TWM600961U - Corner connector - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation discloses a corner connector. The corner connector includes a plug, a transmission cable connected to the plug, an inner mold body covering part of the plug and part of the transmission cable, a positioning shell installed on the plug, and connection The inner mold body and an outer mold body of the positioning shell. The plug includes an insertion portion and an installation portion, and an insertion groove is recessed along an insertion direction from the end of the insertion portion away from the installation portion. The plug-in portion maintains a plug-in length between 6.5 mm and 6.8 mm in the plug-in direction to be exposed outside the positioning housing. The outer mold body and the positioning shell jointly form a corner structure, which has a corner angle of 90 degrees or more but less than 180 degrees.

Description

Corner connector

This creation relates to a cable connector, in particular to a corner connector.

The existing cable connector includes a plug, a cable connected to the plug, and a molding compound covering the plug and the cable. However, since the molded gel is made by injection molding, when the molded gel needs to be bent at a certain angle, the molding process of the molded gel may easily cause the plug to be displaced or turned over. Then reduce the production yield.

Therefore, the author believes that the above-mentioned shortcomings can be improved, and with great concentration of research and the application of scientific principles, finally proposed a reasonable design and effective improvement of the above-mentioned shortcomings.

The inventive embodiment is to provide a corner connector, which can effectively improve the defects that may occur in the existing cable connector.

The present invention embodiment discloses a corner connector, which includes: a plug, including a plug-in portion and a mounting portion, the plug is recessed in a plug-in direction from the end of the plug-in portion far from the mounting portion An insertion slot is formed; a transmission cable has an embedded section, an exposed section, and a buffer section connected between the embedded section and the exposed section; wherein the embedded section is connected to the The mounting portion of the plug, so that the transmission cable is electrically coupled to the plug; an inner mold body covering the embedded section and at least a part of the mounting portion of the plug; a positioning shell The body is installed on the plug and surrounds the plug so that the plug portion of the plug is maintained at a plug between 6.5 mm (mm) and 6.8 mm in the plugging direction The drawn length is exposed outside the positioning shell; and an outer mold body that covers and connects the inner mold body and the buffer section of the transmission cable, and the outer mold body is connected to the positioning shell The inner surface of the plug without contacting the plug-in portion; wherein the outer mold body and the positioning shell jointly form a corner structure, and the corner structure has a 90 degree or more but less than 180 degrees Turning angle.

Preferably, the plug defines a width direction and a length direction perpendicular to the plugging direction and perpendicular to each other, and the positioning housing has a width between 6.3 mm and 6.5 mm in the width direction. Width, and the turning angle is defined on a plane perpendicular to the length direction.

Preferably, the plug defines a width direction and a length direction perpendicular to the plugging direction and perpendicular to each other, and the positioning housing has a width between 6.3 mm and 6.5 mm in the width direction. Width, and the turning angle is defined on a plane perpendicular to the width direction.

To sum up, the corner connector disclosed in this creative embodiment has been installed with the positioning housing, so that the plug-in portion can be maintained at 6.5 millimeters (mm) in the plug-in direction. The plug-in length of ~6.8 mm is exposed outside the positioning housing, so as to ensure that when the corner connector is plugged into the mating connector with the plug, the plugging part can effectively and Stably electrically coupled to the mating connector.

In order to have a better understanding of the features and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed descriptions and drawings about this creation, but these descriptions and drawings are only used to illustrate this creation, and not for any protection scope of this creation. limit.

The following is a specific specific embodiment to illustrate the implementation of the "corner connector" disclosed in this creation, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of this creation from the content disclosed in this specification. This creation can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of this creation. In addition, the drawings in this creation are merely schematic illustrations, and are not depicted in actual size, and are stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the related technical content of this creation in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of this creation.

It should be understood that although terms such as “first”, “second”, and “third” may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are mainly used to distinguish one element from another, or one signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" used in this document may include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

[Example 1]

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7. This embodiment discloses a corner connector 100, which is preferably a USB3.0 type C (type C) cable connector, but the present invention is not limited to this. Wherein, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the corner connector 100 in this embodiment includes a plug 1, a transmission cable connected to the plug 1, 2 covering a part of the plug 1 and the transmission line A partial inner mold body 3 of the cable 2, a positioning shell 4 installed on the plug 1, and an outer mold body 5 connecting the inner mold body 3 and the positioning shell 4. Hereinafter, each component structure of the corner connector 100 will be described separately, and then the connection relationship will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4, the plug 1 includes a plug-in portion 11 and a mounting portion 12 connected to the plug-in portion 11; that is, the plug-in portion 11 is used to move along a plug-in direction S It is inserted and electrically connected to a mating connector (not shown in the figure). In addition, to facilitate the description of the structure of the corner connector 100, the plug 1 is defined in this embodiment with a width direction W and a length direction L perpendicular to the insertion direction S and perpendicular to each other.

Wherein, the plug 1 has an insertion groove 13 recessed along the insertion direction S from the end of the insertion portion 11 far away from the installation portion 12 (for example, the left end of the insertion portion 11 in FIG. 4) . In more detail, the plug 1 in this embodiment also includes a plurality of conductive terminals (not shown in the figure) disposed in the socket 13, and the plurality of conductive terminals are based on USB3. 0 type C specifications are configured, but this creation is not limited to this.

The transmission cable 2 has a buried section 21, an exposed section 22, and a buffer section 23 connected between the buried section 21 and the exposed section 22. Wherein, the embedded section 21 is connected to the mounting portion 12 of the plug 1, so that the transmission cable 2 is electrically coupled to the plug 1; that is, the transmission cable 2 passes through the The embedded section 21 is connected to the mounting portion 12 and can be electrically coupled to the plurality of conductive terminals of the plug 1.

The inner mold body 3 covers the buried section 21 of the transmission cable 2 and at least a part of the mounting portion 12 of the plug 1; that is, the inner mold body 3 covers the transmission cable 2 and The part where the plugs 1 are connected to each other, and the inner mold body 3 is roughly L-shaped in this embodiment, but the invention is not limited to this. Furthermore, the inner mold body 3 has a plurality of grooves 31 formed on a part (for example, the left side part of the inner mold body 3 in FIG. 4) covering at least a part of the mounting portion 12, and a plurality of the concaves The grooves 31 are respectively located on opposite sides of the inner mold body 3.

In addition, the shape of the inner mold body 3 and the number of grooves 31 formed can be adjusted and changed according to design requirements, but the creation is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in this creation, the groove 31 of the inner mold body 3 may also be at least one, and the inner mold body 3 may also be arc-shaped.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the positioning housing 4 is installed on the plug 1 and surrounds the plug 1, so that the plug portion 11 of the plug 1 is in the plugging direction S The upper part maintains a mating length L11 between 6.5 mm (mm) and 6.8 mm to be exposed outside the positioning housing 4 to ensure that the corner connector 100 is inserted in the plug 1 When the mating connector is used, the insertion portion 11 can be effectively and stably electrically coupled to the mating connector.

In this embodiment, the plug 1 is formed on the mounting portion 12 with a stopper portion 121 that is not covered by the inner mold body 3, and the inner surface 41 of the positioning housing 4 is restricted. At the stop step portion 121, the plug portion 11 of the plug 1 is maintained in the plugging direction S with the plug length L11 exposed outside the positioning housing 4, but This creation is not limited to this.

In more detail, the positioning housing 4 in this embodiment is an integrally formed one-piece structure, and the positioning housing 4 in the width direction W has a thickness ranging from 6.3 mm to 6.5 mm A width W4, and the positioning housing 4 has a length L4 in the length direction L between 12.1 mm and 12.4 mm. Wherein, the inner surface 41 of the positioning housing 4 surrounds and forms a receiving space R, and the positioning housing 4 is formed with a through hole 42 and a plurality of fixing holes 43 communicating with the receiving space R.

Furthermore, the insertion portion 11 of the plug 1 passes through the through hole 42 of the positioning housing 4, so that at least part of the inner mold body 3 is located in the receiving space R (that is, the positioning housing The body 4 can cover at least the outer surface of the inner mold body 3), and the positioning shell 4 is preferably not in contact with the inner mold body 3. Wherein, the area of the outer surface of the inner mold body 3 shielded by the positioning shell 4 is 1%-30% of the area of the outer surface of the inner mold body 3 (for example, this embodiment is about 3%～8%), but this creation is not limited to this.

To put it another way, when the positioning housing 4 is installed on the plug 1 and exposed outside the positioning housing 4 by the insertion length L11, any one of the recesses of the inner mold 3 The groove 31 is preferably partially located in the receiving space R, and the positions of the plurality of fixing holes 43 correspond to the inner mold body 3, so that the outer mold body 5 can be formed more firmly Groundly connect the positioning shell 4 and the inner mold body 3.

The outer mold body 5 covers and connects the inner mold body 3 and the buffer section 23 of the transmission cable 2, and the inner mold body 3 is completely embedded in the outer mold in this embodiment. Further, the plurality of grooves 31 formed by the inner mold body 3 are embedded in the outer mold body 5 (that is, the plurality of grooves 31 are covered by the outer mold body 5). The mold body 5 is filled and connected), so as to improve the connection strength between the inner mold body 3 and the outer mold body 5. Furthermore, the outer mold body 5 is covered and connected to the buffer section 23 of the transmission cable 2, so as to avoid excessive bending of the buffer section 23, thereby improving the use of the transmission cable 2. life.

The outer mold body 5 is connected to the inner surface 41 of the positioning housing 4 without contacting the plug portion 11 of the plug 1. In this embodiment, a part of the outer mold body 5 is filled in the accommodating space R of the positioning housing 4, so as to be connected to a part of the mounting portion 12 of the plug 1 and the positioning housing The inner surface 41 is part of the body 4.

Furthermore, the outer mold body 5 is formed with a column 51 filling any one of the fixing holes 43 (each of the columns 51 is connected to the inner wall surface of the corresponding fixing hole 43 without gaps) And each of the pillars 51 does not protrude from the corresponding fixing hole 43, but this creation is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in this creation, the positioning housing 4 can also be formed with at least one fixing hole 43, and the outer mold body 5 is formed to fill at least one fixing hole 43.的At least one column 51.

Furthermore, the outer mold body 5 and the positioning housing 4 are made of the same plastic material in this embodiment, and the outer surface 52 of the outer mold body 5 is aligned (or coplanar) with the positioning The outer surface 44 of the housing 4 is such that the outer mold body 5 of the corner connector 100 and the positioning housing 4 have a single-piece structure.

Wherein, the outer surface 52 of the outer mold body 5 and the outer surface 44 of the positioning housing 4 form an annular boundary B where they meet each other, and a plurality of the inner mold body 3 The groove 31 is located in the area surrounded by the annular boundary B. According to this, the part with stronger connection strength between the inner mold body 3 and the outer mold body 5 is located in a corresponding position and supports the junction of the outer mold body 5 and the positioning housing 4 to The service life of the corner connector 100 is effectively improved.

In more detail, the outer mold body 5 and the positioning housing 4 jointly form a corner structure, and the corner structure has a turning angle σ greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees, and the turning angle σ is less than In this embodiment, it is defined on a plane perpendicular to the width direction W. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the corner structure is L-shaped (for example, the corner σ is approximately 90 degrees), but the present creation is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in this creation, the corner structure may have the turning angle σ formed on the inner edge, but the outer edge of the corner structure is in any shape (such as a circular arc). shape).

The above is the structural description of the corner connector 100 of this embodiment. In order to facilitate the understanding of the corner connector 100, the following describes the manufacturing method of the corner connector 100, which includes a pre-step, a first injection step, and a The intermediary step, and a second injection step, but this creation is not limited to this. In other words, the corner connector 100 can be manufactured by a method other than the following manufacturing method; or, the following manufacturing method can also be appropriately adjusted to produce a product slightly different from the corner connector 100 described above.

The pre-step is shown in FIG. 4: a plug 1 and a transmission cable 2 are provided; wherein, the plug 1 includes a plug-in portion 11 and a mounting portion 12 connected to the transmission cable 2. The plug 1 An insertion slot 13 is recessed and formed along an insertion direction S from the end of the insertion portion 11 away from the installation portion 12.

In the first injection step, as shown in FIG. 4, an inner mold body 3 is formed by covering the mounting portion 12 and the adjacent portion of the transmission cable 2.

The intermediary step is as shown in FIG. 3: a positioning housing 4 is installed on the plug 1, and the plug portion 11 of the plug 1 is maintained in the plug direction S to be between 6.5 mm A plug-in length L11 ranging from centimeters (mm) to 6.8 millimeters is exposed outside the positioning housing 4.

The second injection step is shown in Figures 1 and 3: an outer mold body 5 connecting the inner mold body 3 and the inner surface 41 of the positioning housing 4 is formed so that the outer mold body 5 and the positioning housing 4 together constitute a corner structure; wherein the outer mold body 5 does not contact the plug portion 11 of the plug 1, and the corner structure has a 90 degree or more but less than 180 degrees A turning angle σ.

[Example 2]

Please refer to FIG. 8 to FIG. 11, which is the second embodiment of the creation; this embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned first embodiment, so the similarities between the two embodiments will not be described again, and this embodiment is compared with the above-mentioned The difference of the first embodiment is roughly explained as follows:

In this embodiment, the turning angle σ of the corner structure is defined on a plane perpendicular to the length direction L, so as to meet different design requirements. Wherein, the turning angle σ may be greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees, and the turning angle σ in this embodiment is described as 90 degrees. In addition, the corner connector 100 of this embodiment can also be manufactured by the method of manufacturing the corner connector in the first embodiment.

[Example Three]

Please refer to FIG. 12, which is the third embodiment of the creation; this embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned first embodiment, so the similarities between the two embodiments will not be described again. However, this embodiment is compared with the above-mentioned first embodiment. The difference is roughly explained as follows:

In this embodiment, the positioning housing 4 is a multi-piece structure, which includes an upper housing 4a and a lower housing 4b assembled with the upper housing 4a to meet different design requirements.

[Technical effects of this creative embodiment]

In summary, the corner connector disclosed in this creative embodiment has been installed with the positioning housing, so that the plug-in portion can be maintained between 6.5 millimeters (mm) and 6.5 in the plug-in direction. The plug-in length of 6.8 mm is exposed outside the positioning shell, so as to ensure that the plug-in part can be effectively and stably inserted when the plug is inserted into the mating connector. The ground is electrically coupled to the mating connector.

Furthermore, in the corner connector disclosed in this creative embodiment, the inner mold body is completely embedded in the outer mold body, so that the plurality of grooves formed by the inner mold body are buried in Inside the outer mold body (that is, a plurality of the grooves are filled and connected by the outer mold body), so as to improve the connection strength between the inner mold body and the outer mold body.

In addition, the corner connector disclosed in this creative embodiment can also be positioned correspondingly and support the outer mold body and the positioning through the strong connection between the inner mold body and the outer mold body. The junction of the shells (that is, the plurality of grooves of the inner mold body are located in the area surrounded by the annular boundary), thereby effectively increasing the service life of the corner connector.

The content disclosed above is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the creation, and does not limit the patent scope of this creation. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made using this creation specification and schematic content are included in the patent scope of this creation Inside.

100: corner connector 1: plug 11: Socket 12: Installation Department 121: stop step 13: socket 2: Transmission cable 21: Buried section 22: exposed section 23: buffer segment 3: Inner phantom 31: Groove 4: Positioning the shell 41: inner surface 42: Piercing 43: fixed hole 44: outer surface 4a: Upper shell 4b: Lower shell 5: Outer phantom 51: Cylinder 52: outer surface B: Ring border σ: turning angle S: Insertion direction W: width direction L: length direction L11: plug length L4: length W4: width R: containment space

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the corner connector of the first creative embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of FIG. 1 from another perspective.

Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an exploded schematic diagram of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 1 along the section line V-V.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 1 along the line VI-VI.

Fig. 7 is a schematic partial perspective cross-sectional view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the corner connector of the second creative embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of FIG. 8 from another perspective.

Fig. 10 is a partial perspective view of Fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 8 along the section line XI-XI.

Figure 12 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the corner connector of the third creative embodiment.

100: corner connector

1: plug

11: Socket

12: Installation Department

121: stop step

2: Transmission cable

21: Buried section

22: exposed section

23: buffer segment

3: Inner phantom

31: Groove

4: Positioning the shell

41: inner surface

42: Piercing

44: outer surface

5: Outer phantom

52: outer surface

B: Ring border

σ: turning angle

S: Insertion direction

L: length direction

L11: plug length

L4: Length

R: containment space

Claims (10)

A corner connector, which includes: A plug, comprising a plug-in portion and a mounting portion, the plug is recessed to form a plug-in slot along a plug-in direction from the end of the plug-in portion away from the installation portion; A transmission cable having a buried section, an exposed section, and a buffer section connected between the buried section and the exposed section; wherein the buried section is connected to the installation of the plug Section, so that the transmission cable is electrically coupled to the plug; An inner mold body covering at least a part of the mounting portion of the embedded section and the plug; A positioning housing installed on the plug and surrounding the plug, so that the plug-in portion of the plug is maintained between 6.5 mm (mm) and 6.8 mm in the plugging direction A mating length of is exposed outside the positioning housing; and An outer mold body that covers and connects the inner mold body and the buffer section of the transmission cable, and the outer mold body is connected to the inner surface of the positioning housing without contacting the plug of the plug Connection Wherein, the outer mold body and the positioning shell jointly form a corner structure, and the corner structure has a turning angle of 90 degrees or more but less than 180 degrees. The corner connector according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the positioning housing surrounds and forms a receiving space, and at least part of the inner mold body is located in the receiving space; the positioning housing The area of the outer surface of the inner mold body that is shielded is 1%-30% of the area of the outer surface of the inner mold body. The corner connector according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the outer mold body is in line with the outer surface of the positioning housing. The corner connector according to claim 3, wherein the outer surface of the outer mold body and the outer surface of the positioning housing form an annular boundary where they meet; At least one groove is formed at a position covering at least a part of the mounting portion, and at least one groove is located in the area surrounded by the annular boundary and embedded in the outer mold body. The corner connector according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the positioning housing surrounds and forms a receiving space, and the positioning housing is formed with at least one fixing hole communicating with the receiving space, so At least part of the inner mold body is located in the receiving space, the outer mold body is formed with at least one column that fills at least one of the fixing holes, and at least one of the columns does not protrude from at least one of the Fixing holes. The corner connector according to claim 5, wherein the positioning housing is an integrally formed one-piece structure, and the positioning housing is not in contact with the inner mold body, and the inner mold body is completely buried Placed in the outer mold. The corner connector according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the pillars is connected to the inner wall surface of at least one of the fixing holes without a gap. The corner connector according to claim 1, wherein the plug defines a width direction and a length direction that are perpendicular to the plugging direction and perpendicular to each other, and the positioning housing has a medium in the width direction. At a width of 6.3 mm to 6.5 mm, the turning angle is defined on a plane perpendicular to the length direction. The corner connector according to claim 1, wherein the plug defines a width direction and a length direction that are perpendicular to the plugging direction and perpendicular to each other, and the positioning housing has a medium in the width direction. At a width of 6.3 mm to 6.5 mm, the turning angle is defined on a plane perpendicular to the width direction. The corner connector according to claim 1, wherein the corner structure is L-shaped, the plug is formed at the mounting portion with a stopper that is not covered by the inner mold body, and the The inner surface of the positioning housing is limited by the stopper step, so that the plug-in portion of the plug remains exposed to the positioning housing with the plug-in length in the plug-in direction Outside.

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