TWI771084B

TWI771084B - connector assembly

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Publication number: TWI771084B
Application number: TW110123825A
Authority: TW
Inventors: 嚴聖平; 江圳祥
Original assignee: 台灣莫仕股份有限公司; 美商莫仕有限公司
Priority date: 2021-06-29
Filing date: 2021-06-29
Publication date: 2022-07-11
Also published as: TW202301751A

Abstract

一種連接器組件，包含一屏蔽罩、一插座連接器，以及一導光件。該屏蔽罩具有多個壁、由該等壁共同界定出的一容置空間、連通該容置空間的一前端開口，以及連通該容置空間的開孔。該插座連接器容置於該屏蔽罩內的容置空間的後段。該導光件具有至少兩個導光管，每一導光管具有位於前方的一第一段，以及位於後方的一第二段，該兩導光管的第一段位於該屏蔽罩外，該兩導光管的第二段穿過所述開孔而伸入該屏蔽罩的容置空間的後段。A connector assembly includes a shield, a socket connector, and a light guide. The shielding cover has a plurality of walls, an accommodating space jointly defined by the walls, a front opening communicating with the accommodating space, and an opening communicating with the accommodating space. The socket connector is accommodated in the rear section of the accommodating space in the shield. The light guide has at least two light guides, each light guide has a first section located at the front, and a second section located at the rear, the first sections of the two light guides are located outside the shielding cover, The second sections of the two light guide pipes pass through the openings and extend into the rear section of the accommodating space of the shielding cover.

Description

連接器組件connector assembly

本發明是有關於一種連接器組件，特別是指一種具有導光件的連接器組件。The present invention relates to a connector assembly, in particular to a connector assembly with a light guide.

中國實用新型專利公告號CN204166166U公開了一種連接器組件，所述連接器組件的金屬殼體的頂部延伸折彎出若干定位片，定位片的上端部開設有卡槽，導光管對應於卡槽的位置分別設置有定位柱，在導光管組裝於散熱片的頂部時各定位柱分別卡設於對應位置的卡槽中。然而，其所公開的導光管的後段仍然是位在金屬殼體的後端的外面，會增加整個連接器組件在板上所佔據的空間。而且，兩個並排的導光管之間沒有阻隔，靠近光源的導光管的末端處的光線會互相干擾。Chinese Utility Model Patent Publication No. CN204166166U discloses a connector assembly. The top of the metal shell of the connector assembly extends and bends several positioning pieces. The upper end of the positioning pieces is provided with a slot, and the light guide tube corresponds to the slot. Positioning posts are respectively arranged at the positions of the light guides, and when the light guide pipe is assembled on the top of the heat sink, the positioning posts are respectively clamped in the corresponding slots. However, the rear section of the disclosed light pipe is still located outside the rear end of the metal housing, which increases the space occupied by the entire connector assembly on the board. Moreover, there is no barrier between the two side-by-side light pipes, and the light rays at the ends of the light pipes close to the light source will interfere with each other.

因此，本發明之一目的，即在提供一種能改善先前技術中至少一缺點的連接器組件。Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a connector assembly that improves at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

於是，本發明連接器組件在一些實施態樣中，是包含一屏蔽罩、一插座連接器，以及一導光件。該屏蔽罩具有多個壁、由該等壁共同界定出的一容置空間、連通該容置空間的一前端開口，以及連通該容置空間的開孔。該插座連接器容置於該屏蔽罩內的容置空間的後段。該導光件具有至少兩個導光管，每一導光管具有位於前方的一第一段，以及位於後方的一第二段，該兩導光管的第一段位於該屏蔽罩外，該兩導光管的第二段穿過所述開孔而伸入該屏蔽罩的容置空間的後段。Therefore, in some embodiments, the connector assembly of the present invention includes a shield, a socket connector, and a light guide. The shielding cover has a plurality of walls, an accommodating space jointly defined by the walls, a front opening communicating with the accommodating space, and an opening communicating with the accommodating space. The socket connector is accommodated in the rear section of the accommodating space in the shield. The light guide has at least two light guides, each light guide has a first section located at the front, and a second section located at the rear, the first sections of the two light guides are located outside the shielding cover, The second sections of the two light guide pipes pass through the openings and extend into the rear section of the accommodating space of the shielding cover.

在一些實施態樣中，每一導光管的該第一段由前往後地延伸，每一導光管的該第二段由上往下地延伸，該屏蔽罩的該等壁中包括一頂壁，該頂壁的後端處形成有所述開孔，該兩導光管的第一段位於該屏蔽罩的頂壁的近兩側處的上方，該兩導光管的第二段穿過該頂壁上的所述開孔而伸入該屏蔽罩的容置空間的後段。In some embodiments, the first section of each light pipe extends from front to back, the second section of each light pipe extends from top to bottom, and the walls of the shielding cover include a top The rear end of the top wall is formed with the opening, the first sections of the two light pipes are located above the near sides of the top wall of the shielding cover, and the second sections of the two light pipes pass through It extends into the rear section of the accommodating space of the shielding cover through the opening on the top wall.

在一些實施態樣中，該屏蔽罩的該等壁中包括一後壁，該兩導光管的第二段組裝於該後壁。In some embodiments, the walls of the shielding cover include a rear wall, and the second sections of the two light pipes are assembled to the rear wall.

在一些實施態樣中，每一導光管的第二段具有一扣接塊，該後壁具有與該兩導光管的第二段的扣接塊對應配合的扣接開孔。In some embodiments, the second section of each light pipe has a fastening block, and the rear wall has a fastening opening corresponding to the fastening blocks of the second sections of the two light pipes.

在一些實施態樣中，該扣接塊具有一扣接頸部及一扣接頭部，所述扣接開孔具有位於上方的第一孔部、位於下方的第二孔部，以及連通於所述第一孔部與所述第二孔部之間的頸縮通道，所述第一孔部能供該扣接頭部與該扣接頸部穿過，該扣接頸部通過所述頸縮通道進入所述第二孔部且被保持在所述第二孔部內。In some embodiments, the buckling block has a buckling neck portion and a buckling head portion, and the buckling opening has a first hole portion located above, a second hole portion located below, and communicated with the A necking channel between the first hole portion and the second hole portion, the first hole portion can allow the buckle head portion and the buckle neck portion to pass through, and the buckle neck portion passes through the necking A channel enters and is retained within the second hole portion.

在一些實施態樣中，該屏蔽罩的該等壁中包括兩個側壁，該兩導光管的第二段分別組裝於該兩側壁的內側處。In some embodiments, the walls of the shielding cover include two side walls, and the second sections of the two light pipes are assembled at the inner sides of the two side walls, respectively.

在一些實施態樣中，每一側壁具有一體地朝該容置空間內延伸形成的管狀卡扣，該兩導光管的第二段分別組裝於該兩側壁的管狀卡扣。In some embodiments, each side wall has a tubular buckle integrally extending toward the accommodating space, and the second sections of the two light guide pipes are assembled to the tubular buckles of the two side walls, respectively.

在一些實施態樣中，所述管狀卡扣是自對應的側壁的壁體一體裁切形成，且所述管狀卡扣呈朝向該容置空間捲曲的管狀結構，所述管狀卡扣具有分別位於上端與下端的兩個管開口，以及連通於該兩個管開口之間的一卡入口，每一導光管的第二段自所述卡入口進入並組裝於對應的側壁的管狀卡扣內。In some embodiments, the tubular clips are integrally cut from the walls of the corresponding side walls, and the tubular clips have a tubular structure curled toward the accommodating space. Two tube openings at the upper end and the lower end, and a clip inlet communicated between the two tube openings, the second section of each light guide tube enters from the clip inlet and is assembled in the corresponding tubular buckle of the side wall .

在一些實施態樣中，每一導光管的第二段具有一凸塊，該凸塊能用以靠抵於所述管狀卡扣的下端。In some embodiments, the second section of each light guide has a protrusion, and the protrusion can be used for abutting against the lower end of the tubular buckle.

在一些實施態樣中，該屏蔽罩的頂壁具有至少兩個定位片，每一導光管的第一段具有與對應的定位片相配合的一定位塊。In some embodiments, the top wall of the shielding case has at least two positioning pieces, and the first section of each light pipe has a positioning block matched with the corresponding positioning piece.

在一些實施態樣中，每一定位片具有一定位凹槽，每一導光管的第一段的定位塊具有能卡入該定位凹槽的一定位頸部。In some embodiments, each positioning piece has a positioning groove, and the positioning block of the first section of each light guide has a positioning neck which can be snapped into the positioning groove.

在一些實施態樣中，該至少兩個導光管的第二段分別位於該插座連接器的左右兩側且被該插座連接器隔開。In some embodiments, the second sections of the at least two light pipes are located on the left and right sides of the socket connector and are separated by the socket connector.

本發明連接器組件的該等導光件位於後方的第二段伸入該屏蔽罩的容置空間的後段，由於該兩導光管的第二段位於該屏蔽罩內，因此能夠減少整個組件在電路板上所佔據的空間。再者，該兩個導光管的第二段分別位於該插座連接器的左右兩側且被該插座連接器隔開，能夠防止或減少並排的光源互相干擾。The second section of the rear light guide members of the connector assembly of the present invention extends into the rear section of the accommodating space of the shielding cover. Since the second sections of the two light guide pipes are located in the shielding cover, the entire assembly can be reduced. space occupied on the circuit board. Furthermore, the second sections of the two light guide pipes are respectively located on the left and right sides of the socket connector and are separated by the socket connector, which can prevent or reduce the mutual interference of the side-by-side light sources.

在本發明被詳細描述之前，應當注意在以下的說明內容中，類似的元件是以相同的編號來表示。Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are designated by the same reference numerals.

參閱圖1至圖3，本發明連接器組件100之一第一實施例，適用於與一可插拔模組(圖未示)插接。該連接器組件100包含一屏蔽罩1、一插座連接器2、以及一導光件3。需要說明的是，所述屏蔽罩1、所述插座連接器2與所述導光件3的數量皆可以各自依照需求做調整且可為堆疊或組合的構造，不以本第一實施例中的數量為限制。Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , a first embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention is suitable for plugging with a pluggable module (not shown). The connector assembly 100 includes a shield 1 , a socket connector 2 , and a light guide 3 . It should be noted that the numbers of the shielding cover 1 , the socket connectors 2 and the light guide members 3 can be adjusted according to requirements and can be stacked or combined. The number is limited.

該屏蔽罩1舉例來說為金屬材質，該屏蔽罩1可以是以金屬板通過模具沖壓加工、彎折所構造成。該屏蔽罩1沿一前後方向D1 (箭頭所指方向為前，反向為後)延伸並具有一頂壁11、與該頂壁11沿一上下方向D2 (箭頭所指方向為上，反向為下)間隔相對的一底壁12、沿著一左右方向D3 (箭頭所指方向為右，反向為左)彼此間隔相對並分別連接於該頂壁11與該底壁12兩側的兩個側壁13、位於後端且連接於該頂壁11與該等側壁13後緣的一後壁14，以及自該等側壁13朝下延伸並適用於固定在一電路板(圖未示)上的插孔(圖未示)及/或連接到接地軌跡的多個插腳15。另外，該屏蔽罩1還具有由該頂壁11、該底壁12、該兩側壁13與該後壁14共同構成界定且位於內部的一容置空間16、位於前端且連通於該容置空間16並供該可插拔模組***的一前端開口161、形成於該頂壁11的後端處並連通於該容置空間16的兩個開孔162，以及位於該底壁12後方且連通該容置空間16的一底部開口163。For example, the shielding cover 1 is made of a metal material, and the shielding cover 1 can be constructed by punching and bending a metal plate through a die. The shielding cover 1 extends along a front-rear direction D1 (the direction indicated by the arrow is the front, and the reverse direction is the rear) and has a top wall 11. A bottom wall 12 opposite to each other at intervals, along a left-right direction D3 (the direction indicated by the arrow is right, and the reverse direction is left) opposite to each other at intervals and connected to the two sides of the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 respectively. a side wall 13 , a rear wall 14 located at the rear end and connected to the top wall 11 and the rear edge of the side walls 13 , and extending downward from the side walls 13 and adapted to be fixed on a circuit board (not shown) Sockets (not shown) and/or a plurality of pins 15 connected to ground traces. In addition, the shielding cover 1 also has an accommodating space 16 which is defined by the top wall 11 , the bottom wall 12 , the two side walls 13 and the rear wall 14 and is located inside, and is located at the front end and communicated with the accommodating space. 16 and a front opening 161 for inserting the pluggable module, two openings 162 formed at the rear end of the top wall 11 and communicating with the accommodating space 16, and located behind the bottom wall 12 and communicating A bottom opening 163 of the accommodating space 16 is provided.

該插座連接器2是通過該底部開口163地以該屏蔽罩1罩蓋，以使該插座連接器2容置於該屏蔽罩1內的容置空間16的後段。另外，該插座連接器2機械性且電性地設置於該電路板，該插座連接器2具有絕緣的一座體21，以及多個端子22，該座體21具有朝向前方的一插接部211，該等端子22設於該插接部211內且其尾部221電性並機械地連接於該電路板。該可插拔模組自該前端開口161進入該屏蔽罩1內後，該可插拔模組的一插接板(圖未示)能***該插座連接器2的插接部211內，而使該插接板接觸於該插座連接器2的插接部211內的端子22，以使該可插拔模組與該連接器組件100的插座連接器2彼此對接。此外，該屏蔽罩1的該前端開口161處設有多個接地件17，所述接地件17具有自該前端開口161處朝後延伸且分布於該屏蔽罩1外側與該屏蔽罩1內側的多個彈性指部171，該等彈性指部171中位於該屏蔽罩1外側者用於與一機殼(圖未示)的位於一安裝孔(圖未示)的周緣處部分接觸，該等彈性指部171中位於該屏蔽罩1內側者用於與該可插拔模組接觸。The socket connector 2 is covered with the shielding cover 1 through the bottom opening 163 , so that the socket connector 2 is accommodated in the rear section of the accommodating space 16 in the shielding cover 1 . In addition, the socket connector 2 is mechanically and electrically disposed on the circuit board. The socket connector 2 has an insulating base 21 and a plurality of terminals 22. The base 21 has a plug portion 211 facing forward. , the terminals 22 are arranged in the plug portion 211 and the tail portion 221 thereof is electrically and mechanically connected to the circuit board. After the pluggable module enters the shielding cover 1 from the front opening 161, a plug board (not shown) of the pluggable module can be inserted into the plug portion 211 of the socket connector 2, and The plug board is brought into contact with the terminals 22 in the plug portion 211 of the receptacle connector 2 , so that the pluggable module and the receptacle connector 2 of the connector assembly 100 are connected to each other. In addition, a plurality of grounding members 17 are provided at the front opening 161 of the shielding cover 1 , and the grounding members 17 have rearward extending from the front opening 161 and are distributed on the outer side of the shielding cover 1 and the inner side of the shielding cover 1 . A plurality of elastic fingers 171, among the elastic fingers 171 located on the outer side of the shielding cover 1, are used for contacting with the peripheral edge of a casing (not shown) located at a mounting hole (not shown), these One of the elastic fingers 171 located inside the shielding cover 1 is used for contacting with the pluggable module.

該導光件3具有兩個導光管31，以及連接於該兩導光管31的多個連接柱32。每一導光管31具有位於前方且由前往後地延伸的一第一段311，以及位於後方且由上往下地延伸的一第二段312，該兩導光管31的第一段311位於該屏蔽罩1外且位於該屏蔽罩1的頂壁11的近兩側處的上方，並組裝於該頂壁11；該兩導光管31的第二段312分別穿過該頂壁11上的該兩開孔162而伸入該屏蔽罩1的容置空間16的後段，並組裝於該後壁14，該兩個導光管31的第二段312分別位於該插座連接器2的左右兩側且被該插座連接器2隔開。該第一段311具有位於前端的一出光端311a，該第二段312具有位於底端且面對該電路板上的發光元件(圖未示)的一入光端312a。由於該兩導光管31的第二段312位於該屏蔽罩1內，因此能夠減少整個組件在電路板上所佔據的空間。再者，該兩個導光管31的第二段312分別位於該插座連接器2的左右兩側且被該插座連接器2隔開，能夠防止或減少並排的光源(自發光元件以及發光元件與導光管31的入光端312a之間洩漏出的光線)互相干擾。The light guide member 3 has two light guide pipes 31 and a plurality of connecting columns 32 connected to the two light guide pipes 31 . Each light pipe 31 has a first section 311 located at the front and extending from front to back, and a second section 312 located at the rear and extending from top to bottom. The first sections 311 of the two light pipes 31 are located at the rear. The shielding cover 1 is located outside the shielding cover 1 and is located above the near two sides of the top wall 11 of the shielding cover 1 , and is assembled to the top wall 11 ; the second sections 312 of the two light guide pipes 31 pass through the top wall 11 respectively. The two openings 162 extending into the rear section of the accommodating space 16 of the shielding cover 1 are assembled to the rear wall 14 , and the second sections 312 of the two light pipes 31 are located on the left and right sides of the socket connector 2 respectively. on both sides and separated by the socket connector 2 . The first section 311 has a light exit end 311a at the front end, and the second section 312 has a light entrance end 312a at the bottom end and facing the light emitting element (not shown) on the circuit board. Since the second sections 312 of the two light guide pipes 31 are located in the shielding case 1 , the space occupied by the entire assembly on the circuit board can be reduced. Furthermore, the second sections 312 of the two light guide tubes 31 are located on the left and right sides of the socket connector 2 respectively and are separated by the socket connector 2, which can prevent or reduce side-by-side light sources (self-luminous elements and light-emitting elements). and the light leaked from the light incident end 312a of the light guide 31) interferes with each other.

需要說明的是，所述開孔162的數量在一變化實施例中可以僅為一個，在此變化實施例中，該兩導光管31的第二段312一同穿過一個長條形的開孔而伸入該屏蔽罩1的容置空間16的後段。並且，在其他實施態樣中，該導光件3的導光管31的數量也可以為三個以上，而所述開孔162的數量也可以對應該導光件3的導光管31的數量調整而為三個以上，不以本第一實施例為限制。It should be noted that, in a variant embodiment, the number of the opening 162 may be only one. In this variant embodiment, the second sections 312 of the two light pipes 31 pass through an elongated opening together. The hole extends into the rear section of the accommodating space 16 of the shielding cover 1 . In addition, in other embodiments, the number of the light guide tubes 31 of the light guide member 3 may be three or more, and the number of the openings 162 may also correspond to the number of the light guide tubes 31 of the light guide member 3 . The number is adjusted to three or more, which is not limited by the first embodiment.

參閱圖1至圖4，在本第一實施例中，該屏蔽罩1的頂壁11具有自前段處的左右兩側朝上延伸且分別對應於該導光件3的該兩導光管31的兩個定位片111，每一導光管31的第一段311具有朝外延伸且與對應的定位片111相配合的一定位塊311b。每一定位片111具有開口朝上的一定位凹槽111a，每一導光管31的第一段311的定位塊311b具有位於近末端處且能卡入該定位凹槽111a的一定位頸部311c。Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , in the first embodiment, the top wall 11 of the shielding cover 1 has the two light guide pipes 31 extending upward from the left and right sides of the front section and corresponding to the light guide member 3 respectively. There are two positioning pieces 111 , the first section 311 of each light guide 31 has a positioning block 311 b extending outward and matched with the corresponding positioning piece 111 . Each positioning piece 111 has a positioning groove 111a with its opening facing upward, and the positioning block 311b of the first section 311 of each light guide 31 has a positioning neck located at the proximal end and can be snapped into the positioning groove 111a 311c.

參閱圖1至圖2及圖5至圖7，每一導光管31的第二段312具有朝後延伸形成的一扣接塊312b，該後壁14具有分別與該兩導光管31的第二段312的扣接塊312b對應配合的兩個扣接開孔141。該扣接塊312b具有一扣接頸部312c及連接於該扣接頸部312c後端的一扣接頭部312d，每一扣接開孔141具有位於上方的一第一孔部141a、位於下方的一第二孔部141b，以及連通於該第一孔部141a與該第二孔部141b之間的一頸縮通道141c。在組裝過程中，該第一孔部141a能供該扣接頭部312d與該扣接頸部312c穿過，當該扣接頸部312c穿過該第一孔部141a後(如圖5所示)，再將所述導光管31的第二段312朝下壓，即可使該扣接頸部312c通過該頸縮通道141c進入該第二孔部141b且被保持在該第二孔部141b內(如圖6所示)。另外，組裝時可以是先將該第二段312組裝於該後壁14的扣接開孔141，再將該第一段311組裝於該頂壁11的定位片111。此外，在本第一實施例中，該等連接柱32是連接於該兩導光管31的第一段311之間，且該導光件3的每一連接柱32還具有朝下延伸並抵靠於該頂壁11的支撐凸部321，所述支撐凸部321使該兩導光管31的第一段311與該頂壁11保持固定的一間距。Referring to FIGS. 1 to 2 and FIGS. 5 to 7 , the second section 312 of each light pipe 31 has a buckle block 312 b extending backward. The buckling blocks 312b of the second section 312 correspond to the two buckling openings 141 that are matched with each other. The buckle block 312b has a buckle neck portion 312c and a buckle joint portion 312d connected to the rear end of the buckle neck portion 312c. A second hole portion 141b, and a necking channel 141c communicated between the first hole portion 141a and the second hole portion 141b. During the assembly process, the first hole portion 141a can allow the buckle head portion 312d and the buckle neck portion 312c to pass through, and when the buckle neck portion 312c passes through the first hole portion 141a (as shown in FIG. 5 ) ), and then press the second section 312 of the light guide 31 downward, so that the buckle neck 312c can enter the second hole 141b through the necking channel 141c and be held in the second hole 141b (as shown in Figure 6). In addition, when assembling, the second section 312 can be assembled to the buckle hole 141 of the rear wall 14 first, and then the first section 311 can be assembled to the positioning piece 111 of the top wall 11 . In addition, in the first embodiment, the connecting columns 32 are connected between the first sections 311 of the two light guide pipes 31 , and each connecting column 32 of the light guide 3 also has a downward extending and Abutting against the supporting protrusions 321 of the top wall 11 , the supporting protrusions 321 maintain a fixed distance between the first sections 311 of the two light guide tubes 31 and the top wall 11 .

參閱圖8與圖11，本發明連接器組件100之一第二實施例與該第一實施例的不同之處在於，該兩導光管31的第二段312分別組裝於該兩側壁13的內側處，每一側壁13具有一體地朝該容置空間16內延伸形成的一管狀卡扣131，該兩導光管31的第二段312分別組裝於該兩側壁13的管狀卡扣131。舉例來說，每一管狀卡扣131是自對應的側壁13的壁體一體裁切形成，且所述管狀卡扣131呈朝向該容置空間16捲曲並貼近於該後壁14的管狀結構，每一管狀卡扣131具有分別位於上端與下端的兩個管開口131a，以及連通於該兩個管開口131a之間且開口朝前的一卡入口131b，每一導光管31的第二段312自所述卡入口131b朝後地進入並組裝於對應的側壁13的管狀卡扣131內。並且，在本第二實施例中，每一導光管31的第二段312具有一凸塊312e，該凸塊312e能用以靠抵於所述管狀卡扣131的下端，以加強所述導光管31相對於該屏蔽罩1在該上下方向D2上的定位。Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 11 , the difference between the second embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention and the first embodiment is that the second sections 312 of the two light pipes 31 are assembled on the two side walls 13 respectively. On the inner side, each side wall 13 has a tubular buckle 131 integrally extending toward the accommodating space 16 . For example, each tubular buckle 131 is integrally cut from the wall of the corresponding side wall 13 , and the tubular buckle 131 has a tubular structure that is curled toward the accommodating space 16 and is close to the rear wall 14 , Each tubular clip 131 has two tube openings 131a located at the upper end and the lower end respectively, and a clip inlet 131b connected between the two tube openings 131a and facing forward. The second section of each light guide tube 31 312 enters and is assembled into the corresponding tubular clip 131 of the side wall 13 from the clip inlet 131b. In addition, in the second embodiment, the second section 312 of each light guide 31 has a protrusion 312e, and the protrusion 312e can be used to abut against the lower end of the tubular buckle 131 to strengthen the The positioning of the light guide pipe 31 relative to the shielding case 1 in the up-down direction D2.

綜上所述，本發明連接器組件100的該等導光件3位於後方的第二段312伸入該屏蔽罩1的容置空間16的後段，由於該兩導光管31的第二段312位於該屏蔽罩1內，因此能夠減少整個組件在電路板上所佔據的空間。再者，該兩個導光管31的第二段312分別位於該插座連接器2的左右兩側且被該插座連接器2隔開，能夠防止或減少並排的光源互相干擾。To sum up, the second section 312 of the rear light guide members 3 of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention extends into the rear section of the accommodating space 16 of the shielding cover 1 . 312 is located in the shielding case 1, so the space occupied by the entire assembly on the circuit board can be reduced. Furthermore, the second sections 312 of the two light guide tubes 31 are located on the left and right sides of the socket connector 2 respectively and are separated by the socket connector 2 , which can prevent or reduce the mutual interference of the side-by-side light sources.

惟以上所述者，僅為本發明之實施例而已，當不能以此限定本發明實施之範圍，凡是依本發明申請專利範圍及專利說明書內容所作之簡單的等效變化與修飾，皆仍屬本發明專利涵蓋之範圍內。However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the application for patent of the present invention and the contents of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. within the scope of the invention patent.

100:連接器組件 1:屏蔽罩 11:頂壁 111:定位片 111a:定位凹槽 12:底壁 13:側壁 131:管狀卡扣 131a:管開口 131b:卡入口 14:後壁 141:扣接開孔 141a:第一孔部 141b:第二孔部 141c:頸縮通道 15:插腳 16:容置空間 161:前端開口 162:開孔 163:底部開口 17:接地件 171:彈性指部 2:插座連接器 21:座體 211:插接部 22:端子 221:尾部 3:導光件 31:導光管 311:第一段 311a:出光端 311b:定位塊 311c:定位頸部 312:第二段 312a:入光端 312b:扣接塊 312c:扣接頸部 312d:扣接頭部 312e:凸塊 32:連接柱 321:支撐凸部 D1:前後方向 D2:上下方向 D3:左右方向100: Connector Assembly 1: Shield 11: Top Wall 111: Positioning piece 111a: Positioning groove 12: Bottom wall 13: Sidewall 131: Tubular buckle 131a: Tube opening 131b: Card Entry 14: Back Wall 141: Snap opening 141a: The first hole 141b: Second hole 141c: Neck Passage 15: pin 16: Accommodating space 161: Front opening 162: Opening 163: Bottom opening 17: Grounding 171: Elastic Fingers 2: socket connector 21: seat body 211: plug-in part 22: Terminals 221: tail 3: Light guide 31: Light pipe 311: First paragraph 311a: light output end 311b: Positioning block 311c: Locating the Neck 312: Second paragraph 312a: Incoming end 312b: Snap block 312c: Buckle neck 312d: Buckle head 312e: bump 32: connecting column 321: Support convex part D1: Front and rear direction D2: up and down direction D3: left and right direction

本發明之其他的特徵及功效，將於參照圖式的實施方式中清楚地呈現，其中：圖1是本發明連接器組件的一第一實施例的一立體圖；圖2是圖1中的該第一實施例的一立體分解圖；圖3是圖1中的該第一實施例以另一視角呈現的一立體分解圖；圖4是圖1的一剖視圖，用以說明該第一實施例的導光件的定位塊與屏蔽罩的定位片之間的組裝關係；圖5是該第一實施例的一局部立體分解圖，圖中該第一實施例的導光件尚未完全組裝至屏蔽罩；圖6是該第一實施例的一局部立體圖，圖中該第一實施例的導光件已完全組裝至屏蔽罩；圖7是圖1的一剖視圖，用以說明該第一實施例的導光件的扣接塊與屏蔽罩的扣接孔之間的組裝關係；圖8是本發明連接器組件的一第二實施例的一立體圖，圖中該第二實施例的屏蔽罩的一部分被剖切；圖9是圖8中的該第二實施例的一局部立體圖；圖10是圖9中的該第二實施例的一局部立體分解圖，圖中該第二實施例的導光件的導光管尚未組裝到屏蔽罩；以及圖11是該第二實施例的一局部剖視圖，用以說明該第二實施例的導光件的導光管與屏蔽罩的管狀卡扣之間的組裝關係。 Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective exploded view of the first embodiment in Fig. 1; 3 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment in FIG. 1 from another perspective; Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 1, used to illustrate the assembling relationship between the positioning block of the light guide member and the positioning sheet of the shielding cover of the first embodiment; 5 is a partial exploded perspective view of the first embodiment, in which the light guide of the first embodiment has not been fully assembled to the shielding case; 6 is a partial perspective view of the first embodiment, in which the light guide of the first embodiment has been completely assembled to the shielding case; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 , which is used to illustrate the assembly relationship between the buckle block of the light guide member and the buckle hole of the shielding cover according to the first embodiment; 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention, with a portion of the shielding cover of the second embodiment cut away; Fig. 9 is a partial perspective view of the second embodiment in Fig. 8; FIG. 10 is a partially exploded perspective view of the second embodiment of FIG. 9, in which the light guide of the light guide of the second embodiment has not been assembled to the shield; and 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of the second embodiment, which is used to illustrate the assembly relationship between the light guide tube of the light guide member and the tubular buckle of the shielding cover of the second embodiment.

100:連接器組件 100: Connector Assembly

1:屏蔽罩 1: Shield

11:頂壁 11: Top Wall

111:定位片 111: Positioning piece

111a:定位凹槽 111a: Positioning groove

12:底壁 12: Bottom wall

13:側壁 13: Sidewall

14:後壁 14: Back Wall

141:扣接開孔 141: Snap opening

141a:第一孔部 141a: The first hole

141b:第二孔部 141b: Second hole

141c:頸縮通道 141c: Neck Passage

15:插腳 15: pin

16:容置空間 16: Accommodating space

162:開孔 162: Opening

163:底部開口 163: Bottom opening

17:接地件 17: Grounding

171:彈性指部 171: Elastic Fingers

2:插座連接器 2: socket connector

21:座體 21: seat body

211:插接部 211: plug-in part

22:端子 22: Terminals

221:尾部 221: tail

3:導光件 3: Light guide

31:導光管 31: Light pipe

311:第一段 311: First paragraph

311a:出光端 311a: light output end

311b:定位塊 311b: Positioning block

311c:定位頸部 311c: Locating the Neck

312:第二段 312: Second paragraph

312a:入光端 312a: Incoming end

312b:扣接塊 312b: Snap block

312c:扣接頸部 312c: Buckle neck

312d:扣接頭部 312d: Buckle head

32:連接柱 32: connecting column

321:支撐凸部 321: Support convex part

D1:前後方向 D1: Front and rear direction

D2:上下方向 D2: up and down direction

D3:左右方向 D3: left and right direction

Claims

一種連接器組件，包含：一屏蔽罩，具有多個壁、由該等壁共同界定出的一容置空間、連通該容置空間的一前端開口，以及連通該容置空間的開孔；一插座連接器，容置於該屏蔽罩內的容置空間的後段；以及一導光件，具有至少兩個導光管，每一導光管具有位於前方的一第一段，以及位於後方的一第二段，該兩導光管的第一段位於該屏蔽罩外，該兩導光管的第二段穿過所述開孔而伸入該屏蔽罩的容置空間的後段。 A connector assembly comprising: a shield, having a plurality of walls, an accommodating space jointly defined by the walls, a front opening communicating with the accommodating space, and an opening communicating with the accommodating space; a receptacle connector accommodated in the rear section of the accommodating space in the shield; and A light guide has at least two light guides, each light guide has a first section at the front and a second section at the back, the first sections of the two light guides are located outside the shielding cover , the second sections of the two light guide pipes pass through the openings and extend into the rear section of the accommodating space of the shielding cover.

如請求項1所述的連接器組件，其中，每一導光管的該第一段由前往後地延伸，每一導光管的該第二段由上往下地延伸，該屏蔽罩的該等壁中包括一頂壁，該頂壁的後端處形成有所述開孔，該兩導光管的第一段位於該屏蔽罩的頂壁的近兩側處的上方，該兩導光管的第二段穿過該頂壁上的所述開孔而伸入該屏蔽罩的容置空間的後段。The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the first section of each light guide extends from front to back, the second section of each light guide extends from top to bottom, and the shielding cover The equal wall includes a top wall, the rear end of the top wall is formed with the opening, the first sections of the two light guide pipes are located above the near sides of the top wall of the shielding cover, the two light guide tubes The second section of the tube extends into the rear section of the accommodating space of the shielding cover through the opening on the top wall.

如請求項2所述的連接器組件，其中，該屏蔽罩的該等壁中包括一後壁，該兩導光管的第二段組裝於該後壁。The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the walls of the shielding cover include a rear wall, and the second sections of the two light guide pipes are assembled to the rear wall.

如請求項3所述的連接器組件，其中，每一導光管的第二段具有一扣接塊，該後壁具有與該兩導光管的第二段的扣接塊對應配合的扣接開孔。The connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the second section of each light pipe has a snap-fit block, and the rear wall has a snap-fit corresponding to the snap-fit blocks of the second sections of the two light pipes Connect the hole.

如請求項4所述的連接器組件，其中，該扣接塊具有一扣接頸部及一扣接頭部，所述扣接開孔具有位於上方的第一孔部、位於下方的第二孔部，以及連通於所述第一孔部與所述第二孔部之間的頸縮通道，所述第一孔部能供該扣接頭部與該扣接頸部穿過，該扣接頸部通過所述頸縮通道進入所述第二孔部且被保持在所述第二孔部內。The connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the buckle block has a buckle neck and a buckle head, and the buckle opening has a first hole located above and a second hole located below and a necking channel communicated between the first hole portion and the second hole portion, the first hole portion can allow the buckle head portion and the buckle neck portion to pass through, the buckle neck portion A portion enters the second bore portion through the necked channel and is retained within the second bore portion.

如請求項2所述的連接器組件，其中，該屏蔽罩的該等壁中包括兩個側壁，該兩導光管的第二段分別組裝於該兩側壁的內側處。The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the walls of the shielding cover include two side walls, and the second sections of the two light guide pipes are assembled at the inner sides of the two side walls, respectively.

如請求項6所述的連接器組件，其中，每一側壁具有一體地朝該容置空間內延伸形成的管狀卡扣，該兩導光管的第二段分別組裝於該兩側壁的管狀卡扣。The connector assembly of claim 6, wherein each side wall has a tubular clip integrally extending toward the accommodating space, and the second sections of the two light guide pipes are respectively assembled to the tubular clips of the two side walls. buckle.

如請求項7所述的連接器組件，其中，所述管狀卡扣是自對應的側壁的壁體一體裁切形成，且所述管狀卡扣呈朝向該容置空間捲曲的管狀結構，所述管狀卡扣具有分別位於上端與下端的兩個管開口，以及連通於該兩個管開口之間的一卡入口，每一導光管的第二段自所述卡入口進入並組裝於對應的側壁的管狀卡扣內。The connector assembly according to claim 7, wherein the tubular snap is integrally cut from the wall of the corresponding side wall, and the tubular snap has a tubular structure curled toward the accommodating space, the The tubular clip has two tube openings located at the upper end and the lower end respectively, and a clip inlet communicated between the two tube openings, and the second section of each light guide tube enters from the clip inlet and is assembled to the corresponding Inside the tubular snap on the side wall.

如請求項8所述的連接器組件，其中，每一導光管的第二段具有一凸塊，該凸塊能用以靠抵於所述管狀卡扣的下端。The connector assembly according to claim 8, wherein the second section of each light guide has a protrusion, and the protrusion can be used for abutting against the lower end of the tubular buckle.

如請求項2所述的連接器組件，其中，該屏蔽罩的頂壁具有至少兩個定位片，每一導光管的第一段具有與對應的定位片相配合的一定位塊。The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the top wall of the shielding case has at least two positioning pieces, and the first section of each light guide tube has a positioning block matched with the corresponding positioning piece.

如請求項10所述的連接器組件，其中，每一定位片具有一定位凹槽，每一導光管的第一段的定位塊具有能卡入該定位凹槽的一定位頸部。The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein each positioning piece has a positioning groove, and the positioning block of the first section of each light guide has a positioning neck that can be snapped into the positioning groove.

如請求項1所述的連接器組件，其中，該至少兩個導光管的第二段分別位於該插座連接器的左右兩側且被該插座連接器隔開。The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the second segments of the at least two light pipes are located on left and right sides of the socket connector and are separated by the socket connector.