TWI565163B - Electrical connector and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Electrical connector and method of manufacturing same

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector having a metal outer casing.

As a standard input/output interface, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface has been widely used in many electronic devices. In 1994, seven world-renowned computer and communication companies, including Intel, Compaq, Digital, IBM, Microsoft, NEC, and Northern Telecom, jointly established the USB Association (USB-IF) to initially establish a USB interface specification. So far, the USB Association has released versions 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0.

The above USB 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 versions support the following three transmission rates: (1), low-speed mode transmission rate of 1.5 megabits per second, mostly for keyboards and mice; (2), full-speed mode transmission rate of 12 megabits (3), high-speed mode transmission rate is 480 megabits per second.

However, even with USB 2.0, the transfer rate is no longer sufficient. At the end of 2008, the USB Association released the 3.0 standard USB standard, and the USB 3.0 transfer rate can reach 5Gbps.

With the further development of the electronics industry, today's consumers have a large data transmission rate. With higher demands, it is necessary to further increase the transmission rate based on the USB 3.0 standard, and the electrical connector in the new specification can also be compatible with the previous USB device (also known as backward compatibility).

An electrical connector disclosed in Taiwan Patent No. M306726, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. a shielding shell outside the insulating body. The insulative housing includes a main body portion, a tongue plate extending forward from the main body portion, and a positioning seat mounted on the rear end of the main body portion. The conductive terminal includes a holding portion that is retained on the main body portion, and extends from the holding portion to the tongue plate. The contact portion and the rear end of the self-retaining portion extend vertically downwardly from the extending portion of the positioning seat and the extending portion of the positioning seat downwardly extending from the extending portion, the shielding housing including the top wall and the top portion a cover wall opposite to the bottom wall, connecting the two side walls of the top wall and the bottom wall, and extending downward from the rear end of the top wall, and a cover space surrounded by the top wall, the bottom wall and the two side walls, the shielding shell The front end of the side wall is provided with a holding leg extending vertically downward, and the rear cover is provided with mounting legs extending vertically downwards for connecting with the circuit board to form a ground loop. The back cover is located on the same horizontal plane as the top wall of the shielding shell when the insulating body is not installed, that is, the mounting leg and the top wall are on the same horizontal plane, and the insulating body is installed in the receiving space from the back to the front. After the inner cover, the rear cover is bent downward to cover the rear end of the positioning base of the insulative housing. When the transmission rate of the connector is the same as the USB 3.0 signal transmission rate, a crosstalk signal is generated between the terminals through the mounting foot. Export, so as not to affect the transmission rate of the connector or cause signal interference between the terminals. However, when the transmission rate of the connector is increased to twice the transmission rate of the USB 3.0 signal, a large amount of crosstalk signals generated by the conductive terminals are accumulated in the gap between the back cover and the positioning seat, generating a large amount of radiation, and the holding legs are mounted. The foot cannot be grounded in time to ground the signal, thereby affecting the transmission rate of the electrical connector, in order to improve the grounding effect of the holding foot and the mounting foot. If the outer shell of the connector is first nickel-plated, then the holding leg and the mounting foot are gold-plated. When the holding foot is gold-plated, the shielding shell of the connector is vertically placed into the gold-plated pool. Inside, when the mounting feet are gold-plated, the connector needs to be turned upside down so that the mounting feet are vertically placed in the gold-plated pool, and the holding legs and the mounting feet cannot be simultaneously plated with gold, which complicates the manufacturing process.

In summary, it is necessary to modify existing electrical connectors to overcome the above drawbacks.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector that is easy to manufacture.

To achieve the foregoing objective, the electrical connector of the present invention comprises: an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals disposed on the insulative housing, and a metal shielding housing covering the insulative housing, the shielding housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and a connection a left and right side wall of the top wall and the bottom wall and an end wall for covering the rear end of the insulating body, the rear end wall including a first cover plate extending perpendicularly from the left side wall to the right side wall and a vertical wall from the right side wall to the left side wall The second cover plate is extended, and the first and second cover plates are respectively provided with first and second mounting legs extending vertically downward.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: before the assembly of the shielded housing of the electrical connector to the insulative housing, the holding leg and the first and second mounting legs extend vertically downward, and can be simultaneously performed. Electroplating simplifies manufacturing processes and increases production efficiency.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector

200‧‧‧ boards

101‧‧‧ Plug interface

1‧‧‧Insulating body

11‧‧‧ Main body

1101‧‧‧ front end

1102‧‧‧ rear end face

1103‧‧‧ side end face

1104‧‧‧ bottom

111‧‧‧Recessed trough

1112‧‧‧Card column

112‧‧‧Installation space

113‧‧‧ holding slot

12‧‧ ‧ tongue

121‧‧‧ upper surface

122‧‧‧ lower surface

1221‧‧‧First terminal slot

1222‧‧‧Second terminal slot

2‧‧‧ Positioning Block

21‧‧‧ base

211‧‧‧First terminal receiving slot

212‧‧‧through hole

214‧‧‧Second terminal receiving slot

215‧‧‧ ribs

22‧‧‧Support

3‧‧‧Electrical terminals

31‧‧‧First terminal

311‧‧‧First contact

312‧‧‧First Extension

313‧‧‧First Holding Department

314‧‧‧First Card Holder

315‧‧‧First Welding Department

316‧‧‧Protruding

32‧‧‧second terminal

321‧‧‧Second contact

322‧‧‧Second extension

3221‧‧‧through slot

323‧‧‧Second Holding Department

324‧‧‧Second Card Holder

325‧‧‧Second welding department

326‧‧‧Connecting Department

3261‧‧‧ horizontal department

3262‧‧‧ vertical

327‧‧‧Offset

4‧‧‧Shaded housing

41‧‧‧ top wall

42‧‧‧ bottom wall

43‧‧‧ left wall

44‧‧‧ right wall

45‧‧‧ rear end wall

451‧‧‧first cover

4511‧‧‧First Pressure Relief Department

4512‧‧‧First mounting feet

452‧‧‧second cover

4521‧‧‧Second pressure department

4522‧‧‧Second mounting feet

46‧‧‧holding feet

47‧‧‧Shrap

471‧‧ ‧ ribs

48‧‧‧Resisting arm

S1, S2‧‧‧Differential signal terminals

G‧‧‧ Grounding terminal

The first figure is a perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

The second figure is another perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

The third figure is a rear view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

The fourth figure is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective exploded view of another perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the first terminal of the electrical connector of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the second terminal of the electrical connector of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic illustration of the deployment of the shielded housing of the electrical connector of the present invention.

Referring to the first to fourth figures, the present electrical connector 100 is a socket connector that can be soldered to the circuit board 200 and is provided with a USB 2.0A type mating plug (not shown) and a USB 3.0A type mating plug. The connector (not shown) includes an insulative housing 1 , a positioning seat 2 mounted on the insulative housing 2 , a plurality of conductive terminals 3 disposed on the insulative housing 1 , and a shielding housing 4 covering the insulative housing 1 .

As shown in the third to fifth figures, the insulative housing 1 includes a main body portion 11 and a tongue plate 12 extending horizontally forward from the main body portion 11. The main body portion 11 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a front end surface 1101 of the connecting tongue 12, a rear end surface 1102 opposite to the front end surface 1101, two side end surfaces 1103 between the front end surface 1101 and the rear end surface 1102, and a bottom portion of the main body portion 11. The bottom surface of the end 1104. The main body portion 11 is recessed from the bottom surface of the bottom surface 1104 with a recessed groove 111. The recessed groove 111 extends forward and backward through the front end surface 1101 and the rear end surface 1102. The recessed groove 111 is provided with a pair of downwardly protruding pair of holding posts 1112. The main body portion 11 is provided with a mounting space 112 that is recessed from the rear and the front, and a plurality of holding grooves 113 that penetrate the main body portion 11 and communicate with the mounting space 112. The tongue 12 is flat and includes an upper surface 121 and an opposite lower surface 122. The lower surface 122 is recessed with four elongated first terminal slots 1221 and five in front of the first terminal slot 1221. The second terminal groove 1222 has a rectangular shape, and the first terminal groove 1221 and the holding groove 113 of the main body portion 11 penetrate back and forth.

Referring to the third to fifth figures, the positioning base 2 includes a base portion 21 for receiving in the installation space 112 of the main body portion 11 and a support portion 22 extending forward from the bottom end of the base portion 21. A plurality of first terminal receiving grooves 211 are formed at the rear end of the supporting portion 22 , and a pair of through holes 212 are vertically penetrated in front of the first terminal receiving groove 211 . The base portion 21 is provided with a plurality of second terminal receiving grooves 214 extending through the upper and lower ends. The front end surface of the base portion 21 is provided with a plurality of protruding ribs 215 protruding forwardly, and the first terminal receiving groove 211 and the protruding rib 215 The front and rear correspond to each other. The supporting portion 22 is received in the recessed groove 111 of the main body portion 11 and extends forwardly from the recessed groove 111. The holding post 1112 of the main body portion 11 is received in the through hole 212 of the supporting portion 22 . .

Referring to FIGS. 4 to 7 , the conductive terminal 3 includes four first terminals 31 arranged side by side and five second terminals 32 arranged side by side and embedded in the insulative housing 1 . The four first terminals 31 are a power terminal, a negative signal terminal (D-), a positive signal terminal (D+), and a ground terminal (GND) from left to right. With reference to the sixth figure, each of the first terminals 31 includes a first holding portion 313 that is retained in the retaining groove 113 of the main body portion 11 and a front portion that extends from the first retaining portion 313 into the tongue plate 12 a first extending portion 312 in a terminal slot 1221, a first protruding portion 311 extending from the front end of the first extending portion 312 and having an elastic protrusion, and a protruding portion protruding forward from the front end of the first contact portion 311 316 . The first latching portion 314 extending perpendicularly downward from the rear end of the first retaining portion 313 and the first soldering portion 315 extending downward from the first latching portion 314 . The first holding portion 314 is received in the first terminal receiving groove 211 of the positioning base 2, and the first welding portion 315 extends downwardly from the positioning seat 2, and the rib of the positioning seat 2 The 215 abuts against the first holding portion 314 of the first terminal 31, The negative signal terminal (D-) and the positive signal terminal (D+) protruding portion 316 are inclined toward each other with respect to the corresponding first extending portion 312, and the negative signal terminal (D-) and the positive signal terminal (D+) The distance between the center lines of the protrusions 316 is smaller than the distance between the negative signal terminals (D-) and the center line of the first extension portion 312 of the positive signal terminal (D+). The width of the first soldering portion 315 in the left-right direction is narrower than the width of the first latching portion 314 in the left-right direction, and the first soldering portion 315 of the negative signal terminal (D-) and the positive signal terminal (D+) is opposite to the first soldering portion 315. The vertical center line of the first holding portion 314 is respectively offset to the outside, that is, the distance between the negative signal terminal (D-) and the center line of the first soldering portion 315 of the positive signal terminal (D+) is greater than The distance between the negative signal terminal (D-) and the center line of the first holding portion 314 of the positive signal terminal (D+).

As shown in the seventh figure, the five second terminals 32 include two pairs of differential signal terminals S1 and S2 and a ground terminal G between the two pairs of differential signal terminals S1 and S2. The two pairs of differential signal terminals S1. S2 is used for transmitting high-speed signals, and each of the second terminals 32 includes a second holding portion 323 embedded in the main body portion 11 and a second extending from the second holding portion 323 into the tongue plate 12 The extending portion 322, the flat second contact portion 321 extending forwardly into the second terminal slot 1222 of the tongue plate 12, and the connecting portion 326 connecting the second extending portion 322 and the second contact portion 321 The second holding portion 324 of the second retaining portion 323 and the second retaining portion 324 of the retaining seat 2 are vertically extended downwardly and extend from the second latching portion 324 to the second soldering of the positioning base 2 In the portion 325, the two pairs of differential signal terminals S1 and S2 are bilaterally symmetric along the ground terminal G, and the respective second holding portions 324 are equal in width. The second holding portion 323 of the differential signal terminals S1 and S2 is wider than the second extending portion 322, and the second extending portion 322 of the grounding terminal G is the same width as the second holding portion 323. The second extension portion 322 of the ground terminal G is wider than the second extension portion 322 of the differential signal terminals S1 and S2, and the width of the second solder portion 325 in the left-right direction is wider than the width of the second holder portion 324 in the left-right direction. Narrow, the difference An offset portion 327 is provided between the connecting portion 326 of the signal terminals S1 and S2 and the second extending portion 322. The connecting portion 326 includes a horizontal horizontal portion 3261 and a vertical portion 3262 extending vertically downward from a front end of the horizontal portion 3261. The second contact portion 321 extends horizontally forward from the vertical portion 3262, the second portion The contact portion 321 is located below the second extension portion 322 and is parallel to the second extension portion 322. The offset portion 327 is offset from the second extension portion 322 to the outside, so that each pair of differential signal terminals The distance between the horizontal portions 3261 of S1 and S2 is greater than the distance between the second extension portions 322, and a difference between the pair of differential signal terminals S1 and S2 is closer to the ground terminal G of the second terminal 32. The second soldering portion 325 of the signal terminal is respectively inwardly offset with respect to the second latching portion 324 thereof, and the second contact portions 321 of the differential signal terminals S1 and S2 are both offset toward the grounding terminal G, and the grounding terminal G is The second extending portion 322 is provided with a through groove 3221 that penetrates vertically.

In the abutting direction, the second terminal 32 is located on the outer layer of the first terminal 31, that is, the second terminal 32 is wrapped on the rear side of the first terminal 31, and the first extension portion 312 of the first terminal 31 is located at the second terminal 32. The first latching portion 314 of the first terminal 31 is located on the lower side of the second latching portion 324 of the second terminal 32. The first terminal 31 is used for docking with a USB 2.0A type plug, and the second terminal 32 is used together with the first terminal 31 for docking a USB 3.0A type plug or a USB 3.0A type plug, but the transmission speed is faster. The plug is plugged in.

Please refer to the first figure and the fourth to eighth figures. The shielding shell 4 includes a top wall 41, a bottom wall 42, and left and right side walls 43, 44 connecting the top wall 41 and the bottom wall 42 and To cover the rear end wall 45 of the insulative housing 1, the top wall 41 and the left and right side walls 43, 44 extend rearward beyond the bottom wall 42, the top wall 41, the bottom wall 42 and the left and right side walls 43 And 44 jointly forming the above-mentioned plug interface 101 for docking the docking plug (See the first picture). The rear end wall 45 includes a first cover 451 extending from the vertical rear edge of the left side wall 43 to the right side wall 44, and a second cover extending from the vertical rear edge of the right side wall 44 to the left side wall 43. Board 452. As shown in the second figure, the first and second cover plates 451, 452 block the insertion interface 101, and the top ends of the first and second cover plates 451, 452 are provided to extend horizontally forwardly against the The first and second pressing portions 4511, 4521 on the top wall 41, the left and right side walls 43, 44 extend rearward beyond the rear end of the bottom wall 42 and are disposed to extend downwardly beyond the bottom wall 42 for mounting to the circuit The holding leg 46 on the board 200, the top wall 41, the bottom wall 42 and the left and right side walls 43, 44 are respectively provided with a plurality of elastic pieces 47 protruding into the insertion interface 101, and the top wall 41 is further provided A pressing arm 48 between the pair of elastic pieces 47 and opposite to the extending direction of the elastic piece 47. The root portion of the elastic piece 47 on the top wall 41 and the bottom wall 42 is provided with a protruding strip 471 which is torn and teared in the insertion interface 101. The first and second contact portions 311 and 321 of the conductive terminal 3 are exposed. In the plug interface 101. The first and second covers 451, 452 are respectively provided with first and second mounting legs 4512, 4522 extending vertically downward for soldering to the circuit board 200 for achieving a grounding function.

The first and second cover plates 451 and 452 are bilaterally symmetrical along a vertical center line of the shielding case 4, and the pair of first and second mounting legs 4512 and 4522 are along a vertical center of the shielding case 4. The first and second mounting legs 4512, 4522 are located directly behind the differential signal terminal pairs S1 and S2 of the second terminal 32 in the front-rear direction, and the first and second mounting legs 4512 and 4522 are disposed. The signal terminals of the differential signal terminals S1 and S2 are substantially aligned in the front-rear direction near the ground terminal G, so that the distance between the differential signal terminal pairs S1 and S2 to the first and second mounting legs 4512 and 4522 is the shortest. The radiation and crosstalk signals generated by the high-speed transmission of the differential signal terminals S1 and S2 can be led out through the first and second mounting legs 4512 and 4522 in time. Before the insulating body 1 is installed into the shielding case 4, that is, before the rear end wall 45 is bent into position, the first A cover plate 451 is located in the same vertical plane as the left side wall 43. The second cover plate 452 and the right side wall 44 are located in the same vertical plane, and the holding leg 46 and the first and second mounting feet are 4512 and 4522 are located below the bottom wall 42 to immerse the shielding shell 4 in the nickel plating bath, so that the shielding shell 4 is entirely nickel-plated to enhance the overall masking effect of the shielding shell 4, and then The shielding shell 4 is vertically placed above the gold plating pool, and the holding legs 46 are simultaneously plated with the first and second mounting legs 4512, 4522 to enhance the conduction of the holding legs 46 and the first and second mounting legs 4512, 4522. Rate, then the assembled insulative housing 1 is mounted into the plug connector 101 of the shield housing 1, and finally, the first cover 451 is vertically bent toward the right side wall 44 to cover the rear end of the insulative housing 1 and the second The cover plate 452 is vertically bent and covers the rear end of the insulative housing 1 in the direction of the left side wall 43.

The rear end wall 45 of the shielding case 4 of the electrical connector 100 of the present invention is formed by bending the first and second cover plates 451 and 452 from the left and right side walls 43, 44, respectively, and the holding legs 46 are first and second. When the insulative housing 1 is not inserted into the shielding housing 4, the holding legs 46 and the first and second mounting legs 4512, 4522 extend vertically downward, so as to be disposed, the holding legs 46 are disposed. The first and second mounting legs 4512 and 4522 can be placed in the gold plating bath at the same time to simplify the manufacturing process and improve the production efficiency.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the foregoing embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to make equivalent modifications or variations in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.

100‧‧‧Electrical connector

200‧‧‧ boards

4‧‧‧Shaded housing

43‧‧‧ left wall

451‧‧‧first cover

4511‧‧‧First Pressure Relief Department

4512‧‧‧First mounting feet

452‧‧‧second cover

4521‧‧‧Second pressure department

4522‧‧‧Second mounting feet

46‧‧‧holding feet

Claims (10)

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing; a conductive terminal received in the insulating body; and a shielding shell covering the outside of the insulating body, the shielding housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and a connecting top wall and a bottom a left and right side wall of the wall and an end wall for covering the rear end of the insulating body, the rear end wall including a first cover extending from the left side wall to the right side wall and a second cover extending from the right side wall to the left side wall The first and second cover plates are respectively provided with first and second mounting legs extending vertically downward, the conductive terminals comprise two pairs of differential signal terminals, and the first and second mounting legs are respectively located at the The differential signal terminal is directly behind. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first and second mounting feet are gold plated. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the left and right side walls are provided with a holding leg extending downward beyond the bottom wall, and the surface of the holding foot is gold plated. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the top wall and the left and right side walls extend rearward beyond the bottom wall, and the holding legs extend rearward from the left and right side walls beyond the bottom wall portion extend. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first and second cover plates are bilaterally symmetrical along a vertical center line of the shielding housing, and the first and second mounting legs are along The vertical centerlines are symmetrically disposed, and the first and second cover plates cooperate to completely cover the rear end of the insulative housing. The electrical connector of claim 1 or 5, wherein the conductive terminal comprises a grounding terminal between two pairs of differential signal terminals, the two pairs of differential signal terminals being centered Two differential signal terminals adjacent to the ground terminal are respectively aligned with the first and second mounting legs in the front-rear direction. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the conductive terminal comprises a plurality of first and second terminals, and the plurality of first terminals comprise a power terminal, a negative signal terminal, a positive signal terminal, and a ground terminal. The second terminal includes a pair of differential signal terminals and a ground terminal located between the differential signal terminals, and the first terminal is a USB 2.0A type socket connector terminal for connecting a USB 2.0A type butt plug, first The second terminal together constitutes a USB 3.0A type socket connector terminal for connecting a USB 3.0A type mating plug. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the electrical connector further comprises a positioning seat mounted on the insulative housing, the positioning base comprising a base and a support portion extending forward from a bottom end of the base, The first terminal includes a first retaining portion that is retained on the insulative housing and a first latching portion that extends vertically downward from the first retaining portion and is received in the support portion of the positioning seat, and the front end surface of the base portion is forwardly biased a plurality of ribs resting on the first retaining portion. The electrical connector of claim 8, wherein the insulative housing comprises a main body portion and a tongue plate extending forward from the main body portion, the bottom end of the main body portion is provided with an upward recess extending and extending through the main body a recessed groove, the recessed groove is provided with a pair of latching grooves extending from the top surface to the recessed groove, and the support portion of the positioning seat is partially received in the recessed groove and extends forwardly out of the recessed groove. The support portion is provided with a through hole that cooperates with the holding post. A method of manufacturing an electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the manufacturing method comprises the following steps; (a) providing an insulating body with a terminal, the terminal comprising two pairs of differential signal terminal pairs; b) providing a shielding shell, the shielding shell is stamped and bent from a metal sheet, comprising a top wall, a bottom wall and left and right side walls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall, and the vertical rear edges of the left and right side walls are integrated A first cover plate and a second cover plate are connected, and the left and right side walls are respectively provided with holding legs extending vertically downward, and the first and second cover plates are respectively provided with first and second vertically extending downwards Mounting foot; (c) placing the holding leg and the first and second mounting legs from top to bottom into the gold-plated pool Gold plating; (d) mounting the insulating body from the rear to the front into the shielding case; (e) bending the first cover and the second cover inwardly to the rear end of the insulating body, the first 1. The second mounting pins are respectively located directly behind the pair of differential signal terminals.