TWI847571B

TWI847571B - Connector Assemblies

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Publication number: TWI847571B
Application number: TW112107039A
Authority: TW
Inventors: 高明輝
Original assignee: 台灣莫仕股份有限公司; 美商莫仕有限公司
Filing date: 2022-02-15
Publication date: 2024-07-01

Abstract

一種連接器組件，包含導引屏蔽罩、側蓋板，以及導光件。所述導引屏蔽罩具有頂壁及側壁。所述側蓋板組裝於所述側壁，所述側蓋板具有第一安裝部，以及位於所述第一安裝部的下方的第五安裝部。所述導光件位於所述側壁的外側，所述導光件具有配合組裝於所述第一安裝部的第二安裝部，以及配合組裝於所述第五安裝部的第六安裝部。本發明連接器組件透過組裝於所述導引屏蔽罩的側壁的所述側蓋板，額外提供了用以組裝所述導光件的構造。A connector assembly includes a guide shielding cover, a side cover plate, and a light guide. The guide shielding cover has a top wall and a side wall. The side cover plate is assembled on the side wall, and the side cover plate has a first mounting portion and a fifth mounting portion located below the first mounting portion. The light guide is located on the outer side of the side wall, and the light guide has a second mounting portion that is assembled with the first mounting portion, and a sixth mounting portion that is assembled with the fifth mounting portion. The connector assembly of the present invention provides a structure for assembling the light guide through the side cover plate assembled on the side wall of the guide shielding cover.

Description

連接器組件Connector Assemblies

本發明是有關於一種連接器，特別是指一種連接器組件。The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector assembly.

中國發明公開號CN103928796 A(對應美國發明專利公開號US2014/0196943A1) 公開了一種屏蔽罩體與屏蔽元件，屏蔽罩體包括多個壁，多個壁包括至少兩個相對的側壁以及至少一個將側壁相互連接在一起的頂壁，以及屏蔽罩體包括多個開口，開口設置在頂壁和側壁的其中之一上，這些開口具有一第一形狀，而且一柔性導電的屏蔽元件具有一第二形狀，所述第二形狀與所述第一形狀相似但比所述第一形狀稍大，以提供圍繞開口的周邊延伸的一邊緣區域，屏蔽元件圍繞開口的周邊粘結於屏蔽罩體，以對從屏蔽罩體洩露的電磁干繞(EMI)提供一屏障。然而，其所公開的屏蔽元件為獨立的構件，需要個別地安裝在各個開口上，且所述屏蔽元件僅僅具有遮蔽各個開口的單一作用。Chinese invention publication number CN103928796 A (corresponding to U.S. invention patent publication number US2014/0196943A1) discloses a shielding cover and a shielding element, wherein the shielding cover includes a plurality of walls, the plurality of walls include at least two opposite side walls and at least one top wall connecting the side walls to each other, and the shielding cover includes a plurality of openings, the openings are arranged on one of the top wall and the side walls, and the openings have a first shape, and a flexible conductive shielding element has a second shape, the second shape is similar to the first shape but slightly larger than the first shape to provide an edge area extending around the periphery of the opening, the shielding element is bonded to the shielding cover around the periphery of the opening to provide a barrier to electromagnetic interference (EMI) leaked from the shielding cover. However, the shielding element disclosed therein is an independent component that needs to be installed on each opening individually, and the shielding element only has a single function of shielding each opening.

中國實用新型專利公告號CN202167680U公開了導光柱的擋止件與上底板的凸片卡掣，凸片是一體的從上底板構造而成的，所述凸片僅僅作為安裝導光柱的單一作用，而且為了成型凸片所構成的額外的開口也會對屏蔽效果造成影響。China Utility Model Patent Publication No. CN202167680U discloses a stopper of a light guide column and a protrusion of an upper base plate. The protrusion is integrally formed from the upper base plate. The protrusion only serves the sole function of installing the light guide column, and the additional opening formed for forming the protrusion will also affect the shielding effect.

中國發明專利公開號CN103036099A公開了蓋體包括一平板部和兩豎直部。平板部蓋設於殼座本體的頂壁，平板部包括若干向上延伸用於固定導光管的夾持片，該夾持片具有位於平板部上的基部、自基部向上延伸的兩臂部。然而，所述蓋體僅僅具有用以安裝導光管的單一作用。Chinese invention patent publication number CN103036099A discloses that the cover includes a flat plate portion and two vertical straight portions. The flat plate portion covers the top wall of the housing body, and the flat plate portion includes a plurality of clips extending upward for fixing the light guide. The clips have a base portion located on the flat plate portion and two arms extending upward from the base portion. However, the cover only has a single function of installing the light guide.

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問題的連接器組件。Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly that can improve at least one problem in the prior art.

於是，本發明連接器組件在一些實施態樣中，是包含導引屏蔽罩、側蓋板，以及導光件。所述導引屏蔽罩具有頂壁及側壁。所述側蓋板組裝於所述側壁，所述側蓋板具有第一安裝部，以及位於所述第一安裝部的下方的第五安裝部。所述導光件位於所述側壁的外側，所述導光件具有配合組裝於所述第一安裝部的第二安裝部，以及配合組裝於所述第五安裝部的第六安裝部。Therefore, in some embodiments of the connector assembly of the present invention, it includes a guide shield, a side cover, and a light guide. The guide shield has a top wall and a side wall. The side cover is assembled on the side wall, and the side cover has a first mounting portion and a fifth mounting portion located below the first mounting portion. The light guide is located on the outer side of the side wall, and the light guide has a second mounting portion assembled with the first mounting portion, and a sixth mounting portion assembled with the fifth mounting portion.

在一些實施態樣中，所述第五安裝部具有扣片，所述第六安裝部具有與所述扣片對應扣接的扣部。In some implementations, the fifth mounting portion has a buckle plate, and the sixth mounting portion has a buckle portion that buckles with the buckle plate.

在一些實施態樣中，所述側蓋板具有第二組裝孔，所述導引屏蔽罩具有扣接於所述第二組裝孔的組裝片，通過所述第二組裝孔與所述組裝片的扣接使所述側蓋板組裝於所述側壁。In some implementations, the side cover plate has a second assembly hole, and the guide shield has an assembly piece that is buckled into the second assembly hole, and the side cover plate is assembled to the side wall through the buckling of the second assembly hole and the assembly piece.

在一些實施態樣中，所述導引屏蔽罩設有隔間框架，所述側壁具有第一組裝孔，所述隔間框架具有穿過所述側壁的所述第一組裝孔且扣接於所述側蓋板的所述第二組裝孔的所述組裝片。In some implementations, the guide shield is provided with a partition frame, the side wall has a first assembly hole, and the partition frame has the assembly piece that passes through the first assembly hole of the side wall and is buckled to the second assembly hole of the side cover.

在一些實施態樣中，所述導光件的第二安裝部是由前向後地組裝於所述側蓋板的第一安裝部。In some implementations, the second mounting portion of the light guide is assembled to the first mounting portion of the side cover from front to back.

在一些實施態樣中，所述側蓋板的第一安裝部具有位於所述頂壁上方的凸片，以及位於所述凸片下方處且由前向後延伸的收容槽，所述導光件的第二安裝部具有***所述收容槽內的保持塊。In some embodiments, the first mounting portion of the side cover plate has a protrusion located above the top wall, and a receiving groove located below the protrusion and extending from front to rear, and the second mounting portion of the light guide has a retaining block inserted into the receiving groove.

在一些實施態樣中，所述收容槽由所述凸片與所述頂壁共同界定。In some embodiments, the receiving groove is defined by the protrusion and the top wall.

在一些實施態樣中，所述導光件的保持塊具有插槽，所述側蓋板的凸片的下緣***所述插槽內。In some implementations, the retaining block of the light guide has a slot, and the lower edge of the protrusion of the side cover plate is inserted into the slot.

在一些實施態樣中，所述導光件的保持塊的插槽內形成有朝向上方的固定凸部，所述側蓋板的凸片的下緣形成有朝向下方且供所述固定凸部卡入的固定凹部。In some implementations, a fixing protrusion facing upward is formed in the slot of the retaining block of the light guide, and a fixing recess facing downward and for the fixing protrusion to be inserted is formed at the lower edge of the protrusion of the side cover.

在一些實施態樣中，所述導引屏蔽罩的所述側壁具有開口，所述側蓋板組裝於所述側壁且遮蔽所述開口。In some implementations, the side wall of the guide shield has an opening, and the side cover is assembled on the side wall and covers the opening.

在一些實施態樣中，所述側壁還具有由所述開口構造形成的鎖扣片。In some embodiments, the side wall further has a locking tab formed by the opening structure.

在一些實施態樣中，所述導引屏蔽罩的前端組裝有多個接地墊，所述接地墊具有多個彈性指部，以及形成於該等彈性指部中的至少部分的多個扣片，所述導引屏蔽罩還具有至少形成於所述側壁且與所述接地墊的多個扣片對應組裝的多個扣孔，所述側蓋板遮蔽位在所述側壁上的所述扣孔。In some embodiments, the front end of the guide shielding cover is assembled with multiple grounding pads, the grounding pad has multiple elastic fingers and multiple buckle plates formed on at least part of the elastic fingers, the guide shielding cover also has multiple buckle holes formed at least on the side wall and assembled corresponding to the multiple buckle plates of the grounding pad, and the side cover plate shields the buckle holes located on the side wall.

本發明連接器組件透過組裝於所述導引屏蔽罩的側壁的所述側蓋板，不但遮蔽所述側壁上的開口，以產生電磁干擾屏蔽(EMI屏蔽)的作用，並且，還透過所述側蓋板額外提供了用以組裝所述導光件的構造。The connector assembly of the present invention not only shields the opening on the side wall to produce an electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI shielding) effect through the side cover plate assembled on the side wall of the guide shielding cover, but also provides a structure for assembling the light guide through the side cover plate.

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 similar components are represented by the same reference numerals in the following description.

參閱圖1至圖4，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200插接。該可插拔模組200包含一殼體201、一插接板202，以及一線纜203，該殼體201包括一插接部201a，該插接板202設於該插接部201a的末端，且該插接板202上具有多個接觸指部202a，該線纜203設於該殼體201且機械性並電性地連接到該插接板202。該連接器組件100包含一導引屏蔽罩1、一插座連接器2、一散熱模組3、兩個側蓋板4、一導光件5，以及一底座6。Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, a first embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention is suitable for plugging with a pluggable module 200. The pluggable module 200 includes a housing 201, a plug board 202, and a cable 203. The housing 201 includes a plug portion 201a, the plug board 202 is disposed at the end of the plug portion 201a, and the plug board 202 has a plurality of contact fingers 202a. The cable 203 is disposed in the housing 201 and mechanically and electrically connected to the plug board 202. The connector assembly 100 includes a guide shield 1, a socket connector 2, a heat dissipation module 3, two side cover plates 4, a light guide 5, and a base 6.

該導引屏蔽罩1舉例來說是通過對導電金屬板實施衝壓、彎曲等加工方式所構造而成，並用以導引該可插拔模組200及產生屏蔽電磁干擾之作用。該導引屏蔽罩1包括一罩體11、設於該罩體11的一隔間框架12，以及由該罩體11與該隔間框架12共同界定且被該隔間框架12分隔而上下排列的兩個插接空間13。該罩體11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111、沿著一左右方向D2 (箭頭所指方向為右，反向為左)彼此間隔相對並連接於該頂壁111兩側的兩個側壁112、與該頂壁111沿一上下方向D3 (箭頭所指方向為上，反向為下)間隔相對且連接於該兩側壁112的底緣的一底壁113、連接於該頂壁111與該兩側壁112的後端的一後壁114，以及自該兩側壁112的底緣及後壁114的底緣朝下延伸並用以插設在一電路板(圖未示)的多個接地腳115，各接地腳115構造成針眼狀用以緊迫地***該電路板上的導電孔內。The guide shielding cover 1 is, for example, constructed by punching, bending, and other processing methods on a conductive metal plate, and is used to guide the pluggable module 200 and produce the function of shielding electromagnetic interference. The guide shielding cover 1 includes a cover body 11, a compartment frame 12 arranged on the cover body 11, and two plug-in spaces 13 defined by the cover body 11 and the compartment frame 12 and separated by the compartment frame 12 and arranged up and down. The cover body 11 extends along a front-to-back direction D1 (the direction indicated by the arrow is the front, and the reverse direction is the rear), and has a top wall 111, two side walls 112 that are spaced opposite to each other and connected to the two sides of the top wall 111 along a left-right direction D2 (the direction indicated by the arrow is the right, and the reverse direction is the left), and the top wall 111 is connected to the top wall 111 along an up-down direction D3. (The direction indicated by the arrow is upward, and the opposite direction is downward) a bottom wall 113 is spaced apart and connected to the bottom edges of the two side walls 112, a rear wall 114 is connected to the top wall 111 and the rear ends of the two side walls 112, and a plurality of grounding pins 115 extend downward from the bottom edges of the two side walls 112 and the bottom edges of the rear wall 114 and are used to be inserted into a circuit board (not shown). Each grounding pin 115 is configured in a pinhole shape for being tightly inserted into a conductive hole on the circuit board.

該導引屏蔽罩1的罩體11的每一該側壁112具有多個第一組裝孔112a，該隔間框架12具有扣接於該等第一組裝孔112a的多個組裝片121。該等組裝片121朝外穿過該等第一組裝孔112a後被彎折，以使該隔間框架12組裝於該導引屏蔽罩1的罩體11的該兩側壁112。該兩插接空間13是被該隔間框架12所上下分隔，位於上方的該插接空間13由該頂壁111、該兩側壁112與該隔間框架12共同界定，位於下方的該插接空間13由該兩側壁112、該底壁113與該隔間框架12共同界定，每一該插接空間13具有位於前端且供該可插拔模組200***的一前端插口131。Each of the side walls 112 of the housing 11 of the guide shielding cover 1 has a plurality of first assembly holes 112a, and the partition frame 12 has a plurality of assembly pieces 121 that are buckled into the first assembly holes 112a. The assembly pieces 121 pass through the first assembly holes 112a outward and are then bent so that the partition frame 12 is assembled to the two side walls 112 of the housing 11 of the guide shielding cover 1. The two plug-in spaces 13 are separated by the partition frame 12. The upper plug-in space 13 is defined by the top wall 111, the two side walls 112 and the partition frame 12, and the lower plug-in space 13 is defined by the two side walls 112, the bottom wall 113 and the partition frame 12. Each of the plug-in spaces 13 has a front end socket 131 located at the front end for the pluggable module 200 to be inserted.

該插座連接器2設置於該導引屏蔽罩1的後段，且包括一插座殼體21及多個插座端子22，該插座殼體21具有上下排列且朝向前方地分別設於該兩插接空間13的兩個插接槽211，該等插座端子22設於該插座殼體21，每一該插座端子22具有延伸至對應的該插接槽211內的一接觸部221，以及朝下地自該插座殼體21伸出的一尾部222，所述尾部222用於穿過該導引屏蔽罩1的罩體11的一底部開口(圖未示)以插設在該電路板上。The socket connector 2 is arranged at the rear section of the guide shielding cover 1, and includes a socket shell 21 and a plurality of socket terminals 22. The socket shell 21 has two plug-in slots 211 arranged up and down and facing forward and respectively arranged in the two plug-in spaces 13. The socket terminals 22 are arranged in the socket shell 21. Each of the socket terminals 22 has a contact portion 221 extending into the corresponding plug-in slot 211, and a tail portion 222 extending downward from the socket shell 21. The tail portion 222 is used to pass through a bottom opening (not shown) of the cover body 11 of the guide shielding cover 1 to be plugged into the circuit board.

該可插拔模組200自任一該前端插口131進入該導引屏蔽罩1的對應的該插接空間13內後，該可插拔模組200的插接部201a末端的插接板202能***該插座連接器2的插座殼體21的對應的該插接槽211，而使該插接板202的接觸指部202a接觸於該插座殼體21的該插接槽211內的插座端子22的接觸部221，以使該可插拔模組200與該連接器組件100的插座連接器2彼此對接。此外，該導引屏蔽罩1的前段鄰近該前端插口131處可設置於一機殼(圖未示)的一安裝孔(圖未示)，該導引屏蔽罩1還包括設於該罩體11鄰近該兩前端插口131處的多個第一接地墊14，以及設於該隔間框架12的鄰近該兩前端插口131處的一第二接地墊15。所述第一接地墊14具有自所述前端插口131處朝後延伸且分布於該外側與內側的多個第一彈性指部141，以及多個扣片142。該等第一彈性指部141中位於外側者用於與該機殼的位於安裝孔的周緣處部分接觸，該等第一彈性指部141中位於內側者用於與該可插拔模組200的殼體201接觸，該等扣片142形成於該等第一彈性指部141中位於內側者的末端處。該導引屏蔽罩1還具有形成於該頂壁111、該兩側壁112與該底壁113且與所述第一接地墊14的多個扣片142對應組裝的多個扣孔116。所述第二接地墊15具有朝後延伸且分布於該隔間框架12的上側與下側的多個第二彈性指部151，該等第二彈性指部151用於與該可插拔模組200的殼體201接觸。After the pluggable module 200 enters the corresponding plug-in space 13 of the guide shielding cover 1 from any of the front-end sockets 131, the plug-in board 202 at the end of the plug-in portion 201a of the pluggable module 200 can be inserted into the corresponding plug-in slot 211 of the socket shell 21 of the socket connector 2, so that the contact finger 202a of the plug-in board 202 contacts the contact portion 221 of the socket terminal 22 in the plug-in slot 211 of the socket shell 21, so that the pluggable module 200 and the socket connector 2 of the connector assembly 100 are connected to each other. In addition, the front section of the guide shielding cover 1 near the front end socket 131 can be set in a mounting hole (not shown) of a housing (not shown), and the guide shielding cover 1 also includes a plurality of first grounding pads 14 disposed on the cover body 11 near the two front end sockets 131, and a second grounding pad 15 disposed on the partition frame 12 near the two front end sockets 131. The first grounding pad 14 has a plurality of first elastic fingers 141 extending backward from the front end socket 131 and distributed on the outer side and the inner side, and a plurality of buckles 142. The first elastic fingers 141 located on the outside are used to contact the part of the housing located at the periphery of the mounting hole, and the first elastic fingers 141 located on the inside are used to contact the housing 201 of the pluggable module 200. The buckle pieces 142 are formed at the ends of the first elastic fingers 141 located on the inside. The guide shield 1 also has a plurality of buckle holes 116 formed on the top wall 111, the two side walls 112 and the bottom wall 113 and assembled correspondingly with the plurality of buckle pieces 142 of the first ground pad 14. The second grounding pad 15 has a plurality of second elastic fingers 151 extending backward and distributed on the upper and lower sides of the compartment frame 12 , and the second elastic fingers 151 are used to contact the housing 201 of the pluggable module 200 .

另外，該導引屏蔽罩1的罩體11的每一該側壁112具有分別上下排列地對應於該兩插接空間13的兩個開口112b，以及由該兩開口112b構造形成並自該兩開口112b的前側邊緣朝內且朝後傾斜地延伸的兩個鎖扣片112c，所述鎖扣片112c用以卡入該可插拔模組200的插接部201a側邊處的鎖扣凹部201b，以對***所述插接空間13的該可插拔模組200產生鎖扣效果。In addition, each side wall 112 of the cover body 11 of the guide shielding cover 1 has two openings 112b respectively arranged in an upper and lower manner corresponding to the two plug-in spaces 13, and two locking pieces 112c formed by the two openings 112b and extending inwardly and backwardly from the front edges of the two openings 112b. The locking pieces 112c are used to snap into the locking recesses 201b at the sides of the plug-in portion 201a of the plug-in module 200 to produce a locking effect on the plug-in module 200 inserted into the plug-in space 13.

該導引屏蔽罩1的罩體11的頂壁111具連通於上方的該插接空間13的一頂部開口111a。該散熱模組3包括一散熱器31，以及設於該導引屏蔽罩1的該兩側壁112且組裝該散熱器31至該導引屏蔽罩1的頂壁111的一彈性扣具32。該散熱器31具有自上方設於該頂壁111的一散熱基板311、彼此左右並排地扣接且例如以焊接方式設置於該散熱基板311的頂面的多個散熱鰭片312，以及形成於該等散熱鰭片312的底部及該散熱基板311之間且沿該前後方向D1並排的兩個容置凹槽313。該散熱基板311具有形成於底部的一散熱耦合部(圖未示)，該散熱耦合部通過該頂部開口111a朝下地伸入上方的該插接空間13，該彈性扣具32具有分別容置於該兩容置凹槽313且用以朝下且彈性地壓抵於該散熱器31的散熱基板311的兩個壓抵部321，以及分別連接於該兩壓抵部321的左右兩端並扣接於該導引屏蔽罩1的該兩側壁112的兩個扣接部322。每一該側壁112形成有扣接凸部112d，每一該扣接部322形成有與所述扣接凸部112d扣接的扣接孔322a。通過該兩彈性扣具32所提供的朝下壓抵的作用力，能確保該可插拔模組200***上方的插接空間13時，該散熱器31的散熱耦合部能與該可插拔模組200的殼體201的頂面盡可能完整地保持接觸，以確保散熱性能。The top wall 111 of the cover body 11 of the guide shielding cover 1 has a top opening 111a connected to the plug-in space 13 above. The heat dissipation module 3 includes a heat sink 31, and an elastic fastener 32 provided on the two side walls 112 of the guide shielding cover 1 and assembling the heat sink 31 to the top wall 111 of the guide shielding cover 1. The heat sink 31 has a heat dissipation base plate 311 provided on the top wall 111 from above, a plurality of heat dissipation fins 312 which are fastened side by side and provided on the top surface of the heat dissipation base plate 311 by, for example, welding, and two accommodating grooves 313 formed between the bottom of the heat dissipation fins 312 and the heat dissipation base plate 311 and arranged side by side along the front-rear direction D1. The heat dissipation base plate 311 has a heat dissipation coupling portion (not shown) formed at the bottom, and the heat dissipation coupling portion extends downward into the upper insertion space 13 through the top opening 111a. The elastic fastener 32 has two pressing portions 321 respectively received in the two receiving grooves 313 and used to press downward and elastically against the heat dissipation base plate 311 of the heat sink 31, and two buckling portions 322 respectively connected to the left and right ends of the two pressing portions 321 and buckled to the two side walls 112 of the guide shielding cover 1. Each of the side walls 112 is formed with a buckling protrusion 112d, and each of the buckling portions 322 is formed with a buckling hole 322a buckled with the buckling protrusion 112d. The downward pressing force provided by the two elastic fasteners 32 can ensure that when the pluggable module 200 is inserted into the upper plug-in space 13, the heat dissipation coupling portion of the heat sink 31 can maintain contact with the top surface of the shell 201 of the pluggable module 200 as completely as possible to ensure heat dissipation performance.

參閱圖2及圖4至圖7，該兩側蓋板4分別組裝於該兩側壁112且分別遮蔽該兩側壁112上的各個開口112b。所述側蓋板4具有第二組裝孔41，以及一第一安裝部42。所述第二組裝孔41對應於所述側壁112的至少部分的第一組裝孔112a(側壁112前段處的第一組裝孔112a)。該隔間框架12的多個組裝片121中的至少部分是同時扣接於所述第一組裝孔112a與所述第二組裝孔41，所述至少部分的組裝片121依序朝外穿過所述第一組裝孔112a與所述第二組裝孔41後被彎折，以使該兩側蓋板4分別組裝於該兩側壁112。該後壁114具有一第三安裝部114a。如圖1至圖3所示，在本第一實施例中，左右二個側壁112前方的組裝片121在前後方向D1上的位置不同，所以側蓋板4在前後方向D1上並排地設置兩個第二組裝孔41，例如右側的組裝片121靠後而左側的組裝片121靠前，右側的側蓋板4就利用後方的第二組裝孔41來扣接右側的組裝片121(如圖3所示)，左側的側蓋板4就利用前方的第二組裝孔41來扣接左側的組裝片121(如圖1所示)。在其他變化實施例中，設置於左右兩個側壁112前段處的組裝片121的在該前後方向D1上的位置也是可以相同的，在此種變化實施例中，側蓋板4在前後方向D1上只需要一個第二組裝孔41。Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 , the two side cover plates 4 are respectively assembled on the two side walls 112 and respectively cover the openings 112b on the two side walls 112. The side cover plate 4 has a second assembly hole 41 and a first mounting portion 42. The second assembly hole 41 corresponds to at least a portion of the first assembly hole 112a (the first assembly hole 112a at the front section of the side wall 112) of the side wall 112. At least a portion of the multiple assembly pieces 121 of the partition frame 12 are simultaneously buckled to the first assembly hole 112a and the second assembly hole 41, and at least a portion of the assembly pieces 121 pass through the first assembly hole 112a and the second assembly hole 41 in sequence and are then bent, so that the two side cover plates 4 are respectively assembled on the two side walls 112. The rear wall 114 has a third mounting portion 114a. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, in the first embodiment, the assembly pieces 121 in front of the left and right side walls 112 are located at different positions in the front-to-back direction D1, so the side cover plate 4 is provided with two second assembly holes 41 in parallel in the front-to-back direction D1. For example, the assembly piece 121 on the right side is located at the rear and the assembly piece 121 on the left side is located at the front. The right side cover plate 4 uses the second assembly hole 41 at the rear to buckle the right side assembly piece 121 (as shown in Fig. 3), and the left side cover plate 4 uses the second assembly hole 41 at the front to buckle the left side assembly piece 121 (as shown in Fig. 1). In other variant embodiments, the positions of the assembly pieces 121 disposed at the front sections of the left and right side walls 112 in the front-to-rear direction D1 may also be the same. In this variant embodiment, the side cover plate 4 only needs one second assembly hole 41 in the front-to-rear direction D1.

該導光件5具有左右並排地位於所述頂壁111上且朝後延伸至所述後壁114處的兩個導光管51、連接於該兩導光管51的一前連接柱52及一後連接柱53、分別配合組裝於該兩側蓋板4的第一安裝部42的兩個第二安裝部54，以及配合組裝於該後壁114的第三安裝部114a的一第四安裝部55。每一導光管51具有朝下且用以面對該電路板上的發光元件(圖未示)的一入光端511，以及朝前的一出光端512。該前連接柱52連接於該兩導光管51的近出光端512處，該後連接柱53連接於該兩導光管51的近入光端511處。該兩第二安裝部54分別位於左右兩側地形成於該前連接柱52上，該第四安裝部55形成於該後連接柱53上，但需要說明的是，該兩第二安裝部54與該第四安裝部55與該兩個導光管51為一體的構造。The light guide 5 has two light pipes 51 arranged side by side on the top wall 111 and extending backward to the rear wall 114, a front connecting post 52 and a rear connecting post 53 connected to the two light pipes 51, two second mounting parts 54 respectively assembled on the first mounting parts 42 of the two side covers 4, and a fourth mounting part 55 assembled on the third mounting part 114a of the rear wall 114. Each light pipe 51 has a light input end 511 facing downward and used to face the light-emitting element (not shown) on the circuit board, and a light output end 512 facing forward. The front connecting post 52 is connected to the light output end 512 of the two light pipes 51, and the rear connecting post 53 is connected to the light input end 511 of the two light pipes 51. The two second mounting portions 54 are formed on the left and right sides of the front connecting post 52, and the fourth mounting portion 55 is formed on the rear connecting post 53. However, it should be noted that the two second mounting portions 54 and the fourth mounting portion 55 are an integrated structure with the two light guides 51.

詳細來說，該導光件5的兩個第二安裝部54是由前向後地組裝於該兩側蓋板4的位於頂部處的第一安裝部42。每一該側蓋板4的第一安裝部42具有位於所述頂壁111上方的一凸片421、位於所述凸片421下方處且由前向後延伸並由所述凸片421與所述頂壁111共同界定的一收容槽422。該導光件5的每一該第二安裝部54具有向後***對應的第一安裝部42的收容槽422內的一保持塊541，該導光件5的保持塊541具有一插槽541a，每一該側蓋板4的凸片421的下緣***對應的該插槽541a內。並且，該導光件5的保持塊541的插槽541a內形成有朝向上方的一固定凸部541b，該側蓋板4的凸片421的下緣形成有朝向下方且供所述固定凸部541b卡入的一固定凹部421a，藉此能夠防止該導光件5的兩個第二安裝部54自該兩側蓋板4的第一安裝部42由後往前地脫出，以加強所述第一安裝部42與所述第二安裝部54之間的組裝強度。該後壁114的第三安裝部114a具有左右並排地朝後延伸的兩個插片114b，該導光件5的第四安裝部55具有對應容置該兩插片114b的兩個插孔551。所述插孔551朝前且朝下地敞開以供所述插片114b自前方或下方進入。通過所述第一安裝部42與所述第二安裝部54之間的配合，以及所述第三安裝部114a與所述第四安裝部55之間的配合，能使該導光件5穩定地被固持。並且，透過組裝於所述導引屏蔽罩1的側壁112的所述側蓋板4，不但遮蔽所述側壁112上的開口112b，能產生電磁干擾屏蔽(EMI屏蔽)的作用，進一步來說，還透過所述側蓋板4額外提供了用以組裝所述導光件5的構造。In detail, the two second mounting portions 54 of the light guide 5 are assembled from front to back to the first mounting portions 42 located at the top of the two side cover plates 4. The first mounting portion 42 of each side cover plate 4 has a protruding piece 421 located above the top wall 111, and a receiving groove 422 located below the protruding piece 421 and extending from front to back and defined by the protruding piece 421 and the top wall 111. Each of the second mounting portions 54 of the light guide 5 has a retaining block 541 inserted backward into the receiving groove 422 of the corresponding first mounting portion 42, and the retaining block 541 of the light guide 5 has a slot 541a, and the lower edge of the protruding piece 421 of each side cover plate 4 is inserted into the corresponding slot 541a. Furthermore, a fixing protrusion 541b facing upward is formed in the slot 541a of the retaining block 541 of the light guide 5, and a fixing recess 421a facing downward and for the fixing protrusion 541b to be inserted is formed at the lower edge of the protrusion 421 of the side cover 4, thereby preventing the two second mounting parts 54 of the light guide 5 from being disengaged from the first mounting parts 42 of the two side covers 4 from the back to the front, so as to enhance the assembly strength between the first mounting parts 42 and the second mounting parts 54. The third mounting part 114a of the rear wall 114 has two inserting pieces 114b extending backward side by side, and the fourth mounting part 55 of the light guide 5 has two insertion holes 551 corresponding to the two inserting pieces 114b. The insertion hole 551 is open forward and downward to allow the inserting piece 114b to enter from the front or the bottom. The light guide 5 can be stably held by the cooperation between the first mounting portion 42 and the second mounting portion 54, and the cooperation between the third mounting portion 114a and the fourth mounting portion 55. In addition, the side cover plate 4 assembled on the side wall 112 of the guide shielding cover 1 not only shields the opening 112b on the side wall 112, but also produces an electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI shielding) effect. Furthermore, the side cover plate 4 also provides an additional structure for assembling the light guide 5.

該底座6設於該導光件5與該電路板的發光元件之間。該底座6具有對應於該導光件5的兩導光管51的兩個容置孔61，各容置孔61的分別容置該導光件5的對應導光管51的入光端511以及對應的發光元件，以確保該等發光元件所發出的光線能各自進入該導光件5的對應的導光管51的入光端511。另外，每一容置孔61內形成有一扣凹部611，每一導光管51形成有對應卡扣於該扣凹部611的一扣塊513，以及用以抵頂於該底座6的頂面的一擋止塊514，藉此使該底座6穩固地設置於該導光件5上。The base 6 is disposed between the light guide 5 and the light emitting element of the circuit board. The base 6 has two receiving holes 61 corresponding to the two light guide tubes 51 of the light guide 5. Each receiving hole 61 receives the light entrance end 511 of the corresponding light guide tube 51 of the light guide 5 and the corresponding light emitting element, so as to ensure that the light emitted by the light emitting elements can enter the light entrance end 511 of the corresponding light guide tube 51 of the light guide 5. In addition, a buckle recess 611 is formed in each receiving hole 61, and each light guide tube 51 is formed with a buckle block 513 corresponding to the buckle recess 611, and a stop block 514 for abutting against the top surface of the base 6, so that the base 6 is stably disposed on the light guide 5.

參閱圖8與圖9，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，該導光件5位於其中一側壁112的外側，該側壁112上的該側蓋板4還具有位於該第一安裝部42的下方的一第五安裝部43，該導光件5還具有配合組裝於該第五安裝部43的一第六安裝部56。該第五安裝部43具有朝外延伸且朝上彎折的一扣片431，該第六安裝部56具有與該扣片431對應扣接的一扣部561。詳細來說，在本第二實施例中，該導光件5具有通過多個連接柱57彼此連接的四個導光管51，位於最下方的第四個導光管51作為扣部561；但是，在其他變化實施態樣中，也可以是由該四個導光管51中的其中三者中的任一者作為該扣部561，不以本第二實施例為限制。藉由所述第五安裝部43與所述第六安裝部56之間的配合，能進一步地使該導光件5更穩定地被固持。8 and 9, the second embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the light guide 5 is located on the outer side of one of the side walls 112, the side cover 4 on the side wall 112 further has a fifth mounting portion 43 located below the first mounting portion 42, and the light guide 5 further has a sixth mounting portion 56 assembled with the fifth mounting portion 43. The fifth mounting portion 43 has a buckle piece 431 extending outward and bending upward, and the sixth mounting portion 56 has a buckle portion 561 buckled with the buckle piece 431. Specifically, in the second embodiment, the light guide 5 has four light guides 51 connected to each other by a plurality of connecting posts 57, and the fourth light guide 51 located at the bottom serves as the buckle 561; however, in other variations, any one of three of the four light guides 51 may serve as the buckle 561, and the second embodiment is not limited thereto. The cooperation between the fifth mounting portion 43 and the sixth mounting portion 56 can further securely hold the light guide 5.

參閱圖10，本發明連接器組件100之一第三實施例與該第一實施例的不同之處在於，該兩側蓋板4還朝前擴展地遮蔽位在該兩側壁112上用於組裝第一接地墊14的所述扣孔116，藉此能夠進一步地加強電磁干擾屏蔽的作用。Referring to FIG. 10 , a third embodiment of the connector assembly 100 of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the two side covers 4 are further extended forward to cover the buckle holes 116 on the two side walls 112 for assembling the first grounding pad 14, thereby further enhancing the electromagnetic interference shielding effect.

綜上所述，本發明連接器組件100透過組裝於所述導引屏蔽罩1的側壁112的所述側蓋板4，不但遮蔽所述側壁112上的開口112b，以產生電磁干擾屏蔽(EMI屏蔽)的作用，並且，還透過所述側蓋板4額外提供了用以組裝所述導光件5的構造。In summary, the connector assembly 100 of the present invention not only shields the opening 112b on the side wall 112 to produce an electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI shielding) effect through the side cover plate 4 assembled on the side wall 112 of the guide shielding cover 1, but also provides a structure for assembling the light guide 5 through the side cover plate 4.

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 is only an example of the implementation of the present invention, and it cannot be used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

100:連接器組件 1:導引屏蔽罩 11:罩體 111:頂壁 111a:頂部開口 112:側壁 112a:第一組裝孔 112b:開口 112c:鎖扣片 112d:扣接凸部 113:底壁 114:後壁 114a:第三安裝部 114b:插片 115:接地腳 116:扣孔 12:隔間框架 121:組裝片 13:插接空間 131:前端插口 14:第一接地墊 141:第一彈性指部 142:扣片 15:第二接地墊 151:第二彈性指部 2:插座連接器 21:插座殼體 211:插接槽 22:插座端子 221:接觸部 222:尾部 3:散熱模組 31:散熱器 311:散熱基板 312:散熱鰭片 313:容置凹槽 32:彈性扣具 321:壓抵部 322:扣接部 322a:扣接孔 4:側蓋板 41:第二組裝孔 42:第一安裝部 421:凸片 421a:固定凹部 422:收容槽 43:第五安裝部 431:扣片 5:導光件 51:導光管 511:入光端 512:出光端 513:扣塊 514:擋止塊 52:前連接柱 53:後連接柱 54:第二安裝部 541:保持塊 541a:插槽 541b:固定凸部 55:第四安裝部 551:插孔 56:第六安裝部 561:扣部 57:連接柱 6:底座 61:容置孔 611:扣凹部 200:可插拔模組 201:殼體 201a:插接部 201b:鎖扣凹部 202:插接板 202a:接觸指部 203:線纜 D1:前後方向 D2:左右方向 D3:上下方向 100: Connector assembly 1: Guide shield 11: Cover body 111: Top wall 111a: Top opening 112: Side wall 112a: First assembly hole 112b: Opening 112c: Locking plate 112d: Snap-on protrusion 113: Bottom wall 114: Rear wall 114a: Third mounting portion 114b: Inserting plate 115: Grounding pin 116: Snap hole 12: Compartment frame 121: Assembly plate 13: Plug-in space 131: Front socket 14: First grounding pad 141: First elastic finger 142: Locking plate 15: Second grounding pad 151: Second elastic finger 2: socket connector 21: socket housing 211: plug slot 22: socket terminal 221: contact part 222: tail 3: heat dissipation module 31: heat sink 311: heat dissipation substrate 312: heat dissipation fin 313: receiving groove 32: elastic buckle 321: pressing part 322: buckle part 322a: buckle hole 4: side cover 41: second assembly hole 42: first mounting part 421: convex piece 421a: fixed concave part 422: receiving groove 43: fifth mounting part 431: buckle piece 5: light guide 51: light guide tube 511: light input end 512: light output end 513: buckle block 514: stopper block 52: front connecting column 53: rear connecting column 54: second mounting part 541: retaining block 541a: slot 541b: fixing protrusion 55: fourth mounting part 551: socket 56: sixth mounting part 561: buckle part 57: connecting column 6: base 61: receiving hole 611: buckle recess 200: pluggable module 201: housing 201a: plug-in part 201b: buckle recess 202: plug-in board 202a: contact finger 203: cable D1: front and rear direction D2: left and right direction D3: up and down 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及一可插拔模組的一立體分解圖；圖2是該第一實施例的一立體分解圖；圖3是該第一實施例的一立體圖，圖中省略該第一實施例的散熱模組；圖4是該第一實施例的一局部放大立體分解圖；圖5是該第一實施例的另一局部放大立體分解圖，說明該第一實施例的側蓋板的第一安裝部與導光件的第二安裝部；圖6是該第一實施例的一局部放大立體圖，圖中該第一實施例的導光件的第二安裝部的保持塊部分被剖切；以及圖7是該第一實施例的又一局部放大立體分解圖，說明該第一實施例的導引屏蔽罩的後壁的第三安裝部與導光件的第四安裝部；圖8是本發明連接器組件的一第二實施例的一立體圖；圖9是該第二實施例的一立體分解圖；以及圖10是本發明連接器組件的一第三實施例的一局部放大立體圖。 Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation method with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a first embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention and a pluggable module; Figure 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the first embodiment; Figure 3 is a three-dimensional view of the first embodiment, in which the heat dissipation module of the first embodiment is omitted; Figure 4 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional exploded view of the first embodiment; Figure 5 is another partially enlarged three-dimensional exploded view of the first embodiment, illustrating the first mounting portion of the side cover plate and the second mounting portion of the light guide of the first embodiment; Figure 6 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional view of the first embodiment, in which the retaining block portion of the second mounting portion of the light guide of the first embodiment is cut; and FIG. 7 is another partially enlarged three-dimensional exploded view of the first embodiment, illustrating the third mounting portion of the rear wall of the guide shield and the fourth mounting portion of the light guide of the first embodiment; FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional view of a second embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention; FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the second embodiment; and FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional view of a third embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention.

100:連接器組件 100: Connector assembly

1:導引屏蔽罩 1: Guide shield cover

11:罩體 11: Mask body

111:頂壁 111: Top wall

111a:頂部開口 111a: Top opening

112:側壁 112: Side wall

112a:第一組裝孔 112a: First assembly hole

112b:開口 112b: Open mouth

112c:鎖扣片 112c: buckle plate

112d:扣接凸部 112d: buckle convex part

113:底壁 113: Bottom wall

115:接地腳 115: Grounding pin

116:扣孔 116: Button hole

12:隔間框架 12: Partition frame

121:組裝片 121: Assembly sheet

13:插接空間 13: Plug-in space

131:前端插口 131: Front socket

14:第一接地墊 14: First ground pad

141:第一彈性指部 141: First elastic finger

142:扣片 142: Buckle

15:第二接地墊 15: Second ground pad

151:第二彈性指部 151: Second elastic finger

4:側蓋板 4: Side cover

41:第二組裝孔 41: Second assembly hole

42:第一安裝部 42: First installation part

421:凸片 421: Lugs

421a:固定凹部 421a: Fixed recess

422:收容槽 422: Storage tank

5:導光件 5: Light guide

51:導光管 51: Light guide tube

512:出光端 512: Light output end

52:前連接柱 52:Front connecting column

54:第二安裝部 54: Second installation part

541:保持塊 541: Keep block

541a:插槽 541a: slot

D1:前後方向 D1: front and back direction

D2:左右方向 D2: Left and right direction

D3:上下方向 D3: Up and down direction

Claims

一種連接器組件，包含：導引屏蔽罩，具有頂壁及側壁；側蓋板，組裝於所述側壁，所述側蓋板具有第一安裝部，以及位於所述第一安裝部的下方的第五安裝部；以及導光件，位於所述側壁的外側，所述導光件具有配合組裝於所述第一安裝部的第二安裝部，以及配合組裝於所述第五安裝部的第六安裝部。 A connector assembly comprises: a guide shield having a top wall and a side wall; a side cover assembled on the side wall, the side cover having a first mounting portion and a fifth mounting portion located below the first mounting portion; and a light guide located on the outer side of the side wall, the light guide having a second mounting portion assembled in cooperation with the first mounting portion, and a sixth mounting portion assembled in cooperation with the fifth mounting portion.

如請求項1所述的連接器組件，其中，所述第五安裝部具有扣片，所述第六安裝部具有與所述扣片對應扣接的扣部。A connector assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the fifth mounting portion has a snap plate, and the sixth mounting portion has a snap portion that snaps into engagement with the snap plate.

如請求項1所述的連接器組件，其中，所述側蓋板具有第二組裝孔，所述導引屏蔽罩具有扣接於所述第二組裝孔的組裝片，通過所述第二組裝孔與所述組裝片的扣接使所述側蓋板組裝於所述側壁。A connector assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the side cover plate has a second assembly hole, and the guide shielding cover has an assembly piece that is snap-connected to the second assembly hole, and the side cover plate is assembled to the side wall through the snap connection between the second assembly hole and the assembly piece.

如請求項3所述的連接器組件，其中，所述導引屏蔽罩設有隔間框架，所述側壁具有第一組裝孔，所述隔間框架具有穿過所述側壁的所述第一組裝孔且扣接於所述側蓋板的所述第二組裝孔的所述組裝片。A connector assembly as described in claim 3, wherein the guide shield cover is provided with a compartment frame, the side wall has a first assembly hole, and the compartment frame has the assembly piece that passes through the first assembly hole of the side wall and is snap-connected to the second assembly hole of the side cover plate.

如請求項1至請求項2中任一項所述的連接器組件，其中，所述導光件的第二安裝部是由前向後地組裝於所述側蓋板的第一安裝部。A connector assembly as described in any one of claim 1 to claim 2, wherein the second mounting portion of the light guide is assembled to the first mounting portion of the side cover from front to back.

如請求項5所述的連接器組件，其中，所述側蓋板的第一安裝部具有位於所述頂壁上方的凸片，以及位於所述凸片下方處且由前向後延伸的收容槽，所述導光件的第二安裝部具有***所述收容槽內的保持塊。A connector assembly as described in claim 5, wherein the first mounting portion of the side cover plate has a protrusion located above the top wall, and a receiving groove located below the protrusion and extending from front to rear, and the second mounting portion of the light guide has a retaining block inserted into the receiving groove.

如請求項6所述的連接器組件，其中，所述收容槽由所述凸片與所述頂壁共同界定。A connector assembly as described in claim 6, wherein the receiving groove is defined by the protrusion and the top wall.

如請求項7所述的連接器組件，其中，所述導光件的保持塊具有插槽，所述側蓋板的凸片的下緣***所述插槽內。A connector assembly as described in claim 7, wherein the retaining block of the light guide has a slot, and the lower edge of the protrusion of the side cover plate is inserted into the slot.

如請求項8所述的連接器組件，其中，所述導光件的保持塊的插槽內形成有朝向上方的固定凸部，所述側蓋板的凸片的下緣形成有朝向下方且供所述固定凸部卡入的固定凹部。A connector assembly as described in claim 8, wherein a fixing protrusion facing upward is formed in the slot of the retaining block of the light guide, and a fixing recess facing downward and for the fixing protrusion to be inserted is formed at the lower edge of the protrusion of the side cover plate.

如請求項1所述的連接器組件，其中，所述導引屏蔽罩的所述側壁具有開口，所述側蓋板組裝於所述側壁且遮蔽所述開口。A connector assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the side wall of the guide shield has an opening, and the side cover is assembled on the side wall and covers the opening.

如請求項10所述的連接器組件，其中，所述側壁還具有由所述開口構造形成的鎖扣片。A connector assembly as described in claim 10, wherein the side wall also has a locking plate formed by the opening structure.

如請求項10至請求項11中任一項所述的連接器組件，其中，所述導引屏蔽罩的前端組裝有多個接地墊，所述接地墊具有多個彈性指部，以及形成於該等彈性指部中的至少部分的多個扣片，所述導引屏蔽罩還具有至少形成於所述側壁且與所述接地墊的多個扣片對應組裝的多個扣孔，所述側蓋板遮蔽位在所述側壁上的所述扣孔。A connector assembly as described in any one of claim 10 to claim 11, wherein a plurality of grounding pads are assembled at the front end of the guide shielding cover, the grounding pad has a plurality of elastic fingers and a plurality of buckle plates formed on at least part of the elastic fingers, the guide shielding cover also has a plurality of buckle holes formed at least on the side wall and assembled corresponding to the plurality of buckle plates of the grounding pad, and the side cover plate shields the buckle holes located on the side wall.