TWM639202U - Connector with conductive plastic part and metal plate and its terminal assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention is a connector with conductive plastic part and metal plate and its terminal assembly, wherein the terminal assembly in the connector includes a base body, two conductive plastic parts, a metal plate, a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of supporting ground terminals, and the base body is provided with the conductive plastic parts, and the metal plate can be placed between the conductive plastic parts, and the base body is also provided with the signal terminals and the ground terminals, In this way, through the components such as the conductive plastic part and the metal plate, the connector with the terminal assembly can have a more stable performance when performing high-frequency and high-speed transmission.

Description

Connector with conductive plastic part and metal plate and its terminal assembly

The invention relates to a connector, especially a terminal assembly used in the connector, which is provided with two conductive plastic parts and a metal plate, and the metal plate is located between the two conductive plastic parts.

Press, with the advancement of communication technology and electronic technology, electronic devices with various functions, such as: mobile power devices that can be carried around for continuous power supply to mobile phones, mobile phones that allow people to communicate at both ends of the world, and can satisfy people anytime, anywhere Walkmans for listening to music and personal computers (Personal Computers) that can help people deal with various things have become indispensable tools in modern people's life and work.

In addition, in order to receive electronic signals and power from the outside world, various electronic devices (such as smart phones, tablet computers, desktop computers, notebook computers, digital cameras, etc.) usually have to be connected to each electronic device There is a signal connector on the fuselage. Generally speaking, a signal connector (Connector) generally refers to all connecting components and accessories used in electronic signals and power supplies. It is a bridge for all signals, and its quality will affect the current and signal transmission. Reliability is affected, and it is also closely related to the operation of electronic devices. Moreover, through the function of signal connectors, multiple electronic devices can be connected into a complete system, and electronic signals or power can be transmitted to each other. Therefore, it can be seen that signal connectors In fact, each of the electronic devices is an indispensable component for realizing predetermined functions.

For example, connectors are an important communication bridge between multiple electronic devices, and their influence on the quality and speed of transmission signals has also been paid more and more attention. Taking data transmission as an example, the maximum transmission speed of early USB 1.0 was 12Mbps, and it has evolved to The maximum transmission speed of USB 2.0 is 480Mbps, and later, in USB 3.0 (Super Speed USB), it is further increased to 5Gbps, and even, USB 3.1 Gen 2 directly increases the transmission speed to 10Gbps to meet people's demand for high-speed transmission. However, under the situation that the industry is currently designing electronic devices with "thin, light and small" as the mainstream, the distance between the terminals is bound to be closer, so that the shielding effect provided by the original grounding structure is not perfect. Therefore, how to target the connection Improvement of the device structure is a major topic discussed here for this creation.

In order to stand out in the fiercely competitive market, the creators rely on their rich practical experience in the design, processing and manufacture of various power or signal connectors for many years, and uphold the research spirit of excellence. After experimenting, I finally developed a connector and its terminal assembly that has both conductive plastic parts and metal plates. It is hoped that through the advent of this creation, it can provide users with better experience.

The purpose of this creation is to provide a terminal assembly with both conductive plastic parts and metal plates, which is applied to a connector, including a base body, two conductive plastic parts, a metal plate, a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of branches The ground terminal, wherein, the base body is made of insulating material; each of the conductive plastic parts can be located in the base body; the metal plate can be placed between each of the conductive plastic parts, and connected to each of the conductive plastic parts contact; the signal terminals can be arranged on the base body, and at least one signal contact part of each signal terminal will be exposed outside the base body; the ground terminals can be arranged on the base body, and at least each One of the ground contact parts of the ground terminal will be exposed outside the main body of the base. In this way, through the components such as the conductive plastic part and the metal plate, the connector with the terminal assembly can be used for high-frequency and high-speed transmission. , with a more stable performance.

Optionally, at least one of the ground terminals can be in contact with one of the conductive plastic parts.

Optionally, the outer edge of the base body is provided with at least one protruding portion, and at least a partial area of a signal relay portion of each of the signal terminals and a grounding relay portion of each of the ground terminals can be located on the protruding portion. Ministry.

Optionally, a side of the base body corresponding to the mating direction of the terminal assembly and a side of the two conductive plastic parts corresponding to the mating direction of the terminal assembly are kept on the same horizontal plane.

Optionally, adjacent to the other side of the base body corresponding to the mating direction of the terminal assembly, a first guiding slope is provided.

Optionally, adjacent to the other side of the conductive plastic portion corresponding to the mating direction of the terminal assembly, a second guiding slope is provided.

Optionally, the surface of each of the convex portions of the base main body is provided with at least one first base limiting portion protruding outward, and the insulating body is provided with at least one first body limiting portion. When the base body is assembled to the insulating body, the first base limiting portion will abut against the corresponding first body limiting portion.

Optionally, the base body includes two insulators, the outer side of each of the insulators is provided with the signal terminals and the ground terminals, and the inner side of each of the insulators is respectively abutted against the corresponding conductive The plastic part is such that each of the conductive plastic parts is located between each of the insulators.

Another purpose of this creation is to provide a connector with conductive plastic parts and metal plates, including an insulating body and a housing, wherein the insulating body is provided with the terminal assembly for the aforementioned purpose, and the housing is equipped with There is an assembly space where the insulating body can be positioned.

Optionally, the insulative body is provided with an insertion port, and an accommodating space is provided therein, and the accommodating space communicates with the insertion port, and can allow the terminal assembly to be positioned therein.

In order to facilitate your review committee to have a further understanding and understanding of the purpose, technical features and effects of this creation, the embodiment is hereby combined with the diagram, and the details are as follows:

In order to make the purpose, technical content, and advantages of this creation clearer, the implementation methods disclosed in this creation will be further described in detail below in conjunction with specific implementation methods and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of this creation from the content disclosed in this specification, and this creation can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and applications , making various modifications and changes without departing from the idea of this creation. In addition, it is stated in advance that the drawings of this creation are only for simple illustration, and are not drawn according to the actual size. In addition, unless the context clearly states or defines otherwise, the meanings of "a" and "the" in this creation include plural numbers. In addition, the following embodiments will further describe the relevant 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 terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art and that in case of conflict, any definitions given herein will control. Since the same thing can be expressed in many ways, alternative words and synonyms may be used for any term discussed or described herein, and there is no particular limitation as to whether a term is stated or discussed herein, and the use of one or more synonyms does not exclude other synonyms . The examples used anywhere in the specification of this creation, including the use of any term, are illustrative only and in no way limit the scope and meaning of this work or any term. Likewise, the invention is not limited to the various embodiments disclosed in the specification. Although the terms first, second or third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, each element should not be limited by the aforementioned terms, which are mainly used to distinguish one element from another element and should not be used for any purpose. The elements impose no substantive limitations and should not limit the order in which the various elements can be assembled or arranged in a practical application. In addition, the directional terms mentioned in the embodiments, such as "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., are only referring to the directions of the drawings. Accordingly, the directional terms used are for illustration and not for limiting the scope of protection of this work. In addition, the term "or" used herein may include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

This creation is a connector and its terminal assembly with both conductive plastic parts and metal plates. In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2. The connector C can be a board end fixed to a circuit board The connector type is not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the type and appearance of the connector C can be adjusted according to actual needs, as long as it has a terminal assembly as described later. Also, in this embodiment, the connector C includes an insulating body 1, a terminal assembly 2, and a housing 3. For the convenience of description, the top side of the component is taken as the top side of FIG. 1, and the bottom side of FIG. As the direction of the bottom side of the component, take the lower left of Figure 1 as the left direction of the component, the upper right of Figure 1 as the right direction of the component, the upper left of Figure 1 as the rear direction of the component, and the lower right of Figure 1 As the front side direction of the component.

1 and 2, the top side of the insulating body 1 is provided with a socket 11, and there is an accommodation space 10 therein, and the accommodation space 10 will communicate with the socket 11. so that the terminal assembly 2 can be placed in the accommodation space 10, so that when the connector C and another connector are mated with each other, the terminals of the other connector can extend into the accommodation space 10 through the insertion port 11, And contact with various terminals on the terminal assembly 2 . In addition, the casing 3 can be made of metal material, and an assembly space 30 is provided therein, and the insulating body 1 can be accommodated in the assembly space 30, so that the function of the casing 3 can prevent electromagnetic interference ( EMI), as a grounding path and protective insulation body 1 and other effects. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the appearance of the casing 3 is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 1 .

Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the terminal assembly 2 includes a base body 21, two conductive plastic parts 22, a metal plate 23, a plurality of signal terminals 24 and a plurality of grounding Terminal 25, wherein, the base body 21 can be made up of two insulators 211, and these insulators 211 can be made of insulating material, but, in other embodiments of the present invention, the base body 21 can also be Composed of a single element or more than three elements, not limited to the aspects shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 . Moreover, each of the insulators 211 has an opposite outer surface and an inner surface, wherein, when the terminal assembly 2 is assembled (as shown in FIG. 3 ), the exposed side of each of the insulators 211 is the outer surface. side, and the other side relative to the outer side is the inner side. For example, the insulating member 211 near the right position in FIG. 4 is the same insulating member 211 as the insulating member 211 near the left in FIG. 5 , The insulator 211 near the left position in FIG. 4 and the insulator 211 near the right in FIG. 5 are the same insulator 211, and the insulator 211 near the right position in FIG. The side is its outer side, and the insulating part 211 close to the left position, its side facing the lower right direction is its inner side; and the insulating part 211 near the right position in Figure 5, its side facing the lower right direction One side is its outer side, and the side of the insulating member 211 close to the left is its inner side facing the lower right direction.

3 to 5, the two conductive plastic parts 22 are located between the two insulators 211, and the two conductive plastic parts 22 can be attached to the inner sides of the corresponding insulators 211 respectively. , in this embodiment, the insulator 211 is provided with a plurality of grooves 210, and the conductive plastic part 22 is provided with a plurality of contact blocks 221 facing the inner side of the insulator 211. When the conductive plastic part 22 and the insulator When the 211 is integrated, each of the contact blocks 221 can be inserted into and positioned into the corresponding groove 210 (but not limited thereto). In addition, the metal plate 23 is located between the two conductive plastic parts 22 , and its two sides can be in contact with the corresponding conductive plastic parts 22 respectively. In this embodiment, the metal plate 23 is provided with a plurality of assembly holes 230, and at least one assembly post 212 protrudes from the inner surface of each insulator 211, and the assembly posts 212 of different insulators 211 are spaced apart from each other. will not correspond. In addition, after the insulator 211 has been assembled with the corresponding conductive plastic part 22, the assembly column 212 will still be exposed, and then the insulator 211 together with the conductive plastic part 22 can be assembled on the metal plate 23. , and each of the assembling columns 212 can be inserted into and positioned into the corresponding assembling hole 230 , so that the insulator 211 , the conductive plastic part 22 and the metal plate 23 can be assembled into one body.

Referring back to Figure 1, Figure 5 and Figure 6, the signal terminals 24 can be arranged on the base body 21, and the signal terminals 24 can include a signal contact portion 241, a signal relay portion 242 and a signal soldering portion 243, wherein, when the connector C is docked with another connector, the portion of the signal terminal 24 that can be in contact with the terminal of the other connector belongs to the signal contact portion 241; when the connector C is fixed to a circuit board or electronic wire, the part of the signal terminal 24 that can be welded to the circuit board or electronic wire belongs to the signal welding part 243; and the area between the signal contact part 241 and the signal welding part 243 belongs to the signal relay part 242. Moreover, the arrangement positions of the signal terminals 24 can be on the outer surface of the insulator 211, and at least the signal contact portion 241 on it can be exposed, so as to be in contact with the terminals (such as: signal terminals) of another connector. .

1, 5 and 7, the ground terminals 25 can be arranged on the base body 21, and the ground terminals 25 can include a ground contact portion 251, a ground relay portion 252 and The ground welding part 253, wherein, when the connector C is connected to another connector, the part of the ground terminal 25 that can be in contact with the terminal of the other connector belongs to the ground contact part 251; when the connector C is fixed to When a circuit board or an electronic wire is used, the part of the ground terminal 25 that can be welded to the circuit board or the electronic wire belongs to the ground welding part 253; and the area between the ground contact part 251 and the ground welding part 253 belongs to the ground Relay unit 252 . Moreover, the setting positions of the ground terminals 25 can be on the outer surface of the insulator 211, and at least the ground contact portion 251 on it can be exposed, so as to be in contact with the terminals of another connector (such as: ground terminals) . In this embodiment, the ground terminals 25 and the signal terminals 24 can be mixed with each other in different numbers, but they will not be in contact with each other. In addition, in this embodiment, the ground contact portion 251 can contact the contact block 221 exposed from the groove 210. In other words, the ground contact portion 251 of the ground terminals 25 can contact the conductive plastic portion 22, but not As a limit, in other embodiments of the present invention, the ground terminal 25 may not directly contact the conductive plastic part 22 , or may not contact the conductive plastic part 22 at all, which will be stated first.

The manufacturing process of some embodiments of this creation is described here. Please refer to FIGS. 3 to 5. The insulating member 211 can be made by injection molding. The signal terminal 24 and the ground terminal 25, and the conductive plastic part 22 can also be fixed to the insulator 211 by injection molding, and will not completely cover the assembly column 212 on the insulator 211. Afterwards, the The two insulators 211 and the conductive plastic part 22 are combined with the metal plate 23, for example, each of the assembly columns 212 is tightly fitted (or called an interference fit) to the corresponding assembly hole 230, and the invention can be formed. Terminal assembly 2 (as shown in Figure 3). But not limited thereto, in other embodiments of the present invention, a connection structure can be provided between the conductive plastic part 22 and the metal plate 23, so that both the conductive plastic part 22 and the metal plate 23 can pass through The aforementioned connecting structures are assembled together as a whole. In this way, since the terminal assembly 2 has the structure of the conductive plastic part 22 and the metal plate 23, the performance of the signal terminal 24 of the connector C will be more stable when performing high-frequency and high-speed transmission, so as to meet the needs of users. Usage requirements.

In addition, in some embodiments of the present invention, the outer edge of the base body 21 is provided with at least one convex portion 214, as seen in FIG. 3, the convex portion 214 can be located adjacent to the bottom surface of the base body 21 , and integrally formed with the base body 21, but not limited thereto. Also, at least a partial area of the signal relay portion 242 of the signal terminal 24 and the ground relay portion 252 of the ground terminal 25 can be located in the convex portion 214, for example, by injection molding, so that the outer surface of the base body 21 The protruding portion 214 can cover the local signal relay portion 242 and the local ground relay portion 252 , so that the signal terminals 24 and the ground terminals 25 can be fixed on the base body 21 . In addition, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 8 , the surface of the convex portion 214 of the base body 21 can also be provided with at least one first base limiting portion 215 protruding outward, and the insulating body 1 is provided with At least one first body stopper 12, after the base body 21 is assembled to the insulating body 1 from bottom to top, the first base stopper 215 will abut against the corresponding first body stopper 12 In this way, when the connector C is fixed to the circuit board, it can effectively prevent the terminal assembly 2 from pulling away from the insulating housing 1 during the mating and plugging process with another connector.

3 and 8, the surface of the outer convex portion 214 of the base body 21 can also protrude outward with at least one second base stopper 216, and the second base The seat limiting portion 216 and the first base limiting portion 215 will not be at the same level. Taking FIG. 3 as an example, the height of the second base limiting portion 216 (that is, the height of the second base limiting portion 216) will be higher than the height of the first base limiting portion 215 (that is, the highest position of the first base limiting portion 215). Moreover, the insulating housing 1 is provided with at least one second body limiting portion 13. When the terminal assembly 2 is assembled to the insulating housing 1 from bottom to top, the second base limiting portion 216 can be compressed and deformed. Going over the second body limiting portion 13, the second base limiting portion 216 can return to its original shape and be at the upper position of the second body limiting portion 13 (as shown in FIG. 8 ), a preferred embodiment Among them, the top end of the second base limiting portion 216 is provided with an inclined surface, so that during the assembly process, the second body limiting portion 13 can press the second body limiting portion 13 along the aforementioned inclined surface. Afterwards, when the insulating body 1 and the terminal assembly 2 have not been fixed to the circuit board, through the limiting relationship between the second base limiting portion 216 and the second body limiting portion 13 , this can be avoided. The terminal assembly 2 is separated from the insulating body 1 .

Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 3 again. In this embodiment, the base body 21 corresponds to a side of the terminal assembly 2 in the butt joint direction, and the two conductive plastic parts 22 correspond to the terminal assembly 2 butt joint. One side of the direction can be kept at the same horizontal plane, and one side of the metal plate 23 corresponding to the butt joint direction of the terminal assembly 2 can be slightly lower than the aforementioned horizontal plane. Also, the above-mentioned "docking direction" refers to the direction when the connector C is docked with another connector. Taking Figure 1 as an example, the docking direction is the top of Figure 1. In a preferred implementation, the metal The plate 23 corresponds to a side of the terminal assembly 2 in the butt direction, at least not exceeding a side of the base body 21 and the conductive plastic part 22 (as shown in FIG. 8 ), so that the top surface of the terminal assembly 2 can be substantially has a flat surface.

In addition, in order to improve the smoothness of the mating connection between the connector C and another connector, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. The other side (such as the front/rear side) can be provided with at least one first guiding slope 217, and the conductive plastic part 22 is adjacent to at least the other side corresponding to the docking direction of the terminal assembly 2 (such as: front/rear/left/right side), can be provided with a second guide slope 222, so, in the actual use process, the terminal assembly 2 can be easily inserted into another connector, so that the connector C and another A connector is capable of forming an electrical connection.

According to, the above is only a preferred embodiment of this creation, but the scope of rights claimed by this creation is not limited to this, according to those who are familiar with the technology, based on the technical content disclosed in this creation, you can The equivalent changes that can be thought of easily should all fall within the scope of protection of this creation.

[knowledge] none [this creation] 1: Insulation body 10:Accommodating space 11: plug interface 12: The first body limit part 13: The second body limit part 2: Terminal assembly 21: Base body 210: Groove 211: insulation 212: Assembly column 214: convex part 215: The first base limit part 216: The second base limit part 217: The first guide slope 22: Conductive Plastic Department 221: contact block 222: the second guide slope 23: metal plate 230: assembly hole 24: Signal terminal 241: Signal contact part 242: Signal Relay Department 243: Signal welding part 25: Ground terminal 251: Ground contact part 252: Ground relay unit 253: Ground welding part 3: Housing 30: Assembly space C: Connector

[Figure 1] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the connector of this creation; [Figure 2] An explosion diagram of the connector of this creation; [Figure 3] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the terminal assembly of this creation; [Fig. 4] A front view exploded schematic diagram of the terminal assembly of this creation; [Fig. 5] The rear view exploded schematic diagram of the terminal assembly of this creation; [Figure 6] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the signal terminal of this creation; [Figure 7] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the ground terminal of this creation; and [Fig. 8] is a partial sectional view of the connector of this creation.

2: Terminal assembly

21: Base body

211: insulation

214: convex part

215: The first base limit part

216: The second base limit part

217: The first guide slope

22: Conductive Plastic Department

222: the second guide slope

23: metal plate

24: Signal terminal

25: Ground terminal

Claims (10)

A terminal assembly with a conductive plastic part and a metal plate is applied to a connector, including: A base body made of insulating material; 2. The conductive plastic part is located in the main body of the base; A metal plate is located between the two conductive plastic parts and is in contact with the two conductive plastic parts; A plurality of signal terminals are arranged on the base body, and at least one signal contact portion of each signal terminal is exposed outside the base body; and A plurality of ground terminals are arranged on the base body, and at least one ground contact portion of each ground terminal is exposed outside the base body. The terminal assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the ground terminals can be in contact with one of the conductive plastic parts. The terminal assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the outer edge of the base body is provided with at least one convex portion, and the signal relay portion of each of the signal terminals and the grounding relay portion of each of the ground terminals are At least a partial region can lie in this bulge. The terminal assembly as described in claim 1, wherein, one side of the base body corresponding to the butt joint direction of the terminal assembly, and one side of the two conductive plastic parts corresponding to the butt joint direction of the terminal assembly can be kept on the same level. The terminal assembly according to claim 4, wherein the base body is adjacent to the other side of the base body corresponding to the butt direction of the terminal assembly, and is provided with a first guiding slope. The terminal assembly according to claim 5, wherein the conductive plastic part is adjacent to the other side of the conductive plastic part corresponding to the butt direction of the terminal assembly, and a second guiding slope is provided. The terminal assembly as described in claim 3, wherein, the surface of each of the convex parts of the base body is provided with at least one first base stopper protruding outward, and when the base body is assembled to the connection In the case of an insulating body of the device, the first base limiting portion will abut against a corresponding first body limiting portion of the insulating body. The terminal assembly as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the base body includes two insulators, and the outer sides of each of the insulators are provided with the signal terminals and the ground terminals, and each of the insulators The inner side surfaces are respectively abutted against the corresponding conductive plastic parts, so that the conductive plastic parts are located between the insulators. A connector with a conductive plastic part and a metal plate, including: An insulating body, on which is provided the terminal assembly as described in any one of claims 1 to 8; and A casing is provided with an assembling space inside, and the assembling space can be used for positioning the insulating body therein. The connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein the insulating body defines a socket, and an accommodating space is provided therein, and the accommodating space communicates with the socket, and is capable of positioning the terminal assembly therein.

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