High Power Board-to-Board Floating Connector

Abstract

The present invention is a high-power board-to-board floating connector, comprising a male connector and a female connector. The male connector comprises a first electrode, a first shell and a first plug-in, and the female connector comprises a second electrode, a second shell, a floating member and a second plug-in. The second shell is combined with the floating member to form a port that can be slightly moved in one or more directions, so that the male connector can be remotely connected to the female connector within an allowable range, thereby allowing the first electrode to be electrically connected to the second electrode.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of a connector, in particular to a high-power board-to-board floating connector capable of floating connection. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, when connecting a male connector to a female connector, precise positioning is required to smoothly and electrically connect the male connector to the female connector.

[0003] However, in an installation environment with limited space, such as a car body, the installer cannot easily install the male connector and the female connector due to the limited installation space of the car body, which may cause the installer to damage the male connector or the female connector. Since either the male connector or the female connector is pre-installed in the car body and is not easy to replace, it will be very troublesome to deal with when the male connector or the female connector pre-installed in the car body is damaged. In addition, when the male connector and the female connector are connected in a high-power environment, a large amount of waste heat will be generated. If the waste heat cannot be removed in real time, the waste heat will accumulate in the male connector and the female connector, which may cause damage to the male connector and the female connector, or even a short circuit in the wires. This obviously poses a safety problem for environments with extremely high safety requirements, such as automotive environments.

[0004] In view of this, the present invention proposes a high-power board-to-board floating connector to solve the deficiencies of the prior art. [Summary of the invention]

[0005] The first object of the present invention is to provide a high-power board-to-board floating connector having a male head and a female socket, and through a floating connection structure, the purpose of completing the connector connection can be achieved without precise alignment of the male head and the female socket.

[0006] The second objective of the present invention is to dissipate heat through the through holes adjacent to the plug holes according to the above-mentioned high-power board-to-board floating connector, so as to achieve the purpose of being applied in a high-power (or high-current) environment.

[0007] The third object of the present invention is that according to the above-mentioned high-power board-to-board floating connector, the electrodes are through an S-shaped structure to cooperate with the floating connection structure to achieve the purpose of floating connection.

[0008] The fourth objective of the present invention is to fix the male connector and the female connector on the board body by combining the plug-in unit with the combining portion according to the above-mentioned high-power board-to-board floating connector.

[0009] To achieve the above and other purposes, the present invention provides a high-power board-to-board floating connector to connect a first board and a second board. The high-power board-to-board floating connector includes a male head and a female socket. The male head also includes a first electrode, a first shell and a first plug. One end of the first electrode can be connected to the first board and the other end of the first electrode is a free end. The first shell includes a first body, a first connecting portion and a first combining portion. The first body forms a first space with a first plug hole. The first plug hole is provided with a first electrode. The first connecting portion extends from the first body to expose the free end of the first electrode. The first combining portion is formed on two wings of the first body. The first plug is combined with the first combining portion to fix the first shell to the first board. The female socket also includes a second electrode, a second shell, a floating member and a second plug. One end of the second electrode can be connected to the second board and the other end of the second electrode is a free end. The second shell includes a second body and a second combining portion. The second body forms a second space with a second plug hole. The second plug hole is provided with a second electrode and the free end of the second electrode is exposed in the second space. The second combining portion is formed on two wings of the second body and protrudes from the second body to form a C-shaped opening. The floating member includes a third body and a third combining portion. The third body forms a third space having a third plug hole. The third plug hole corresponds to the second plug hole to accommodate the free end of the second electrode. The third combining portion is formed on two wings of the third body and protrudes from the third body. The third combining portion is arranged at the C-shaped opening. The second plug-in is combined with the second combining portion so as to be able to fix the second shell to the second plate body and limit the third combining portion to the C-shaped opening. Among them, the first connecting portion is connected to the floating member so that the first electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode.

[0010] Compared to the prior art, the high-power board-to-board floating connector of the present invention provides a floating structure in, for example, the female socket, so that during the process of inserting the male head into the female socket, the male head can be connected within a movable range, for example, in the same direction of the insertion direction, in a vertical direction or in a horizontal direction, so as to adapt to different application environments.

[0011] The specific technology adopted by the present invention will be further described through the following embodiments and attached drawings.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0012] Figure 1 It is a structural stereogram of a high-power board-to-board floating connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 2 This invention is described Figure 1 Detailed exploded view of the male connector.

[0014] Figure 3 This invention is described Figure 2 Front view of the male connector assembly.

[0015] Figure 4 This invention is described Figure 1 Detailed exploded view of the mother seat.

[0016] Figure 5 This invention is described Figure 4 The front view of the assembly of the female seat.

[0017] Figure 6 This invention is described Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the combination of the mother seat.

[0018] Description of main component symbols:

[0019] 10 High Power Board-to-Board Floating Connectors

[0020] 12 Male

[0021] 122 first electrode

[0022] 1222, 1224 Electrode end

[0023] 124 First Shell

[0024] 1242 The first ontology

[0025] 12422 First Socket

[0026] 12424 Through hole

[0027] 1244 First connection

[0028] 1246 First joint

[0029] 126 First Plugin

[0030] 14 Mother seat

[0031] 142 second electrode

[0032] 1422, 1424 Electrode end

[0033] 144 Second Shell

[0034] 1442 Second Body

[0035] 14422 Second socket

[0036] 1444 Second joint

[0037] 14442 C-type opening

[0038] 146 Floating parts

[0039] 1462 The Third Body

[0040] 14622 Third Socket

[0041] 1464 The third junction

[0042] 148 Second Plugin

[0043] 14424, 14624 through hole

[0044] FSP First Space

[0045] SSP Second Space

[0046] TSP Third Space [Specific implementation method]

[0047] In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail through the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings. The description is as follows.

[0048] In the present invention, "a" or "an" is used to describe the units, elements and components described herein. This is only for the convenience of description and to provide a general meaning to the scope of the present invention. Therefore, unless it is obvious that it is otherwise intended, such description should be understood to include one, at least one, and the singular also includes the plural.

[0049] In the present invention, the terms "comprise", "include", "have", "contain" or any other similar terms are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a component, structure, article or device containing multiple elements is not limited to those listed herein, but may include other elements that are not explicitly listed but are generally inherent to the component, structure, article or device. In addition, unless expressly stated to the contrary, the term "or" refers to an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or".

[0050] Please refer to Figure 1 , is a structural stereogram of a high-power board-to-board floating connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 In the embodiment, the high power board-to-board floating connector 10 connects the first board and the second board. Figure 1 Although the first plate and the second plate are not shown in the figure, those skilled in the art should understand that the first plate and the second plate can be in the form of a housing or a circuit board with a circuit layout.

[0051] The high-power board-to-board floating connector 10 includes a male connector 12 and a female connector 14 .

[0052] The male connector 12 includes a first electrode 122, a first shell 124 and a first plug 126, which can be referred to as Figure 2 , is to illustrate the present invention Figure 1 Detailed exploded view of the male connector.

[0053] One end 1222 of the first electrode 122 can be connected to the first plate and the other end 1224 of the first electrode 122 is a free end, that is, when the male connector 12 is not connected to the female connector 14, it is suspended and not connected to anything. In this embodiment, the number of the first electrodes 122 is three as an example. In other embodiments, the number of the first electrodes 122 can be one or more. Furthermore, the first electrode 122 is in the form of a sheet, and here it is an L-shaped sheet.

[0054] The first housing 124 is a rectangular body, which includes a first body 1242 , a first connecting portion 1244 and a first combining portion 1246 .

[0055] The first body 1242 forms a first space FSP having a first plug hole 12422. In the present embodiment, the first plug hole 12422 is a through hole type, which can allow the first electrode 122 to be inserted and accommodate the first electrode 122 when combined. In the present embodiment, the number of the first plug holes 12422 is three as an example, and in other embodiments, the number of the first plug holes 12422 can be one or more. In fact, the number of the first plug holes 12422 is equal to or more than the number of the first electrodes 122.

[0056] The first connection portion 1244 extends from the first body 1242 , and the width of the first connection portion 1244 is smaller than the width of the first body 1242 to form, for example, a T-shaped body. The free end of the first electrode 122 may be exposed at the first connection portion 1244 .

[0057] The first coupling portion 1246 is formed on two wings of the first body 1242. Here, the first coupling portion 1246 also extends from the first body 1242 toward the two wings and respectively forms a C-shaped groove. The C-shaped groove provides a guiding function, and by designing the opening size of the C-shaped groove, the function of the C-shaped groove tightly combining with the first plug-in 126 can also be achieved.

[0058] The first plug-in 126 can be combined with the first combining portion 1246. When the opening size of the C-shaped slot is equal to the thickness of the first plug-in 126, the first housing 124 can be stably fixed on the first plate. Here, the first plug-in 126 is a C-shaped piece. Figure 3 , is to illustrate the present invention Figure 2 Front view of the male connector assembly.

[0059] It is worth noting that the first space FSP may also form other through holes 12424, where the through holes 12424 may also represent holes where the first electrodes 122 are not provided. The through holes 12424 are formed on the sides of the first plug holes 12422 or between a plurality of first plug holes 12422. Furthermore, the shape of the through holes 12424 may be any shape, and a rectangular through hole is used as an example for illustration.

[0060] The female base 14 further includes a second electrode 142, a second shell 144, a floating member 146 and a second plug-in 148, which can be referred to as Figure 4 , is to illustrate the present invention Figure 1 Detailed exploded view of the mother seat.

[0061] One end of the second electrode 142 can be connected to the second plate and the other end of the second electrode is a free end, that is, when the female socket 14 is not connected to the male connector 12, it is suspended and not connected to anything. In this embodiment, the number of the second electrodes 142 is six as an example. In other embodiments, the number of the second electrodes 142 can be multiple. Furthermore, the shape of the second electrode 142 is a sheet at one end 1422. By using the other end 1424 of two second electrodes 142, for example, a Y-shaped clamping body can be formed to clamp the first electrode 122. It is worth noting that the second electrode 142 forms an S-shaped bend between the two ends 1422, 1424 to provide displacement elasticity when connected to the first electrode 122, such as moving left and right or forward and backward.

[0062] The second housing 144 is a rectangular body, which includes a second body 1442 and a second connecting portion 1444 .

[0063] The second body 1442 forms a second space SSP having a second plug hole 14422. In the present embodiment, the second plug hole 14422 is a through hole type, which can allow the second electrode 142 to be inserted and accommodate the second electrode 142 when combined. In the present embodiment, the number of the second plug holes 14422 is three as an example, and in other embodiments, the number of the second plug holes 14422 can be one or more. In fact, the number of the second plug holes 14422 is equal to or more than the number of the second electrodes 142. In addition, the size of the second plug hole 14422 is slightly larger than the size of the first plug hole 14422, so as to accommodate, for example, two second electrodes 142.

[0064] The second insertion hole 14422 disposes the second electrode 142 and a free end of the second electrode 142 is exposed in the second space SSP.

[0065] The second coupling portion 1444 is formed on two wings of the second body 1442 and protrudes from the second body 1442 to form a C-shaped opening 14442. In addition, the second coupling portion 1444 also forms a C-shaped groove, which provides a guiding function, and by designing the opening size of the C-shaped groove, the C-shaped groove can also achieve the function of tightly coupling the second plug-in 148.

[0066] The floating member 146 includes a third body 1462 and a third connecting portion 1464 .

[0067] The third body 1462 forms a third space TSP having a third plug hole 14622. The third plug hole 14622 corresponds to the second plug hole 14422 to accommodate the free end of the second electrode 142. In addition, the third joint portion 1464 is formed on two wings of the third body 1462 and protrudes from the third body 1462. Figure 5 , is to illustrate the present invention Figure 4 Here, the third joint portion 1464 is described by taking a protrusion as an example, and there is a gap between the protrusion and the inner edge of the C-shaped opening 14442. When the third joint portion 1464 is set in the C-shaped opening, the protrusion can be displaced forward, backward, left, and right in the C-shaped opening 14442.

[0068] The second plug-in 148 is combined with the second coupling portion 1444 to fix the second housing 144 on the second plate and limit the third coupling portion 1464 to the C-shaped opening 14442. When the opening size of the C-shaped slot is the same as the thickness of the second plug-in 148, the second housing 144 can be stably fixed on the second plate. Here, the second plug-in 148 is a C-shaped piece. Figure 6 , is to illustrate the present invention Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the combination of the mother seat.

[0069] The first connection portion 1244 is connected to the floating member 146 , so that the first electrode 122 is electrically connected to the second electrode 142 .

[0070] It is worth noting that the second space SSP and the third space TSP may also form other through holes 14424, 14624, respectively, where the through holes 14424, 14624 may also represent holes where the second electrode 142 is not provided. The through hole 14424 is formed on the side of the second plug hole 14422 or between a plurality of second plug holes 14422, and the through hole 14624 is formed on the side of the third plug hole 14622 or between a plurality of third plug holes 14622. Furthermore, the shape of the through hole 14424 may be any shape, and a rectangular through hole is used as an example for explanation.

[0071] Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed as described above, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the relevant art may make slight changes to the shapes, structures, features, methods and quantities described in the claims of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the claims attached to this specification.

Claims

1. A high-power board-to-board floating connector, connecting a first board and a second board, characterized in that: The high-power board-to-board floating connector comprises: Male connector, also includes: A first electrode, one end of which is connected to the first plate and the other end of which is a free end; A first housing, comprising a first body, a first connecting portion and a first combining portion, wherein the first body forms a first space having a first plug hole and a through hole, wherein the first plug hole is formed in a through hole type to accommodate the first electrode, the number of the first plug holes is equal to or greater than the number of the first electrodes, the through holes are holes where the first electrodes are not provided and are formed at the side of the first plug hole or between a plurality of first plug holes, the first connecting portion extends from the first body to expose the free end of the first electrode, and the first combining portion is formed on two wings of the first body; as well as A first plug-in unit is combined with the first combining portion to fix the first housing to the first plate; The mother seat also includes: A second electrode, one end of which is connected to the second plate and the other end of which is a free end; A second housing, comprising a second body and a second combining portion, wherein the second body forms a second space having a second plug hole, the second plug hole is provided with the second electrode and the free end of the second electrode is exposed in the second space, and the second combining portion is formed on two wings of the second body and protrudes from the second body to form a C-shaped opening; A floating member having a third body and a third combining portion, wherein the third body forms a third space having a third plug hole, wherein the third plug hole corresponds to the second plug hole to accommodate the free end of the second electrode, wherein the third combining portion is formed on two wings of the third body and protrudes from the third body, and the third combining portion is disposed at the C-shaped opening; as well as A second plug-in unit is combined with the second combining portion to fix the second housing to the second plate and to limit the third combining portion to the C-shaped opening; The first connecting portion is connected to the floating member, so that the first electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode; The second space also forms a through hole, and the through hole is formed on the side of the second plug hole; wherein the third space further forms a through hole and the through hole is formed on the side of the third plug hole; wherein the first electrode is a sheet; The second electrode is a sheet, and a plurality of the second electrodes form a Y-shaped clamping body to clamp the first electrode.

2. The high-power board-to-board floating connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first combining portion forms a C-shaped groove for the first plug-in to be inserted.

3. The high-power board-to-board floating connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second combining portion forms a C-shaped groove for the second plug-in to be inserted.

4. The high-power board-to-board floating connector according to claim 3, characterized in that: The third combining portion is a convex block, and a gap is provided between the convex block and the inner edge of the C-shaped opening.

5. The high-power board-to-board floating connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second electrode forms an S-shaped bend between two ends so that the second electrode can be connected to the first electrode.

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