 1, the relevance of the product is improved, and the loss of parts is avoided.

In connection with the previous embodiment, it is preferable that the shape and size of the catch 43 is matched with the shape and size of the connecting groove 12, so that the catch 43 can only move along the extending direction of the connecting groove 12 and cannot tilt relatively.

In addition, specifically, the first limiting portion 121 and the second limiting portion 122 may both be bump structures, one side of the side wall of the buckle 43 opposite to the first limiting portion 121 and the second limiting portion 122 is provided with bump structures, and the bump arranged on the buckle 43 can form a clamping surface so as to be in clamping fit with the first limiting portion 121 and the second limiting portion 122.

Further preferably, the number of the second limiting parts 122 is two, the two second limiting parts 122 and one first limiting part 121 do not correspond in the vertical direction, an isosceles triangle can be formed after connecting wires, the first limiting part 121 is located in the middle, the clamping surface can be divided into three sections, the head section and the tail section are coplanar, and the middle surface is lower than the head section and the tail section.

In one embodiment of the connector, the connector further comprises a fixing member 5, wherein the fixing member 5 is embedded in the main body 1 and has a fixing portion 51 protruding from the main body 1, and the fixing member 5 passes through the fixing portion 51 to be capable of being used for clamping the connector with an external structure.

In this embodiment, by providing the fixing member 5, the fixing portion 51 of the fixing member 5 can play a role in preventing the circuit board from falling off and increasing the number of the grabbing plates, and improve the connection stability of the connector and the circuit board.

Specifically, mounting 5 can be U-shaped structure to have certain elasticity, can compress towards U-shaped breach in, set up protruding structure on two lateral walls of U-shaped, two archs all set up in the lateral wall one side that deviates from U-shaped breach, so after passing the circuit board and go up the hole, can block on the circuit board.

In one embodiment of the connector, the main body 1 is further provided with a plugging hole 13 penetrating through the main body 1 between the plugging slot 11 and the connecting slot 12, the fixing piece 5 is plugged into the plugging hole 13 to be embedded in the main body 1, and the main body 41 can close the opening of the plugging hole 13 near one end of the notch of the plugging slot 11 when the buckles 43 are snapped to the first limiting parts 121 in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

In this embodiment, the plugging hole 13 is disposed at the position between the plugging slot 11 and the connecting slot 12, and the body 41 can close the hole, so, after the signal transmission element 100 is completely connected to the connector, the second locking member 4 can not only stably lock the signal transmission element 100 on the side wall of the plugging slot 11 and the first locking member 3 through the clamping relationship between itself and the main body 1, but also avoid the fixing member 5 from falling out of the plugging hole 13 through the manner of closing the plugging hole 13, thereby achieving the effect of stabilizing the connection stability between the connector and the circuit board, achieving the technical effect of multiple locking and fixing, and improving the stability among the signal transmission element 100, the connector and the circuit board.

The utility model also relates to an electronic device comprising a connector according to the previous embodiments.

By applying the connector in the foregoing embodiment, the connection stability of the signal transmission element 100 can be improved, and the requirements of the customized customer such as an automobile for the wire arranging holding force can be satisfied.

The technical features of the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The foregoing examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the utility model, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the claims. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, which are all within the scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present utility model is to be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a connector, its characterized in that, the connector is used for connecting signal transmission element, signal transmission element's opposite both sides are equipped with first joint portion and two second joint portion between the first joint portion, the connector includes:

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the number of the second engaging portions on the signal transmission element is plural, the number of the first locking members is plural, and the fourth engaging portions on each of the first locking members can be engaged with each of the second engaging portions in one-to-one correspondence.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein each of said first locking members is disposed between adjacent ones of said terminals in said terminal set in a one-to-one correspondence.

4. The connector of claim 1, wherein the signal transmission element is further provided with at least one fifth clamping portion, and the first locking member is further provided with a sixth clamping portion capable of being clamped with the fifth clamping portion.

5. The connector of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the first locking member is a metal member, and the first locking member further has a welding portion, and the welding portion abuts against a side of the main body facing away from the insertion slot and protrudes from the main body.

6. The connector of claim 1, wherein the opposite ends of the main body are provided with connecting grooves, the two connecting grooves are symmetrically arranged on opposite sides of the inserting groove, and the inner wall of each connecting groove is provided with a first limit part;

7. The connector of claim 6, wherein a second limiting portion is further disposed on an inner wall of each connecting slot, the second limiting portion and the first limiting portion are sequentially disposed along a direction in which a slot opening of the inserting slot points to a slot bottom, and each second limiting portion is used for limiting each buckle to be separated from each connecting slot.

8. The connector of claim 6, further comprising a securing member embedded in the body and having a securing portion protruding from the body, the securing member passing through the securing portion for enabling the connector to be snapped into engagement with an external structure.

9. The connector of claim 8, wherein the main body is further provided with a plugging hole penetrating through the main body between the plugging groove and the connecting groove, the fixing piece is plugged in the plugging hole so as to be embedded in the main body, and the main body can close an orifice of the plugging hole near one end of the slot opening of the plugging groove when the buckles are snapped in the first limit parts in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

10. An electronic device comprising a connector according to any one of claims 1-9.