A high-speed signal transmission component

Abstract

The present invention discloses a high-speed signal transmission component, which relates to the technical field of connectors. The present invention includes a DSFP female connector, a metal shell, a plug connector and a high-speed cable. The DSFP female connector includes an insulating shell and a terminal assembly. The terminal assembly is installed in the insulating shell. The terminal assembly includes an insulating rubber core and a plurality of conductive terminals. The plurality of conductive terminals are sequentially arranged on the insulating rubber core at intervals; the rear end of the insulating rubber core is arranged with a plurality of terminal slots at intervals, and the rear ends of the conductive terminals are accommodated in the corresponding terminal slots; the front end of the insulating shell has a DSFP connector socket; the rear end of the metal shell is installed in the DSFP female connector; one end of the high-speed cable is welded to the rear end of the conductive terminal in the terminal slot, and the other end of the high-speed cable is connected to the plug connector. The DSFP female connector of the present invention is connected to the plug connector through a high-speed cable, the signal transmission loss is small, the connection cost is low, the high-speed cable can be bent, and the spatial layout is flexible.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of connectors, and in particular to a high-speed signal transmission component. Background Art

[0002] High-speed signal transmission components are mainly used in electronic equipment such as servers, communication equipment, computer rooms, and data centers. With the booming communication industry, various electronic products continue to pursue better transmission quality and timeliness and provide diversified applications. These demands have prompted the signal transmission speed to continue to develop towards high speed. The signal transmission specifications of the corresponding electronic equipment must also be improved accordingly, and the electrical connectors on the electronic equipment must provide the frequency of the legendary signal to cope with it. Since high-frequency signals are easily interfered by environmental variables and cause poor signals, the design and manufacturing standards of electrical connectors that transmit high-frequency signals are also improved accordingly. In the prior art, one of the high-speed signal transmission components includes a PCB board, a DSFP female connector and a plug connector. The full name of DSFP in English is Dual SMALL FORM FACTOR PLUGGABLE MODULE, which is an I / O interface defined by the association. The structure of the DSFP female connector can be found in patent 202021374548.X. The metal terminal of the DSFP female connector is provided with a welding pin. The DSFP female connector is welded to one end of the PCB board through the welding pin, and the plug connector is welded to the other end of the PCB board. The DSFP female connector and the plug connector are connected through the PCB circuit.

[0003] However, the problems with this high-speed signal transmission component are: first, the PCB circuit between the DSFP female connector and the plug connector has a large signal loss, and the cost of using PCB board connection is high, the PCB board cannot be bent, and the spatial layout is inflexible; second, the installation and layout flexibility of the DSFP female connector and the plug connector in electronic equipment such as servers, communication equipment, computer rooms, and data centers is poor, and the placement is greatly restricted. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a high-speed signal transmission component based on the deficiencies of the prior art. The DSFP female connector and the plug connector of the high-speed signal transmission component are connected by a high-speed cable, the signal transmission loss is small, the connection cost is low, the high-speed cable can be bent, the spatial layout is flexible, the DSFP female connector and the plug connector can be placed according to the actual needs of the equipment, and the installation and layout flexibility are strong.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is: a high-speed signal transmission component, comprising:

[0006] The DSFP female connector comprises an insulating housing and a terminal assembly, wherein the terminal assembly is installed in the insulating housing, wherein the terminal assembly comprises an insulating rubber core and a plurality of conductive terminals, wherein the plurality of conductive terminals are sequentially arranged at intervals on the insulating rubber core; a plurality of terminal slots are arranged at intervals at the rear end of the insulating rubber core, wherein the rear ends of the conductive terminals are accommodated in the corresponding terminal slots; a DSFP connector socket is provided at the front end of the insulating housing, wherein the front ends of the conductive terminals are accommodated in the DSFP connector socket;

[0007] A metal housing, wherein the DSFP female connector is installed in the rear end of the metal housing;

[0008] Plug connector;

[0009] A high-speed cable, one end of which is welded to the rear end of the conductive terminal in the terminal slot, and the other end of which is connected to the plug connector.

[0010] Preferably, the number of the DSFP female connector and the metal shell is one or more.

[0011] Preferably, the insulating rubber core includes a first insulating rubber core and a second insulating rubber core, the first insulating rubber core is located on the upper side of the second insulating rubber core, the conductive terminal includes a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal, the first conductive terminal is located above the second conductive terminal, a plurality of first conductive terminals are arranged in sequence on the first insulating rubber core, and a plurality of second conductive terminals are arranged in sequence on the second insulating rubber core; a plurality of first terminal grooves are arranged in sequence on the upper side of the rear end of the first insulating rubber core, and the rear ends of the first conductive terminals are accommodated in the corresponding first terminal grooves; a plurality of second terminal grooves are arranged in sequence on the lower side of the rear end of the second insulating rubber core, and the rear ends of the second conductive terminals are accommodated in the corresponding second terminal grooves.

[0012] Preferably, a pit is provided on the lower side of the first insulating rubber core, and a boss is provided on the upper side of the second insulating rubber core, and the boss is installed in the pit.

[0013] Preferably, a plurality of third terminal grooves are arranged at intervals on the upper inner wall of the DSFP connector socket of the insulating shell, and the front end of the first conductive terminal is accommodated in the corresponding third terminal groove; a plurality of fourth terminal grooves are arranged at intervals on the lower inner wall of the DSFP connector socket of the insulating shell, and the front end of the second conductive terminal is accommodated in the corresponding fourth terminal groove.

[0014] Preferably, stepped protrusions are respectively provided on the outer sides of the left and right ends of the insulating shell, and open grooves are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the rear end of the metal shell, and the stepped protrusions are snapped into the corresponding open grooves.

[0015] Preferably, the metal shell includes a lower side wall, a left side wall, an upper side wall and a right side wall which are bent in sequence, the right end of the lower side wall is provided with a plurality of buckle ears which are turned upwards, the buckle ears are provided with buckle holes, the lower end of the right side wall is provided with a plurality of buckle blocks which are buckled with the corresponding buckle holes. The high-speed signal transmission component also includes a component board, on which the metal shell is mounted; the lower end of the left side wall and the lower end of the right side wall of the metal shell are respectively provided with fisheye structures, the metal shell is fixed to the component board by snapping or welding the fisheye structures, and the component board is a metal plate or a PCB board.

[0016] Preferably, the plug connector is an OmniEdge ASM connector, which includes an insulating base and an insert block mounted on the insulating base, a plurality of metal connecting plates arranged on the insert block, and the metal connecting plates are electrically connected to the high-speed cable.

[0017] Preferably, one end of the welding conductive terminal of the high-speed cable is covered with a cable mold.

[0018] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: first, the front end of the DSFP female connector of the present invention is a DSFP connector socket, which facilitates the insertion of an external DSFP module into the DSFP connector socket; second, the present invention abandons the prior art in which the rear end of the conductive terminal of the DSFP female connector is provided with a tin foot structure for welding a PCB board. The DSFP female connector structure adopted by the present invention is to install a terminal assembly within an insulating shell, and the rear end of the insulating rubber core of the terminal assembly is arranged with a plurality of terminal grooves at intervals, and the rear end of the conductive terminal is accommodated in the corresponding terminal groove. Therefore, the rear end of the conductive terminal in the terminal groove of the insulating rubber core of the present invention can be directly welded with a high-speed cable, and the DSFP female connector and the plug connector can be connected through the high-speed cable; third, the DSFP female connector of the present invention and the plug connector are connected through the high-speed cable, the signal transmission loss is small, the connection cost is low, the high-speed cable can be bent, the spatial layout is flexible, the DSFP female connector and the plug connector can be placed in any position according to the actual needs of the equipment, and the installation and layout flexibility are strong. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the overall structure of the high-speed signal transmission component.

[0020] Figure 2 One of the schematic diagrams of the dispersed structure of high-speed signal transmission components.

[0021] Figure 3 This is the second schematic diagram of the dispersed structure of high-speed signal transmission components.

[0022] Figure 4 This is one of the decentralized structure diagrams of the DSFP female connector.

[0023] Figure 5 This is the second schematic diagram of the dispersed structure of the DSFP female connector.

[0024] Figure 6 This is the third schematic diagram of the dispersed structure of the DSFP female connector. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The structural principle and working principle of the present invention are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate directions or positional relationships based on the attached Figure 1 The orientation or position relationship shown, see Figure 1 The directional coordinates are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the invention.

[0027] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, the present invention is a high-speed signal transmission component, including a DSFP female connector 100, a metal shell 200, a plug connector 300 and a high-speed cable 400; the DSFP female connector 100 includes an insulating shell 1 and a terminal assembly 2, the terminal assembly 2 is installed in the insulating shell 1, the terminal assembly 2 includes an insulating rubber core 21 and a plurality of conductive terminals 22, and the plurality of conductive terminals 22 are sequentially arranged on the insulating rubber core 21 at intervals; a plurality of terminal grooves 213, 214 are arranged at intervals at the rear end of the insulating rubber core 21, and the rear ends of the conductive terminals 22 are accommodated in the corresponding terminal grooves 213, 214; the front end of the insulating shell 1 has a DSFP connector socket 11, and the front ends of the conductive terminals 22 are accommodated in the DSFP connector socket 11; the DSFP female connector 100 is installed in the rear end of the metal shell 200; one end of the high-speed cable 400 is welded to the rear ends of the conductive terminals 22 in the terminal grooves 213, 214, and the other end of the high-speed cable 400 is connected to the plug connector 300.

[0028] The front end of the DSFP female connector 100 of the present invention is a DSFP connector socket 11, which facilitates the insertion of an external DSFP module (not shown in the figure) into the DSFP connector socket 11. When plugging, the external DSFP module is first inserted into the front end of the metal shell 200 and then inserted into the DSFP connector socket 11. The structure of the DSFP female connector 100 adopted by the present invention is that the terminal assembly 2 is installed in the insulating shell 1, and the rear end of the insulating rubber core 21 of the terminal assembly 2 is arranged with a plurality of terminal grooves 213 and 214 at intervals, and the rear end of the conductive terminal 22 is accommodated in the corresponding terminal grooves 213 and 214. The rear end of the conductive terminal 22 in the terminal groove of the insulating rubber core 21 is directly welded to one end of the high-speed cable 400, and the other end of the high-speed cable 400 is connected to the plug connector 300. The high-speed cable 400 has low transmission signal loss and low connection cost. The high-speed cable 400 can be bent, and the spatial layout is flexible. The DSFP female connector 100 and the plug connector 300 can be placed in any position according to the actual needs of the equipment, and the installation and layout flexibility are strong.

[0029] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the number of the DSFP female connector 100 and the metal housing 200 is one or more. In this practical example, two DSFP female connectors 100 and two metal housings 200 are provided.

[0030] like Figure 4-Figure 6As shown, the insulating rubber core 21 includes a first insulating rubber core 211 and a second insulating rubber core 212, the first insulating rubber core 211 is located on the upper side of the second insulating rubber core 212, the conductive terminal 22 includes a first conductive terminal 221 and a second conductive terminal 222, the first conductive terminal 221 is located above the second conductive terminal 222, a plurality of first conductive terminals 221 are sequentially arranged on the first insulating rubber core 211, and a plurality of second conductive terminals 222 are sequentially arranged on the second insulating rubber core 212; a plurality of first terminal grooves 213 are arranged at intervals on the upper side of the rear end of the first insulating rubber core 211, and the rear ends of the first conductive terminals 221 are accommodated in the corresponding first terminal grooves 213; a plurality of second terminal grooves 214 are arranged at intervals on the lower side of the rear end of the second insulating rubber core 212, and the rear ends of the second conductive terminals 222 are accommodated in the corresponding second terminal grooves 214. In this embodiment, the number of the first conductive terminal 221, the second conductive terminal 222, the first terminal groove 213, and the second terminal groove 214 are 11 respectively. A pit 215 is provided on the lower side of the first insulating rubber core 211, and a boss 216 is provided on the upper side of the second insulating rubber core 212, and the boss 216 is installed in the pit 215. A plurality of third terminal slots 111 are arranged at intervals on the upper inner wall of the DSFP connector socket 11 of the insulating housing 1, and the front ends of the first conductive terminals 221 are accommodated in the corresponding third terminal slots 111; a plurality of fourth terminal slots 112 are arranged at intervals on the lower inner wall of the DSFP connector socket 11 of the insulating housing 1, and the front ends of the second conductive terminals 222 are accommodated in the corresponding fourth terminal slots 112. In this embodiment, the number of the third terminal slots 111 and the number of the fourth terminal slots 112 are 11, respectively.

[0031] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, stepped protrusions 12 are respectively provided on the outer sides of the left and right ends of the insulating shell 1, and open grooves 3 are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the rear end of the metal shell 200, and the stepped protrusions 12 are inserted into the corresponding open grooves 3. After the DSFP female connector 100 is installed at the rear end of the metal shell 200, the stepped protrusions 12 extend from the DSFP female connector 100, and the bottom surfaces of the DSFP female connectors on the left and right sides abut against the inner walls of the left and right sides of the metal shell 200, playing a left and right limit role. The stepped protrusions 12 cooperate with the open grooves 3 on the metal shell 200 to play a role in up and down, front and back limit.

[0032] like Figure 1-Figure 3As shown, the metal shell 200 includes a lower side wall 4, a left side wall 5, an upper side wall 6 and a right side wall 7 which are bent in sequence. The right end of the lower side wall 4 is provided with a plurality of buckle ears 41 which are turned upwards, and the buckle ears 41 are provided with buckle holes. The lower end of the right side wall 7 is provided with a plurality of buckle blocks 71, and the buckle blocks 71 are buckled with the corresponding buckle holes. The high-speed signal transmission component also includes a component board 500, on which the metal shell 200 is installed; the lower end of the left side wall 5 and the lower end of the right side wall 7 of the metal shell 200 are provided with fisheye structures 51 and 72 respectively, and the metal shell 200 is fixed to the component board 500 by snapping or welding the fisheye structures 51 and 72, and the component board 500 is a metal plate or a PCB board. If the component board is a metal plate, the fisheye structure of the metal shell 200 is pressed onto the component board 500; if the component board is a PCB board, the fisheye structure of the metal shell 200 is pressed onto the component board 500 and then reinforced by soldering. Two first screws are also provided on the component board 500 to facilitate the installation of the component board 500 on the external device.

[0033] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the plug connector 300 is an OmniEdge ASM connector, and the plug connector 300 includes an insulating seat body 8 and an insert block 9 mounted on the insulating seat body 8, and a plurality of metal connecting pieces 91 are arranged on the insert block, and the metal connecting pieces 91 are electrically connected to the high-speed cable 400. Two second screws are also provided on the insulating seat body 8 to facilitate the installation of the plug connector 300 on the external device.

[0034] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, one end of the welding conductive terminal of the high-speed cable 400 is covered with a cable mold body 10, and the cable mold body 10 and the high-speed cable 400 are integrally formed in a mold.

[0035] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the insulating shell 1 is a plastic shell, and the insulating rubber core 21 is a plastic rubber core.

[0036] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Any slight modification, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical solution of the present invention are within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A high-speed signal transmission component, characterized in that: include: The DSFP female connector comprises an insulating housing and a terminal assembly, wherein the terminal assembly is installed in the insulating housing, wherein the terminal assembly comprises an insulating rubber core and a plurality of conductive terminals, wherein the plurality of conductive terminals are sequentially arranged at intervals on the insulating rubber core; a plurality of terminal slots are arranged at intervals at the rear end of the insulating rubber core, wherein the rear ends of the conductive terminals are accommodated in the corresponding terminal slots; a DSFP connector socket is provided at the front end of the insulating housing, wherein the front ends of the conductive terminals are accommodated in the DSFP connector socket; A metal housing, wherein the DSFP female connector is installed in the rear end of the metal housing; Plug connector; A high-speed cable, one end of which is welded to the rear end of the conductive terminal in the terminal slot, and the other end of which is connected to the plug connector.

2. The high-speed signal transmission component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the DSFP female connector and the metal housing is one or more.

3. The high-speed signal transmission component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The insulating rubber core includes a first insulating rubber core and a second insulating rubber core, the first insulating rubber core is located on the upper side of the second insulating rubber core, the conductive terminal includes a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal, the first conductive terminal is located above the second conductive terminal, a plurality of first conductive terminals are arranged in sequence on the first insulating rubber core, and a plurality of second conductive terminals are arranged in sequence on the second insulating rubber core; a plurality of first terminal grooves are arranged in sequence on the upper side of the rear end of the first insulating rubber core, and the rear ends of the first conductive terminals are accommodated in the corresponding first terminal grooves; a plurality of second terminal grooves are arranged in sequence on the lower side of the rear end of the second insulating rubber core, and the rear ends of the second conductive terminals are accommodated in the corresponding second terminal grooves.

4. The high-speed signal transmission component according to claim 3, characterized in that: A pit is arranged on the lower side of the first insulating rubber core, and a boss is arranged on the upper side of the second insulating rubber core, and the boss is installed in the pit.

5. The high-speed signal transmission component according to claim 3, characterized in that: A plurality of third terminal slots are arranged at intervals on the upper inner wall of the DSFP connector socket of the insulating housing, and the front ends of the first conductive terminals are accommodated in the corresponding third terminal slots; A plurality of fourth terminal slots are arranged at intervals on the lower inner wall of the DSFP connector socket of the insulating housing, and the front ends of the second conductive terminals are accommodated in the corresponding fourth terminal slots.

6. The high-speed signal transmission component according to claim 1, characterized in that: Step-shaped protrusions are respectively arranged on the outer sides of the left and right ends of the insulating shell, and opening grooves are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the rear end of the metal shell, and the step-shaped protrusions are snapped into the corresponding opening grooves.

7. The high-speed signal transmission component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The metal shell includes a lower side wall, a left side wall, an upper side wall and a right side wall which are bent in sequence. The right end of the lower side wall is provided with a plurality of buckle ears which are turned upwards, and the buckle ears are provided with button holes. The lower end of the right side wall is provided with a plurality of buckle blocks which are buckled with the corresponding button holes.

8. The high-speed signal transmission component according to claim 7, characterized in that: It also includes a component board, on which the metal shell is installed; the lower ends of the left wall and the right wall of the metal shell are respectively provided with fisheye structures, and the metal shell is fixed to the component board by clipping or welding the fisheye structures. The component board is a metal plate or a PCB board.

9. The high-speed signal transmission component according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plug connector is an OmniEdgeASM connector, which includes an insulating base and an insert block installed on the insulating base. A plurality of metal connecting plates are arranged on the insert block, and the metal connecting plates are electrically connected to the high-speed cable.

10. The high-speed signal transmission component according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the welding conductive terminal of the high-speed cable is covered with a cable mold.

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