Board-to-board connector, socket thereof and electronic equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a board-to-board connector, a socket thereof and electronic equipment, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The socket of the board-to-board connector comprises a socket body and a welding terminal arranged on the socket body, the socket body is further provided with a supporting protrusion, the welding terminal and the supporting protrusion are located on the same side of the socket body, the surface, back to the socket body, of the welding terminal is a first surface, and the supporting protrusion is arranged in a protruding mode relative to the first surface. The board-to-board connector comprises a first socket and a second socket, the first socket is matched with the second socket in a plugging manner, and at least one of the first socket and the second socket is the above socket. The electronic equipment comprises an equipment shell and the board-to-board connector, wherein the board-to-board connector is arranged on the equipment shell.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a board-to-board connector and a socket thereof, and electronic equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the development of electronic devices, there are more and more components inside electronic devices, and the structure has become more complex. In order to integrate more functions and electronic devices, it is necessary to rely on BTB (Board to Board) to connect different circuit boards.

[0003] In the related art, a board-to-board connector includes a socket, which is provided with a plurality of welding terminals, each of which is respectively welded to a circuit board to realize electrical connection between the socket and the circuit board. However, when the electronic device falls, the connection between the welding terminal and the circuit board is subjected to impact force, that is, the welding terminal is subjected to impact force, which may easily cause the position of the welding terminal to crack and disconnect the electrical connection, thereby causing the electronic components of the electronic device to fail to function. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a board-to-board connector and its socket, and electronic equipment, which can solve the problem in the related art that the welding terminals of the board-to-board connector are prone to cracking when subjected to force.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a socket of a board-to-board connector, comprising a socket body and a welding terminal disposed on the socket body, wherein the socket body is further provided with a supporting protrusion, and the welding terminal and the supporting protrusion are located on the same side of the socket body. The surface of the welding terminal facing away from the socket body is a first surface, and the supporting protrusion is arranged to protrude relative to the first surface.

[0006] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a board-to-board connector, comprising a first socket and a second socket, wherein the first socket and the second socket are plugged together, and at least one of the first socket and the second socket is the above-mentioned socket.

[0007] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device, comprising a device housing and the above-mentioned board-to-board connector, wherein the board-to-board connection is arranged in the device housing.

[0008] In the embodiment of the present application, a supporting protrusion is additionally provided on the socket of the board-to-board connector. Since the supporting protrusion is arranged to protrude relative to the first surface of the welding terminal, when the electronic device falls, the contact position of the supporting protrusion and the circuit board will bear the impact force, sharing the impact force borne by the connection between the welding terminal and the circuit board, which is beneficial to reducing the impact force borne by the welding terminal, avoiding cracking of the welding terminal and disconnection of the electrical connection, and further avoiding functional failure of the electronic components of the electronic device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of a socket disclosed in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing member disclosed in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 3 is a partial structural schematic diagram of a socket disclosed in another embodiment of the present application; Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing member disclosed in another embodiment of the present application; Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the matching of the board-to-board connector and the circuit board disclosed in the embodiment of the present application; Figure 6 yes Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the local structure in.

[0010] Description of reference numerals: 100-socket body, 100a-first end, 100b-second end, 200-welding terminal, 210-first surface, 300-support protrusion, 400-fixed sheet, 410-fixed sheet body, 420-welding sheet, 10-first socket, 20-second socket, 30 - circuit board, 301 - pad, 301a - slot, 31 - first circuit board, 32 - second circuit board. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0011] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments in the present application belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0012] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0013] In the following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the board-to-board connector and its socket, and the electronic device provided in the embodiments of the present application are described in detail through specific embodiments and their application scenarios.

[0014] Please refer to Figure 1-Figure 6 The socket of the board-to-board connector disclosed in the embodiment of the present application includes a socket body 100 and a welding terminal 200 arranged on the socket body 100, wherein the socket body 100 serves as the main component of the socket, and the socket body 100 is used to support the welding terminal 200; the welding terminal 200 is used to connect the welding area of ​​the circuit board 30 to realize the electrical connection between the welding terminal 200 and the circuit board 30.

[0015] Optionally, the welding terminal 200 may be in a block shape, a sheet shape, etc. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific structure of the welding terminal 200. The welding terminal 200 is connected to the socket body 100 by assembly or integral molding. The welding terminal 200 is used for welding with the circuit board 30, and the welding terminal 200 is connected to the surface of the circuit board 30 by welding.

[0016] The socket body 100 is further provided with a supporting protrusion 300, and the welding terminal 200 and the supporting protrusion 300 are located on the same side of the socket body 100. Moreover, the surface of the welding terminal 200 facing away from the socket body 100 is the first surface 210, and the supporting protrusion 300 is provided protruding relative to the first surface 210. In this way, when the supporting protrusion 300 contacts the circuit board 30 for support, the welding terminal 200 is welded to the circuit board 30.

[0017] Optionally, the material of the support protrusion 300 may be but is not limited to plastic, the support protrusion 300 may be a block-shaped protrusion, a strip-shaped protrusion, etc., the block-shaped protrusion may be a square, circular or other structure, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific structure of the support protrusion 300.

[0018] Specifically, when the support protrusion 300 is protruding relative to the first surface 210, when the electronic device falls, the force borne by the welding terminal 200 is transferred to the support protrusion 300, that is, the contact position between the support protrusion 300 and the circuit board 30 bears most of the impact force, thereby reducing the impact force borne by the welding terminal 200.

[0019] In the embodiment of the present application, a support protrusion 300 is additionally provided on the socket of the board-to-board connector. Since the support protrusion 300 is protruding relative to the first surface 210 of the welding terminal 200, when the electronic device falls, the contact position between the support protrusion 300 and the circuit board 30 will bear the impact force, sharing the impact force borne by the connection between the welding terminal 200 and the circuit board 30, which is beneficial to reduce the impact force borne by the welding terminal 200, avoid cracking of the welding terminal 200 and disconnection of the electrical connection, and further avoid functional failure of the electronic components of the electronic device.

[0020] In an optional embodiment, along the extension direction of the socket body 100 , the socket body 100 has a first end 100 a and a second end 100 b , and the first end 100 a or the second end 100 b of the socket body 100 is provided with a supporting protrusion 300 .

[0021] In another embodiment, reference Figure 5 As shown, the first end 100a and the second end 100b of the socket body 100 are both provided with a support protrusion 300, and the welding terminal 200 is located between the support protrusion 300 provided at the first end 100a and the support protrusion 300 provided at the second end 100b. Optionally, along the extension direction of the socket body 100, a plurality of welding terminals 200 are arranged at intervals, and the structures of each welding terminal 200 can be the same or different.

[0022] With this embodiment, the number of supporting protrusions 300 is increased, so at least two supporting protrusions 300 respectively share the impact force borne by the welding terminal 200, and the impact force borne by the welding terminal 200 is further reduced, which can more effectively avoid cracking at the welding terminal 200; moreover, at least two supporting protrusions 300 are respectively located on both sides of the welding terminal 200, which is conducive to the force of each supporting protrusion 300 being consistent, thereby ensuring the balance of the socket.

[0023] In an optional embodiment, the socket body 100 is an insulating body, the support protrusion 300 is an insulating protrusion, and the insulating body and the insulating protrusion are an integrated structure. Optionally, the socket body 100 and the support protrusion 300 are both made of plastic, and the socket body 100 and the support protrusion 300 can be formed into an integrated structure by injection molding. Of course, the socket body 100 and the support protrusion 300 can also be made of other insulating materials besides plastic.

[0024] In this embodiment, the socket body 100 and the support protrusion 300 are both insulating structures, and the two adopt an integrated structure. The support protrusion 300 is directly produced when the socket body 100 is produced, and there is no need to set the support protrusion 300 separately, which is conducive to simplifying the production and design process; moreover, there is no need to perform a connection operation between the socket body 100 and the support protrusion 300, and there is no connection gap between the two, so the connection stability between the two is stronger.

[0025] Of course, in other embodiments, the support protrusion 300 and the socket body 100 may be a split structure, and the support protrusion 300 may be separately disposed on the socket body 100 .

[0026] In the scheme of this application, reference is made to Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the socket further includes a fixing sheet 400, which is disposed on the socket body 100. Optionally, the fixing sheet 400 and the socket body 100 can be a split structure, and the two are connected together by assembly or the like, or the fixing sheet 400 and the socket body 100 are injection molded into an integral structure. The fixing sheet 400 and the supporting protrusion 300 are located on the same side of the socket body 100, and the fixing sheet 400 is used to connect the circuit board 30. In this way, when the fixing sheet 400 faces the circuit board 30 and is connected to the circuit board 30, the supporting protrusion 300 contacts the circuit board 30, and the welding terminal 200 is further welded to the circuit board 30.

[0027] In this embodiment, the fixing sheet 400 is connected to the circuit board 30 to determine the relative position of the circuit board 30 and the socket, thereby achieving relative fixation between the two and avoiding position displacement of the socket relative to the circuit board 30. At the same time, the connection area between the socket and the circuit board 30 is increased, thereby improving the connection stability between the socket and the circuit board 30.

[0028] In a further embodiment, the fixing piece 400 is protruded relative to the surface of the supporting protrusion 300 facing away from the socket body 100, so that the protruding portion of the fixing piece 400 extends into the slot 301a of the circuit board 30. Figure 2-Figure 4 As shown, the circuit board 30 is provided with a pad 301, and the pad 301 is provided with a slot 301a, the protruding portion of the fixing plate 400 extends into the slot 301a, and the protruding portion of the fixing plate 400 is connected to the slot wall surface of the slot 301a. Further optionally, the fixing plate 400 and the slot wall surface of the slot 301a can be connected by welding.

[0029] In this embodiment, the fixing piece 400 is inserted into the slot 301a of the circuit board 30, which is conducive to further increasing the connection area between the fixing piece 400 and the circuit board 30, and further improving the connection stability and connection strength between the socket and the circuit board 30. In addition, the plug-in connection method can avoid floating and false welding problems, and avoid cracking at the connection between the welding terminal 200 and the circuit board 30.

[0030] Of course, in other embodiments, the surface of the fixing sheet 400 is in contact with the surface of the circuit board 30, and the surface of the fixing sheet 400 is directly connected to the surface of the circuit board 30 by welding, etc. That is, the pad 301 of the circuit board 30 is not provided with a slot 301a.

[0031] In an optional embodiment, reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the fixing sheet 400 includes a welding sheet 420, which is protruded relative to the surface of the supporting protrusion 300 facing away from the socket body 100, and the plane where the welding sheet 420 is located is parallel to the first surface 210. The first surface 210 is usually parallel to the plane where the circuit board 30 connected to the socket is located, so the plane where the welding sheet 420 is located is parallel to the plane where the circuit board 30 is located, which can also be understood as the plane where the welding sheet 420 is located is parallel to the plane where the pad 301 is located.

[0032] Optionally, the fixing plate 400 also includes a fixing plate body 410, which is disposed on the socket body 100, and is connected to a welding plate 420, and the welding plate 420 is bent relative to the fixing plate body 410 so that the plane where the welding plate 420 is located is parallel to the first surface 210.

[0033] In another embodiment, reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the plane where the welding piece 420 is located intersects with the first surface 210. Optionally, the plane where the welding piece 420 is located may be perpendicular to the first surface 210. In this case, the edge of the welding piece 420 facing away from the socket body 100 is connected to the bottom wall of the slot 301a, and the surface of the welding piece 420 is connected to the side wall of the slot 301a; or, the plane where the welding piece 420 is located may intersect with the first surface 210 but is not perpendicular. In this case, the plane where the welding piece 420 is located intersects with the plane where the circuit board 30 is located, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, it can also be understood that the plane where the welding sheet 420 is located intersects with the plane where the welding pad 301 is located.

[0034] Optionally, the fixing plate body 410 and the socket body 100 can be connected by assembly or integral molding; the fixing plate body 410 and the welding plate 420 can both be metal structures, the fixing plate body 410 and the welding plate 420 can be split structures, the two are connected by welding, or the fixing plate body 410 and the welding plate 420 are cast into an integral structure. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific shape of the welding plate 420.

[0035] In this embodiment, the plane where the welding plate 420 is located intersects with the first surface 210, so the welding plate 420 is inclined relative to the circuit board 30 or the two are perpendicular. Then, the welding plate 420 occupies less space on the circuit board 30, which is beneficial to reducing the space occupied by the socket on the circuit board 30.

[0036] In an optional embodiment, the fixing plate 400 includes a welding plate 420 .

[0037] In another embodiment, reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the fixing sheet 400 includes at least two welding sheets 420 arranged at intervals. Optionally, each welding sheet 420 is respectively arranged on the fixing sheet body 410, and the two welding sheets 420 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the fixing sheet body 410; the circuit board 30 is provided with at least two pads 301, each pad 301 is provided with a slot 301a, the welding sheets 420 correspond to the slots 301a one by one, and each welding sheet 420 extends into the corresponding slot 301a.

[0038] With this embodiment, the number of welding plates 420 is increased, and each welding plate 420 is connected to the circuit board 30 respectively, further increasing the connection area between the fixing plate 400 and the circuit board 30, which is beneficial to further improve the connection stability and connection strength between the socket and the circuit board 30.

[0039] In an optional embodiment, the number of the fixing plate 400 is one.

[0040] In another embodiment, reference Figure 5 As shown, the number of the fixing pieces 400 is at least two, and along the extension direction of the socket body 100, the first end 100a and the second end 100b of the socket body 100 are both provided with fixing pieces 400. That is, the first end 100a of the socket body 100 is connected to the socket body 100 through at least one fixing piece 400, and the second end 100b of the socket body 100 is also connected to the socket body 100 through at least one fixing piece 400. Optionally, each fixing piece 400 includes at least two welding pieces 420 arranged at intervals.

[0041] In this embodiment, the first end 100a and the second end 100b of the socket body 100 are connected to the circuit board 30 through the fixing piece 400, so the relative position of the first end 100a of the socket body 100 and the circuit board 30 is determined, and the relative position of the second end 100b of the socket body 100 and the circuit board 30 is determined, which is more conducive to fixing the position of the socket as a whole relative to the circuit board 30, and further avoiding the position displacement of the socket relative to the circuit board 30. At the same time, the connection area between the socket and the circuit board 30 is further increased, and the connection stability between the socket and the circuit board 30 is further improved.

[0042] Based on the socket disclosed in this application, refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, an embodiment of the present application also discloses a board-to-board connector, which includes a first socket 10 and a second socket 20, which are plugged into each other, and one of the first socket 10 and the second socket 20 is the socket in the above embodiment.

[0043] Optionally, the first socket 10 or the second socket 20 is the socket in the above-mentioned embodiment, that is, the socket body 100 of the first socket 10 or the socket body 100 of the second socket 20 is provided with a supporting protrusion 300; or, the first socket 10 and the second socket 20 are both the sockets in the above-mentioned embodiment, that is, the socket body 100 of the first socket 10 and the socket body 100 of the second socket 20 are both provided with a supporting protrusion 300.

[0044] Optionally, refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the number of circuit boards 30 is at least two, including a first circuit board 31 and a second circuit board 32, and the board-to-board connector is used to connect the first circuit board 31 and the second circuit board 32. Specifically, the first socket 10 is used to connect the first circuit board 31, and the second socket 20 is used to connect the second circuit board 32. The welding terminal 200 of the first socket 10 is welded to the surface of the first circuit board 31, and the welding terminal 200 of the second socket 20 is welded to the surface of the second circuit board 32, and the supporting protrusion 300 of the first socket 10 is in contact with the first circuit board 31, and the supporting protrusion 300 of the second socket 20 is in contact with the second circuit board 32.

[0045] Among them, the first socket 10 can be a male socket, the second socket 20 can be a female socket, the male socket is provided with a plug, and the female socket is provided with a jack, the plug can be inserted into the jack, so as to realize the plug-in cooperation between the first socket 10 and the second socket 20; the first circuit board 31 can be a flexible circuit board, and the second circuit board 32 can be a rigid circuit board.

[0046] By adopting this embodiment, the socket of the board-to-board connector is additionally provided with a support protrusion 300, so that the support protrusion 300 bears the impact force at the welding terminal 200, which is beneficial to reducing the impact force borne by the welding terminal 200, avoiding cracking at the position of the welding terminal 200 and disconnecting the electrical connection, which is beneficial to improving the performance of the board-to-board connector.

[0047] Based on the board-to-board connector disclosed in the present application, an embodiment of the present application further discloses an electronic device, the electronic device includes a device housing and the board-to-board connector in the above embodiment, and the board-to-board connector is arranged in the device housing.

[0048] Optionally, the board-to-board connector is disposed in the device housing. In addition to the board-to-board connector and the device housing, the electronic device may further include a circuit board 30 and electronic devices such as sensors, and the electronic devices are disposed in the device housing.

[0049] By adopting this embodiment, the board-to-board connector of the electronic device shares the impact force borne at the connection between the welding terminal 200 and the circuit board 30 through the support protrusion 300, thereby improving the connection stability between the board-to-board connector and the circuit board 30 and effectively avoiding functional failure of the electronic components of the electronic device.

[0050] The electronic device disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be a smart phone, a tablet computer, an e-book reader, a wearable device, an electronic game console, or the like. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific types of electronic devices.

[0051] In an optional embodiment, the socket further includes a fixing piece 400, which is disposed on the socket body 100, and the electronic device further includes a circuit board 30, which is disposed in the device housing, and the fixing piece 400 is attached to the surface of the circuit board 30, and the two are connected by welding or the like. Optionally, the fixing piece 400 includes the fixing piece body 410 and the welding piece 420 mentioned above, the fixing piece body 410 is connected to the socket body 100, and the welding piece 420 is disposed on the fixing piece body 410.

[0052] With such arrangement, the relative position of the circuit board 30 and the socket is determined by the fixing plate 400, so that the two are relatively fixed, and the position displacement of the socket relative to the circuit board 30 is avoided. At the same time, the connection area between the socket and the circuit board 30 is increased, the connection stability between the socket and the circuit board 30 is improved, and the performance of the electronic device is improved.

[0053] In a further embodiment, the fixing piece 400 is protruded relative to the surface of the supporting protrusion 300 facing away from the socket body 100, the surface of the circuit board 30 is provided with a slot 301a, the fixing piece 400 extends into the slot 301a, and the fixing piece 400 is connected to the slot wall surface of the slot 301a. Optionally, the surface of the circuit board 30 is provided with a soldering pad 301, and the soldering pad 301 is provided with a slot 301a.

[0054] Optionally, the first socket 10 or the second socket 20 is provided with a fixing plate 400, and the first circuit board 31 or the second circuit board 32 is provided with a slot 301a; or, both the first socket 10 and the second socket 20 are provided with a fixing plate 400, and both the first circuit board 31 and the second circuit board 32 are provided with a slot 301a.

[0055] By adopting this embodiment, the fixing plate 400 is inserted into the slot 301a of the circuit board 30, which is beneficial to further increase the connection area between the fixing plate 400 and the circuit board 30, further improve the connection stability and connection strength between the socket and the circuit board 30, and further improve the performance of the electronic device.

[0056] Of course, in other embodiments, the surface of the circuit board 30 is not provided with the groove 301a, the surface of the fixing plate 400 is in contact with the surface of the circuit board 30, and the surface of the fixing plate 400 is directly connected to the surface of the circuit board 30 by welding or the like.

[0057] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A socket of a board-to-board connector, characterized in that: The socket body (100) comprises a socket body (100) and a welding terminal (200) arranged on the socket body (100); the socket body (100) is further provided with a supporting protrusion (300); the welding terminal (200) and the supporting protrusion (300) are located on the same side of the socket body (100); The surface of the welding terminal (200) facing away from the socket body (100) is a first surface (210), and the supporting protrusion (300) is arranged to protrude relative to the first surface (210).

2. The socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: Along the extension direction of the socket body (100), the first end (100a) and the second end (100b) of the socket body (100) are both provided with the support protrusion (300), and the welding terminal (200) is located between the support protrusion (300) provided at the first end (100a) and the support protrusion (300) provided at the second end (100b).

3. The socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The socket body (100) is an insulating body, the supporting protrusion (300) is an insulating protrusion, and the insulating body and the insulating protrusion are an integrated structure.

4. The socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The socket further comprises a fixing plate (400), the fixing plate (400) being arranged on the socket body (100), the fixing plate (400) and the supporting protrusion (300) being located on the same side of the socket body (100), and the fixing plate (400) being arranged to protrude relative to the surface of the supporting protrusion (300) facing away from the socket body (100), so that the protruding portion of the fixing plate (400) can extend into the slot (301a) of the circuit board (30).

5. The socket according to claim 4, characterized in that: The fixing plate (400) comprises a welding plate (420), the welding plate (420) being arranged to protrude from a surface of the supporting protrusion (300) facing away from the socket body (100), and the plane where the welding plate (420) is located intersects with the first surface (210).

6. The socket according to claim 5, characterized in that: The fixing sheet (400) comprises at least two welding sheets (420) arranged at intervals.

7. The socket according to claim 4, characterized in that: The number of the fixing plates (400) is at least two, and along the extension direction of the socket body (100), the first end (100a) and the second end (100b) of the socket body (100) are both provided with the fixing plates (400).

8. A board-to-board connector, characterized in that: The invention comprises a first socket (10) and a second socket (20), wherein the first socket (10) and the second socket (20) are plug-matched, and at least one of the first socket (10) and the second socket (20) is the socket according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. An electronic device, characterized in that: It comprises a device housing and the board-to-board connector according to claim 8, wherein the board-to-board connector is arranged in the device housing.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The socket further comprises a fixing plate (400), wherein the fixing plate (400) is arranged on the socket body (100), and the fixing plate (400) is protruded relative to a surface of the supporting protrusion (300) facing away from the socket body (100). The electronic device further comprises a circuit board (30), the circuit board (30) being arranged in the device housing, the surface of the circuit board (30) being provided with a groove (301a), the fixing sheet (400) extending into the groove (301a), and the fixing sheet (400) being connected to the groove wall surface of the groove (301a).

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