Male connectors, female connectors, and connector assemblies

Abstract

This application provides a male connector, a female connector, and a connector assembly. The male connector includes a male base, a male conductive frame, and a shielding reinforcement. The female connector includes a female base, a female conductive frame, a conductive terminal module, and a shielding reinforcement groove. The connector assembly includes the aforementioned male and female connectors. The connector assembly of this application enhances signal shielding performance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of connector technology, specifically to a male connector, a female connector, and a connector combination. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of communication technology and the continuous improvement of transmission rates, the requirements for the transmission rate and related performance of connectors are also increasing. Currently, the signals and shields of adjacent modules in the high-speed area of ​​connectors are mostly arranged in a staggered manner to improve product performance. However, the applicant's research found that the outermost signal is adjacent to only one shield, resulting in relatively poor performance. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this application is to provide a male connector, a female connector, and a connector combination with good shielding effect.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solution:

[0005] A male connector for mating with a female connector, the male connector comprising:

[0006] The male connector base, viewed from the side, is C-shaped and includes a male base plate, a first male side plate, and a second male side plate. The male base plate has a male mating surface that mates with the female connector. The first and second male side plates are located on opposite sides of the male base plate in a first male direction and are fixedly connected to the male base plate, enclosing the male mating surface therein. The first male direction is located in the plane of the male mating surface. A portion of the male base plate is hollowed out, and another portion is provided with multiple male signal modules. The multiple male signal modules extend from the male mating surface in a direction away from the male base plate.

[0007] The male conductive frame is embedded in the hollow area of ​​the male base plate and is approximately coplanar with the male base plate. Multiple male grounding modules are provided on it. The multiple male grounding modules extend from the male docking surface in a direction away from the male base plate and are arranged in a grid pattern with the multiple male signal modules. They are electrically connected to the male conductive frame and then to the ground.

[0008] Multiple shielding reinforcements are disposed at the connection between the male end base plate and the first male end side plate and / or the second male end side plate. The multiple shielding reinforcements extend from the male end mating surface in a direction away from the male end base plate and are electrically connected to the male end conductive frame.

[0009] In some embodiments of this application, any of the shielding enhancement members is located near a male terminal signal module and is situated between the corresponding male terminal signal module and the first side plate or the second side plate of the male terminal in the first direction of the male terminal.

[0010] In some embodiments of this application, the area where the shielding reinforcement is located on the male terminal base plate is configured as part of the male terminal conductive frame.

[0011] In some embodiments of this application, any of the public terminal signal modules is a differential signal module;

[0012] Each of the aforementioned shielding reinforcements includes two bent springs arranged in a second direction at the male end, the second direction at the male end being perpendicular to the first direction at the male end on the plane containing the male end mating surface;

[0013] The root of each bending spring is fixed to the male end base plate, and the free end of each bending spring extends from the male end mating surface in a direction away from the male end base plate and is flexible when bent.

[0014] In some embodiments of this application, the roots of the two bent springs of each shielding reinforcement are connected.

[0015] To achieve the above objectives, this application also provides a technical solution:

[0016] A female connector for mating with a male connector, the female connector comprising:

[0017] The female end base, viewed from the side, is C-shaped and includes a female end base plate, a first female end side plate, and a second female end side plate. The female end base plate has a female end mating surface that mates with the male end connector and a female end fixing surface opposite to the female end mating surface. The first female end side plate and the second female end side plate are located on opposite sides of the female end base plate in a first female end direction and are fixedly connected to the female end base plate, enclosing the female end fixing surface therein. The first female end direction is located in the plane where the female end fixing surface is located. The female end base plate has multiple through holes, each of which penetrates the female end mating surface and the female end fixing surface of the female end base plate. The multiple through holes are distributed in a grid pattern in the first female end direction and the second female end direction. The second female end direction is perpendicular to the first female end direction on the plane where the female end fixing surface is located.

[0018] A female conductive frame is sandwiched between the first side plate and the second side plate of the female end base plate and fixed to the female end fixing surface. It is provided with multiple through slots, which penetrate the female conductive frame in the third direction of the female end. The third direction of the female end is perpendicular to the plane where the female end fixing surface is located.

[0019] Multiple conductive terminal modules are respectively inserted into a through slot. Each conductive terminal module is provided with multiple female signal modules and multiple female grounding modules. Each female signal module or female grounding module corresponds to a through hole. All female signal modules and female grounding modules are arranged alternately on the female mating surface of the female base plate. All female grounding modules are electrically connected to the female conductive frame and then connected to the ground.

[0020] The first side plate and / or the second side plate of the female end are provided with a plurality of shielding enhancement grooves. The plurality of shielding enhancement grooves extend from the mating surface of the female end in a direction away from the bottom plate of the female end along the third direction of the female end, exposing the conductive frame of the female end at the corresponding position.

[0021] In some embodiments of this application, any of the shielding enhancement slots is located near a mother-end signal module and is arranged in a corresponding manner to the mother-end signal module in the first direction of the mother end.

[0022] To achieve the above objectives, this application also provides a technical solution:

[0023] A connector assembly includes a male connector and a female connector for mating purposes.

[0024] The male connector includes:

[0025] The male connector base, viewed from the side, is C-shaped and includes a male base plate, a first male side plate, and a second male side plate. The male base plate has a male mating surface that mates with the female connector. The first and second male side plates are located on opposite sides of the male base plate in a first male direction and are fixedly connected to the male base plate, enclosing the male mating surface therein. The first male direction is located in the plane of the male mating surface. A portion of the male base plate is hollowed out, and another portion is provided with multiple male signal modules. The multiple male signal modules extend from the male mating surface in a direction away from the male base plate.

[0026] The male conductive frame is embedded in the hollow area of ​​the male base plate and is approximately coplanar with the male base plate. Multiple male grounding modules are provided on it. The multiple male grounding modules extend from the male docking surface in a direction away from the male base plate and are arranged in a grid pattern with the multiple male signal modules. They are electrically connected to the male conductive frame and then to the ground.

[0027] Multiple shielding reinforcement members are disposed at the connection between the male end base plate and the male end first side plate and / or the male end second side plate. The multiple shielding reinforcement members extend from the male end mating surface in a direction away from the male end base plate and are electrically connected to the male end conductive frame.

[0028] The female connector includes:

[0029] The female end base, viewed from the side, is C-shaped and includes a female end base plate, a first female end side plate, and a second female end side plate. The female end base plate has a female end mating surface that mates with the male end connector and a female end fixing surface opposite to the female end mating surface. The first female end side plate and the second female end side plate are located on opposite sides of the female end base plate in a first female end direction and are fixedly connected to the female end base plate, enclosing the female end fixing surface therein. The first female end direction is located in the plane where the female end fixing surface is located. The female end base plate has multiple through holes, each of which penetrates the female end mating surface and the female end fixing surface of the female end base plate. The multiple through holes are distributed in a grid pattern in the first female end direction and the second female end direction. The second female end direction is perpendicular to the first female end direction on the plane where the female end fixing surface is located.

[0030] A female conductive frame is sandwiched between the first side plate and the second side plate of the female end base plate and fixed to the female end fixing surface. It is provided with multiple through slots, which penetrate the female conductive frame in the third direction of the female end. The third direction of the female end is perpendicular to the plane where the female end fixing surface is located.

[0031] Multiple conductive terminal modules are respectively inserted into a through slot. Each conductive terminal module is provided with multiple female signal modules and multiple female grounding modules. Each female signal module or female grounding module corresponds to a through hole. All female signal modules and female grounding modules are arranged alternately on the female mating surface of the female base plate. All female grounding modules are electrically connected to the female conductive frame and then connected to the ground.

[0032] The first side plate and / or the second side plate of the female end are provided with a plurality of shielding enhancement grooves. The plurality of shielding enhancement grooves extend from the mating surface of the female end along the third direction of the female end in a direction away from the bottom plate of the female end, exposing the conductive frame of the female end at the corresponding position.

[0033] The male end mating surface of the male end base plate is face-to-face mating with the female end mating surface of the female end base plate, and each of the shielding reinforcement members is inserted into a shielding reinforcement groove and overlaps with the corresponding female end conductive frame.

[0034] In some embodiments of this application, any of the shielding enhancement members is located near a male terminal signal module and is located between the corresponding male terminal signal module and the first side plate or the second side plate of the male terminal in the first direction of the male terminal.

[0035] Each of the shielding enhancement slots is located near a mother-end signal module and is arranged in a corresponding manner to the mother-end signal module in the first direction of the mother end.

[0036] The first direction of the male end is the same as the first direction of the female end.

[0037] The beneficial effects of this application are:

[0038] 1. This application proposes a male connector, a female connector, and a connector combination. A shielding reinforcement is added to the base of the male connector, and a shielding reinforcement groove is provided on the base of the female connector, exposing the internal conductive frame. When the male and female connectors are mated together, the shielding reinforcement is electrically connected to the shielding reinforcement groove, so that the signal module located at the edge position receives better shielding and the performance of the connector is improved. Attached Figure Description

[0039] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0040] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of the public terminal;

[0041] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a bent spring.

[0042] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the mother end structure;

[0043] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the mother end from another perspective;

[0044] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the connector assembly.

[0045] Figure 6 Top view of the connector assembly;

[0046] Figure 7 This is a diagram showing the effect comparison between this application and the prior art.

[0047] The main reference numerals in the drawings of this application are explained as follows:

[0048] 1-Male connector; 2-Female connector; 3-Connector assembly; 101-Male base; 102-Male base plate; 103-Male first side plate; 104-Male second side plate; 105-Male mating surface; 106-Male first direction; 107-Male signal module; 108-Male conductive frame; 109-Male grounding module; 110-Shielding reinforcement; 111-Bent spring; 112-Male second direction; 201-Female connector Base; 202-Female end base plate; 203-Female end first side plate; 204-Female end second side plate; 205-Female end mating surface; 206-Female end fixing surface; 207-Female end first direction; 208-Female end second direction; 209-Female end conductive frame; 210-Through groove; 211-Female end third direction; 212-Conductive terminal module; 213-Female end signal module; 214-Female end grounding module; 215-Shielding enhancement groove; 216-Through hole. Detailed Implementation

[0049] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0050] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application.

[0051] The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0052] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection, a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; or they can refer to the internal communication between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0053] This application provides a male connector, a female connector, and a connector combination, which are described in detail below. It should be noted that the order of description of the following embodiments is not intended to limit the preferred order of the embodiments of this application. Furthermore, in the following embodiments, the descriptions of each embodiment have their own emphasis; parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment can be referred to in the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0054] Example 1

[0055] like Figure 1 As shown, a male connector 1 is used to mate with a female connector 2. The male connector 1 includes: a male base 101, which is C-shaped in side view, including a male base plate 102, a first male side plate 103, and a second male side plate 104. The male base plate 102 has a male mating surface 105 that mates with the female connector 2. The first male side plate 103 and the second male side plate 104 are located on opposite sides of the male base plate 102 in a first male direction 106 and are fixedly connected to the male base plate 102, enclosing the male mating surface 105 therein. The first male direction 106 is located in the plane of the male mating surface 105. A portion of the male base plate 102 is hollowed out, and a plurality of male signal modules 107 are provided in a portion of the same area. The plurality of male signal modules 107 extend from the male mating surface 105 in a direction away from the male base plate 102.

[0056] like Figure 1 As shown, the male connector 1 further includes a male conductive frame 108, which is embedded in the hollow area of ​​the male base plate 102 and is approximately coplanar with the male base plate 102. Multiple male grounding modules 109 are provided on the frame. The multiple male grounding modules 109 extend from the male mating surface 105 in a direction away from the male base plate 102. They are arranged in a grid pattern with the multiple male signal modules 107 and are electrically connected to the male conductive frame 108 and then to the ground.

[0057] like Figure 1As shown, the male connector 1 further includes: a plurality of shielding reinforcement members 110, disposed at the connection between the male base plate 102 and the first male side plate 103 and / or the second male side plate 104, the plurality of shielding reinforcement members 110 extending from the male mating surface 105 in a direction away from the male base plate 102, and electrically connected to the male conductive frame 108.

[0058] In some embodiments of this application, any of the shielding enhancement members 110 is located near a male terminal signal module 107 and is situated on the first direction 106 of the male terminal between the corresponding male terminal signal module 107 and the first side plate 103 or the second side plate 104 of the male terminal.

[0059] In some embodiments of this application, the area where the shielding reinforcement 110 is located on the male terminal base plate 102 is configured as part of the male terminal conductive frame 108.

[0060] In some embodiments of this application, any of the public terminal signal modules 107 is a differential signal module.

[0061] In some embodiments of this application, each of the shielding reinforcement members 110 includes two bent springs 111 arranged in a second direction 112 of the male end, the second direction 112 of the male end being perpendicular to the first direction 106 of the male end on the plane of the male end mating surface 105; the root of each bent spring 111 is fixed to the male end base plate 102, and the free end of each bent spring 111 extends from the male end mating surface 105 in a direction away from the male end base plate 102 and is bent elastically.

[0062] In some embodiments of this application, the roots of the two bent springs 111 of each of the shielding reinforcement members 110 are connected.

[0063] Example 2

[0064] like Figure 2As shown, a female connector 2 is used to mate with a male connector 1. The female connector 2 includes: a female base 201, which is C-shaped in side view, including a female base plate 202, a first female side plate 203, and a second female side plate 204. The female base plate 202 has a female mating surface 205 that mates with the male connector 1 and a female fixing surface 206 opposite to the female mating surface 205. The first female side plate 203 and the second female side plate 204 are respectively located on opposite sides of the female base plate 202 in a first direction 207 of the female end, and are mated with the male connector 1. A base plate 202 is fixedly connected, enclosing the female end fixing surface 206 therein. The first direction 207 of the female end is located in the plane of the female end fixing surface 206. The female end base plate 202 is provided with a plurality of through holes 216, each of which penetrates the female end mating surface 205 and the female end fixing surface 206 of the female end base plate 202. The plurality of through holes 216 are distributed in a grid on the first direction 207 and the second direction 208 of the female end. The second direction 208 of the female end is perpendicular to the first direction 207 of the female end on the plane of the female end fixing surface 206.

[0065] like Figure 2 As shown, the female connector 2 includes: a female conductive frame 209, which is sandwiched between the female first side plate 203 and the female second side plate 204 of the female base plate 202 and fixed to the female fixing surface 206. The frame has a plurality of through slots 210, which penetrate the female conductive frame 209 in a third direction 211 of the female end. The third direction 211 of the female end is perpendicular to the plane where the female fixing surface 206 is located.

[0066] like Figure 2 As shown, the female connector 2 includes: multiple conductive terminal modules 212, which are respectively inserted into a through slot 210. Each conductive terminal module 212 is provided with multiple female signal modules 213 and multiple female grounding modules 214. Each female signal module 213 or female grounding module 214 corresponds to a through hole 216. All female signal modules 213 and female grounding modules 214 are arranged alternately on the female mating surface 205 of the female base plate 202. All female grounding modules 214 are electrically connected to the female conductive frame 209 and then connected to the ground.

[0067] like Figure 2 As shown, the first side plate 203 and / or the second side plate 204 of the female end are provided with a plurality of shielding enhancement grooves 215. The plurality of shielding enhancement grooves 215 extend from the female end mating surface 205 along the third direction 211 of the female end in a direction away from the female end bottom plate 202, exposing the female end conductive frame 209 at the corresponding position.

[0068] In some embodiments of this application, any of the shielding enhancement slots 215 is located near a female signal module 213 and is arranged in a corresponding manner to the female signal module 213 in the first direction 207 of the female end.

[0069] Example 3

[0070] like Figure 1-5 As shown, a connector assembly 3 includes a male connector 1 and a female connector 2 for use in a mating manner. The male connector 1 is as described in Embodiment 1, and the female connector 2 is as described in Embodiment 2.

[0071] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments of this application, any of the shielding reinforcement members 110 is located near a male signal module 107 and is positioned between the corresponding male signal module 107 and the male first side plate 103 or the male second side plate 104 in the first direction 106 of the male end; any of the shielding reinforcement grooves 215 is located near a female signal module 213 and is arranged correspondingly to the corresponding female signal module 213 in the first direction 207 of the female end; the first direction 106 of the male end is the same as the first direction 207 of the female end. Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments of this application, on the first direction 207 of the female end or the first direction 106 of the male end, the signal modules and grounding modules of the male and female ends are arranged in a sequence of signal module-grounding module-signal module-grounding module-signal module to form column A, and in a sequence of grounding module-signal module-grounding module-signal module-grounding module to form column B. Furthermore, the shielding reinforcement 110 and shielding reinforcement groove 215 are provided on the outer sides of the signal modules at both edges of column A, enabling the signal modules at the aforementioned edge ends to achieve a good shielding effect and enhancing the performance of the connector assembly. In the prior art, the outer sides of the signal modules at the edge ends of column A do not have the shielding reinforcement 110 and shielding reinforcement groove 215, resulting in poor shielding effect of the edge signal modules in the prior art. This application optimizes this aspect. Figure 7 This is a diagram comparing the effects of this application with existing technologies. Figure 7 The left side is a simplified diagram illustrating the arrangement of signal modules and grounding modules in the prior art. Figure 7 The diagram on the right shows a simplified arrangement of the signal module and grounding module in one embodiment of this application. It is clear that the signal modules at both ends of column A in this application's design have achieved good shielding.

[0072] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of protection of the claims. Furthermore, specific examples have been used in the specification to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this application. The description of the above embodiments is only for the purpose of helping to understand the method and core ideas of this application, and the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this application.

Claims

1. A male connector for mating with a female connector, characterized in that, The male connector includes: The male connector base, viewed from the side, is C-shaped and includes a male base plate, a first male side plate, and a second male side plate. The male base plate has a male mating surface that mates with the female connector. The first and second male side plates are located on opposite sides of the male base plate in a first male direction and are fixedly connected to the male base plate, enclosing the male mating surface therein. The first male direction is located in the plane of the male mating surface. A portion of the male base plate is hollowed out, and another portion is provided with multiple male signal modules. The multiple male signal modules extend from the male mating surface in a direction away from the male base plate. The male conductive frame is embedded in the hollow area of ​​the male base plate and is approximately coplanar with the male base plate. Multiple male grounding modules are provided on it. The multiple male grounding modules extend from the male docking surface in a direction away from the male base plate and are arranged in a grid pattern with the multiple male signal modules. They are electrically connected to the male conductive frame and then to the ground. Multiple shielding reinforcement members are disposed at the connection between the male end base plate and the male end first side plate and / or the male end second side plate. The multiple shielding reinforcement members extend from the male end mating surface in a direction away from the male end base plate and are electrically connected to the male end conductive frame. The female connector has a shielding reinforcement groove, and the shielding reinforcement member is inserted into one of the shielding reinforcement grooves and electrically connected to the corresponding shielding reinforcement groove.

2. The male connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the shielding reinforcements is located near a male terminal signal module and is situated between the corresponding male terminal signal module and the first or second side plate of the male terminal in the first direction of the male terminal.

3. The male connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The area where the shielding reinforcement is located on the male terminal base plate is configured as part of the male terminal conductive frame.

4. The male connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: All of the aforementioned public terminal signal modules are differential signal modules; Each of the aforementioned shielding reinforcements includes two bent springs arranged in a second direction at the male end, the second direction at the male end being perpendicular to the first direction at the male end on the plane containing the male end mating surface; The root of each bending spring is fixed to the male end base plate, and the free end of each bending spring extends from the male end mating surface in a direction away from the male end base plate and is flexible when bent.

5. The male connector according to claim 4, characterized in that: The roots of the two bent springs of each shielding reinforcement are connected.

6. A female connector for mating with a male connector, characterized in that, The female connector includes: The female end base, viewed from the side, is C-shaped and includes a female end base plate, a first female end side plate, and a second female end side plate. The female end base plate has a female end mating surface that mates with the male end connector and a female end fixing surface opposite to the female end mating surface. The first female end side plate and the second female end side plate are located on opposite sides of the female end base plate in a first female end direction and are fixedly connected to the female end base plate, enclosing the female end fixing surface therein. The first female end direction is located in the plane where the female end fixing surface is located. The female end base plate has multiple through holes, each of which penetrates the female end mating surface and the female end fixing surface of the female end base plate. The multiple through holes are distributed in a grid pattern in the first female end direction and the second female end direction. The second female end direction is perpendicular to the first female end direction on the plane where the female end fixing surface is located. A female conductive frame is sandwiched between the first side plate and the second side plate of the female end base plate and fixed to the female end fixing surface. It is provided with multiple through slots, which penetrate the female conductive frame in the third direction of the female end. The third direction of the female end is perpendicular to the plane where the female end fixing surface is located. Multiple conductive terminal modules are respectively inserted into a through slot. Each conductive terminal module is provided with multiple female signal modules and multiple female grounding modules. Each female signal module or female grounding module corresponds to a through hole. All female signal modules and female grounding modules are arranged alternately on the female mating surface of the female base plate. All female grounding modules are electrically connected to the female conductive frame and then connected to the ground. The first side plate and / or the second side plate of the female end are provided with a plurality of shielding enhancement grooves. The plurality of shielding enhancement grooves extend from the mating surface of the female end along the third direction of the female end in a direction away from the bottom plate of the female end, exposing the conductive frame of the female end at the corresponding position. The male connector has a shielding reinforcement, and the shielding reinforcement groove is used to be plugged into and connected to each of the shielding reinforcements respectively, and is electrically connected to the corresponding shielding reinforcement.

7. The female connector according to claim 6, characterized in that: Each of the shielding enhancement slots is located near a mother end signal module and is arranged in a corresponding manner to the corresponding mother end signal module in the first direction of the mother end.

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