CN220985028U - Locking piece, inner shell, board end and wire end connector, patch cord and connecting assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a locking piece, an inner housing, a board-and-wire-end connector, a patch cord, and a connection assembly, the locking piece being for a connector including a main body to be mated with another connector, the locking piece being for connection to the main body, the locking piece including a locking portion configured to be movable relative to the main body by pressing so that the locking portion is switched from a locked state locked to the other connector to an unlocked state disengaged from the other connector. Through above-mentioned technical scheme, the locking piece that this disclosure provided through operably pressing the locking piece to make locking portion remove for the main part, so that can realize can the unblock locking two connectors of butting each other, overall structure is simple and the simple operation, the whole lightweight design of connector of being convenient for.

Description

Locking piece, inner shell, board end and wire end connector, patch cord and connecting assembly

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of connectors, and in particular, to a locking member, an inner housing, a board-and-wire end connector, an patch cord, and a connection assembly.

Background

The connector is used for connecting two active devices for transmitting current or signals. In the related art, in order to ensure the plugging reliability of the connector, a locking structure is usually arranged in the connector, but the existing locking structure is complex, which is not beneficial to the overall lightweight design of the connector.

Disclosure of utility model

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a locking member, an inner housing, a board-and-wire-end connector, a patch cord and a connection assembly, which is simple in structure and convenient to operate, so as to at least partially solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present disclosure provides a locking member for a connector including a main body to be mated with another connector, the locking member for connection to the main body, the locking member including a locking portion configured to be movable relative to the main body by pressing so that at least the locking portion is switched from a locked state in which the locking portion is locked to the other connector to an unlocked state in which the locking portion is disengaged from the other connector.

Optionally, the locking member is a spring, and the locking portion is configured to stop against the other connector in a locking state to limit separation of the connector from the other connector, and the locking portion is capable of being elastically deformed by pressing to switch to an unlocking state so that the connector can be separated from the other connector.

Optionally, the locking member includes a first section for connecting and positioning to the main body and a second section bent at an angle with respect to the first section, a free end of the second section remote from the first section extending toward an inner side of the connector, and the locking portion is formed on the second section.

Optionally, the second section includes a connection section and a pressing section extending from the first section, a connection of the pressing section and the connection section forms a first stop surface facing the free end, and the first stop surface is the locking portion.

Optionally, the second section is provided with a reinforcing rib.

A second aspect of the present disclosure provides an inner housing for use on at least one of two connectors capable of mating, the inner housing having a mating portion for mating with a locking portion of a locking member of another connector when the connector in which the inner housing is located is mated with the other connector to releasably lock the two connectors, the locking member employing the locking member as described above.

Optionally, the inner housing has a locking groove thereon, the locking groove has an opening into which a locking piece of the other connector is inserted, and the mating portion includes a stopper portion formed on at least one of opposite inner side walls of the locking groove, the stopper portion being for stopping against the locking portion of the other connector in a locked state to restrict separation of the connector and the other connector.

Optionally, the limiting portion includes a second protrusion or a second groove, a wall surface of the second protrusion or the second groove facing the inner side of the connector along the plugging direction forms a second stop surface, and in the locked state, the first stop surface of the locking portion is stopped on the second stop surface.

A third aspect of the present disclosure provides a board end connector including an inner housing and a plug body extending from an inside of the inner housing to an outside of the inner housing, a slot into which a body of another connector is inserted being formed between the plug body and the inner housing, the inner housing adopting the inner housing as described above, and a fitting portion of the inner housing being formed on a wall of the inner housing adjacent to the slot and opposite to the plug body.

Optionally, the board end connector further includes an outer housing, the outer housing is sleeved outside the inner housing and is used for connecting a circuit board, and the mating portion is shielded inside the outer housing.

A fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides a line-end connector including a main body for interfacing with another connector, and a locking member connected to the main body, the locking member including a locking portion configured to be movable relative to the main body by pressing so that at least the locking portion is switched from a locked state in which the locking portion is locked to the other connector to an unlocked state in which the locking portion is disengaged from the other connector.

Optionally, the line-end connector further includes an inner housing, the main body extends from an inside of the inner housing to an outside of the inner housing, a slot into which another connector is inserted is formed between the main body and the inner housing, the locking member is connected to a first surface of the main body facing away from the slot, and a mating portion is provided on a wall of the inner housing adjacent to the slot and opposite to the main body, the mating portion being configured to mate with a locking portion of the other line-end connector when the line-end connector is plugged with the same other line-end connector, so as to releasably lock the two line-end connectors.

Optionally, the locking piece is a spring plate, the locking portion is formed on the spring plate, the inner housing is provided with a locking groove, the locking groove is provided with an opening for inserting the spring plate of the other wire end connector, the matching portion comprises a limiting portion formed on the locking groove, the locking portion is used for stopping at the limiting portion of the other wire end connector in a locking state so as to limit the separation of the two wire end connectors, and the locking portion can be switched to an unlocking state by pressing so that the locking portion is separated from the limiting portion.

Optionally, the locking member includes a first section for connecting and positioning to the main body, and a second section bent at an angle with respect to the first section, a free end of the second section away from the first section extending toward an inner side of the connector, the locking portion being formed on the second section; the wire end connector further comprises an outer shell sleeved outside the inner shell and an actuating piece connected to the outer shell, the free end of the second section extends to the position between the inner shell and the outer shell, and the actuating piece is used for driving the second section to move relative to the main body so as to switch between the locking state and the unlocking state.

Optionally, the actuator comprises a pressing tab formed on the outer housing for selectively driving the second section to move relative to the body.

Optionally, an inward concave arc groove is formed on the inner side surface of the pressing piece at the connection part with the outer shell; and/or the outer side surface of the pressing sheet is provided with an identification part protruding out of and/or recessed in the pressing sheet.

Optionally, a gap extending around a part of the periphery of the pressing piece is provided between the pressing piece and the outer housing, and the wire end connector further includes a filling portion filling the gap.

Optionally, a first avoiding groove for avoiding the pressing path of the elastic sheet is formed on the inner shell; and/or the end part of the outer shell is provided with a turned edge extending towards the inner shell, and/or a second avoiding groove for avoiding the pressing path of the elastic sheet is formed on the turned edge and/or the inner wall surface of the outer shell.

A fifth aspect of the present disclosure provides a line end connector comprising a line body and a line end connector as described above, at least one end of the line body being provided with the line end connector.

A sixth aspect of the present disclosure provides a line end connector comprising two connectors capable of mating with each other, both of the connectors employing a line end connector as described above, or one of the connectors employing a line end connector as described above, the other employing a board end connector as described above.

Through above-mentioned technical scheme, the locking piece that this disclosure provided promptly, through operably pressing the locking piece, can make locking portion remove for the main part to make locking portion can the auto-lock end in the locking state of another connector switch to break away from the unblock state of another connector, be convenient for realize the butt joint installation between two connectors, overall structure is simple and the simple operation, the whole lightweight design of connector of being convenient for.

Additional features and advantages of the present disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain, but do not limit the disclosure. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a wire end connector provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of another angle of a wire end connector provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 3 is an exploded schematic view of a wire end connector provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a latch provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of another angle of a latch provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a latch provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of a structure of two wire end connectors mated with each other with portions of the outer housing and the filler removed, provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of two line end connectors mated as provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure with portions of the outer housing and filler removed;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial schematic view of the position A of FIG. 8;

fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a wire end connector provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a board end connector provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a wire end connector mated with a board end connector provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 13 is a schematic view of a structure in which a line end connector provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is mated with a board end connector while the board end connector is removed from an outer housing;

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural view of an inner housing provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of another angular configuration of an inner housing provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 16 is a schematic structural view of an upper case of an outer case provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 17 is a schematic view of another angle of the upper case of the outer case provided in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Description of the reference numerals

1-A main body; 2-locking member; 210-a locking portion; 220-shrapnel; 221-first section; 222-a second section; 2221-connecting segment; 2222-pressing segment; 223-sidewall surface; 224-first protrusions; 225-a first groove; 226-a first stop surface; 227-reinforcing ribs; 228-a weight-reducing tank; 3-an inner housing; 310-mating part; 311-limit parts; 312-second protrusions; 313-second groove; 314—a second stop surface; 320-locking grooves; 321-opening; 330-a first avoidance slot; 4-a plug-in main body; 5-slots; 6-an outer shell; 610-flanging; 620-a second avoidance slot; 630-an upper housing; 640-a lower housing; 7-a circuit board; 8-an actuator; 810-pressing the sheet; 820-arc grooves; 830-an identification section; 9-gap; 910-fourth protrusions; 10-filling part; 1010-filling blocks; 11-a wire body; 12-conductive terminals.

Detailed Description

Specific embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating and illustrating the disclosure, are not intended to limit the disclosure.

It should be noted that, all actions for acquiring signals, information or data in the present disclosure are performed under the condition of conforming to the corresponding data protection rule policy of the country of the location and obtaining the authorization given by the owner of the corresponding device.

In this disclosure, unless otherwise indicated, terms of orientation such as "inner and outer" are used to refer to inner and outer relative to the contour of the component or structure itself. In addition, it should be noted that terms such as "first, second", etc. are used to distinguish one element from another element without order or importance. In addition, in the description with reference to the drawings, the same reference numerals in different drawings denote the same elements.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a locking member for a connector including a main body 1 to be mated with another connector, a locking member 2 for connection to the main body 1, the locking member 2 including a locking portion 210, the locking member 2 being configured such that at least the locking portion 210 is movable relative to the main body 1 by pressing, so that a locked state in which the locking portion 210 is self-locked to the other connector is switched to an unlocked state out of the other connector, as shown with reference to fig. 1 to 13.

Through above-mentioned technical scheme, the locking piece that this disclosure provided promptly, through operably pressing the locking piece, can make locking portion 210 remove for main part 1 to make locking portion 210 can the auto-lock be in the locking state of another connector switch to break away from the unblock state of another connector, be convenient for realize the butt joint installation between two connectors, overall structure is simple and the simple operation, the whole lightweight design of connector of being convenient for.

The locking member 2 may be configured in any suitable manner, so that the locking and unlocking of the two connectors can be switched by pressing the locking member, for example, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, 7 and 13, the locking member 2 may be a spring 220, the locking portion 210 is used for stopping against the other connector in the locking state to limit the separation of the connector from the other connector, and the locking portion 210 is elastically deformable by pressing to be switched to the unlocking state so that the connector can be separated from the other connector, and the locking member 2 is configured as the spring 220, so that the structure is simple, the installation and the manufacturing are convenient, and the pressing operation of an operator is convenient. In addition, since the elastic piece 220 has elasticity, the elastic piece can be unlocked by pressing, and in the non-pressing state, the elastic piece 220 can be reset, that is, can be switched to the position where the locking state is located. In another embodiment, not shown, the lock may be configured in any other suitable structure, such as a lock post, a lock block, or the like, which is movably connected to the main body, and which has a lock portion, such as a latch block, that can be engaged with the other connector.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 4 to 6, the locking member 2 may include a first section 221 and a second section 222 bent at an angle with respect to the first section 221, the first section 221 is used for connecting and positioning the main body 1, a free end of the second section 222 away from the first section 221 extends toward the inner side of the connector, and the locking portion 210 is formed on the second section 222, so that an operator can unlock the locking portion 210 on the second section 222 to the limiting portion 311 on the inner housing 3 of another connector, for example, by pressing the second section 222 of the elastic sheet 220, for example, to thereby realize the abutting connection of the two connectors, and the locking member 2 has a simple overall structure and facilitates the pressing operation. Furthermore, the free end of the second section 222 remote from the first section 221 extends towards the inside of the connector, facilitating the mutual mating of the two connectors, so as to avoid interference of the free end of the second section 222 with the mating paths of the two connectors.

In addition, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 4 to 6, the second section 222 may include a connection section 2221 and a pressing section 2222 extending from the first section 221, where the connection between the pressing section 2222 and the connection section 2221 forms a first stop surface 226 facing the free end, and the first stop surface 226 is a locking portion 210, so that the locking portion 210 can be formed on the self structure of the elastic sheet 220 and is in locking engagement with another connector, for example, the locking portion 210 may be in releasable engagement with a limit portion 311 (to be described below) of an inner housing 3 of another connector, which is simpler in structure and is convenient for installation and manufacturing, and is also advantageous for lightweight design of the connector. Preferably, in this embodiment, the connection section 2221 is configured to have a structure with two bent step surfaces, so that the pressing section 2222 is tilted more relative to the first section 221, and the pressing operation is easier to implement.

Wherein, the locking portion 210 may be configured in any suitable manner, for example, referring to fig. 4, the dimension of the connection section 2221 in the width direction may be larger than the dimension of the pressing section 2222 in the width direction, that is, it may be understood that the first protrusions 224 may be formed on both side wall surfaces of the connection section 2221 opposite with respect to the width direction such that the dimension of the connection section 2221 in the width direction is larger than the dimension of the pressing section 2222 in the width direction; and the connection between the pressing section 2222 and the connection section 2221, that is, the wall surface of the first protrusion 224 facing the side where the free end is located forms the first stop surface 226, the first stop surface 226 may stop against the other connector in the locked state and disengage from the stop in the unlocked state to allow the two connectors to be separated, for example, the first stop surface 226 may stop against the second stop surface 314 (to be described later) of the above-mentioned limiting portion 311, so that the locked connection of the two connectors can be achieved with high reliability and convenience in installation operation. The specific implementation of the stop surface 226 is not limited thereto, and for example, the pressing section 2222 and the connecting section 2221 may be the same width without a reduction change, and the stop surface 226 is formed by a convex manner on both sides.

Of course, in other embodiments, the two opposite side wall surfaces 223 of the pressing section 2222 with respect to the width direction may also be formed with the first groove 225, and the wall surface of the side of the first groove 225 facing the free end is formed with the first stop surface 226, so that the second stop surface 314 that is stopped by the first stop surface 226 on the above-mentioned limiting portion 311 can also be realized, and further, the locking connection of the two connectors is realized. It should be noted that the width direction may refer to the direction of the arrow in fig. 4.

Further, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 4 to 6, the second section 222 may be provided with a reinforcing rib 227, so that the structural strength of the elastic sheet 220 can be improved, the service life can be prolonged, and the elastic sheet 220 can work stably.

In addition, a weight reduction groove 228 may be provided on the second section 222 to further achieve a lightweight design.

In addition, fig. 6 exemplarily shows that the end of the first segment 221 remote from the second segment 222 may extend towards the inside of the connector such that an angle is formed between the first segment 221 and the second segment 222. As shown in fig. 10, the second section 222 can be conveniently pressed by an operator, so that the second section 222 can move relative to the main body 1, and further, the two connectors can be in unlocked connection, the operability is good, and the elastic restoring capability of the elastic sheet 220 can be automatically restored.

It should be noted that, the first section 221 of the elastic piece 220 may be fixedly connected to the main body 1 by, for example, integrally forming, such as 3D printing, or the first section 221 of the elastic piece 220 may be plug-connected by, for example, inserting into a mounting slot on the main body 1, which is not particularly limited by the present disclosure, and may be adaptively configured according to practical application requirements by those skilled in the art.

In addition, fig. 6 exemplarily shows that the second section 222 and the first section 221 extend towards the inner side of the connector where the second section 222 is located, and the angle a of the second section 222 tilted with respect to the first section 221 may have an angle value of, for example, 10 ° -20 °, so as to ensure that the first stop surface 226 of the elastic sheet 220 can stably abut against the second stop surface 314 of the stop portion 311 of the inner housing 3 of the other connector in the locked state. Of course, the specific numerical range of the angle value of the tilting angle a is exemplary, and those skilled in the art can adaptively construct the specific numerical range according to the actual application requirements.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an inner housing, as shown in fig. 3, 13, 14 and 15, which is applied to at least one of two connectors that can be mated, the inner housing 3 has a mating portion 310, and the mating portion 310 is used to mate with a locking portion 210 of a locking member 2 of another connector when the connector in which the inner housing 3 is located is mated with the other connector, so as to releasably lock the two connectors, and the locking member 2 adopts the locking member provided in the first aspect, so that the two connectors can be releasably mated by the mating portion 310 of the inner housing 3 and the locking portion 210 of the locking member 2, with high reliability and convenient operation.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, 13, 14 and 15, the inner housing 3 may have a locking groove 320 thereon, the locking groove 320 having an opening 321 into which the locking piece 2 of the other connector is inserted, and the mating part 310 includes a stopper part 311 formed on at least one of opposite inner sidewalls of the locking groove 320, the stopper part 311 being for stopping against the locking part 210 of the other connector in a locked state to restrict separation of the connector from the other connector, and the structure is simple and convenient to operate.

In addition, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, 13, 14 and 15, the limiting portion 311 may be formed on at least one of two opposite inner side walls of the locking groove 320, where the limiting portion 311 includes a second protrusion 312 or a second groove 313, and a wall surface of the second protrusion 312 or the second groove 313 facing the inner side of the connector in the plugging direction forms a second stop surface 314, and in the locked state, the first stop surface 226 of the locking portion 210 is stopped against the second stop surface 314, so that the locking portion 210 and the limiting portion 311 are formed on the self structure of the inner housing 3 and can be in releasable fit with the locking portion 210 of the elastic sheet 220 of the other connector, so that not only the structure is simpler, but also the installation and manufacturing are facilitated, and both the locking portion 210 and the limiting portion 311 are based on the improvement on the structures of the elastic sheet 220 and the self structure of the inner housing 3, so that the structure is simpler, the installation and manufacturing are facilitated, and the lightweight design of the connector is facilitated.

In addition, it should be noted that the above-mentioned inner housing 3 may be applied to, for example, a wire end connector and a board end connector, and the specific external configuration of the inner housing 3 may be adaptively designed according to the specific use situation when applied to the wire end connector and the board end connector, which is not limited herein. For example, when the inner housing 3 is applied to, for example, a wire end connector, since the wire end connector is provided with the locking member 2, in order to avoid interference between the elastic sheet 220 and the inner housing 3 when the elastic sheet 220 is pressed, the inner housing 3 may be formed with the first escape groove 330 for escaping the pressing path of the elastic sheet 220, and when the inner housing 3 is applied to, for example, a board end connector, since the locking member 2 may not be provided, the inner housing 3 may not be formed with the first escape groove 330 for escaping the pressing path of the elastic sheet 220, and therefore, it is understood that the inner housing 3 may be constructed in the same structure for manufacturing when applied to, for example, the wire end connector and the board end connector, and of course, may be constructed in different structures, specifically designed adaptively according to actual requirements.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a board-end connector to be mounted on a circuit board of an electronic device for connection of connection wires to enable the electronic device to connect to an external device, the board-end connector including an inner housing 3 and a plug body 4 as shown with reference to fig. 11 to 13, the plug body 4 extending from an inside of the inner housing 3 to an outside of the inner housing 3, a slot 5 for insertion of a body 1 of another connector being formed between the plug body 4 and the inner housing 3, the inner housing 3 employing the inner housing provided in the above second aspect, and a fitting portion 310 of the inner housing 3 being formed on a wall of the inner housing 3 adjacent to the slot 5 and opposite to the plug body 4. By providing the inner housing, the board end connector can be releasably locked by the locking portion 210 of the locking member 2 engaging with the engaging portion 310 of the inner housing 3 when being connected to another connector such as a line end connector having the locking member 2. In addition, the board end connector has all the advantages of the inner housing, and the disclosure is not repeated here.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 11, the board end connector may further include an outer housing 6, where the outer housing 6 is sleeved outside the inner housing 3 and is used for connecting the circuit board 7, and the mating portion 310 is shielded inside the outer housing 6, so that protection effect through the outer housing 6 can be achieved, and stable operation inside the connector can be ensured.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a wire-end connector, typically provided on a connection wire, for connection with a connector, interface, terminal on an electronic device. Referring to fig. 1 to 17, the line-end connector includes a main body 1 and a locking member 2, the main body 1 is used for being abutted with another connector, the locking member 2 is connected to the main body 1, the locking member 2 includes a locking portion 210, the locking member 2 is configured to enable at least the locking portion 210 to move relative to the main body 1 by pressing so that the locking state of the locking portion 210 which is self-locked to the other connector is switched to an unlocking state which is disengaged from the other connector, so that by operably pressing the locking member 2 so that the locking portion 210 moves relative to the main body 1, it is possible to achieve the purpose of releasably locking two mutually abutted connectors, for example, two identical line-end connectors, or the line-end connector is connected to the above board-described board-end connector, and the overall structure is simple and the operation is convenient.

It should be noted that, the locking member 2 of the line-end connector may be the locking member 2 provided in the first aspect, so that stable connection of two connectors can be achieved. In addition, the locking member 2 of the wire end connector may have all the advantages of the locking member 2 described above, and the disclosure will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3 and 7, the wire end connector may further include an inner housing 3, the main body 1 extends from the inside of the inner housing 3 to the outside of the inner housing 3, a slot 5 into which another connector is inserted is formed between the main body 1 and the inner housing 3, the locking member 2 is connected to a first surface of the main body 1 facing away from the slot 5, and a mating portion 310 is provided on a wall of the inner housing 3 adjacent to the slot 5 and opposite to the main body 1, the mating portion 310 being for mating with a locking portion 210 of another wire end connector when the wire end connector is plugged with the same other wire end connector to releasably lock the two wire end connectors, with high reliability and convenience in installation operation.

Of course, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, the engaging portion 310 may be used to engage with the locking portion 210 of the line terminal connector when the board terminal connector is plugged with the line terminal connector, so as to releasably lock the board terminal connector and the line terminal connector. The present disclosure is not limited thereto.

In addition, the inner housing 3 of the line-end connector may be the inner housing 3 disclosed in the second aspect of the present disclosure, which enables stable connection of two connectors. In addition, the inner housing 3 of the wire end connector may have all the advantages of the inner housing 3 described above, and the disclosure will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, 7, 13, 14 and 15, the locking member 2 may include a spring plate 220, the inner housing 3 has a locking groove 320, the locking groove 320 has an opening 321 into which the spring plate 220 of the other wire end connector is inserted, the mating portion 310 includes a limiting portion 311 formed on the locking groove 320, the locking portion 210 is used to stop against the limiting portion 311 of the other wire end connector in a locked state to limit the separation of the two wire end connectors, and the locking portion 210 can be switched to an unlocked state by pressing to separate the locking portion 210 from the limiting portion 311, so that the two connectors can be releasably butt-jointed, and the overall structure is simple and convenient to operate.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 4 to 6, the locking member 2 may include a first section 221 and a second section 222 bent at an angle with respect to the first section 221, the first section 221 is used for connecting and positioning the main body 1, a free end of the second section 222 away from the first section 221 extends toward the inner side of the connector, and the locking portion 210 is formed on the second section 222, so that an operator can unlock the locking portion 210 on the second section 222 to the limiting portion 311 on the inner housing 3 of another connector, for example, by pressing the second section 222 of the elastic sheet 220, for example, to thereby realize the abutting connection of the two connectors, and the locking member 2 has a simple overall structure and facilitates the pressing operation. Furthermore, the free end of the second section 222 remote from the first section 221 extends towards the inside of the connector, facilitating the mutual mating of the two connectors, so as to avoid interference of the free end of the second section 222 with the mating paths of the two connectors. The specific structure of the locking engagement between the locking portion 210 and the limiting portion 311 is described above, and the disclosure is not repeated here.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the wire end connector may further include an outer housing 6 sleeved outside the inner housing 3, so that protection effect through the outer housing 6 can be achieved, and stable operation inside the connector can be ensured. In addition, referring to fig. 3, the outer case 6 may be constructed to include an upper case 630 and a lower case 640 connected thereto, thus facilitating the installation operation. The connection manner of the upper housing 630 and the lower housing 640 is not limited in this disclosure, and a person skilled in the art may adaptively design according to practical application requirements, for example, a fastening manner or a screw fixing connection manner such as bolt fixing may be adopted. The present disclosure is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, 10, 16 and 17, the wire end connector may further include an actuating member 8 connected to the outer housing 6, the free end of the second section 222 extending between the inner housing 3 and the outer housing 6, the actuating member 8 being configured to drive the second section 222 to move relative to the main body 1 to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state, such that an operator can conveniently and easily lock the two connectors by operably pressing the actuating member 8 to move the second section 222 relative to the main body 1.

Wherein the actuating member 8 may be configured in any suitable manner, for example, in some embodiments, as shown with reference to fig. 3, 10, 16 and 17, the actuating member 8 may include a pressing piece 810 formed on the outer housing 6, the pressing piece 810 being used to selectively drive the second section 222 to move relative to the main body 1, the structure being simple and facilitating the pressing operation. It should be noted that, the pressing piece 810 may be configured as, for example, a spring piece structure, so that the pressing piece 810 can be elastically deformed by the pressing operation of the operator, and then be pressed on the second section 222 to move relative to the main body 1, and when the pressing piece 810 is not pressed, the pressing piece 810 can be automatically reset due to the elasticity, and the structure is simple and the operation is convenient.

In addition, fig. 17 exemplarily shows that the inner side surface of the pressing piece 810 may be formed with an inward concave arc-shaped groove 820 at the connection with the outer housing 6 so that the pressing piece 810 is elastically deformed inward with respect to the outer housing 6.

In addition, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 16 and 17, the outer side surface of the pressing piece 810 on the side away from the inner housing 3 is arranged coplanar with the outer side surface of the outer housing 6, so that the outer housing 6 has a high aesthetic degree, and the outer side surface of the pressing piece 810 is provided with the identification portion 830 protruding from and/or recessed into the pressing piece 810, so that the position of the pressing piece 810 can be conveniently confirmed by the identification portion 830, so that an operator can conveniently perform the pressing operation on the pressing piece 810. The identifying portion 830 may be, for example, a third protrusion protruding outwards or a third recess protruding inwards, which is not limited in this disclosure, and may be adaptively designed by those skilled in the art according to practical application requirements.

Further, in some embodiments, as shown with reference to fig. 16 and 17, there is a gap 9 extending around a part of the periphery of the pressing piece 810 between the pressing piece 810 and the outer housing 6 so as to press the pressing piece 810, and the wire end connector further includes a filling portion 10 filled in the gap 9, thus ensuring the aesthetic appearance of the connector as a whole. Fig. 16 exemplarily illustrates that a fourth protrusion 910 protruding outward along the inner sidewall of the gap 9 may be disposed at the gap 9, and as shown in fig. 3, a filling block 1010 having a U shape for filling the gap 9 is mounted on the fourth protrusion 910, however, it should be noted that, an embodiment of the filling manner of the filling block 1010 and the fourth protrusion 910 is exemplary, and those skilled in the art may adaptively configure the present invention according to practical application requirements, so as to achieve the convenience of pressing the sheet 810 and ensure that the connector has a high overall aesthetic appearance. The present disclosure is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3 and 17, a first escape groove 330 for escaping a pressing path of the elastic sheet 220 is formed on the inner case 3, so as to prevent the elastic sheet 220 from interfering with the inner case 3 when the elastic sheet 220 is pressed.

In addition, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 10 and 17, the end portion of the outer housing 6 has a flange 610 extending toward the inner housing 3, and the flange 610 and/or the inner wall surface of the outer housing 6 is formed with a second avoidance groove 620 for avoiding the pressing path of the elastic sheet 220, so as to prevent the free end of the second section 222 of the elastic sheet 220 from interfering with the outer housing 6 after tilting, and affect the locking effect of the connector.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned outer housing 6 may also be applied to, for example, a board-end connector and a wire-end connector, and it is understood that the outer housing 6 may be designed to have a specific structure as the above-mentioned inner housing 3 according to the actual use situation, which is not specifically limited herein.

In addition, referring to fig. 2, 8, 11 and 12, for example, conductive terminals 12 may be provided on a side of the plugging body 4 of the board-end connector adjacent to the slot 5, and conductive terminals 12 may also be provided on a side of the body 1 of the wire-end connector adjacent to the slot 5 of the corresponding wire-end connector, so that when the wire-end connector is mated with the board-end connector or the wire-end connector is mated with the wire-end connector, the two conductive terminals 12 are electrically connected, so that, for example, transmission of current or signals can be achieved. The specific structure of the conductive terminal 12 and the connection manner with the main body 1 or the plugging main body 4 are not limited in this disclosure, and a person skilled in the art can adaptively design according to practical application requirements, so that the conductive terminal 12 can be used to electrically connect two connectors.

In addition, it should be noted that the board-end connector and the wire-end connector provided by the present disclosure may be applied to various types of electronic devices, for example, may be applied to, for example, a terminal device, a switching device, a storage device, and the like, so as to implement corresponding current and signal transmission.

According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a patch cord, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the patch cord includes a cord body 11 and the cord end connector described above, at least one end of the cord body 11 is provided with the cord end connector, so that two patch cords with connectors can be directly connected in series, and further, current or signal transmission can be achieved. In addition, as the two line end connectors have the same structure, the male and female heads do not need to be distinguished like the prior majority of connectors when in butt joint, and blind insertion can be directly carried out, so that the operation is convenient. In addition, the patch cord has all the advantages of the above-mentioned line terminal connector, and the disclosure is not repeated here.

It should be noted that, the specific electrical connection manner of the wire body 11 and the wire end connector is not specifically limited herein, and those skilled in the art may implement the electrical connection between the wire body 11 and the wire end connector according to any electrical connection manner known in the art, and the improvement of the present disclosure is not herein, and will not be repeated herein.

According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a connection assembly comprising two connectors capable of mating with each other, both of which may employ the line-end connector described above, or one of which may employ the line-end connector described above, and the other of which employs the board-end connector described above. Therefore, through the unlocked connection of the two connectors, not only can the transmission of current or signals between electronic equipment be realized, but also the connector has the advantages of simple structure, convenient operation, reliable locking, difficult damage and lighter weight, and the connector has great convenience under specific use scenes. In addition, the connection assembly has all the advantages of the wire end connector and the board end connector, and the disclosure is not repeated here.

The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details of the embodiments described above, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solutions of the present disclosure within the scope of the technical concept of the present disclosure, and all the simple modifications belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

In addition, the specific features described in the above embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. The various possible combinations are not described further in this disclosure in order to avoid unnecessary repetition.

Moreover, any combination between the various embodiments of the present disclosure is possible as long as it does not depart from the spirit of the present disclosure, which should also be construed as the disclosure of the present disclosure.

Claims (20)

1. A locking member for a connector including a main body to be mated with another connector, the locking member being for connection to the main body, the locking member including a locking portion configured to be movable relative to the main body by pressing so that the locking portion is switched from a locked state in which it is locked to the other connector to an unlocked state in which it is disengaged from the other connector.

2. The locking member according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is a spring plate, the locking portion is for stopping against the other connector in a locked state to restrict separation of the connector from the other connector, and the locking portion is elastically deformable by pressing to switch to an unlocked state to enable separation of the connector from the other connector.

3. The locking element of claim 2, comprising a first section for connection positioning with the body and a second section bent at an angle relative to the first section, a free end of the second section remote from the first section extending toward an inner side of the connector, the locking portion being formed on the second section.

4. A locking element as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second section comprises a connecting section and a pressing section extending from the first section, the junction of the pressing section and the connecting section forming a first stop surface facing the free end, the first stop surface being the locking portion.

5. A locking element as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second section is provided with reinforcing ribs.

6. An inner housing for use with at least one of two connectors capable of mating, the inner housing having a mating portion for mating with a locking portion of a locking member of another connector when the connector of the inner housing is mated with the other connector to releasably lock the two connectors, the locking member employing the locking member of any one of claims 1-5.

7. The inner housing according to claim 6, wherein the inner housing has a locking groove thereon having an opening into which the locking piece of the other connector is inserted, and the fitting portion includes a stopper portion formed on at least one of opposite inner side walls of the locking groove for stopping against the locking portion of the other connector in the locked state to restrict separation of the connector and the other connector.

8. The inner housing according to claim 7, wherein the limit portion includes a second projection or a second groove, a wall surface of which in the plugging direction toward the inside of the connector forms a second stop surface, and in the locked state, the first stop surface of the lock portion is stopped against the second stop surface.

9. A board end connector comprising an inner housing and a plug body extending from the interior of the inner housing to the exterior of the inner housing, a slot being formed between the plug body and the inner housing for insertion of a body of another connector, the inner housing being the inner housing of any one of claims 6 to 8, a mating portion of the inner housing being formed on a wall of the inner housing adjacent to the slot and opposite the plug body.

10. The board end connector of claim 9, further comprising an outer housing that is sleeved outside the inner housing for connecting to a circuit board, the mating portion being shielded inside the outer housing.

11. A line end connector characterized by comprising a main body for interfacing with another connector and a locking member connected to the main body, the locking member including a locking portion configured to be movable relative to the main body by pressing so that at least the locking portion is switched from a locked state in which the locking portion is locked to the other connector to an unlocked state in which the locking portion is disengaged from the other connector.

12. The line end connector of claim 11, further comprising an inner housing, said main body extending from an interior of said inner housing to an exterior of said inner housing, a slot being formed between said main body and said inner housing for insertion of another connector, said locking member being attached to a first surface of said main body facing away from said slot, a wall of said inner housing adjacent to said slot and opposite said main body being provided with a mating portion for mating with a locking portion of said other line end connector when said line end connector is plugged into the same other line end connector to releasably lock both said line end connectors.

13. The line-end connector according to claim 12, wherein the locking piece is a spring piece, the locking portion is formed on the spring piece, the inner housing has a locking groove thereon, the locking groove has an opening into which the spring piece of the other line-end connector is inserted, the fitting portion includes a stopper portion formed on the locking groove, the locking portion is for stopping against the stopper portion of the other line-end connector in a locked state to restrict separation of the two line-end connectors, and the locking portion is switchable to an unlocked state by pressing to separate the locking portion from the stopper portion.

14. The line end connector of claim 13 wherein said locking member includes a first section for connection positioning with said body and a second section bent at an angle relative to said first section, a free end of said second section remote from said first section extending toward an inner side of said connector, said locking portion being formed on said second section;

the wire end connector further comprises an outer shell sleeved outside the inner shell and an actuating piece connected to the outer shell, the free end of the second section extends to the position between the inner shell and the outer shell, and the actuating piece is used for driving the second section to move relative to the main body so as to switch between the locking state and the unlocking state.

15. The line end connector of claim 14 wherein said actuator comprises a pressing tab formed on said outer housing for selectively driving said second segment relative to said body.

16. The line end connector of claim 15 wherein an inner side of said pressing piece is formed with an inwardly concave arcuate groove at a connection with said outer housing; and/or

The outer side surface of the pressing sheet is provided with a recognition part protruding out of and/or recessed in the pressing sheet.

17. The line end connector of claim 15, wherein a gap extending around a part of a periphery of said pressing piece is provided between said pressing piece and said outer housing, said line end connector further comprising a filling portion filling said gap.

18. The line end connector of claim 14, wherein the inner housing has a first escape groove formed therein for escaping a pressing path of the elastic piece; and/or

The end part of the outer shell is provided with a turned edge extending towards the inner shell, and/or a second avoiding groove for avoiding a pressing path of the elastic sheet is formed on the inner wall surface of the outer shell.

19. A patch cord comprising a cord body and a cord end connector according to any one of claims 11-18, wherein at least one end of said cord body is provided with said cord end connector.

20. A connection assembly comprising two connectors capable of mating with each other, both of said connectors employing the line-end connector of any one of claims 11 to 18, or one of said connectors employing the line-end connector of any one of claims 11 to 18, and the other employing the board-end connector of claim 9 or 10.