TWM532680U - Housing snap-in connector and docking connector - Google Patents

Description

Housing snap-on connector and docking connector

This creation relates to an electrical connector, in particular a housing snap-on connector and a mating connector of the USB Type-C specification.

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is currently the most widely used transmission interface, and has evolved from USB, USB 2.0, and USB 3.0 specifications to the latest and fastest USB Type- with the evolution of technology. The C specification has the function of being freely inserted or reverse inserted, so it has become the mainstream in the market.

However, the connector of the USB Type-C specification and the docking connector cannot be set as the snap structure for the plug positioning because the volume is too small, so that the connector and the docking connector are often loose after being docked with each other. The situation has been plagued by people for a long time.

Therefore, how to design a novel that can improve the above-mentioned defects is a major issue that the creators of this case want to solve.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a snap-on connector and a docking connector, by providing a snap member on the metal casing so that the mating state between the mating connector and the mating connector is not easy to loosen. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a connector, which is a USB Type-C connector and includes: a first connection structure; a first metal casing wrapped around the first connection structure; and at least a first A snap member is disposed on the first metal casing.

The present invention further provides a docking connector corresponding to the connector docking, which is a USB Type-C docking connector and includes: a second connecting structure; a second metal shell surrounding the second connecting structure; and at least one The second fastening component is disposed on the second metal casing; wherein the at least one second fastening component is positioned corresponding to the at least one first fastening component being buckled with each other.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following effects: it has the effect of being able to loosen the docking state between the connector and the docking connector that are butted together.

100‧‧‧Connector

1‧‧‧First connection structure

11‧‧‧First Insulation Body

111‧‧‧ tongue plate

12‧‧‧First lead terminal

2‧‧‧First metal casing

21‧‧‧ first shell

211‧‧‧ inside

22‧‧‧Second shell

221‧‧‧ inside

23‧‧‧Fixed feet

3, 3a, 3b‧‧‧ first fasteners

D11‧‧‧first plug-in direction

D12‧‧‧ first horizontal direction

500‧‧‧Docking connector

5‧‧‧Second connection structure

51‧‧‧Second insulation body

52‧‧‧Second conductive terminal

6‧‧‧Second metal casing

61‧‧‧First shell

611‧‧‧Outside

62‧‧‧Second shell

621‧‧‧Outside

7, 7a, 7b‧‧‧ second fasteners

D21‧‧‧Second plugging direction

D22‧‧‧Second horizontal direction

P‧‧‧PCB

C‧‧‧ cable

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the connector of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the docking connector of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the two connectors that are butted to each other before the docking of the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention in accordance with FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention according to FIG. 4 .

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector of the second embodiment in the prior art before docking.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector of the third embodiment in the prior art before docking.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector of the fourth embodiment in the prior art before docking.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector of the fifth embodiment in the prior art before docking.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the connector of the sixth embodiment which is mated to each other before docking.

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings, but the drawings are provided for reference and description only, and are not intended to limit the creation.

This creation provides a snap-on connector and a mating connector for connectors and docking connectors that are compatible with USB Type-C specifications and that can be docked to each other. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 6 to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the connector 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention includes: a first connecting structure 1, a first metal casing 2, and at least one first fastening component 3, and the first fastening component 3 The present invention is not limited to one, and may be two or more. In the present embodiment, one is described as an example.

The first connecting structure 1 includes a first insulative housing 11 and a plurality of first guiding terminals 12 (see FIG. 4) disposed on the first insulative housing 11. The first insulative housing 11 can be composed of a plurality of insulating blocks and protrudes from a tongue plate 111. The plurality of first guiding terminals 12 include a plurality of terminals of different shapes and different configurations, and the present invention is not subdivided. The first connection structure 1 conforms to the USB Type-C specification, so that 12 upper rows and 12 lower rows of first conductive terminals 12 are respectively provided on both sides of the tongue plate 111.

The first metal casing 2 is wrapped around the first connecting structure 1 and defines a first plugging direction D11 as shown in FIG. 3, and the soldering ends of the plurality of first guiding terminals 12 extend from the first metal casing 2 (See FIG. 1), and a plurality of fixing legs 23 of the first metal casing 2 are added to facilitate fixing the connector 100 to a circuit board P. The first metal casing 2 includes a first casing 21 and a second casing opposite to the first casing 21. 22 and two third shell plates (not shown as component symbols), the second third shell plates are respectively connected between one side of the first shell plate 21 and the second shell plate 22 and the first shell plate 21 and the second shell plate Between the other side of 22. The first metal casing 2 conforms to the USB Type-C specification and is therefore an elliptical metal casing and is not in contact with the aforementioned tongue plate 111.

The first fastening member 3 can be any feasible convex structure (which can be a ridge or a bump) or a concave structure (which can be a groove or a groove) and is disposed at any position of the first metal casing 2, this creation This is not limited in this embodiment. In the present embodiment, the inner side surface 211 of the first shell plate 21 is convexly arranged and protruded inward as an example. Specifically, the first fastening component 3 is a convex strip that is concave from the outer side surface of the first shell 21 and further protrudes from the inner side surface 211 of the first shell 21, in other words, the first fastener 3 It is formed on the inner side surface 211 of the first shell plate 21; moreover, the ribs are in the shape of a strip having a certain length, for example, the length of the ribs is made smaller than the width of the first metal shell 2.

The first fastening member 3 defines a first lateral direction D12 as shown in FIG. 3, and the first lateral length direction D12 and the first insertion direction D11 intersect with each other, but the creation does not limit the angle of intersection. In the embodiment, 90 degrees is taken as an example, that is, the first horizontal length direction D12 is perpendicular to the first plugging direction D11.

The docking connector 500 of the first embodiment of the present invention includes: a second connecting structure 5, a second metal casing 6, and at least one second latching member 7, and the number of the second latching members 7 is not limited. In the present embodiment, one will be described as an example.

The first connecting structure 5 includes a second insulative housing 51 (see FIG. 4) and a plurality of second guiding terminals 52 disposed on the second insulative housing 51. The majority of the first conductive terminals 52 include a plurality of types of terminals having different shapes and different configurations, and the present invention is not subdivided. The second connection structure 5 also conforms to the USB Type-C specification, and thus is also provided with 12 upper rows and 12 lower rows of second conductive terminals 52, respectively.

The second metal casing 6 is wrapped around the second connecting structure 5 and defines a second plugging direction D21 as shown in FIG. 3, and the soldering ends of the plurality of second guiding terminals 52 are the same as the majority in the cable C. Signal Wire electrical connection (see Figure 2). The second metal casing 6 includes a first shell plate 61, a second shell plate 62 opposite to the first shell plate 61, and two third shell plates (not labeled with symbol), and the third shell plates are respectively connected to Between one side of the first shell plate 61 and the second shell panel 62 and between the other side edges of the first shell panel 61 and the second shell panel 62. The second metal casing 6 also conforms to the USB Type-C specification and is therefore also an oval metal casing.

The second fastening member 7 is a concave structure (which may be a groove or a groove) or a convex structure (which may be a ridge or a bump) opposite to the first fastening member 3 and is disposed on the second metal casing 6 . The present invention is not limited to this, and in the present embodiment, the first shell plate 61 is provided in a concave configuration as an example. Specifically, the second fastening member 7 is a groove formed in the first shell plate 61 and opposite to the convex strips, and the groove may be only a U-shaped recessed groove, or may be as shown in FIG. 4 . In addition, as with the ridges, the grooves are also in the shape of a strip having a certain length, for example, as long as the length of the grooves is smaller than the width of the second metal casing 6, and the length of the grooves is also It can be larger than the length of the ridge, as long as the rib can be snapped into the groove.

The second fastening member 7 is also defined with a second lateral direction D22 as shown in FIG. 3, and the second lateral direction D22 and the second insertion direction D21 intersect each other, but the angle of intersection is not limited, in this embodiment. In the middle, the second horizontal direction D22 is perpendicular to the second insertion direction D21 as an example. The second plugging direction D21 is parallel to the first plugging direction D11.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the connector 100 is soldered and fixed to the circuit board P, and the docking connector 500 is electrically connected to the cable C. When the connector 100 and the docking connector 500 are docked with each other, the connector 100 is connected. The first fastening member 3 (horizontal elongated rib) is positioned by snapping the second fastening member 7 (horizontal long groove) corresponding to the docking connector 500. At this time, since the first and second horizontal length directions D12 and D22 of the first and second fastening members 3 and 7 are both crossed (or perpendicular) to the first insertion direction D11 (or the second insertion direction D21), A latching force is generated in the first plugging direction D11 (or the second plugging direction D21) so that the mated state between the mating connector 100 and the docking connector 500 is not easily released.

As shown in FIG. 6, the connector 100 and the docking connector 500 of the second embodiment of the present invention are substantially the same as the first embodiment described above, and the difference is only in the concave of the first latching member 3a and the second latching member 7a. The convex states are reversed from each other, and the following paragraphs are specifically described.

The first fastening member 3a is a horizontally long groove formed in the first shell plate 21. The second fastening member 7a is a horizontally elongated ridge which is disposed on the outer side surface 611 of the first shell plate 61 and protrudes outward. In detail, the second fastening member 7a is from the first shell plate 61. The inner side surface is recessed, and the convex strip which is relatively convex on the outer side surface 611 of the first shell plate 61, in other words, the second snap member 7a is formed on the outer side surface 611 of the first shell plate 61.

As shown in FIG. 7, the connector 100 and the docking connector 500 of the third embodiment of the present invention are substantially the same as the first embodiment described above, except that the number of the first fastening members 3 is an even number, and the second buckle is The number of pieces 7 is also a corresponding even number, as described in the following paragraph.

Half of the even number of first fasteners 3 are disposed on the first shell 21, and the other half are disposed on the second shell 22. Wherein, the even number can be two, four, six, etc., and the first fastening component 3 can be a convex-shaped convex strip or a concave structure groove, which is not limited in the present invention. In the present embodiment, two horizontally elongated ridges that protrude inwardly from each other are taken as an example for description. As for the second fastening member 7, the two horizontally long grooves are described as an example.

In this way, since the first shell plates 21, 61 and the second shell plates 22, 62 are all provided with snap fasteners, when the connector 100 and the mating connector 500 are butted against each other, the pair will be paired with each other. The plug-in state is more difficult to loosen.

As shown in FIG. 8, the connector 100 and the docking connector 500 of the fourth embodiment of the present invention are substantially the same as the first and second embodiments, and the difference is only when two or more of the latching members are disposed on the metal casing. On the same side, the three aspects described below are specifically described.

The first aspect: as shown in FIG. 8, the number of the first fastening members is two and different from each other, that is, one is a ridge (the first fastening member 3) and the other is a groove (the first card) The fasteners 3a), all the first fastening members are disposed on the first shell plate 21 or the second shell plate 22; in contrast, the number of the second fastening members is also two and The difference is that one is a groove (the second fastening member 7) and the other is a ridge (the second fastening member 7a), and all the second fastening members are disposed on the first shell plate 61 or the second shell Board 62. As such, the buckle strength of the metal casing at the first shell 21, 61 or the second shell 22, 62 is reinforced.

The second aspect (not shown): is the same as the first aspect, the difference is only the same fasteners on the same shell.

The third aspect (not shown): if the number of the first fastening members 3 is two or more, they may be arranged side by side on the same shell plate (for example, the first shell plate 21 or the first Two shell plates 22); oppositely, two or more second fastener members 7 will also be disposed in the same manner on the same shell plate (for example, the first shell plate 61 or the second shell plate 62).

As shown in FIG. 9, the connector 100 and the docking connector 500 of the fifth embodiment of the present invention are substantially the same as the first embodiment described above, and the difference is only that the connector 100 is electrically connected to the cable C, and the docking connection is The device 500 is soldered and fixed to the circuit board P. In other words, the connector 100 can be electrically connected to the circuit board P or the cable C, and the docking connector 500 can be electrically connected to the cable C or the circuit board P. Creation is not limited.

As shown in FIG. 10, the connector 100 and the docking connector 500 of the sixth embodiment of the present invention are substantially the same as the first to fifth embodiments described above, and the difference may be that the first latching member 3b may be a bump or a bump. Corresponding grooves, the second fastening member 7b can be a groove or a corresponding bump corresponding to the groove. Wherein, the size of the bump is not limited and includes small bumps, as long as the line shape is not the inclusion range of the bump; the groove may be a U-shaped recessed groove, or may be as shown in FIG. Hollow slot.

When the number of the first and second fastening members 3b, 7b is two or more, the first and the fastening members 3b, 7b provided on the same shell of the metal casing (2, 6) are also spaced apart from each other. The direction of the side by side may be straight (not shown) or horizontal (as shown in FIG. 10), and the creation is not limited.

In addition, in the embodiment not shown, the first fastening members 3, 3a, 3b and the second fastening members 7, 7a, 7b may also be disposed in the third shape of the metal casing (2, 6) in an arc shape. Shell plate (not marked with symbol), this creation It is not necessarily limited to be provided on the first shell plates 21, 61 or the second shell sheets 22, 62, as long as the first and second metal shells 2, 6 can be snapped together after docking.

In summary, the present invention has the following effects as compared with the prior art system: a connector that breaks a small volume (for example, a USB Type-C connector) cannot set a click structure, and the first metal case 2 is used. The second metal casing 6 can be buckled with each other, so that the butted state between the connector 100 and the docking connector 500 that are butted together is not easily loosened.

In addition, the creation system has other functions: by providing not only one snap member or not only a single cover plate (21, 22, 61, 62), but also the connector 100 and the docking connection after docking each other. The docking state between the devices 500 is more stable, so that there is no case where some of the lead terminals are not guided.

The above is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent of the creation, and the equivalent structural changes that are made by using the present specification and the contents of the schema are all included in the creation. Within the scope of the rights, it is given to Chen Ming.

100‧‧‧Connector

2‧‧‧First metal casing

23‧‧‧Fixed feet

3‧‧‧First fasteners

D11‧‧‧first plug-in direction

D12‧‧‧ first horizontal direction

500‧‧‧Docking connector

6‧‧‧Second metal casing

7‧‧‧Second fasteners

D21‧‧‧Second plugging direction

D22‧‧‧Second horizontal direction

P‧‧‧PCB

C‧‧‧ cable

Claims (22)

A connector is a USB Type-C connector and includes: a first connection structure; a first metal casing surrounding the first connection structure; and at least one first fastening component disposed on the first metal shell. The connector of claim 1, wherein the at least one first fastening component is a rib or a groove corresponding to the ridge. The connector of claim 2, wherein the first metal housing has a first insertion direction, the at least one first fastening member defines a first horizontal direction, the first horizontal direction and the first The plugging direction is crossed. The connector of claim 3, wherein the first lateral direction is perpendicular to the first insertion direction. The connector of claim 2, wherein the at least one first fastening member is a rib protruding inward from the inner side surface of the first metal housing and being a strip. The connector of claim 2, wherein the at least one first fastening component is a groove that is formed in the horizontal direction of the first metal casing. The connector of claim 1, wherein the at least one first fastening component is a bump or/and a groove corresponding to the bump. The connector of claim 7, wherein the at least one first fastening component is a projection projecting inward from an inner side surface of the first metal housing. The connector of claim 7, wherein the at least one first fastening component is a recess formed in the first metal housing. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first fastening component is set to an even number, and the half of the even number of the first fastening component and the other half are respectively disposed on the first metal casing opposite to each other The second shell. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first fastening component is disposed in two, and the first fastening component is disposed side by side on the same side of the first metal casing. A docking connector that is connected to the connector of any one of the claims 1 to 11 is a USB Type-C docking connector and includes: a second connection structure; a second metal casing, wrapped around And the at least one second fastening component is disposed on the second metal casing; wherein the at least one second fastening component is positioned corresponding to the at least one first fastening component being buckled with each other. The docking connector of claim 12, wherein the at least one second latching member is a rib or/and a groove corresponding to the rib. The docking connector of claim 13, wherein the second metal housing defines a second insertion direction, the at least one second fastening member defines a second horizontal direction, the second horizontal direction and the first The two plugging directions intersect. The docking connector of claim 14, wherein the second lateral direction is perpendicular to the second plugging direction. The docking connector of claim 13, wherein the at least one second fastening component is a rib protruding outward from the outer side of the second metal casing and being a strip. The docking connector of claim 13, wherein the at least one second fastening component is a groove that is formed in the second metal casing and is a horizontal strip. The docking connector of claim 12, wherein the at least one second latching member is a bump or/and a recess corresponding to the bump. The docking connector of claim 18, wherein the at least one second latching member is a projection projecting inward from an inner side surface of the second metal housing. The docking connector of claim 18, wherein the at least one second latching member is a recess formed in the second metal housing. The docking connector of claim 12, wherein the second fastening component is set to an even number, and the half of the even number of the second fastening component and the other half are respectively disposed on the second metal casing The opposite two shells. The docking connector of claim 12, wherein the second fastening component is disposed in two, and the second fastening component is disposed side by side on the same side of the second metal casing.