Connector, electronic assembly and electronic equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a connector, an electronic assembly and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of electronic equipment. The connector comprises a first connecting end, a second connecting end and a third connecting end. The first connecting end is used for being connected with a first electronic component, and signal transmission is achieved between the first electronic component and the first connecting end; the second connecting end is used for being connected with a circuit board, and signal transmission is achieved between the second connecting end and the circuit board; the third connecting end is used for being connected with a second electronic component, and signal transmission is achieved between the third connecting end and the second electronic component. The first connecting end comprises a first terminal and a second terminal, the second connecting end comprises a third terminal, and the third connecting end comprises a fourth terminal. The first terminal is connected with the third terminal and is used for transmitting signals between the first electronic component and the circuit board; the second terminal and the fourth terminal are connected through a cable and are used for transmitting signals between the first electronic component and the second electronic component. Signal transmission of three electronic components is realized by one connector, and the transmission rate of high-speed signals is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, and in particular to a connector, an electronic component and an electronic equipment. Background Art

[0002] As processor performance continues to improve, the processor's high-speed interface performance is also constantly improving, especially the transmission signal rate is getting higher and higher. For example, the high-speed peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus technology is constantly improving. At present, the processor's high-speed interface has evolved from PCIe1.0 to PCIe5.0, and its signal transmission rate has increased from 2.5G to 32G. In addition, the current high-speed bus transmission rate has evolved to 112G. The traditional signal transmission method still relies on the interconnection of printed circuit boards (PCBs), but with the increase in signal transmission rates, the loss of high-speed signals transmitted by PCBs has deteriorated sharply, and the cost of PCBs has also doubled. Therefore, the high-speed link interconnection within the server system is gradually developing towards a cable interconnection architecture.

[0003] However, in a server system, different components may follow different standard protocols. Common standard protocols include PCIe, DESFF (enterprise and data center standard form factor), Gen-Z, MCIO (minicool edge IO), etc. It is difficult for the cable interconnection architecture to achieve flexible conversion and compatibility between different standard protocols. Therefore, it is difficult for the cable interconnection architecture to be compatible with components of different standard protocols.

[0004] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a connector for connecting orthogonally arranged electronic components in a conventional technical solution, such as Figure 1As shown, with the development of electronic equipment technology, the application of orthogonal arrangement schemes for different electronic components of electronic equipment has become increasingly widespread, and the connectors connecting two orthogonally arranged electronic components are also orthogonally arranged. Specifically, the two orthogonally arranged electronic components are respectively a circuit board 1 and a first electronic component 3, the arrangement direction of the connector terminal 1' connected to the first electronic component extends along the first direction X, and the arrangement direction of the connector terminal 2' connected to the circuit board extends along the second direction Y, and the first direction X and the second direction Y are perpendicular. The connector terminal 1' away from the circuit board 1 along the first direction X is far away from the circuit board 1, and the wiring needs to have a longer path to be connected to the connector terminal 2' connected to the circuit board 1. After that, it is also necessary to use the circuit board wiring to connect to the auxiliary connector 3' set on the circuit board 1, and then through the auxiliary connector 3', it can be connected to the second electronic component such as the main board. The wiring of the signal transmission path is long, which will produce more losses and it is difficult to support the transmission of high-speed signals. In particular, the higher the specification size of the first electronic component 3 along the first direction X, the greater the above loss, and the more difficult it is to support the transmission of high-speed signals. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present application provides a connector, an electronic component and an electronic device, wherein the connector realizes signal transmission of three electronic components and enriches the application scenarios of the connector. In addition, the cable can also be used to transmit high-speed signals, reduce signal loss, and thus help to improve the transmission rate of high-speed signals.

[0006] In the first aspect, the present application provides a connector, which includes a first connection end, a second connection end and a third connection end, each of which is a connection port of the connector, and is used to connect with an electronic component. Among them, the first connection end is used to connect with the first electronic component, so that the first electronic component and the first connection end can realize signal transmission; the second connection end is used to connect with the circuit board, so that the second connection end and the circuit board can realize signal transmission; the third connection end is used to connect with the second electronic component, so that the third connection end and the second electronic component can realize signal transmission. The above-mentioned first connection end includes a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals, the second connection end includes a plurality of third terminals, and the third connection end includes a plurality of fourth terminals. The above-mentioned first terminal is connected to the third terminal, and is used to transmit signals between the first connection end and the second connection end, thereby realizing signal transmission between the first electronic component and the circuit board; the second terminal and the fourth terminal are connected through a cable, and are used to transmit signals between the first connection end and the third connection end, thereby realizing signal transmission between the first electronic component and the second electronic component. In the technical solution of the present application, the connector includes three connection ends, each of which is used to connect an electronic component, so that the signal transmission of three electronic components can be realized by using one connector, enriching the application scenarios of the connector. In addition, the first connection end and the third connection end of the connector of the present application are connected by a cable, so that high-speed signals can be transmitted by the cable, reducing signal loss, which is beneficial to improving the transmission rate of high-speed signals.

[0007] In one possible implementation, the circuit board can be provided with a chip, the second connection end is connected to the chip through the circuit board, and the chip is used to convert the standard protocol of the signal transmitted by the second connection end. In this solution, the second connection end of the connector can be used to transmit signals related to the standard protocol, and the standard protocol is converted by the chip of the circuit board. Therefore, the connector in the present application can realize the transmission of high-speed signals at a higher rate, and can also realize the conversion of different standard protocols, so as to improve the versatility of the connector and enrich the application scenarios of the connector.

[0008] The type of signal transmitted by the cable is not limited, and may include at least one of a high-speed signal, a low-speed signal, or a power signal. The design and selection may be based on the requirements. For example, in an optional technical solution, the signal transmitted by the cable may include a high-speed signal to reduce the loss of the high-speed signal and improve the signal transmission rate of the electronic device.

[0009] The present application does not limit the number of connection terminals included in the connector. For example, the connector may include at least two third connection terminals, each of which is connected to the first connection terminal through a cable, and the number of cables varies with the number of third connection terminals. In this technical solution, the total number of channels provided by all third connection terminals is greater than or equal to the number of channels of the first connection terminal, so that the communication signals of the first connection terminal can be transmitted to the third connection terminals.

[0010] In the technical solution of the present application, the connector can be specifically used in orthogonally arranged electronic components. For this purpose, the terminals of the first connecting end of the connector provided by the present application are arranged in a strip extending along a first direction, and the terminals of the second connecting end are arranged in a strip extending along a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular, so the first connecting end and the second connecting end can be used to connect orthogonally arranged electronic components. In the transmission process of orthogonally arranged electronic components, the connector provided by the present application has a better effect of improving the transmission rate of high-speed signals.

[0011] In another possible implementation, the first electronic component includes a peer connector, and the first connection end is used to connect to the peer connector. The first terminal is used to connect to a pin of the peer connector for transmitting a first signal, and the second terminal is used to connect to a pin of the peer connector for transmitting a second signal, and the rate of the second signal is higher than the rate of the first signal. In this solution, a signal with a higher rate is transmitted through the cable and the third connection end, and a signal with a lower rate is transmitted through the second connection end, which can reduce the loss of high-speed signals and improve the rate at which high-speed signals are transmitted.

[0012] In another possible implementation, the second connection end further includes a fifth terminal, and the fifth terminal is connected to the fourth terminal through a cable, thereby realizing signal transmission between the second connection end and the third connection end. This technical solution provides a possible connector structure, and the circuit board and the second electronic component can also transmit signals through the connector, enriching the application scenarios of the connector.

[0013] In another possible implementation, the specific connection method between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal is not limited. For example, the first terminal and the third terminal can be connected through a jumper, a circuit board trace or a cable. The design can be based on the specific type of the second connection terminal or other actual needs.

[0014] There is no limitation on the specific form of the second connection end, for example, the second connection end may be a gold finger connection end; or the second connection end may be a crimp connection end; or the second connection end may be a cable connection end.

[0015] In another possible implementation, the connector may further include a shell, and the first connection end and the second connection end are respectively assembled in the shell to improve the integration of the connector.

[0016] In the second aspect, the present application further provides an electronic component, which includes a circuit board and the connector provided in the first aspect. The circuit board is provided with a chip, the second connection end is fixed to the circuit board, and the second connection end is electrically connected to the chip through the circuit board. The signal transmitted by the second connection end can be transmitted to the chip, which is used to convert the standard protocol of the signal transmitted by the second connection end. The electronic component in this scheme can be used to transmit signals related to the standard protocol, and the standard protocol is converted by the chip of the circuit board. For high-speed signals with a higher transmission rate, the transmission through the cable has less loss and a higher transmission rate. Therefore, the connector in the present application can realize the transmission of high-speed signals at a higher rate, and can also realize the conversion of different standard protocols, so as to improve the versatility of the connector and enrich the application scenarios of the connector.

[0017] In a third aspect, the present application further provides an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a housing and the electronic component provided in the second aspect, the electronic component being arranged in the housing. The electronic device can realize both high-speed signal transmission at a higher rate and conversion of different standard protocols.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the electronic device further includes a first electronic component and a second electronic component. The first electronic component is connected to the first connection end, and the second electronic component is connected to the second connection end. This solution can use a connector to realize signal transmission between the first electronic component, the second electronic component and the circuit board.

[0019] The electronic device in the technical solution of the present application may be an orthogonal electronic device, specifically, the first electronic component is arranged orthogonally to the circuit board. Then the connector has a better effect on improving high-speed signals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a connector in a traditional technical solution;

[0021] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device in this application;

[0022] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the connector in this application;

[0023] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of the connector in this application;

[0024] Figure 5 Another cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the connector in this application;

[0025] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of the connector in this application;

[0026] Figure 7 Another three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the connector in this application;

[0027] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of an exploded structure of the connector in this application;

[0028] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the connector in this application.

[0029] Reference numerals:

[0030] 100-housing; 200-electronic components; 1-circuit board; 11-chip;

[0031] 2-connector; 21-first connection end; 211-first terminal; 212-second terminal;

[0032] 22-second connection terminal; 221-third terminal; 222-fifth terminal; 23-third connection terminal;

[0033] 231-fourth terminal; 24-cable; 25-housing; 3-first electronic component;

[0034] 4-second electronic component; X-first direction; Y-second direction;

[0035] 1'-connector terminal connected to the first electronic component; 2'-connector terminal connected to the circuit board;

[0036] 3'-auxiliary linker. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] In order to facilitate understanding of the connectors, electronic components and electronic devices provided in this application, their application scenarios are first introduced below.

[0038] The electronic device in this application can be a communication device (such as a router), a computing device (such as a server), a network device (such as a switch) or a storage device (such as a storage array), and in particular, an electronic device with a high-speed signal transmission scenario. This application does not limit the specific type of electronic device, and any electronic device that needs to be connected using a connector can adopt the technical solution provided in this application.

[0039] For the convenience of description, the electronic device is described as a server as an example in this application. Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of an electronic device in this application, such as Figure 2As shown, the electronic device may include a housing 100 and an electronic component 200 disposed in the housing 100. The electronic component 200 includes a circuit board 1 and a connector 2. Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the connector 2 in this application is shown in FIG. Figure 3 As shown, the connector 2 includes three connection ends, namely a first connection end 21, a second connection end 22 and a third connection end 23, and the three connection ends are respectively used to connect with different electronic components. The connector 2 is fixed to the circuit board 1 and electrically connected to the circuit board 1. Specifically, the second connection end 22 of the connector 2 is fixed to the circuit board 1 and electrically connected to the circuit board 1. The connector 2 is used to connect with other electronic components. Specifically, the second connection end 22 and the third connection end 23 of the connector 2 are respectively connected to other electronic components, so that the transmission of communication signals between different electronic components and the power supply of electronic components can be realized. In an optional technical solution, when the above-mentioned electronic device is a rack server, the housing 100 can be understood as the chassis of the rack server.

[0040] The specific form of the electronic components mentioned in this application is not limited. For example, it can be a circuit board assembly, that is, a circuit board assembly with electronic devices such as chips or capacitors arranged on the circuit board, or it can also be a component such as a hard disk or a memory. In short, the electronic components provided in this application refer to electronic structures with signal transmission requirements.

[0041] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 In a further technical solution, the electronic device may include a first electronic component 3 and a second electronic component 4 in addition to the electronic components. The first electronic component 3 and the second electronic component 4 are both the above-mentioned electronic components, and the specific form and structure are not limited. In a possible implementation, the first electronic component 3 and the second electronic component 4 are respectively connected to the connector 2, so as to realize the connection between the first electronic component 3, the second electronic component and the circuit board 1. In order to connect the circuit board 1, the first electronic component 3 and the second electronic component 4, as Figure 3 As shown, in an optional implementation, the connector 2 includes a first connection terminal 21, a second connection terminal 22 and a third connection terminal 23. The first connection terminal 21, the second connection terminal 22 and the third connection terminal 23 are all used as connection ports of the connector 2, which are used to connect with different electronic components, so as to realize communication signal transmission or power signal transmission between different electronic components. In the technical solution of the present application, the first connection terminal 21 is used to connect with the first electronic component 3, the second connection terminal 22 is used to connect with the circuit board 1, and the third connection terminal 23 is used to connect with the second electronic component 4. Then the connector 2 in the present application can realize electrical connection between the three electronic components and realize signal transmission between the three electronic components.

[0042] Figure 4A schematic cross-sectional view of the connector 2 in this application is shown in FIG. Figure 4 As shown, the first connection end 21 of the connector 2 includes a plurality of first terminals 211 and a plurality of second terminals 212, the second connection end 22 includes a plurality of third terminals 221, and the third connection end 23 includes a plurality of fourth terminals 231. The first terminal 211, the second terminal 212, the third terminal 221 and the fourth terminal 231 are all connection terminals of the connector 2, which can also be called pins, and are used to connect with the connection terminals of the connector on the side where the electronic component is located to realize the transmission of electrical signals between the connector 2 and the electronic component, that is, the above-mentioned terminals are used to transmit electrical signals. With respect to the specific structure of the connector 2, in a possible implementation, the first terminal 211 in the first connection end 21 is connected to the third terminal 221 of the second connection end 22, and the first connection end 21 and the second connection end 22 can realize signal transmission, so that the first electronic component 3 and the circuit board 1 of the electronic assembly realize signal transmission through the connector 2, and the signal can specifically include a communication signal and a power signal; the second terminal 212 in the first connection end 21 is connected to the fourth terminal 231 of the third connection end 23, and the first connection end 21 and the third connection end 23 can realize signal transmission, so that the first electronic component 3 and the second electronic component 4 realize signal transmission through the connector 2, and similarly, the signal can specifically include a communication signal and a power signal. In the technical solution of the present application, the connector 2 is regarded as a whole, and one end of the connector 2 is connected to the first electronic component 3, and the other end is connected to the second electronic component 4 and the circuit board 1 respectively. Therefore, in the technical solution of the present application, one connector 2 can be used to connect the first electronic component 3 with different electronic structures according to needs, and the structure of the connector is relatively simple and occupies less space.

[0043] In the specific technical solution, the second connection terminal 22 can be used to realize the conversion of the connector standard protocol. In the specific implementation, the circuit board 1 of the above-mentioned electronic component is also provided with a chip 11, and the second connection terminal 22 is connected to the chip 11 through the circuit board 1, then the chip 11 can process the signal transmitted through the second connection terminal 22, and convert the standard protocol of the signal transmitted by the second connection terminal 22. For example, the interface of the first electronic component 3 is a PCIe interface, and the circuit board 1 needs to output a signal that complies with the EDSEF standard protocol. Then the signal transmitted from the first electronic component 3 to the second connection terminal 22 through the first connection terminal 21 is a PCIe signal, which complies with the PCIe standard protocol. The chip 11 processes the topology detection signal in the above-mentioned PCIe, the lighting protocol conversion, etc. After being processed by the chip 11, it is converted into the transmission bus and lighting signal defined by EDSEF and output from the circuit board 1. The first connection end 21 of the connector 2 in the technical solution of the present application is connected to the second connection end 22 and the third connection end 23 respectively, and the cable 24 between the first connection end 21 and the third connection end 23 transmits a signal between the first connection end 21 and the third connection end 23 that is a direct connection of common signals, such as the interconnection of high-speed signals, power signals and some low-speed signals between PCIe and EDSFF. Therefore, the connector 2 in the present application can realize the transmission of high-speed signals at a higher rate and the conversion of different standard protocols, so as to improve the versatility of the connector 2 and enrich the application scenarios of the connector 2.

[0044] In a specific technical solution, the first connection end 21 and the third connection end 23 are connected by a cable 24, and the signal transmitted by the cable 24 can be at least one of a high-speed signal, a low-speed signal, or a power signal. In an optional technical solution, the signal transmitted by the cable 24 can be a high-speed signal to reduce signal loss and improve the signal transmission rate of the electronic device.

[0045] There is no limitation on the specific types and rates of the high-speed and low-speed signals. They may be the high-speed and low-speed signals conventionally defined in the art, or they may be communication signals transmitted to connector 2, where communication signals with higher rates are high-speed signals and communication signals with lower rates are low-speed signals.

[0046] The signal transmitted by the first connection terminal 21 includes a high-speed signal, a low-speed signal and a power signal. In a possible technical solution, the high-speed signal is transmitted between the first connection terminal 21 and the third connection terminal 23, and the low-speed signal and the power signal are transmitted between the first connection terminal 21 and the second connection terminal 22; in another possible technical solution, the high-speed signal and part of the low-speed signal are transmitted between the first connection terminal 21 and the third connection terminal 23, and another part of the low-speed signal and the power signal are transmitted between the first connection terminal 21 and the second connection terminal 22; in another possible technical solution, the high-speed signal and the low-speed signal are transmitted between the first connection terminal 21 and the third connection terminal 23, and the power signal is transmitted between the first connection terminal 21 and the second connection terminal 22; or, in another possible technical solution, the high-speed signal and the power signal are transmitted between the first connection terminal 21 and the third connection terminal 23, and the low-speed signal is transmitted between the first connection terminal 21 and the second connection terminal 22. The specific design and selection can be based on actual needs, and they are not listed here one by one.

[0047] The connector 2 provided in the present application is applied to the scene where different electronic components of electronic devices are orthogonally arranged, which is of great significance. Specifically, the first electronic component 3 and the circuit board 1 of the electronic assembly are orthogonally arranged, and the backplane in the traditional technical solution can be removed. For example, when the connector 2 in the embodiment of the present application is applied in the service field, typical application scenarios may include classic scenarios such as hard disk backplane expansion, PCIE standard card expansion or system internal interconnection. Specifically, the server includes a mainboard and the above-mentioned electronic assembly. In the hard disk backplane expansion scheme of the server, the hard disk is equivalent to the first electronic component 3, and the above-mentioned mainboard is equivalent to the second electronic component 4. Then the above-mentioned hard disk is orthogonally arranged with the circuit board 1, the hard disk is connected to the first connection end 21 of the connector 2, and the mainboard is connected to the third connection end 23 of the connector 2, and the circuit board 1 can also be connected to the mainboard as needed. Then the hard disk is connected to the circuit board 1 and the mainboard respectively through the connector 2. In the PCIE standard card expansion scheme of the server, the PCIE standard card is equivalent to the first electronic component 3, and the above-mentioned mainboard is equivalent to the second electronic component 4. The above-mentioned PCIE standard card is orthogonally arranged with the circuit board 1, the PCIE standard card is connected with the first connection end 21 of the connector 2, and the mainboard is connected with the third connection end 23 of the connector 2. The circuit board 1 can also be connected with the mainboard as needed. The PCIE standard card is respectively connected with the circuit board 1 and the mainboard through the connector 2. In different application scenarios, the details of each connection end of the main connector are different. Specifically, the first connection end 21 is adapted to the connector port of the first electronic component 3, the second connection end 22 is adapted to the connector port of the circuit board 1, and the third connection end 23 is adapted to the connector port of the second electronic component 4. In the technical solution of the present application, the circuit board 1 is perpendicular to the first electronic component 3, specifically, it is horizontally arranged. Therefore, the server does not need to be provided with a vertical backplane, which greatly enhances the heat dissipation capacity of the system.

[0048] The first electronic component 3 is arranged orthogonally to the circuit board 1. Specifically, it can be considered that the arrangement direction of the terminals of the connector of the first electronic component 3 extends along the first direction X, and the arrangement direction of the terminals of the connector of the circuit board 1 extends along the second direction Y, and the first direction X is perpendicular to the second direction Y. In the technical solution of the present application, the multiple first terminals 211 and the multiple second terminals of the first connection end 21 are arranged in a strip extending along the first direction X, and the first connection end 21 is used to connect with the terminal connector 2 having terminals arranged along the first direction X. The multiple third terminals 221 of the second connection end 22 are arranged in a strip extending along the second direction Y, so that the second connection end 22 is used to connect with the connector having terminals arranged along the second direction Y. The signal transmitted by the first terminal 211 can be a signal that is insensitive to signal loss. The first terminal 211 is connected to the third terminal 221 of the second connection end 22. For example, the signal transmitted between the first terminal 211 and the third terminal 221 can be a power signal or a low-speed signal. The signal transmitted by the second terminal 212 may be a signal that is sensitive to signal loss, and the second terminal 212 is connected to the fourth terminal 231 of the third connection end 23. For example, the signal transmitted between the second terminal 212 and the fourth terminal 231 may be a high-speed differential signal. The second terminal 212 is specifically connected to the third connection end 23 via a cable 24, and then connected to the second electronic component 4 via the third connection end 23. The loss generated by transmitting the signal via the cable 24 is small. Therefore, the connector provided in the present application has less loss for high-speed differential signals, which is conducive to improving the rate of electronic device transmission signals, such as for transmitting signals at 32G and above. In addition, the connector 2 provided in the present application can also be used to connect a connector 2 with a higher dimension X along the first direction, such as a serialized connector of X4 to X16 (X refers to the number of channels of the signal). At the same time, the signal involving the standard protocol can be transmitted through the first terminal 211 and the third terminal 221, and the standard protocol of the signal is converted by using the chip 11 on the circuit board 1, and different standard protocols are converted to the same standard protocol to achieve the normalization of the standard protocol of the transmission signal.

[0049] In a possible implementation, the first terminal 211 of the first connection end 21 is used to transmit a first signal, and the second terminal 212 of the first connection end 21 is used to transmit a second signal, and the rate of the second signal is higher than the rate of the first signal. In a specific implementation, the first connection end 21 is used to connect to the opposite end connector, and the opposite end connector includes a plurality of pins, and different pins transmit different signals. According to different transmission signals, the pins of the opposite end connector package include a first pin and a second pin. Specifically, the first pin is used to transmit the first signal, and the second pin is used to transmit the second signal. The first terminal 211 is used to connect to the first pin, and the second terminal 212 is used to connect to the second pin. In this solution, the second terminal 212 is connected to the cable 24, and the signal loss is small, which can improve the transmission efficiency of high-speed signals, ensure the rate of high-speed signals, and improve the high-speed performance of electronic equipment.

[0050] When the technical solution of the present application is implemented, the specific forms of the first connection terminal 21, the second connection terminal 22 and the third connection terminal 23 are not limited. For example, the first connection terminal 21 can meet the requirements of any standard protocol such as EDSFF, PCIe, SFF8639, and the third connection terminal 23 can meet the requirements of any standard protocol such as EDSFF, MCIO, PCIe, UBC, UBC-DD, etc. The second connection terminal 22 can be designed according to the requirements. In a possible technical solution, the second connection terminal 22 can be designed with more terminals to meet the requirements of at least two standard protocols.

[0051] There is no restriction on the connection method between different connection terminals. For example, Figure 4 As shown, in a possible implementation, the first terminal 211 in the first connection end 21 is connected to the third terminal 221 of the second connection end 22, so as to realize the connection between the first electronic component 3 and the electronic assembly; the second terminal 212 in the first connection end 21 is connected to the fourth terminal 231 of the third connection end 23, so as to realize the connection between the first electronic component 3 and the second electronic component 4. In a specific implementation, the first terminal 211 in the first connection end 21 is connected to the third terminal 221 of the second connection end 22, and the second terminal 212 is connected to the fourth terminal 231 of the third connection end 23. That is to say, in this specific implementation, in addition to being connected to the third terminal 221, the terminal in the first connection end 21 is connected to the fourth terminal 231.

[0052] Figure 5 A schematic cross-sectional view of the connector 2 in this application is shown in FIG. Figure 5As shown, in another possible implementation, the second connection end 22 of the connector 2 provided by the present application includes a fifth terminal 222 in addition to the third terminal 221, and the fifth terminal 222 is connected to the fourth terminal 231 through a cable 24. In this implementation, the first terminal 211 of the first connection end 21 is connected to the third terminal 221 of the second connection end 22, and the second terminal 212 is connected to the fourth terminal 231 of the third connection end 23. The third terminal 221 of the second connection end 22 is connected to the first terminal 211 of the first connection end 21, and the fifth terminal 222 is connected to the fourth terminal 231 of the third connection end 23. This solution provides a possible connector 2 structure, and the circuit board 1 and the second electronic component 4 can also transmit signals through the connector 2, enriching the application scenarios of the connector 2.

[0053] The physical structure of the connector provided in this application is not limited. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of the connector in this application, such as Figure 6 As shown, the connector 2 in the present application includes a housing 25, and the first connection end 21 and the second connection end 22 are respectively installed on the housing 25 to form an integral structure. The connection method of the first connection end 21 and the second connection end 22 is not limited. Specifically, the first terminal 211 and the third terminal 221 are connected by a line. The specific form of the above-mentioned line can be a circuit board trace, a jumper or a cable. The first connection end 21 and the third connection end 23 are connected by a cable 24, and specifically, the second terminal 212 and the fourth terminal 231 are connected by a cable 24.

[0054] The present application does not limit the number of the third connection terminals 23. Specifically, the connector 2 may include at least two third connection terminals 23. Accordingly, the cables connected between the first connection terminal 21 and the third connection terminals 23 also vary with the number of the third connection terminals. At this time, if the sum of the number of channels included in all the third connection terminals 23 is greater than or equal to the number of channels of the first connection terminal 21, the signals received by the first connection terminal 21 can be transmitted to the third connection terminals as required, thereby realizing signal transmission between the first electronic component 3 and the second electronic component 4. For example Figure 6 In the technical solution shown, the connector 2 can connect two third connection terminals 23. In this technical solution, the first connection terminal 21 is an X16 connection terminal, the third connection terminal 23 is an X8 connection terminal, and one first connection terminal 21 is connected to two third connection terminals 23. Figure 7 is another three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the connector in this application, such as Figure 7 As shown, in this technical solution, the connector 2 includes a first connection end 21 and a third connection end 23, and both the first connection end 21 and the third connection end 23 are X4 connection ends. Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of an exploded structure of the connector in this application, such as Figure 8 As shown, in another possible implementation, the connector 2 includes a first connection end 21 and three third connection ends 23, the first connection end 21 is an X16 connection end, and the three third connection ends 23 include an X8 connection end and two X4 connection ends.

[0055] The second connection end 22 in the connector 2 provided in the present application is used to connect to the circuit board 1, and the specific method of connecting the second connection end 22 to the connecting board is not limited.

[0056] Please continue to refer to Figure 8 In another possible implementation, the second connection end 22 is a crimping connection end, the circuit board 1 includes a contact, and the crimping connection end is crimped and connected to the contact of the circuit board 1.

[0057] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the connector in this application, such as Fig. 9 As shown, in a possible implementation, the second connection end 22 is a gold finger connection end, and the circuit board 1 also includes a gold finger connector, and the second connection end 22 is connected to the gold finger connector of the circuit board 1.

[0058] Alternatively, in another possible implementation, the second connection end 22 is a connection end of a cable 24, and the second connection end 22 is connected to the circuit board 1 by a connector. The form of the second connection end 22 can be selected according to the actual product form.

[0059] The above are only specific implementations of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A connector, characterized in that: It includes a first connection end, a second connection end and a third connection end, wherein: The first connection end is used to connect to the first electronic component, and includes a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals. The second connection end is used to connect to the circuit board and includes a third terminal. The third connection end is used to connect to the second electronic component and includes a fourth terminal; The first terminal is connected to the third terminal for transmitting signals between the first connection end and the second connection end; the second terminal is connected to the fourth terminal through a cable for transmitting signals between the first connection end and the third connection end.

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein: The circuit board is provided with a chip, the second connection end is connected to the chip through the circuit board, and the chip is used to convert a standard protocol of a signal transmitted by the second connection end.

3. The connector according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The signal transmitted by the cable includes at least one of a high-speed signal, a low-speed signal and a power signal.

4. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: At least two of the third connection ends are included, and the total number of channels provided by the at least two third connection ends is greater than or equal to the number of channels provided by the first connection end.

5. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The terminals of the first connection end are arranged in a strip shape extending along a first direction, and the terminals of the second connection end are arranged in a strip shape extending along a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

6. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The first electronic component includes a peer connector, the first connecting end is used to connect to the peer connector, the first terminal is used to connect to a pin of the peer connector for transmitting a first signal, and the second terminal is used to connect to a pin of the peer connector for transmitting a second signal, and the rate of the second signal is higher than the rate of the first signal.

7. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The second connection end further includes a fifth terminal, and the fifth terminal is connected to the fourth terminal through a cable and is used to transmit signals between the second connection end and the third connection end.

8. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The first terminal and the third terminal are connected via a jumper, a circuit board trace or a cable.

9. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The second connection end is a gold finger connection end; or, the second connection end is a crimping connection end; or, the second connection end is a cable connection end.

10. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: It also includes a shell, and the first connecting end and the second connecting end are respectively assembled on the shell.

11. An electronic component, characterized in that: It comprises a circuit board and a connector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the circuit board is provided with a chip, the second connection end is fixed to the circuit board, and the second connection end is electrically connected to the chip through the circuit board, and the chip is used to convert the standard protocol of the signal transmitted by the second connection end.

12. An electronic device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a housing and the electronic component as claimed in claim 11, wherein the electronic component is arranged in the housing.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12, characterized in that: The invention also includes a first electronic component and a second electronic component, wherein the first electronic component is connected to the first connection end, and the second electronic component is connected to the second connection end.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13, characterized in that: The first electronic component is arranged orthogonally to the circuit board.

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