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TWI459659B
TWI459659B TW101125148A TW101125148A TWI459659B TW I459659 B TWI459659 B TW I459659B TW 101125148 A TW101125148 A TW 101125148A TW 101125148 A TW101125148 A TW 101125148A TW I459659 B TWI459659 B TW I459659B
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Yi Chang Chen
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電連接器Electrical connector

本發明涉及一種電連接器。The invention relates to an electrical connector.

現有之電連接器在高頻訊號傳輸過程中常因導電端子傳輸路徑之長度不等而導致不同導電端子上之訊號傳輸速度不同,進而造成訊號傳輸錯誤,降低了訊號傳輸之可靠性。隨著高頻訊號通信之使用變得愈來愈普遍,訊號傳輸之可靠性變得愈來愈重要。In the high-frequency signal transmission process, the existing electrical connectors often have different signal transmission speeds on different conductive terminals due to the unequal lengths of the conductive terminal transmission paths, thereby causing signal transmission errors and reducing the reliability of signal transmission. As the use of high-frequency signal communication becomes more and more common, the reliability of signal transmission becomes more and more important.

有鑒於此,確有必要對現有之電連接器作進一步改進,以解決上述問題。In view of this, it is indeed necessary to further improve the existing electrical connector to solve the above problems.

本發明之目的在於提供一種電連接器,該電連接器能夠改善高頻訊號傳輸品質。It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector that is capable of improving the quality of high frequency signal transmission.

為實現上述目的,本發明係關於一種電連接器,其包括:絕緣本體;收容於前述絕緣本體內之至少一對差分訊號端子,前述至少一對差分訊號端子包括第一端子和第二端子,前述第一端子和前述第二端子之傳輸路徑長度相等傳輸路徑不同,第一端子之傳輸路徑經過至少一次彎折,第二端子之傳輸路徑所經過之彎折較第一端子之傳輸路徑多至少一次,前述電連接器還設置有收容在前述絕緣本體內並用以扣持對接連接器之扣持臂。To achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an electrical connector including: an insulative housing; at least one pair of differential signal terminals received in the insulative housing, the at least one pair of differential signal terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal, The transmission path of the first terminal and the second terminal is equal in length, and the transmission path of the first terminal is bent at least once, and the transmission path of the second terminal is bent more than the transmission path of the first terminal. At one time, the electrical connector is further provided with a latching arm that is received in the insulating body and used to hold the mating connector.

作為本發明之進一步改進,其中前述第一端子、第二端子均包括曝露於空氣中之接觸部、自接觸部向後延伸之固持部、延伸出前述絕緣本體之焊接部以及連接前述固持部與焊接部之連接部,前述絕緣本體具有頂壁、與前述頂壁相對設置之底壁以及位於前述頂壁和底壁之間並與前述頂壁相垂直之側壁,前述頂壁、底壁以及側壁圍設而成用以收容對接連接器之收容空腔,前述側壁上設置有用來收容前述扣持臂之通槽,前述通槽貫穿前述絕緣本體並與前述收容空腔相連通。According to a further improvement of the present invention, the first terminal and the second terminal each include a contact portion exposed to the air, a retaining portion extending rearward from the contact portion, a soldering portion extending from the insulating body, and connecting the retaining portion and the soldering portion. The connecting portion of the portion, the insulating body has a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, and a side wall between the top wall and the bottom wall and perpendicular to the top wall, the top wall, the bottom wall and the side wall The receiving cavity is configured to receive the mating connector, and the side wall is provided with a through groove for receiving the latching arm, and the through slot penetrates the insulating body and communicates with the receiving cavity.

作為本發明之進一步改進,其中前述第一端子之固持部與前述第二端子之固持部共面。As a further improvement of the present invention, the holding portion of the first terminal is coplanar with the holding portion of the second terminal.

作為本發明之進一步改進,其中前述第一端子之焊接部互相共面,前述第二端子之焊接部互相共面。According to a further improvement of the present invention, the welded portions of the first terminals are coplanar with each other, and the welded portions of the second terminals are coplanar with each other.

作為本發明之進一步改進,其中前述第一端子、第二端子之接觸部均具有用以與對接連接器對接之突起。As a further improvement of the present invention, the contact portions of the first terminal and the second terminal each have a protrusion for abutting the mating connector.

作為本發明之進一步改進,其中前述電連接器進一步包括用來固定前述第一端子、第二端子之焊接部之固定座。As a further improvement of the present invention, the electrical connector further includes a fixing base for fixing the welded portions of the first terminal and the second terminal.

作為本發明之進一步改進,其中前述固定座設置有用以固定前述第一端子之焊接部、第二端子之焊接部之固定孔。According to a further improvement of the present invention, the fixing base is provided with a fixing hole for fixing the welded portion of the first terminal and the welded portion of the second terminal.

相較於現有技術,本發明電連接器之訊號端子傳輸路徑不同在傳輸路徑長度相等之情況下通過對差分訊號端子之彎折,從而有效改善訊號端子用於高頻訊號傳輸時之訊號傳輸品質。Compared with the prior art, the signal terminal transmission path of the electrical connector of the present invention is different from the differential signal terminal when the length of the transmission path is equal, thereby effectively improving the signal transmission quality of the signal terminal for high-frequency signal transmission. .

請一併參閱第一圖至第三圖所示,本發明電連接器100包括:絕緣本體10、收容在前述絕緣本體10內之導電端子20、收容在前述絕緣本體10內之扣持臂30以及用來固定前述導電端子20之固定座40,前述導電端子20包括訊號端子21及電源端子22。在本實施例中,前述訊號端子21為差分訊號端子。As shown in the first to third embodiments, the electrical connector 100 of the present invention includes an insulative housing 10, a conductive terminal 20 received in the insulative housing 10, and a latching arm 30 received in the insulative housing 10. And a fixing base 40 for fixing the conductive terminal 20, wherein the conductive terminal 20 includes a signal terminal 21 and a power terminal 22. In this embodiment, the signal terminal 21 is a differential signal terminal.

請參第四圖並結合第五圖所示,前述絕緣本體10具有頂壁11、與前述頂壁11相對設置之底壁12以及位於前述頂壁11和底壁12之間並與前述頂壁11相垂直之側壁13,前述頂壁11、底壁12以及側壁13圍設而成用來收容對接連接器(未圖示)之收容空腔14。前述絕緣本體10還具有用來收容前述訊號端子21之第一舌板15以及用來收容前述電源端子22之第二舌板16,前述第一舌板15與前述第二舌板16分離並凸伸在前述收容空腔14內,前述第一舌板15包括上表面151、與前述上表面151相對設置之下表面152以及位於前述上表面151和前述下表面152之間並與前述上表面151垂直之側表面153。前述第一舌板15上設置有用來收容前述訊號端子21之訊號端子收容槽17和用來收容前述扣持臂30之通槽18。前述訊號端子收容槽17包括貫穿前述絕緣本體10之第一訊號端子收容槽171以及第二訊號端子收容槽172,前述第一訊號端子收容槽171、第二訊號端子收容槽172係分別自前述第一舌板15之上表面151、下表面152向內凹陷形成,並曝露於空氣中。前述通槽18貫穿前述絕緣本體10並與前述收容空腔14相連通。前述第二舌板16設置有用來收容前述電源端子22之電源端子收容槽161,前述電源端子收容槽161與前 述收容空腔14相連通。前述電源端子收容槽161具有三個槽,其中兩個槽位於前述第二舌板16兩側,另外一個槽位於前述第二舌板16中間。前述側壁13上還設置有用來收容前述扣持臂30之通槽18,前述通槽18貫穿前述絕緣本體10並與前述收容空腔14相連通。Referring to FIG. 4 and in conjunction with the fifth figure, the insulative housing 10 has a top wall 11 , a bottom wall 12 disposed opposite the top wall 11 , and a space between the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 and the top wall. The 11-phase vertical side wall 13 is surrounded by the top wall 11, the bottom wall 12 and the side wall 13 for receiving the receiving cavity 14 of the mating connector (not shown). The insulative housing 10 further has a first tongue 15 for receiving the signal terminal 21 and a second tongue 16 for receiving the power terminal 22. The first tongue 15 is separated from the second tongue 16 and convex. The first tongue plate 15 includes an upper surface 151, a lower surface 152 disposed opposite the upper surface 151, and between the upper surface 151 and the lower surface 152 and the upper surface 151. Vertical side surface 153. The first tongue plate 15 is provided with a signal terminal receiving groove 17 for receiving the signal terminal 21 and a through groove 18 for receiving the latching arm 30. The signal terminal receiving slot 17 includes a first signal terminal receiving slot 171 and a second signal terminal receiving slot 172 extending through the insulative housing 10, wherein the first signal terminal receiving slot 171 and the second signal terminal receiving slot 172 are respectively from the foregoing The upper surface 151 and the lower surface 152 of the tongue plate 15 are recessed inwardly and exposed to the air. The through groove 18 penetrates through the insulative housing 10 and communicates with the receiving cavity 14 . The second tongue plate 16 is provided with a power terminal receiving groove 161 for receiving the power terminal 22, and the power terminal receiving groove 161 is front and front. The receiving cavities 14 are in communication. The power terminal receiving groove 161 has three slots, two of which are located on both sides of the second tongue 16 and the other slot is located in the middle of the second tongue 16. The side wall 13 is further provided with a through slot 18 for receiving the latching arm 30. The through slot 18 extends through the insulative housing 10 and communicates with the receiving cavity 14.

請參閱第二圖、第三圖並結合第六圖所示,前述導電端子20包括收容在前述訊號端子收容槽17內之訊號端子21以及收容在前述電源端子收容槽161內之電源端子22。前述訊號端子21包括收容於前述第一訊號端子收容槽171之第一訊號端子211以及收容於前述第二訊號端子收容槽172內之第二訊號端子212。請參閱第六圖所示,前述第一訊號端子211、第二訊號端子212均包括曝露於空氣中並具有一定彈性之接觸部213、自前述接觸部213向後延伸之固持部214、延伸出前述絕緣本體10之焊接部216以及連接前述固持部214與前述焊接部216之連接部215。前述接觸部213具有用以與對接連接器(未圖示)對接之突起217。前述第一訊號端子211包括第一端子2111以及第二端子2112,前述第一端子2111與前述第二端子2112傳輸路徑不同、長度相等。前述第一端子2111之固持部214與前述第二端子2112之固持部214共面;複數前述第一端子2111之焊接部216互相共面,前述第二端子2112之焊接部216互相共面。前述第二訊號端子212包括第一端子2121以及第二端子2122,前述第一端子2121與前述第二端子2122傳輸路徑不同、長度相等。前述第一端子2121之固持部214與前述第二端子2122之固持部214共面;複數前述第一端子2121之焊接部216互相共面,前述第二端子2122之焊接部 216互相共面。綜上所述可知,本發明電連接器100之訊號端子21通過各種彎折之方式實現了傳輸路徑不同、長度相等之目的,從而有效改善了訊號端子21用於高頻訊號傳輸時之訊號傳輸品質。Referring to the second and third figures, and in conjunction with the sixth embodiment, the conductive terminal 20 includes a signal terminal 21 received in the signal terminal receiving groove 17 and a power terminal 22 received in the power terminal receiving groove 161. The signal terminal 21 includes a first signal terminal 211 received in the first signal terminal receiving slot 171 and a second signal terminal 212 received in the second signal terminal receiving slot 172. Referring to FIG. 6 , the first signal terminal 211 and the second signal terminal 212 both include a contact portion 213 that is exposed to the air and has a certain elasticity, and a holding portion 214 extending rearward from the contact portion 213 , extending the foregoing The welded portion 216 of the insulative housing 10 and the connecting portion 215 that connects the holding portion 214 and the welded portion 216. The contact portion 213 has a protrusion 217 for abutting with a mating connector (not shown). The first signal terminal 211 includes a first terminal 2111 and a second terminal 2112. The first terminal 2111 and the second terminal 2112 have different transmission paths and the same length. The holding portion 214 of the first terminal 2111 is coplanar with the holding portion 214 of the second terminal 2112; the solder portions 216 of the plurality of first terminals 2111 are coplanar with each other, and the solder portions 216 of the second terminal 2112 are coplanar with each other. The second signal terminal 212 includes a first terminal 2121 and a second terminal 2122. The first terminal 2121 and the second terminal 2122 have different transmission paths and the same length. The holding portion 214 of the first terminal 2121 is coplanar with the holding portion 214 of the second terminal 2122; the soldering portions 216 of the plurality of first terminals 2121 are coplanar with each other, and the soldering portion of the second terminal 2122 216 are in common with each other. In summary, the signal terminal 21 of the electrical connector 100 of the present invention achieves the purpose of different transmission paths and equal lengths by various bending methods, thereby effectively improving the signal transmission of the signal terminal 21 for high-frequency signal transmission. quality.

請參閱第三圖所示,前述扣持臂30具有一定彈性,安裝於前述通槽18中,用以扣持收容在前述收容空腔14中之對接連接器(未圖示)。Referring to the third embodiment, the latching arm 30 has a certain elasticity and is mounted in the through slot 18 for latching a mating connector (not shown) received in the receiving cavity 14.

請參閱第七圖並結合第三圖所示,前述固定座40用以固定前述訊號端子21之焊接部216。前述固定座40包括第一固定孔41以及第二固定孔42,前述第一訊號端子211之焊接部216收容在前述第一固定孔41內,前述第二訊號端子212之焊接部216收容在前述第二固定孔42內。Referring to the seventh figure and in conjunction with the third figure, the fixing base 40 is used for fixing the welding portion 216 of the signal terminal 21. The fixing portion 40 includes a first fixing hole 41 and a second fixing hole 42. The soldering portion 216 of the first signal terminal 211 is received in the first fixing hole 41, and the soldering portion 216 of the second signal terminal 212 is received in the foregoing. The second fixing hole 42 is inside.

相較於先前技術,本發明電連接器之訊號端子在傳輸路徑長度相等之情況下通過對差分訊號端子之彎折,從而有效改善訊號端子用於高頻訊號傳輸時之訊號傳輸品質。Compared with the prior art, the signal terminals of the electrical connector of the present invention bend the differential signal terminals when the length of the transmission path is equal, thereby effectively improving the signal transmission quality of the signal terminals for high-frequency signal transmission.

特別需要指出,對於本領域之普通技藝人員來說,在本發明之教導下所作之針對本發明之等效變化,仍應包含在本發明申請專利範圍所主張之範圍中。It is to be understood that the equivalents of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as claimed.

100‧‧‧電連接器100‧‧‧Electrical connector

10‧‧‧絕緣本體10‧‧‧Insulated body

11‧‧‧頂壁11‧‧‧ top wall

12‧‧‧底壁12‧‧‧ bottom wall

13‧‧‧側壁13‧‧‧ side wall

14‧‧‧收容空腔14‧‧‧ Containing cavity

15‧‧‧第一舌板15‧‧‧First tongue

151‧‧‧上表面151‧‧‧ upper surface

152‧‧‧下表面152‧‧‧ lower surface

153‧‧‧側表面153‧‧‧ side surface

16‧‧‧第二舌板16‧‧‧Second tongue

161‧‧‧電源端子收容槽161‧‧‧Power terminal receiving slot

17‧‧‧訊號端子收容槽17‧‧‧Signal terminal receiving slot

171‧‧‧第一訊號端子收容槽171‧‧‧First signal terminal receiving slot

172‧‧‧第二訊號端子收容槽172‧‧‧Second signal terminal receiving slot

18‧‧‧通槽18‧‧‧through slot

20‧‧‧導電端子20‧‧‧Electrical terminals

21‧‧‧訊號端子21‧‧‧ Signal Terminal

211‧‧‧第一訊號端子211‧‧‧First signal terminal

2111‧‧‧第一端子2111‧‧‧First terminal

2112‧‧‧第二端子2112‧‧‧second terminal

212‧‧‧第二訊號端子212‧‧‧second signal terminal

2121‧‧‧第一端子2121‧‧‧First terminal

2122‧‧‧第二端子2122‧‧‧second terminal

213‧‧‧接觸部213‧‧‧Contacts

214‧‧‧固持部214‧‧‧ Holding Department

215‧‧‧連接部215‧‧‧Connecting Department

216‧‧‧焊接部216‧‧‧Weld Department

217‧‧‧突起217‧‧ ‧ prominence

22‧‧‧電源端子22‧‧‧Power terminal

30‧‧‧扣持臂30‧‧‧Bucking arm

40‧‧‧固定座40‧‧‧ Fixed seat

41‧‧‧第一固定孔41‧‧‧First fixing hole

42‧‧‧第二固定孔42‧‧‧Second fixing hole

第一圖係本發明電連接器之立體示意圖。The first figure is a perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

第二圖係本發明電連接器之立體分解圖。The second figure is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

第三圖係本發明電連接器之另一視角之立體分解圖。The third figure is an exploded perspective view of another perspective of the electrical connector of the present invention.

第四圖係本發明電連接器之絕緣本體立體示意圖。The fourth figure is a perspective view of the insulating body of the electrical connector of the present invention.

第五圖係本發明電連接器之絕緣本體另一視角之立體示意圖。Figure 5 is a perspective view showing another perspective of the insulative housing of the electrical connector of the present invention.

第六圖係本發明電連接器之訊號端子示意圖。Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the signal terminals of the electrical connector of the present invention.

第七圖係本發明電連接器之固定座立體示意圖。The seventh figure is a perspective view of the fixing base of the electrical connector of the present invention.

21‧‧‧訊號端子21‧‧‧ Signal Terminal

211‧‧‧第一訊號端子211‧‧‧First signal terminal

2111‧‧‧第一端子2111‧‧‧First terminal

2112‧‧‧第二端子2112‧‧‧second terminal

212‧‧‧第二訊號端子212‧‧‧second signal terminal

2121‧‧‧第一端子2121‧‧‧First terminal

2122‧‧‧第二端子2122‧‧‧second terminal

213‧‧‧接觸部213‧‧‧Contacts

214‧‧‧固持部214‧‧‧ Holding Department

215‧‧‧連接部215‧‧‧Connecting Department

216‧‧‧焊接部216‧‧‧Weld Department

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一種電連接器,包括:絕緣本體;收容於前述絕緣本體內之至少一對差分訊號端子,前述至少一對差分訊號端子包括第一端子和第二端子,其中,前述第一端子和前述第二端子之傳輸路徑長度相等傳輸路徑不同,第一端子之傳輸路徑經過至少一次彎折,第二端子之傳輸路徑所經過之彎折較第一端子之傳輸路徑多至少一次,前述電連接器還設置有收容在前述絕緣本體內並用以扣持對接連接器之扣持臂。 An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing; at least one pair of differential signal terminals received in the insulative housing, the at least one pair of differential signal terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal The transmission path length of the terminal is equal, the transmission path is different, the transmission path of the first terminal is bent at least once, and the transmission path of the second terminal is bent at least once more than the transmission path of the first terminal, and the electrical connector is further set. There is a latching arm that is received in the insulating body and is used to hold the mating connector. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電連接器,其中前述第一端子、第二端子均包括曝露於空氣中之接觸部、自接觸部向後延伸之固持部、延伸出前述絕緣本體之焊接部以及連接前述固持部與焊接部之連接部,前述絕緣本體具有頂壁、與前述頂壁相對設置之底壁以及位於前述頂壁和底壁之間並與前述頂壁相垂直之側壁,前述頂壁、底壁以及側壁圍設而成用以收容對接連接器之收容空腔,前述側壁上設置有用來收容前述扣持臂之通槽,前述通槽貫穿前述絕緣本體並與前述收容空腔相連通。 The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal comprise a contact portion exposed to the air, a retaining portion extending rearward from the contact portion, and a soldering portion extending from the insulating body. And a connecting portion connecting the retaining portion and the welding portion, the insulating body has a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, and a side wall between the top wall and the bottom wall and perpendicular to the top wall, the top The wall, the bottom wall and the side wall are arranged to receive the receiving cavity of the mating connector, and the side wall is provided with a through slot for receiving the latching arm, the through slot peninsrating the insulating body and connected to the receiving cavity through. 如申請專利範圍第2項所述之電連接器,其中前述第一端子之固持部與前述第二端子之固持部共面。 The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the retaining portion of the first terminal is coplanar with the retaining portion of the second terminal. 如申請專利範圍第3項所述之電連接器,其中前述第一端子之焊接部互相共面,前述第二端子之焊接部互相共面。 The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the soldering portions of the first terminals are coplanar with each other, and the soldering portions of the second terminals are coplanar with each other. 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之電連接器,其中前述第一端子、第二 端子之接觸部均具有用以與對接連接器對接之突起。 The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are The contacts of the terminals each have a protrusion for abutting the mating connector. 如申請專利範圍第5項所述之電連接器,其中前述電連接器進一步包括用來固定前述第一端子、第二端子之焊接部之固定座。 The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the electrical connector further comprises a fixing seat for fixing the soldering portions of the first terminal and the second terminal. 如申請專利範圍第6項所述之電連接器,其中前述固定座設置有用以固定前述第一端子之焊接部、第二端子之焊接部之固定孔。 The electrical connector according to claim 6, wherein the fixing base is provided with a fixing hole for fixing the welded portion of the first terminal and the welded portion of the second terminal.
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