TWM587383U - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a connector system connecting cable. The connector includes an upper cover, a lower plate and an auxiliary member. The combination of the upper cover plate and the lower plate body can hold the cable in the accommodating space, and when an external force is applied to the upper cover plate. When an external force is applied to the upper cover, it will unlocked, so that an angle is formed between the upper cover and the lower plate, and the holding member of the latching wire is deformed, thereby releasing the wire.

Description

Connector

The present invention is a technical field of a connector, in particular a connector of an automatic latch wire.

Traditionally, the cable is connected using an automatic latch connector. In order to achieve the purpose of automatic latching, the structure needs to provide a holding structure, and the holding structure occupies a certain space, making the height of the automatic latch connector higher. In terms of the use environment, it is not convenient to use.

Here, this author proposes a connector to solve the defects caused by traditional connectors.

The first purpose of this creation is to provide a connector, which is to provide an upper cover plate, a lower plate body and auxiliary parts, so as to achieve the purpose of automatic latching.

The second purpose of this creation is based on the aforementioned connector, the upper cover is engaged with the lower plate, and a force (that is, a pulling force) is applied to the rear end of the upper cover to achieve the purpose of releasing the cable latch.

The third purpose of this creation is to open an opening in the upper cover according to the aforementioned connector, so that when the upper cover is combined with the lower plate, a part of the holding member (a structure for latching the cable) protrudes from the opening. No interference phenomenon is used to achieve the purpose of thinning.

In order to achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention provides a connector system for connecting a cable to a circuit board. The connector includes an upper cover plate, a lower plate body and an auxiliary member. The upper cover has a surface and a side. An opening is formed on the surface of the upper cover plate and an extension arm is formed on the side of the upper cover plate, and a fastening member is formed on the outside of the extension arm and a first connection member is formed on the outside of the extension arm. The lower plate is connected to the upper cover. The lower plate body forms a terminal slot, an accommodation space, an actuation slot and a rotating base. The terminal slot and the actuation slot are formed in the accommodating space. The accommodation space can be inserted into the cable. The terminal slot is used to set a terminal and the actuation slot is used to set a holding member. The rotating base is formed on the side of the actuation groove and provides a second connecting member. Wherein, the position where the holding member is provided in the action groove corresponds to the position of the opening and the rotation base is provided corresponding to the extension arm. The auxiliary member is disposed on the lower plate body and is coupled to the rotating base. Wherein, by combining the first connecting member and the second connecting member, the upper cover plate is combined with the lower plate body, and the fastening member acts on the rotating base and cooperates with the holding member to hold the cable in the accommodation. In the space, when an external force is applied to the upper cover plate, an angle is formed between the upper cover plate and the lower plate body, so that the holding member is deformed to release the cable.

Compared with the conventional technology, the connector provided by this creation is an AutoLock type. When the cable is inserted into the connector, the cable will be automatically locked, and the auxiliary component and the upper cover are fastened by the fastener Make the automatic latch more stable; and, by pulling up (that is, on the side where the non-cable is inserted), the cable can be released from the connector.

2‧‧‧Circuit Board

4‧‧‧ cable

10‧‧‧ Connector

12‧‧‧ Cover

122‧‧‧ opening

124‧‧‧ extension arm

1242‧‧‧First connector

126‧‧‧Fastener

14‧‧‧ lower plate

142‧‧‧Terminal Slot

144‧‧‧action slot

1442‧‧‧stop

146‧‧‧Rotating base

1462‧‧‧Second connection

16‧‧‧terminal

18‧‧‧ holding parts

20‧‧‧Accessories

202‧‧‧Clamping Department

204‧‧‧Combination

206‧‧‧Fixed section

SP‧‧‧accommodation space

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view illustrating the connector of FIG. 1 in the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates the detailed structure of the auxiliary member of FIG.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'of the connector of Fig. 1 in the present invention.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features, and effects of this creation, we will use the following specific examples and the accompanying drawings to make a detailed description of this creation, as described later.

In this work, "a" or "an" is used to describe the units, components, and assemblies described herein. This is only for the convenience of explanation and provides a general meaning to the scope of this creation. Therefore, unless it is obvious that he meant otherwise, such a description should be understood to include one, at least one, and also the plural.

In this creation, the terms "including", "including", "having", "containing" or any other similar language are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, article, or device containing a plurality of elements is not limited to only those elements listed herein, but may include an element, structure, article, or device that is not explicitly listed but is generally inherent to the element, structure, article, or device Other requirements. In addition, unless expressly stated to the contrary, the term "or" means an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or".

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the connector 10 can be used to connect the cable 4 and the circuit board 2. The upper diagram of Figure 1 is the connector 10 The state of the latching cable 4 and the lower diagram of FIG. 1 are the released state of the connector 10 when the latching cable 4 is released.

Referring to FIG. 2 together, it is an exploded view illustrating the connector of FIG. 1. The connector 10 includes an upper cover plate 12, a lower plate body 14 and an auxiliary member 20. Among them, the upper diagram of FIG. 2 exposes the structure of the upper cover plate 12, the middle diagram of FIG. 2 reveals the structure of the lower plate body 14 and the lower diagram of FIG. 2 reveals the structures of the terminals 16, the holding member 18, and the auxiliary member 20, etc. .

The upper cover plate 12 has a surface and a side edge, and two sides of the surface adjacent to the side edge respectively form openings 122. In addition, the side edge of the upper cover plate 12 forms an extension arm 124, and a buckle is formed on the outside of the extension arm 124. The connecting member 126 and the outside of the extension arm 124 form a first connecting member 1242. The fastening member 126 is a bump or a bump. Here, the first connecting member 1242 may be a through hole on the extension arm 124 or other types.

The lower plate body 14 is connected to the upper cover plate 12. The lower plate body 14 provides an accommodation space SP to accommodate the cable 4. The lower plate body 14 forms a terminal slot 142, an actuation slot 144 and a rotating base 146. The terminal groove 142 and the operating groove 144 are formed in the accommodation space SP.

The terminal slot 142 is used to set a terminal 16 and the actuation slot 144 is used to set a holding member 18. The structure of the holding member 18 may refer to the structure disclosed in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4. The holding member 18 may be an independent component or a member extending from the upper cover plate 12. Here, the latter is taken as an example.

Returning to FIG. 2, the rotation base 146 is formed on the side of the actuation groove 144 and provides a second connection member 1462. Here, the second connecting member 1462 may be a protrusion on the rotating base 146 or other types. Therefore, the rotating base 146 penetrates through the protruding column coupling extension arm 124. In another embodiment, the types of the first connecting member and the second connecting member may be used interchangeably, that is, the first connecting member may be a convex pillar. And the second connection may be a through hole. Wherein, the position where the action groove 144 is provided with the holding member 18 corresponds to the position of the opening 122. The rotation base 146 is disposed corresponding to the extension arm 124. In addition, the operating groove 144 may form a stopper 1442, and when the upper cover plate 12 and the lower plate body 14 are combined, the stopper 1442 is adjacent to the opening 122.

The auxiliary member 20 is disposed on the lower plate body 14 and is coupled to the rotation base 146. Here, the rotation base 146 is combined with a pin (or embedded) method. Referring to the upper diagram of FIG. 3 together, details of the auxiliary member 20 structure. The auxiliary member 20 further includes a coupling portion 204 and a buckling portion 202. The coupling portion 204 is connected to the buckling portion 202. The joint portion 204 engages the rotation base 146, so that there is an interval between the buckle portion 202 and the rotation base 146, which can extend the arm 124, as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 3, which is the first explanation of this creation. The schematic diagram of the connection between the connecting member and the second connecting member is such that the upper cover plate 12 can be combined with the lower plate body 14 by combining the first connecting member with the second connecting member. In another embodiment, the auxiliary component further includes a fixing portion 206 for locking the lower board 14 to the circuit board 2. In addition, when the buckling portion 202 is an opening, the buckling portion 202 (such as an opening) is buckled by the fastener 126 (such as a bump or a bump), so that the angle between the upper cover plate 12 and the lower plate body 14 Maintained at or near 0 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 4 together, the A-A 'cross-sectional schematic diagram of the connector of FIG. 1 will be described. In the latch diagram in the upper diagram of FIG. 4, when the upper cover plate 12 is combined with the lower plate body 14, the base member 146 is locked by the fastener 126 to rotate (eg, rotate counterclockwise) so that the upper cover plate 12 Stably engages with the lower plate body 14. Reference is also made to the unlatching schematic diagram in the lower diagram of FIG. 4.

When the cable 4 is inserted into the accommodating space SP, the holding member 18 can hold the cable 4 in the accommodating space SP, and the holding member 18 is squeezed by the cable 4 so that a part of the holding member 18 protrudes from the opening 122. When an external force (that is, a pulling force or a pull) is applied to the upper cover plate 12, the upper cover plate 12 is caused An included angle is formed with the lower plate body 14 to further cause the holding member 18 to deform, so as to release the cable 4.

This creation has been disclosed in the above with a preferred embodiment, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiment is only used to describe this creation, and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of this creation. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to the embodiments should be set to cover the scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation shall be defined by the scope of the patent application.

Claims (10)

A connector for connecting a cable and a circuit board, the connector comprising: an upper cover plate having a surface and a side edge, the surface of the upper cover plate forming an opening and an extension arm formed on the side edge of the upper cover plate, and A fastening member is formed on the outer side of the extension arm and a first connection member is formed on the outer side of the extension arm; a lower plate body is connected to the upper cover plate, and the lower plate body forms a terminal groove, a receiving space, an operating groove and a rotating base; A base, the terminal slot and the actuating slot are formed in the accommodating space, the accommodating space is used for inserting a cable, the terminal slot is used to set a terminal, and the actuating slot is used to set a holding member; The side of the groove is provided with a second connecting member, wherein the position where the holding groove is provided with the holding member corresponds to the position of the opening, and the rotation base is provided with corresponding to the extension arm; and the auxiliary member is provided with the The lower plate body is coupled to the rotating base; wherein the upper cover plate is combined with the lower plate body through the combination of the first connecting member and the second connecting member, and acts on the lower plate through the fastening member. Rotate the base and cooperate with the holding member for The pinching the cable accommodating space, and when the external force is applied to the cover plate, the cover plate such that the included angle between the lower plate and to allow the sandwiching member deformed, for release of the cable. The connector according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the opening is formed above the holding member, and when the holding member is deformed, the holding member penetrates the opening. The connector according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the auxiliary member includes a joint portion and a buckle portion, the joint portion is connected to the buckle portion, and the joint portion engages the rotating base so that the buckle portion and the The rotating bases are spaced apart from each other to accommodate the extension arms. The connector according to item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the auxiliary member further includes a fixing portion for locking the lower board body to the circuit board. The connector according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the fastening member is a bump or a bump and the buckling portion is an opening, and the upper cover plate is locked by the bump or the bump buckling the opening. The included angle with the lower plate is maintained at or near 0 degrees. The connector according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first connecting member is a through hole and the second connecting member is a convex post, and the convex post is coupled to the through hole. The connector according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein one end of the holding member is connected to the upper cover, and the other end of the holding member is fastened to the actuating groove, so that when the external force is applied to the upper cover, The holding member is deformed. The connector according to item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the external force is applied to the upper cover plate so that an included angle between the upper cover plate and the lower plate body rotates counterclockwise. The connector according to item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the actuation groove forms a stopper, and when the upper cover plate is combined with the lower plate body, the stopper is adjacent to the opening. The connector according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the holding member is pressed by the cable so that a part of the holding member is protruded from the opening.