Communication connector

Abstract

A communication connector includes an insulating shell, an electronic component and a shielding shell. The insulating shell forms a receiving cavity along a first direction. The electronic component is received in the receiving cavity, and the electronic component has a magnetic module, a first circuit board and a terminal module. The first circuit board is located at the top of the magnetic module, and the terminal module is located at the front end of the magnetic module. The magnetic module has a box body and a connecting terminal group, and the box body forms a receiving space along a second direction to receive a plurality of magnetic coils, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The connecting terminal group is distributed on the front wall and the rear wall of the box body along the second direction and is respectively welded to the first circuit board. The first circuit board is fixed to the top of the box body and covers the receiving space. Multiple contact portions of the terminal module are obliquely arranged in front of the box body, and multiple welding portions of the terminal module extend upward along the front end surface of the box body and are welded to the first circuit board. The shielding shell is arranged on the periphery of the insulating shell.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a communication connector, in particular to a communication connector that complies with Ethernet power supply technology. Background Art

[0002] Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology refers to the situation where the existing Ethernet cabling infrastructure remains unchanged, and not only provides data signal transmission for IP terminal devices (such as IP phones, network cameras, etc.), but also provides DC power. PoE technology can ensure the normal operation of the existing network, ensure the security of the existing structured cabling, and reduce costs.

[0003] In order to match the Ethernet power supply technology, the electronic module inside the socket connector needs a related transformer coil. However, these transformer coils, terminals, and circuit boards add many assembly and welding processes, which not only increases labor costs but also reduces production efficiency.

[0004] Therefore, how to improve the production efficiency of communication connectors by improving the structural design to facilitate automated assembly and welding and reduce labor costs has become an important issue to be solved in this technical field. Summary of the invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a communication connector to address the deficiencies of the prior art, which can facilitate automated assembly and welding, reduce labor costs, and improve the production efficiency of the communication connector.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a communication connector, which includes an insulating shell, an electronic component and a shielding shell. The insulating shell forms a receiving cavity along the first direction. The electronic component is accommodated in the receiving cavity, and the electronic component has a magnetic module, a first circuit board and a terminal module, the first circuit board is located at the top of the magnetic module, and the terminal module is located at the front end of the magnetic module. The magnetic module has a box body and a connecting terminal group, the box body forms a receiving space along the second direction to accommodate a plurality of magnetic coils, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the connecting terminal group is distributed along the second direction on the front wall and the rear wall of the box body and is respectively welded to the first circuit board. The first circuit board is fixed to the top of the box body and covers the receiving space. The plurality of contact portions of the terminal module are obliquely arranged in front of the box body, and the plurality of welding portions of the terminal module extend upward along the front end surface of the box body and are welded to the first circuit board. The shielding shell is arranged on the periphery of the insulating shell.

[0007] At least one of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the electronic components of the communication connector provided by the present invention are arranged in a vertically stacked manner in the insulating housing, which can be more convenient for automated assembly and welding, thereby reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency. In addition, the electronic components are located directly behind the terminal module, approximately equal to the height of the plug, which can reduce the volume.

[0008] To further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings provided are only for reference and description and are not intended to limit the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a communication connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0010] Figure 2 It is an assembly diagram of a communication connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0011] Figure 3 It is a bottom view of the communication connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] Figure 4 It is a cross-sectional view of a communication connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 5 FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a communication connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0014] Figure 6 It is an assembly diagram of a communication connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 7 It is a cross-sectional view of a communication connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The following is an explanation of the disclosed embodiments of the present invention through specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified and changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are only simple schematic illustrations and are not depicted according to actual sizes. It is stated in advance. The following embodiments will further explain the relevant technical contents of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed contents are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0017] It should be understood that, although the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. may be used herein to describe various components or signals, these components or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are mainly used to distinguish one component from another component, or one signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" used herein may include any one or more combinations of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

[0018] First embodiment

[0019] Reference Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the first embodiment of the present invention provides a communication connector, which includes an insulating housing 2, an electronic component 5 and a shielding shell 6. The insulating housing 2 forms a receiving cavity 20 along a first direction, which can be used for a plug (not shown) to be inserted. For example, an RJ45 plug. In this embodiment, the first direction is the X-axis direction shown in the coordinates of the accompanying drawings.

[0020] The shielding shell 6 is made of metal material. The electronic component 5 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 20 of the insulating shell 2 . In this embodiment, the insulating shell 2 is assembled from the bottom of the shielding shell 6 upwards. The shielding shell 6 is arranged on the periphery of the insulating shell 2 .

[0021] The electronic component 5 has a magnetic module 50, a first circuit board 51, a second circuit board 52 and a terminal module 54. The first circuit board 51 is located at the top of the magnetic module 50, the second circuit board 52 is located at the bottom of the magnetic module 50, and the terminal module 54 is located at the front end of the magnetic module 50. The terminal module 54 of this embodiment has eight signal terminals 541, which are welded to the first circuit board 51 and can be matched with an RJ45 plug.

[0022] The magnetic module 50 has a box body 502 and a connection terminal group 56. The box body 502 is made of insulating material. The box body 502 forms a receiving space 501 along the second direction, and the receiving space 501 contains a plurality of magnetic coils (not shown), which can meet the technology of Ethernet power supply (PoE). The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, that is, the Y-axis direction as shown in the coordinates of the attached figure. The connection terminal group 56 is distributed on the front wall 503 and the rear wall 504 of the box body 502 along the second direction and is respectively welded to the first circuit board 51.

[0023] Each signal terminal 541 of the terminal module 54 has a contact portion 5411, a middle section 5412 and a soldering portion 5413. The multiple contact portions 5411 of the terminal module 54 are obliquely disposed in front of the box body 502, and the multiple soldering portions 5413 of the terminal module 54 extend upward along the front end surface of the box body 502 and are soldered to the first circuit board 51.

[0024] In addition, the terminal module 54 has a retaining seat 542 , and the terminal module 54 has a plurality of intermediate sections 5412 . The intermediate sections 5412 are connected between the contact portion 5411 and the welding portion 5413 . The intermediate sections 5412 are parallel to the first direction, and the retaining seat 542 retains the intermediate sections 5412 .

[0025] The terminal module 54 further has a fixing rod 543 , through which the plurality of welding portions 5413 pass. A fixing groove 5034 is formed at the top of the front wall 503 of the box body 502 , and the fixing rod 543 is disposed in the fixing groove 5034 .

[0026] In this embodiment, the first circuit board 51 is fixed to the top of the box body 502 and covers the receiving space 501 of the box body 502. The first circuit board 51 has a first row of welding holes 511, a second row of welding holes 512, a third row of welding holes 513 and a fourth row of welding holes 514 along the third direction. The first row of welding holes 511 is close to the second row of welding holes 512 and corresponds to the front wall 503 of the box body 502, and the third row of welding holes 513 is close to the fourth row of welding holes 514 and corresponds to the rear wall 504 of the box body 502. The plurality of welding portions 5413 of the terminal module 54 are welded to the first row of welding holes 511.

[0027] The connection terminal group 56 is divided into a front row terminal 561 , a first rear row terminal 562 and a second rear row terminal 563 . The front row terminal 561 is welded to the second row welding holes 512 , the first rear row terminal 562 is welded to the third row welding holes 513 , and the second rear row terminal 563 is welded to the fourth row welding holes 514 .

[0028] The first circuit board 51 also has a plurality of side welding holes 515, 516, which are respectively located on the sides of the first row of welding holes 511 and the second row of welding holes 512; the connecting terminal group 56 also includes a plurality of side terminals 565, 566, which are respectively welded to the plurality of side welding holes 515, 516.

[0029] The second circuit board 52 of the electronic component 5 has a transfer terminal 521, and the transfer terminal 521 is electrically connected to the plurality of side terminals 565 and 566 through the second circuit board 52. The second circuit board 52 of this embodiment is U-shaped, and the box body 502 extends two fixing columns 507 downward. The fixing columns 507 pass through the recess of the second circuit board 52 and can be used for positioning the communication connector during the installation process.

[0030] The communication connector of this embodiment further includes a pair of light source elements 3, wherein a pair of side walls 22 of the insulating housing 2 each form a plug hole 220 parallel to the second direction, and the light source element 3 is inserted into the plug hole 220. The pair of plug holes 220 are located outside the two sides of the terminal module 54. The light source elements 3 of this embodiment are light emitting diodes, each having a plurality of pins 32. The pins 32 pass through the side walls 22 of the insulating housing 2.

[0031] The communication connector of this embodiment is assembled as follows Figure 2 Stereoscopic image, Figure 3 Bottom view and Figure 4 As shown in the cross-sectional view. The electronic components 5 of this embodiment are arranged in the insulating housing 2 in a vertically stacked manner and are located directly behind the terminal module 54, approximately equal to the height of the RJ-45 plug, to reduce the volume. The rear wall 504 of the box body 502 of the magnetic module 50 covers the rear end of the insulating housing 2. In addition, two fixing columns 507 are extended downward by the box body 502. The insulating housing 2 is slightly U-shaped when observed from the bottom view. The retaining seat 542 of the terminal module 54 cooperates with the insulating housing 2, is partially exposed on the bottom surface of the insulating housing 2 and is cut flush with the bottom surface of the insulating housing 2, and serves as a partial bottom of the communication connector. It can reduce the height of the insulating housing and save materials. The terminal module 54 can be fixed to the front end of the magnetic module 50.

[0032] Second embodiment

[0033] Please refer to Figures 5 to 7 The communication connector of this embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned embodiment, the main difference is that the insulating housing 2 has a front half housing 2a, a rear half housing 2b and a rear cover 2c, providing another assembly method. The rear half housing 2b is snap-fitted to the front half housing 2a, and the rear cover 2c is coupled to the rear end of the rear half housing 2b.

[0034] like Figure 5 and Figure 7 As shown, specifically, the top wall 21 of the front half shell 2a forms a slide rail 212, and the rear half shell 2b is roughly L-shaped, and the rear half shell 2b has a shell upper wall 251 and a shell rear wall 252, and the shell rear wall 252 is vertically connected to the shell upper wall 251. The shell upper wall 251 of the rear half shell 2b can be assembled to the front half shell 2a along the slide rail 212. In this embodiment, a pair of fixing columns 24 protrude from the bottom surface of the front half shell 2a.

[0035] The top edge of the rear cover 2c forms a hook 26, and the bottom edge of the rear cover 2c forms a stopper 27. The hook 26 can pass through the hook hole 2510 above the rear wall 252 of the housing, so that the rear cover 2c can be rotated downward by about 90 degrees from a horizontal state, so that the stopper 27 stops the bottom of the magnetic module 50, so that the magnetic module 50 is fixed to the insulating housing 2.

[0036] In this embodiment, the pins 32 of the pair of light source elements 3 a pass through the top wall 21 of the front half shell 2 a and extend backward to the rear of the magnetic module 50 .

[0037] [Beneficial effects of the embodiments

[0038] One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the electronic components of the communication connector provided by the present invention are arranged in a vertically stacked manner in an insulating housing, which can be more convenient for automated assembly and welding, thereby reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency. In addition, it is located directly behind the terminal module, approximately equal to the height of the RJ-45 plug, which can reduce the volume.

[0039] The contents disclosed above are only preferred feasible embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the claims of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings are included in the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A communication connector, characterized in that: include: An insulating shell, wherein the insulating shell forms a receiving cavity along a first direction; an electronic component, the electronic component is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the electronic component comprises a magnetic module, a first circuit board and a terminal module, the first circuit board is located at the top of the magnetic module, and the terminal module is located at the front end of the magnetic module; The magnetic module has a box body and a connecting terminal group, the box body forms a receiving space along a second direction to receive a plurality of magnetic coils, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, the connecting terminal group is distributed along the second direction on the front wall and the rear wall of the box body and is respectively welded to the first circuit board; The first circuit board is fixed to the top of the box body and covers the receiving space; The plurality of contact portions of the terminal module are obliquely arranged in front of the box body, and the plurality of welding portions of the terminal module extend upward along the front end surface of the box body and are welded to the first circuit board; as well as A shielding shell, which is arranged on the periphery of the insulating shell; The terminal module has a holding seat, the terminal module has a plurality of middle sections, the middle sections are connected between the contact portion and the welding portion, the middle sections are parallel to the first direction, the holding seat holds the middle sections, and the holding seat is fixed to the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity of the insulating housing; The terminal module has a fixing rod, the plurality of welding portions pass through the fixing rod, a fixing groove is formed at the top end of the front wall of the box body, and the fixing rod is arranged in the fixing groove.

2. The communication connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first circuit board has a first row of welding holes, a second row of welding holes, a third row of welding holes and a fourth row of welding holes along a third direction, the first row of welding holes is close to the second row of welding holes and corresponds to the front wall of the box body, the third row of welding holes is close to the fourth row of welding holes and corresponds to the rear wall of the box body, and the plurality of welding portions of the terminal module are welded to the first row of welding holes.

3. The communication connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The connecting terminal group is divided into a front row terminal, a first rear row terminal and a second rear row terminal. The front row terminal is welded to the second row welding holes, the first rear row terminal is welded to the third row welding holes, and the second rear row terminal is welded to the fourth row welding holes.

4. The communication connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first circuit board also has a plurality of side welding holes, which are respectively located on the sides of the first row of welding holes and the second row of welding holes; the connection terminal group also includes a plurality of side terminals, which are respectively welded to the plurality of side welding holes.

5. The communication connector according to claim 4, characterized in that: The electronic component also includes a second circuit board, which is located at the bottom end of the magnetic module. The second circuit board has a transfer terminal, and the transfer terminal is electrically connected to the plurality of side terminals through the second circuit board.

6. The communication connector according to claim 5, characterized in that: The second circuit board is U-shaped, and at least one fixing column extends downward from the box body, and the at least one fixing column passes through a recessed portion of the second circuit board.

7. The communication connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a pair of light source elements, wherein a pair of side walls of the insulating shell each form a plugging hole parallel to the second direction, and the light source element is plugged into the plugging hole.

8. The communication connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The insulating shell has a front half shell, a rear half shell and a rear cover. The rear half shell is clamped on the front half shell, and the rear cover is combined with the rear end of the rear half shell.

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