A flexible circuit board connector

Abstract

The present invention provides a flexible circuit board connector for connecting a flexible circuit board cable, which includes: a connector body; a flip cover, including a flip cover body, the flip cover body is rotatably connected to the connector body; a hook terminal, one end of which is connected to the connector body and the other end is connected to the flip cover; a signal terminal, which is arranged on the connector body; and a reinforcement structure, which is arranged on the flip cover body and is used to increase the strength of the flip cover body. By arranging the hook terminal and the signal terminal, the signal terminal in the flexible circuit board connector is only used to transmit signals, avoiding signal loss in the signal terminal during signal transmission, and improving the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector; by arranging the reinforcement structure on the flip cover, the strength of the flip cover body is enhanced, and the reinforcement structure is plastic-sealed on the flip cover body by using the embedded injection molding technology, finally achieving the strength of the flip cover while providing a guarantee for reducing the thickness of the flip cover.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of plug-in connectors, and in particular to a flexible circuit board connector. Background Art

[0002] Plug connectors are commonly used electronic components, usually used to bridge the communication between blocked or isolated circuits, so as to make the circuits conductive and realize the predetermined functions of the circuits. At the same time, they are also a bridge for signal transmission and reception. Flexible circuit board connectors are a type of commonly used plug-in connectors, usually used to connect flexible circuit board cables, such as FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) cables.

[0003] The existing flexible circuit board connector usually realizes the connection and conduction between different circuits through the signal terminal. The signal terminal is usually installed in the shell and connected to the flip cover at the same time. The flexible circuit board inserted is fixed by the flip cover. Therefore, the existing signal terminal often needs to take into account the function of fixing the shell, that is, the existing signal terminal includes a signal terminal and a hook that are integrally arranged, which results in the hook sharing some signals when in use. When performing SI (Signal Integrity) testing, the signal loss is serious, and finally the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector is poor. At the same time, as the market demand gradually tends to ultra-thin, the thickness of the flexible circuit board connector can only become thinner and thinner, which also requires the thickness of the combined components of the flexible circuit board connector to become thinner and thinner; among them, the flip cover of the current flexible circuit board connector is all made of insulating plastic injection molding, resulting in the weak strength of the flip cover body, which also makes the ultra-thin flip cover more prone to deformation, detachment and breakage, causing the connector to be unable to be used normally.

[0004] Therefore, the prior art has defects and needs to be improved and developed. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a flexible circuit board connector, aiming to solve the problems of poor SI performance and insufficient cover structure strength of the flexible circuit board connector in the prior art.

[0006] A technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is as follows: A flexible circuit board connector, used to connect a flexible circuit board cable, comprising:

[0007] Connector body;

[0008] A flip cover, the flip cover comprising a flip cover body, the flip cover body being rotatably connected to the connector body;

[0009] A hook terminal, one end of which is connected to the connector body, and the other end of which is connected to the flip cover;

[0010] A signal terminal, wherein the signal terminal is arranged on the connector body;

[0011] A reinforcement structure is arranged on the flip cover body to increase the strength of the flip cover body.

[0012] Furthermore, the flexible circuit board connector also includes:

[0013] A grounding fixing plate is clamped on the connector body and electrically connected to the reinforcement structure.

[0014] Furthermore, the grounding fixing plate includes:

[0015] Fixed plate body;

[0016] A connector fixing portion, the connector fixing portion being arranged on one end of the fixing piece body;

[0017] A grounding welding portion, the grounding welding portion being arranged on an end of the fixing plate body away from the connector fixing portion;

[0018] Wherein, a limit hook is arranged on the connector fixing part; and a fixing spring is arranged on the fixing plate body.

[0019] Furthermore, the reinforcement structure is configured as a reinforcement plate, reinforcement ribs or reinforcement net; the reinforcement structure is arranged inside or on the outer surface of the flip cover body;

[0020] The reinforcement structure comprises:

[0021] A reinforcing body, the reinforcing body and the flip cover body are integrally formed or detachably connected;

[0022] A fixed connection spring sheet, which is arranged at both ends of the reinforcing body along the length direction, and the fixed connection spring sheet abuts against the fixing sheet body;

[0023] A grounding spring sheet is formed integrally with the reinforcement body.

[0024] Furthermore, the connector body comprises:

[0025] Base plate;

[0026] A vertical plate, the vertical plate is arranged on one end of the bottom plate along the width direction;

[0027] A first transverse plate, the first transverse plate being arranged on one end of the bottom plate along the length direction;

[0028] A second transverse plate, the second transverse plate being arranged on the other end of the bottom plate along the length direction;

[0029] Among them, the upper edge of the vertical plate is provided with a first through groove and a second through groove at intervals from bottom to top in the height direction, and a plurality of the first through grooves and the second through grooves are evenly arranged along the width direction of the vertical plate, the signal terminal is clamped in the first through groove, and the hook terminal is clamped in the second through groove; the first horizontal plate is provided with a first flip cover fixing portion, and the second horizontal plate is provided with a second flip cover fixing portion, the grounding fixing plates are provided with a first grounding fixing plate and a second grounding fixing plate, the first grounding fixing plate is clamped in the first flip cover fixing portion, and the second grounding fixing plate is clamped in the second flip cover fixing portion.

[0030] Furthermore, the fixed connection spring piece includes a first fixed connection spring piece and a second fixed connection spring piece respectively arranged at two ends of the reinforcing body along the length direction;

[0031] The first fixed connection spring piece abuts against the first grounding fixing piece, and the second fixed connection spring piece abuts against the second grounding fixing piece.

[0032] Furthermore, the flip cover also includes:

[0033] A first rotating shaft, wherein the first rotating shaft is disposed on one end of the flip cover body along the length direction;

[0034] A second rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft is arranged on the other end of the flip cover body along the length direction;

[0035] A terminal connection portion, the terminal connection portion being arranged at one end of the flip cover body close to the connector body along the width direction;

[0036] The flip operation portion is arranged at one end of the flip cover body away from the connector body along the width direction.

[0037] Furthermore, the hook terminal includes:

[0038] A hook body, the hook body being accommodated in the second through groove;

[0039] A flip cover holding portion, the flip cover holding portion is arranged at one end of the hook body and is rotatably connected to the terminal connecting portion;

[0040] A connector limiting portion, the connector limiting portion being arranged at the other end of the hook body;

[0041] Among them, the flip cover holding part is configured as a C-shaped buckle, and a first deformation notch is provided at the junction of the C-shaped buckle and the hook body; and / or, the connector limiting part is configured as a rectangular plate, and a material reduction notch is provided at the end of the rectangular plate and the end facing away from the hook body; and / or, the connector limiting part abuts against the end of the second through slot facing away from the flip cover, and the maximum inner diameter value of the second through slot is smaller than the size value of the connector limiting part; and / or, the end of the hook body combined with the connector limiting part is arranged in the second through slot, and a first limiting protrusion is provided at the junction of the hook body and the notch of the second through slot facing away from the connector limiting part.

[0042] Furthermore, the terminal connection portion includes:

[0043] A plurality of fixed protruding teeth, wherein the fixed protruding teeth are formed by extending from one end of the flip cover body close to the connector body along the width direction, and the plurality of fixed protruding teeth are evenly spaced along the length direction of the flip cover body;

[0044] A fixed shaft connected to the fixed convex teeth along a length direction;

[0045] Wherein, the flip cover clamping portion is clamped on the fixed shaft.

[0046] Furthermore, the signal terminal includes:

[0047] A terminal electrode, a first end of the terminal electrode is accommodated in the first through groove;

[0048] A welding portion, the welding portion being disposed on a first end of the terminal electrode;

[0049] A contact electrode portion, the contact electrode portion being disposed on an end of the terminal electrode away from the welding portion;

[0050] In which, the welding part is arranged to be L-shaped, a second deformation notch is arranged at the junction of the welding part and the terminal electrode, a third deformation notch is arranged at one end of the welding part away from the terminal electrode, and the maximum inner diameter value of the first through groove is smaller than the size value of the welding part; and / or, the thickness of the terminal electrode decreases along the direction from the welding part to the contact electrode part, and a second limiting protrusion is provided at the junction of the terminal electrode and the notch of the first through groove away from the welding part; and / or, the contact electrode part is arranged as a single-contact electrode, a double-contact electrode or a multi-contact electrode, and the contact electrode part is arranged toward the hook terminal.

[0051] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a flexible circuit board connector for connecting a flexible circuit board cable, which includes: a connector body; a flip cover, the flip cover includes a flip cover body, the flip cover body is rotatably connected to the connector body; a hook terminal, one end of the hook terminal is connected to the connector body, and the other end of the hook terminal is connected to the flip cover; a signal terminal, the signal terminal is arranged on the connector body; a reinforcement structure, the reinforcement structure is arranged on the flip cover body, and is used to increase the strength of the flip cover body. By arranging the hook terminal and the signal terminal, the signal terminal in the flexible circuit board connector is only used to transmit signals, thereby effectively avoiding signal loss in the signal terminal during signal transmission, and improving the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector; at the same time, by arranging the reinforcement structure on the flip cover, the strength of the flip cover body is effectively enhanced, and the reinforcement structure is plastic-sealed on the flip cover by using the embedded injection molding technology, and finally the strength of the flip cover is guaranteed, while providing a guarantee for reducing the thickness of the flip cover. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0052] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0053] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0054] Figure 3 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention from another perspective;

[0055] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the grounding fixing plate of the flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0056] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the reinforcement structure of the flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0057] Figure 6 is a partial rear view schematic diagram of a connector body in the flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0058] Figure 7 The present invention Figure 6 A schematic cross-sectional view along the Ⅰ-Ⅰ direction;

[0059] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of a partial three-dimensional structure of a connector body of a flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0060] Fig. 9 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the flip cover of the flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0061] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the hook terminal in the flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0062] Fig.11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0063] Fig.12 The present invention Fig. 9 A magnified schematic diagram of the middle part;

[0064] Fig.13 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the signal terminal in the flexible circuit board connector provided in the present invention;

[0065] Description of reference numerals:

[0066] 10. Flexible circuit board connector; 11. Connector body; 12. Flip cover; 14. Reinforcement structure; 17. Hook terminal; 18. Signal terminal; 19. Ground fixing plate; 111. Bottom plate; 112. Vertical plate; 113. First horizontal plate; 114. Second horizontal plate; 115. First flip cover fixing part; 116. Second flip cover fixing part; 1121. First through slot; 1122. Second through slot; 121. Flip cover body; 122. First rotating shaft; 123. Second rotating shaft; 124. Terminal connecting part; 125. Flip operation part; 1241. Fixed convex teeth; 1242. Fixed shaft; 144. Reinforcement body; 145. Fixed connecting spring; 146. Grounding spring piece; 1451, first fixed connection spring piece; 1452, second fixed connection spring piece; 171, hook body; 172, cover holding part; 173, connector limiting part; 174, first deformation notch; 175, material reduction notch; 176, first limiting protrusion; 181, terminal electrode; 182, welding part; 183, contact electrode part; 184, second deformation notch; 185, third deformation notch; 186, second limiting protrusion; 191, fixing piece body; 192, connector fixing part; 193, grounding welding part; 194, limiting hook; 195, fixing spring piece; 196, first grounding fixing piece; 197, second grounding fixing piece. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0067] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0068] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0069] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0070] Plug connectors are commonly used electronic components, usually used between blocked or isolated circuits, acting as a bridge of communication, so that the circuit is conductive and the predetermined function of the circuit is realized. At the same time, it is also a bridge for signal transmission and reception. A flexible circuit board connector is a type of commonly used plug-in connector, usually used to connect flexible circuit board cables, such as FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) cables. Existing flexible circuit board connectors usually achieve connection and conduction between different circuits through signal terminals. The signal terminals are usually installed in the housing and connected to the flip cover at the same time, and the flexible circuit board is fixedly inserted by the flip cover. Therefore, the existing signal terminals often also need to take into account the function of fixed connection to the housing, that is, the existing signal terminals include an integrally arranged signal terminal and a hook, which results in the hook sharing some signals when in use. When performing SI (Signal Integrity) testing, the signal loss is serious, which ultimately leads to poor SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector. At the same time, as the market demand gradually tends towards ultra-thinness, the thickness of the flexible circuit board connector can only become thinner and thinner, which requires the thickness of the entire component of the flexible circuit board connector to become thinner and thinner; among them, the current flip covers of the flexible circuit board connector are all injection-molded with insulating plastic, resulting in weak strength of the flip cover body, which makes the ultra-thin flip cover more prone to deformation, detachment and breakage, causing the connector to be unable to be used normally.

[0071] The present invention is based on the problems of poor SI performance and insufficient cover strength of flexible circuit board connectors in the prior art, and provides a flexible circuit board connector. By setting a hook terminal and a signal terminal, the signal terminal in the flexible circuit board connector is only used to transmit signals, thereby effectively avoiding signal loss in the signal terminal during signal transmission, and improving the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector; at the same time, by setting a reinforcement structure on the flip cover, the strength of the flip cover body is effectively enhanced, and the reinforcement structure is plastic-sealed on the flip cover by using embedded injection molding technology, ultimately achieving the goal of ensuring the strength of the flip cover while providing a guarantee for reducing the thickness of the flip cover. For details, refer to the following embodiments.

[0072] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3In a first embodiment of the present invention, a flexible circuit board connector 10 is provided for connecting a flexible circuit board cable; the flexible circuit board connector 10 comprises: a connector body 11, a flip cover 12, a reinforcement structure 14, a hook terminal 17 and a signal terminal 18; the flip cover 12 is rotatably connected to the connector body 11; one end of the hook terminal 17 is connected to the connector body 11, and the other end of the hook terminal 17 is connected to the flip cover 12; the signal terminal 18 is arranged on the connector body 11; the reinforcement structure 14 is arranged on the flip cover body 121 to increase the strength of the flip cover body 121.

[0073] It can be understood that by providing the hook terminal 17 and the signal terminal 18 on the flexible circuit board connector 10, the hook terminal 17 for additional connection and the signal terminal 18 for only signal transmission are provided in the flexible circuit board connector 10, thereby effectively avoiding the signal terminal 18 from losing signals during signal transmission, thereby improving the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector 10. At the same time, by providing the reinforcing structure 14 on the flip cover body 121, the strength of the flip cover body 121 is effectively enhanced, and the reinforcing structure 14 is sealed inside the flip cover 12 by using the embedded injection molding technology, thereby finally achieving the strength of the flip cover 12 and providing a guarantee for reducing the thickness of the flip cover 12. In some variant embodiments, the reinforcing structure 14 can also be provided on the outside of the flip cover body 121, such as embedding the reinforcing structure 14 on the outer surface of the flip cover body 121.

[0074] In some other embodiments, the flexible circuit board connector 10 further includes: a grounding fixing plate 19 ; the grounding fixing plate 19 is clamped on the connector body 11 and electrically connected to the reinforcement structure 14 .

[0075] It can be understood that by providing a grounding fixing plate 19 and controlling the grounding fixing plate 19 to be provided on the connector body 11, the grounding fixing plate 19 is connected to the connector body 11; by controlling the grounding fixing plate 19 to be electrically connected to the reinforcement structure 14, the flip cover 12 is connected to the grounding fixing plate 19, and then the grounding connection of the connector body 11 and the flip cover 12 by the grounding fixing plate 19 is achieved, thereby achieving a shielding effect on the flexible circuit board connector 10, and effectively improving the signal stability of the flexible circuit board connector 10.

[0076] Please refer to Figure 4In another embodiment, the grounding fixing plate 19 includes a fixing plate body 191, a connector fixing portion 192 and a grounding welding portion 193; the connector fixing portion 192 is arranged on one end of the fixing plate body 191; the grounding welding portion 193 is arranged on the end of the fixing plate body 191 away from the connector fixing portion 192; wherein, a limiting hook 194 is arranged on the connector fixing portion 192; and a fixing spring 195 is arranged on the fixing plate body 191.

[0077] It can be understood that the connector fixing portion 192 and the grounding welding portion 193 are respectively arranged on the opposite ends of the fixing plate body 191; the grounding welding portion 193 is electrically connected to the ground electrode of the circuit, and the connector fixing portion 192 is connected to the connector body 11; by arranging a limiting hook 194 on the connector fixing portion 192, the connection strength between the grounding fixing plate 19 and the connector body 11 is effectively improved; specifically, the limiting hook 194 is arranged at the lower end of the connector fixing portion 192 along the height direction, and the limiting hook 194 is arranged to be a C-shaped hook opening toward the grounding welding portion 193; by arranging a fixing spring sheet 195 on the fixing plate body 191, the connection stability between the fixing plate body 191 and the connector body 11 is effectively improved; at the same time, the electrical connection between the grounding fixing plate 19 and the reinforcement structure 14 is guaranteed.

[0078] Please refer to further Figure 2 and Figure 3 In other embodiments, in other embodiments, the reinforcing structure 14 is configured as a reinforcing plate, reinforcing ribs or a reinforcing net; the flip cover 12 also includes a flip cover body 121; the flip cover body 121 is rotatably connected to the connector body 11.

[0079] It should be noted that the reinforcement structure 14 is disposed inside the flip cover body 121; or, the reinforcement structure 14 is disposed outside the flip cover body 121; in this embodiment, it is preferred that the reinforcement structure 14 is disposed inside the flip cover body 121.

[0080] Furthermore, the reinforcement structure 14 and the flip cover body 121 are integrally formed or detachably connected.

[0081] Specifically, the reinforcing structure 14 can be arranged on the surface of the flip cover body 121, or the reinforcing structure 14 can be arranged inside the flip cover body 121. In the present invention, it is preferably arranged inside the flip cover body 121. It can be understood that when the reinforcing structure 14 is arranged inside the flip cover body 121, the reinforcing structure 14 and the flip cover body 121 are integrally formed, that is, the reinforcing structure 14 and the flip cover body 121 are fixedly connected; when the reinforcing structure 14 is arranged on the surface of the flip cover body 121, the reinforcing structure 14 and the flip cover body 121 can be integrally formed or detachably connected with the flip cover body 121; when the reinforcing structure 14 and the flip cover body 121 are integrally formed, the reinforcing structure 14 further cooperates with the flip cover body 121 to enhance the structural strength of the flip cover body 121; when the reinforcing structure 14 and the flip cover body 121 are detachably connected, the flip cover 12 can be conveniently maintained and repaired, and the replacement and maintenance of the reinforcing structure 14 is more convenient.

[0082] Please refer to further Figure 5 In some other preferred embodiments, the reinforcement structure 14 includes: a reinforcement body 144, a fixed connection spring piece 145 and a grounding spring piece 146; the reinforcement body 144 is integrally formed with the flip cover body 121 or is detachably connected; the fixed connection spring piece 145 is arranged on both ends of the reinforcement body 144 along the length direction, and the fixed connection spring piece 145 abuts against the fixing piece body 191; the grounding spring piece 146 is integrally formed with the reinforcement body 144.

[0083] It can be understood that by providing the grounding spring sheet 146, the reinforcing body 144 can be directly connected to the ground of the circuit board, thereby improving the shielding ability of the flip cover 12 and the connector body 11, and ensuring the signal stability of the flexible circuit board connector 10; at the same time, the fixed connection spring sheet 145 is in contact with the fixing sheet body 191, thereby forming a stable electrical connection between the reinforcement structure 14 and the grounding fixing sheet 19, further improving the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector. Furthermore, two grounding spring sheets 146 are provided, further improving the stability of the grounding of the flip cover 12.

[0084] Please refer to further Figures 6 to 8In other embodiments, the connector body 11 includes a bottom plate 111, a vertical plate 112, a first horizontal plate 113 and a second horizontal plate 114; the vertical plate 112 is arranged on one end of the bottom plate 111 along the width direction; the bottom plate 111 is vertically connected to the vertical plate 112, and the vertical plate 112 and the bottom plate 111 are integrally formed; the first horizontal plate 113 is arranged on one end of the bottom plate 111 along the length direction; the second horizontal plate 114 is arranged on the other end of the bottom plate 111 along the length direction. Among them, the vertical plate 112 is provided with a first through slot 1121 and a second through slot 1122 at intervals from bottom to top along the height direction; a plurality of the first through slots 1121 and the second through slots 1122 are evenly arranged along the width direction of the vertical plate 112, the signal terminal 18 is snapped into the first through slot 1121, and the hook terminal 17 is snapped into the second through slot 1122; specifically, one end of the signal terminal 18 is fixed in the first through slot 1121, and one end of the hook terminal 17 is fixed in the second through slot 1122; the second through slot 1122 is arranged on the side of the first through slot 1121 away from the bottom plate 111, the first through slot 1121 and the second through slot 1122 are arranged in parallel, and the first through slot 1121 and the second through slot 1122 are isolated and not connected to each other. A first flip cover fixing portion 115 is provided on the first transverse plate 113, and a second flip cover fixing portion 116 is provided on the second transverse plate 114; the grounding fixing plate 19 is configured as a first grounding fixing plate 196 and a second grounding fixing plate 197, the first grounding fixing plate 196 is clamped in the first flip cover fixing portion 115, and the second grounding fixing plate 197 is clamped in the second flip cover fixing portion 116; one end of the flip cover 12 along the length direction is rotatably connected between the first grounding fixing plate 196 and the first flip cover fixing portion 115; the other end of the flip cover 12 along the length direction is rotatably connected between the second grounding fixing plate 197 and the second flip cover fixing portion 116; by providing the first transverse plate 113 and the second transverse plate 114, the connection and fixation between the connector body 11 and the flip cover 12 are facilitated.

[0085] Please refer to further Figure 5 In other embodiments, the fixed connection spring piece 145 includes a first fixed connection spring piece 1451 and a second fixed connection spring piece 1452; the first fixed connection spring piece 1451 is arranged on one end of the reinforcing body 144 along the length direction, and the second fixed connection spring piece 1452 is arranged on the other end of the reinforcing body 144 along the length direction; the first fixed connection spring piece 1451 abuts against the first grounding fixing piece 196, and the second fixed connection spring piece 1452 abuts against the second grounding fixing piece 197.

[0086] It can be understood that fixed connection springs 145 are provided at both ends of the reinforcing body 144 along the length direction; that is, the first fixed connection spring 1451 and the second fixed connection spring 1452 are respectively provided on the two ends of the reinforcing body 144 along the length direction, thereby ensuring the connection stability between the reinforcing structure 14 and the grounding fixing plate 19, so that a stable electrical connection is formed between the reinforcing structure 14 and the grounding fixing plate 19, further improving the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector.

[0087] Please refer to Fig. 9 In some other embodiments, the flip cover 12 further includes: a first rotating shaft 122, a second rotating shaft 123, a terminal connecting portion 124 and a flip operating portion 125; the first rotating shaft 122 is arranged at one end of the flip cover body 121 along the length direction; the second rotating shaft 123 is arranged at the other end of the flip cover body 121 along the length direction; the terminal connecting portion 124 is arranged at one end of the flip cover body 121 close to the connector body 11 along the width direction; the flip operating portion 125 is arranged at one end of the flip cover body 121 away from the connector body 11 along the width direction.

[0088] It can be understood that the flip cover body 121 rotates relative to the connector body 11 through the first rotating shaft 122 and the second rotating shaft 123, and the flip cover body 121 is controlled by the flip operating part 125, and the hook terminal 17 is rotatably connected to the terminal connecting part 124, thereby facilitating the operation of the flexible circuit board connector 10.

[0089] Please refer to Fig.10 and Fig.11 In other embodiments, the hook terminal 17 includes: a hook body 171, a cover holding portion 172 and a connector limiting portion 173; the cover holding portion 172 is arranged at one end of the hook body 171; and the connector limiting portion 173 is arranged at the other end of the hook body 171.

[0090] It can be understood that the hook terminal 17 is used to connect the connector body 11 and the flip cover 12, so that the signal terminal 18 does not need to take into account the connection function. The signal terminal 18 only needs to transmit the signal, thereby effectively improving the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector 10.

[0091] In other embodiments, the flip cover holding portion 172 is configured as a C-shaped buckle, and a first deformation notch 174 is provided at the junction of the C-shaped buckle and the hook body 171 .

[0092] It can be understood that by setting the flip cover holding portion 172 as a C-shaped buckle, the hook terminal 17 is connected to the flip cover 12, and the flip cover 12 can be connected to the C-shaped buckle; by providing a first deformation notch 174 at the junction of the C-shaped buckle and the hook body 171, the deformation ability of the hook terminal 17 is improved, and the service life of the hook terminal 17 is improved.

[0093] In some other embodiments, the connector limiting portion 173 is configured as a rectangular plate, and a material reduction notch 175 is disposed between the rectangular plate and an end away from the hook body 171 .

[0094] It can be understood that by providing the material reduction notch 175 at the connector limiting portion 173 , the cost of the hook terminal 17 is effectively reduced, and the cost of the flexible circuit board connector 10 is also reduced.

[0095] In other embodiments, the connector stopper 173 abuts against an end of the second through slot 1122 away from the flip cover 12 , and a maximum inner diameter of the second through slot 1122 is smaller than a size of the connector stopper 173 .

[0096] It can be understood that when assembling the hook terminal 17, the flip cover holding portion 172 is first passed through the second through groove 1122, and then the end of the hook body 171 facing away from the flip cover holding portion 172 is accommodated in the second through groove 1122, and the connector limiting portion 173 abuts against the end of the second through groove 1122 facing away from the flip cover 12, thereby preventing the hook terminal 17 from detaching from the connector body toward the flip cover 12, and finally fixing the connector body 11 and the flip cover 12 together.

[0097] In other embodiments, one end of the hook body 171 combined with the connector limiting portion 173 is disposed in the second through slot 1122 , and a first limiting protrusion 176 is disposed at the junction of the hook body 171 and the second through slot 1122 away from the notch of the connector limiting portion 173 .

[0098] It can be understood that by providing a first limiting protrusion 176 on the hook body 171, the hook terminal 17 can be limited in cooperation with the flip cover holding portion 172 to prevent the hook terminal 17 from detaching from the connector body 11 in a direction away from the flip cover 12, thereby further improving the stability of the flexible circuit board connector 10.

[0099] Please refer to Figure 11 to Figure 12In some other preferred embodiments, the terminal connecting portion 124 includes: a fixed shaft 1242 and a plurality of fixed protruding teeth 1241, wherein the fixed protruding teeth 1241 are extended from one end of the flip cover body 121 close to the connector body 11 along the width direction, and the plurality of fixed protruding teeth 1241 are evenly spaced along the length direction of the flip cover body 121; the fixed shaft 1242 is connected to the fixed protruding teeth 1241 along the length direction; wherein the flip cover clamping portion 172 is clamped on the fixed shaft 1242.

[0100] It can be understood that the fixed shaft 1242 is connected to all the fixed protruding teeth 1241 at the same time, and a fixed space is formed between two adjacent fixed protruding teeth 1241 and the fixed shaft 1242; the flip cover holding portion 172 of the hook terminal 17 is engaged with the fixed shaft 1242 and is limited and fixed by the adjacent fixed protruding teeth 1241, thereby facilitating the assembly of the hook terminal 17 and improving the connection stability between the hook terminal 17 and the flip cover 12.

[0101] Please refer to Fig.12 and Fig.13 In other embodiments, the signal terminal 18 includes: a terminal electrode 181, a welding portion 182 and a contact electrode portion 183; the first end of the terminal electrode 181 is accommodated in the first through groove 1121; the welding portion 182 is arranged on the first end of the terminal electrode 181; the contact electrode portion 183 is arranged on the end of the terminal electrode 181 away from the welding portion 182.

[0102] It can be understood that when the signal terminal 18 is used to connect two circuits and transmit signals between the two circuits, when assembling the flexible circuit board connector 10, the welding portion 182 of the signal terminal 18 is welded to a circuit (such as welded on a circuit board), and then the other circuit is inserted between the flip cover 12 and the connector body 11, and the contact electrode portion 183 with the terminal electrode 181 is electrically connected under the action of the flip cover 12, thereby ensuring that the signal terminal 18 only needs to transmit signals, avoiding signal loss at the signal terminal 18, and ensuring the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector 10.

[0103] In other embodiments, the welding portion 182 is configured to be L-shaped, a second deformation notch 184 is provided at the junction of the welding portion 182 and the terminal electrode 181, a third deformation notch 185 is provided at the end of the welding portion 182 away from the terminal electrode 181, and the maximum inner diameter value of the first through groove 1121 is smaller than the size value of the welding portion 182.

[0104] It can be understood that by providing the second deformation notch 184 and the third deformation notch 185 , the deformation capacity of the signal terminal 18 can be effectively improved to prevent the signal terminal 18 from being broken, and the cost of the signal terminal 18 can be effectively reduced.

[0105] In other embodiments, the thickness of the terminal electrode 181 decreases gradually from the welding portion 182 to the contact electrode portion 183 , and a second limiting protrusion 186 is provided at the junction of the terminal electrode 181 and the notch of the first through groove 1121 away from the welding portion 182 .

[0106] It can be understood that by controlling the thickness of the terminal electrode 181 to decrease gradually, the signal terminal 18 is made to present a conical shape, thereby further improving the deformation ability of the signal terminal 18 and preventing the signal terminal 18 from breaking; by setting the second limiting protrusion 186, the signal terminal 18 is prevented from falling off from the first through groove 1121, thereby improving the service life of the flexible circuit board connector 10.

[0107] In some other embodiments, the contact electrode portion 183 is configured as a single-contact electrode, a double-contact electrode, or a multi-contact electrode, and the contact electrode portion 183 is disposed toward the hook terminal 17 .

[0108] It can be understood that by configuring the contact electrode portion 183 as a double-contact electrode or a multi-contact electrode, the connection stability of the terminal electrode 181 can be effectively improved.

[0109] In summary, the present invention provides a flexible circuit board connector for connecting a flexible circuit board cable, which includes: a connector body; a flip cover, the flip cover includes a flip cover body, the flip cover body is rotatably connected to the connector body; a hook terminal, one end of the hook terminal is connected to the connector body, and the other end of the hook terminal is connected to the flip cover; a signal terminal, the signal terminal is arranged on the connector body; a reinforcement structure, the reinforcement structure is arranged on the flip cover body, and is used to increase the strength of the flip cover body. By arranging the hook terminal and the signal terminal, the signal terminal in the flexible circuit board connector is only used to transmit signals, thereby effectively avoiding signal loss in the signal terminal during signal transmission, and improving the SI performance of the flexible circuit board connector; at the same time, by arranging the reinforcement structure on the flip cover, the strength of the flip cover body is effectively enhanced, and the reinforcement structure is plastic-sealed on the flip cover by using the embedded injection molding technology, and finally the strength of the flip cover is guaranteed while reducing the thickness of the flip cover.

[0110] It should be understood that the application of the present invention is not limited to the above examples. For ordinary technicians in this field, improvements or changes can be made based on the above description. All these improvements and changes should fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the present invention.

Claims

1. A flexible circuit board connector for connecting a flexible circuit board cable, characterized in that: include: Connector body; A flip cover, the flip cover comprising a flip cover body, the flip cover body being rotatably connected to the connector body; A hook terminal, one end of which is connected to the connector body, and the other end of which is connected to the flip cover; A signal terminal, wherein the signal terminal is arranged on the connector body; A reinforcement structure, which is arranged on the flip cover body and is used to increase the strength of the flip cover body; The flexible circuit board connector also includes: A grounding fixing plate, the grounding fixing plate is clamped on the connector body and is electrically connected to the reinforcement structure; The grounding fixing plate comprises a fixing plate body; The reinforcement structure comprises: A reinforcing body, the reinforcing body and the flip cover body are integrally formed or detachably connected; A fixed connection spring sheet, which is arranged at both ends of the reinforcing body along the length direction, and the fixed connection spring sheet abuts against the fixing sheet body; The connector body comprises: Base plate; A vertical plate, the vertical plate is arranged on one end of the bottom plate along the width direction; The vertical plate is provided with a first through slot and a second through slot at intervals from bottom to top in the height direction, and the grounding fixing plate is provided with a first grounding fixing plate and a second grounding fixing plate; The fixed connection spring piece comprises a first fixed connection spring piece and a second fixed connection spring piece respectively arranged at two ends of the reinforcing body along the length direction; The first fixed connection spring piece abuts against the first grounding fixing piece, and the second fixed connection spring piece abuts against the second grounding fixing piece; The flip cover also includes: A first rotating shaft, wherein the first rotating shaft is disposed on one end of the flip cover body along the length direction; A second rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft is arranged on the other end of the flip cover body along the length direction; A terminal connection portion, the terminal connection portion being arranged at one end of the flip cover body close to the connector body along the width direction; A flip operation portion, the flip operation portion being arranged at one end of the flip cover body away from the connector body in the width direction; The hook terminal comprises: A hook body, the hook body being accommodated in the second through groove; A flip cover holding portion, the flip cover holding portion is arranged at one end of the hook body and is rotatably connected to the terminal connecting portion; A connector limiting portion, the connector limiting portion being arranged at the other end of the hook body; The signal terminal comprises: A terminal electrode, a first end of the terminal electrode is accommodated in the first through groove; A welding portion, the welding portion being disposed on the first end of the terminal electrode; A contact electrode portion is provided on an end of the terminal electrode away from the welding portion.

2. The flexible circuit board connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The grounding fixing plate further comprises: A connector fixing portion, the connector fixing portion being arranged on one end of the fixing piece body; A grounding welding portion, the grounding welding portion being arranged on an end of the fixing plate body away from the connector fixing portion; Wherein, a limit hook is arranged on the connector fixing part; and a fixing spring is arranged on the fixing plate body.

3. The flexible circuit board connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The reinforcement structure is configured as a reinforcement plate, reinforcement ribs or reinforcement net; the reinforcement structure is arranged inside or on the outer surface of the flip cover body; The reinforcement structure further comprises: A grounding spring sheet is formed integrally with the reinforcement body.

4. The flexible circuit board connector according to claim 3, characterized in that: The connector body also includes: A first transverse plate, the first transverse plate being arranged on one end of the bottom plate along the length direction; A second transverse plate, the second transverse plate being arranged on the other end of the bottom plate along the length direction; Among them, a plurality of the first through grooves and the second through grooves are evenly arranged along the width direction of the vertical plate, the signal terminal is clamped in the first through groove, and the hook terminal is clamped in the second through groove; a first flip cover fixing part is provided on the first horizontal plate, and a second flip cover fixing part is provided on the second horizontal plate, the first grounding fixing plate is clamped in the first flip cover fixing part, and the second grounding fixing plate is clamped in the second flip cover fixing part.

5. The flexible circuit board connector according to claim 4, characterized in that: The flip cover holding part is configured as a C-shaped buckle, and a first deformation notch is provided at the junction of the C-shaped buckle and the hook body; and / or, the connector limiting part is configured as a rectangular plate, and a material reduction notch is provided at the end of the rectangular plate and the end facing away from the hook body; and / or, the connector limiting part abuts against the end of the second through slot facing away from the flip cover, and the maximum inner diameter value of the second through slot is smaller than the size value of the connector limiting part; and / or, the end of the hook body that is combined with the connector limiting part is arranged in the second through slot, and a first limiting protrusion is provided at the junction of the hook body and the notch of the second through slot facing away from the connector limiting part.

6. The flexible circuit board connector according to claim 5, characterized in that: The terminal connection portion comprises: A plurality of fixed protruding teeth, wherein the fixed protruding teeth are formed by extending from one end of the flip cover body close to the connector body along the width direction, and the plurality of fixed protruding teeth are evenly spaced along the length direction of the flip cover body; A fixed shaft connected to the fixed convex teeth along a length direction; Wherein, the flip cover clamping portion is clamped on the fixed shaft.

7. The flexible circuit board connector according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that: The welding portion is arranged to be L-shaped, a second deformation notch is arranged at the junction of the welding portion and the terminal electrode, a third deformation notch is arranged at one end of the welding portion away from the terminal electrode, the maximum inner diameter value of the first through groove is smaller than the size value of the welding portion; and / or, the thickness of the terminal electrode decreases along the direction from the welding portion to the contact electrode portion, and a second limiting protrusion is arranged at the junction of the terminal electrode and the notch of the first through groove away from the welding portion; and / or, the contact electrode portion is arranged as a single-contact electrode, a double-contact electrode or a multi-contact electrode, and the contact electrode portion is arranged toward the hook terminal.

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