Integrated OSFP connector

Abstract

The invention relates to an integrated OSFP connector. The integrated OSFP connector comprises a shell, terminals, a plastic body and a supporting piece, the terminal comprises an upper terminal and a lower terminal, the terminal is fixed in the shell by the supporting piece, one end of the upper terminal and one end of the lower terminal are respectively and sequentially provided with a terminal head and a first contact end, and the other end of the upper terminal and the other end of the lower terminal are respectively provided with a second contact end. The shell is provided with an upper through hole and a lower through hole, the lengths of the terminal heads of the terminals are shortened, so that the terminal heads of the upper terminal and the lower terminal are respectively positioned between the upper through hole and the lower through hole, and the terminal heads are wrapped by a plastic body and are respectively arranged in the upper through hole and the lower through hole. The beneficial effects of the invention are that the length of the head part of the terminal is reduced, and the head part is wrapped by the plastic body and arranged in the through hole, thereby reducing the differential loss of the terminal, and preventing the deformation of the upper terminal and the lower terminal in the plugging process; the supporting piece can prevent the upper terminal and the lower terminal from shifting and deforming in the working process; and the upper terminal and the lower terminal are provided with bending points, so that mutual interference between the terminals can be avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of connectors, and more particularly to an integrated OSFP connector. Background Art

[0002] Octal Small Form-factor Pluggable (OSFP) connectors, housings and cable assemblies support 200Gbps and up to 400Gbps total data rates, thus meeting the needs of next-generation data centers. OSFP is an evolution of QSFP, meeting the needs of cloud computing, big data analysis and real-time processing with higher speed, lower power consumption and smaller size.

[0003] The signal terminals of the OSFP connector are stacked in the vertical direction. The stacked arrangement of the terminals causes great interference, which greatly affects the transmission efficiency of the terminal signals. By shortening the length of the terminal head, the SI (Signal Integrity) performance, such as characteristic impedance, insertion loss, and return loss, is improved. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that the connector realizes high-speed transmission, and the terminals are subject to greater resonance and electromagnetic interference. In view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, an integrated OSFP connector is provided.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is:

[0006] An integrated OSFP connector is constructed, which includes a housing, a terminal, a plastic body and a plurality of supporting members; the supporting member fixes the terminal in the housing, and the plastic body is arranged on one side of the terminal;

[0007] The terminal comprises an upper terminal and a lower terminal;

[0008] One end of the upper terminal and the lower terminal are respectively provided with a terminal head and a first contact end, and the other end of the upper terminal and the lower terminal are respectively provided with a second contact end;

[0009] The terminal head of the upper terminal and the terminal head of the lower terminal are also provided with a plastic body respectively, and the plastic body is fixedly connected to the terminal head;

[0010] A plurality of through holes are provided on one side of the housing; the through holes include an upper through hole and a lower through hole, and the terminal head of the upper terminal is provided between the upper through hole and the lower through hole;

[0011] The terminal head of the lower terminal is arranged between the upper through hole and the lower through hole;

[0012] The plastic body of the upper terminal is disposed in the upper through hole, and the plastic body of the lower terminal is disposed in the lower through hole;

[0013] The support member includes an upper support member and a lower support member;

[0014] The upper support member is arranged on the upper terminal; and the lower support member is arranged on the lower terminal.

[0015] Furthermore, the upper through hole and the lower through hole are staggered and arranged relatively.

[0016] Furthermore, the upper terminal and the lower terminal are staggered and arranged opposite to each other on a side close to the first contact end.

[0017] Furthermore, the upper terminal and the lower terminal are arranged opposite to each other on a side close to the second contact end.

[0018] Furthermore, the support members are respectively arranged between the first contact end and the second contact end.

[0019] Furthermore, the support member is provided with bosses for supporting the upper terminal and the lower terminal respectively.

[0020] Furthermore, the upper support member includes a first upper support member and a second upper support member, the first upper support member is in an H shape; the second upper support member is in a U shape;

[0021] The lower support member includes a first lower support member and a second lower support member, the first lower support member is in an H shape, and the second lower support member is in a U shape.

[0022] Furthermore, the second upper support member and the second lower support member are arranged opposite to each other.

[0023] Furthermore, the upper support member and the lower support member are provided with buckles respectively, the upper support member is also provided with a fixing block, and the housing is provided with a clamping hole and a fixing groove;

[0024] The buckle is used to fix the upper support member and the lower support member to the housing respectively;

[0025] The fixing block is used to fix the upper support member in the housing.

[0026] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: one end of the upper terminal and the lower terminal is respectively provided with a terminal head and a first contact end, and the other end is respectively provided with a second contact end. The lengths of the terminal heads of the upper terminal and the lower terminal are respectively shortened so that the terminal heads of the upper terminal and the lower terminal are respectively located between the upper through hole and the lower through hole, and the shortened terminal heads are wrapped with a plastic body to reduce the differential loss of the terminal; the terminal heads wrapped with the plastic body are arranged in the upper through hole and the lower through hole to prevent the upper terminal and the lower terminal from being deformed during the plugging and unplugging process; the upper terminal and the lower terminal are respectively provided with support members, and the support members are provided with placement holes for placing the terminals, the terminals pass through the placement holes and are fixedly connected to the support members, and the terminals are fixedly arranged in the housing through the support members to prevent the upper terminal and the lower terminal from being displaced and deformed during operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of an integrated OSFP connector in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 is a stereoscopic diagram of an integrated OSFP connector from another perspective in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 is an exploded view of an integrated OSFP connector in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 4 is a three-dimensional diagram of a housing of an integrated OSFP connector in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 5 is a top view of a housing of an integrated OSFP connector in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 AA cross-sectional view;

[0033] Figure 7 It is a schematic perspective view of the internal structure of an integrated OSFP connector in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 8 It is a front view of a terminal and a plastic body of an integrated OSFP connector in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Fig. 9 It is a left side view of a terminal and a plastic body of an integrated OSFP connector in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Fig.10 is a three-dimensional diagram of a terminal of an integrated OSFP connector in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Fig.11It is an exploded view of a support member of an integrated OSFP connector in one embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] Explanation of reference numerals: housing 1, through hole 11, upper through hole 111, lower through hole 112, card hole 12, fixing groove 13, terminal 2, upper terminal 21, lower terminal 22, terminal head 23, first contact end 24, second contact end 25, plastic body 3, support member 4, upper support member 41, first upper support member 411, second upper support member 412, lower support member 42, first lower support member 421, second lower support member 422, boss 43, buckle 44, fixing block 45. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following will be described clearly and completely in combination with the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are partial embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

[0040] Please refer to the attached Figure 1-Figure 11 The present invention proposes an integrated OSFP connector, comprising a housing 1, a terminal 2, a plastic body 3 and a plurality of support members 4; the support member 4 fixes the terminal 2 in the housing 1, and the plastic body 3 is arranged on one side of the terminal 2;

[0041] The terminal 2 includes an upper terminal 21 and a lower terminal 22;

[0042] One end of the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are respectively provided with a terminal head 23 and a first contact end 24, and the other end of the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are respectively provided with a second contact end 25;

[0043] The terminal head 23 of the upper terminal 21 and the terminal head 23 of the lower terminal 22 are also provided with a plastic body 3 respectively, and the plastic body 3 is fixedly connected to the terminal head 23;

[0044] A plurality of through holes 11 are provided on one side of the housing 1; the through holes 11 include an upper through hole 111 and a lower through hole 112, and the terminal head 23 of the upper terminal 21 is provided between the upper through hole 111 and the lower through hole 112;

[0045] The terminal head 23 of the lower terminal 22 is disposed between the upper through hole 111 and the lower through hole 112;

[0046] The plastic body 3 of the upper terminal 21 is disposed in the upper through hole 111 , and the plastic body 3 of the lower terminal 22 is disposed in the lower through hole 112 ;

[0047] The support member 4 includes an upper support member 41 and a lower support member 42;

[0048] The upper support member 41 is disposed on the upper terminal 21 ; the lower support member 42 is disposed on the lower terminal 22 .

[0049] In this embodiment, the support member 4 is provided with a placement hole for placing the terminal 2, the terminal 2 passes through the placement hole and is fixedly connected to the support member 4, and the support member 4 is also provided with a buckle 44 and a fixing block 45, and the buckle 44 and the fixing block 45 of the support member 4 are engaged with the clamping hole 12 and the fixing groove 13 provided on the housing 1 to fix the terminal 2 in the housing 1. The terminal 2 includes an upper terminal 21 and a lower terminal 22. One end of the upper terminal 21 is provided with a terminal head 23 and a first contact end 24 in sequence, and the other end is provided with a second contact end 25; one end of the lower terminal 22 is provided with a terminal head 23 and a first contact end 24 in sequence, and the other end is provided with a second contact end 25. Among them, the terminal head 23 of the upper terminal 21 and the terminal head 23 of the lower terminal 22 are also respectively provided with a plastic body 3, and the length of the terminal head 23 of the upper terminal 21 and the length of the terminal head 23 of the lower terminal 22 are respectively shortened, and the shortened terminal head 23 is wrapped with the plastic body 3 to reduce the differential loss of the terminal 2 and improve the SI (Signal Integrity) performance.

[0050] The plastic body 3 of the terminal head 23 of the upper terminal 21 and the plastic body 3 of the terminal head 23 of the lower terminal 22 are arranged opposite to each other. The lengths of the terminal heads 23 of the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are shortened, wrapped with the plastic body 3 and arranged in the through hole 11, so as to prevent the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 from being deformed during the plugging and unplugging process.

[0051] The support member 4 includes an upper support member 41 and a lower support member 42. The upper support member 41 and the lower support member 42 are respectively provided with a plurality of terminal placement holes. The upper terminal 21 passes through the terminal placement hole of the upper support member 41 and is fixedly connected to the upper support member 41. The lower terminal 22 passes through the terminal placement hole of the lower support member 42 and is fixedly connected to the lower support member 42. The upper support member 41 is arranged between the first contact end 24 and the second contact end 25 of the upper terminal 21; the lower support member 42 is arranged between the first contact end 24 and the second contact end 25 of the lower terminal 22. The upper support member 41 includes a first upper support member 411 and a second upper support member 412, and the lower support member 42 includes a first lower support member 421 and a second lower support member 422, and the longest side of the first upper support member 411 of the upper support member 41 is flush with one side of the longest side of the first lower support member 421 of the lower support member 42, and the second upper support member 412 of the upper support member 41 and the second lower support member 422 of the lower support member 42 are arranged relative to each other to prevent the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 from shifting and deforming during operation.

[0052] The housing 1 is provided with a through hole 11, which includes an upper through hole 111 and a lower through hole 112, and the upper through hole 111 and the lower through hole 112 are staggered. The terminal head 23 of the upper terminal 21 and the terminal head 23 of the lower terminal 22 are shortened in length, so that the terminal head 23 of the upper terminal 21 and the terminal head 23 of the lower terminal 22 are respectively located between the upper through hole 111 and the lower through hole 112.

[0053] A bending point is provided between the first contact end 24 and the second contact end 25 of the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22. The bending point of the upper terminal 21 bends to the right, and the bending point of the lower terminal 22 bends to the left, so that the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are staggered to avoid mutual interference between the terminals 2.

[0054] Please refer to Figure 6-Figure 6 The upper through hole 111 and the lower through hole 112 are staggered and arranged opposite to each other.

[0055] In the specific implementation: the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are respectively provided with a bending point, the bending point of the upper terminal 21 is bent to the right, and the bending point of the lower terminal 22 is bent to the left, so that the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are staggered at the bending point. The housing 1 is provided with a through hole 11, and the through hole 111 includes an upper through hole 111 and a lower through hole 112, and the upper through hole 111 and the lower through hole 112 are staggered and relatively arranged, the upper through hole 111 is staggered to the right, and the lower through hole 112 is staggered to the left. It is convenient to match with the terminal head 23 of the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22.

[0056] Please refer to Figure 8-Figure 10 The upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are staggered and arranged opposite to each other on a side close to the first contact end 24 .

[0057] In a specific implementation: the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are respectively provided with a first contact end 24 at one end, and the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are respectively provided with a second contact end 25 at the other end. The upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are also respectively provided with a bending point, and are arranged between the first contact end 24 and the second contact end 25 of the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22. The bending point of the upper terminal 21 is bent to the right, and the bending point of the lower terminal 22 is bent to the left, so that the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are staggered on the side close to the first contact end 24.

[0058] Please refer to Figure 7-Figure 9 The upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are arranged opposite to each other on a side close to the second contact end 25 .

[0059] In specific implementation: The upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are arranged relatively. Among them, the first contact ends 24 of the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are arranged in a staggered and relative manner; the second contact ends 25 of the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 are arranged relatively, so that the distance between the second contact end 25 of the upper terminal 21 and the second contact end 25 of the lower terminal 22 is larger, avoiding mutual interference between the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22.

[0060] Please refer to Figure 7 , and the support members 4 are respectively arranged between the first contact end 24 and the second contact end 25.

[0061] In specific implementation: The support member 4 includes an upper support member 41 and a lower support member 42. The upper support member 41 is arranged on the upper terminal 21, mainly between the first contact end 24 and the second contact end 25 of the upper terminal 21; the lower support member 42 is arranged on the lower terminal 22, mainly between the first contact end 24 and the second contact end 25 of the lower terminal 22. The upper support member 41 includes a first upper support member 411 and a second upper support member 412, the lower support member 42 includes a first lower support member 421 and a second lower support member 422, and the longest sides of the first upper support member 411 and the first lower support member 421 are flush on one side, and the second upper support member 412 and the second lower support member 422 are arranged relatively, preventing the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22 from deforming during operation.

[0062] Please refer to Figure 7 and Fig.11 , and the support member 4 is respectively provided with bosses 43 for supporting the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22.

[0063] In specific implementation: The support member 4 includes an upper support member 41 and a lower support member 42. The upper support member 41 and the lower support member 42 are respectively provided with bosses 43 for supporting the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22, and the bosses 43 are arranged between the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22. The upper support member 41 includes a first upper support member 411 and a second upper support member 412, the lower support member 42 includes a first lower support member 421 and a second lower support member 422, and the bosses 43 of the first upper support member 411 and the first lower support member 421 are respectively arranged on one side of the longest side, and the bosses 43 of the second upper support member 412 and the second lower support member 422 are respectively arranged on one side. The positional relationship between the boss 43 of the upper support member 41 and the boss 43 of the lower support member 42 includes but is not limited to being arranged in a staggered manner and relatively.

[0064] Please refer to Fig.11 , the upper support member 41 includes a first upper support member 411 and a second upper support member 412. The first upper support member 411 is in an H shape, and the second upper support member 412 is in a C shape;

[0065] The lower support member 42 includes a first lower support member 421 and a second lower support member 422. The first lower support member 421 is in an H shape, and the second lower support member 422 is in a C shape.

[0066] In specific implementation: The second upper support member 412 and the second lower support member 422 are respectively in a C shape, and the second upper support member 412 and the second lower support member 422 are arranged oppositely; the first upper support member 411 and the first lower support member 421 are respectively in an H shape. The longest sides of the first upper support member 411 of the upper support member 41 and the first lower support member 421 of the lower support member 42 are flush on one side, and the width of the first upper support member 411 of the upper support member 41 is greater than or equal to or less than or equal to the width of the first lower support member 421 of the lower support member 42. The size of the first upper support member 411 of the upper support member 41 and the size of the first lower support member 421 of the lower support member 42 can be adjusted according to the actual situation.

[0067] Please refer to Fig.11 , the second upper support member 412 and the second lower support member 422 are arranged oppositely.

[0068] In specific implementation: The second upper support member 412 and the second lower support member 422 are respectively in a C shape; the upper support member 41 and the lower support member 42 are respectively provided with bosses 43 for supporting the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22. The bosses 43 are respectively arranged on one side of the upper support member 41 and the lower support member 42, and respectively form an "E" shape with the second upper support member 412 and the second lower support member 422; the bosses 43 arranged on the second upper support member 412 and the bosses 43 arranged on the second lower support member 422 are arranged oppositely, forming a "day" - shaped structure to prevent the positions of the second contact ends 25 of the upper terminal 21 and the second contact ends 25 of the lower terminal 22 from shifting.

[0069] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 7 and Fig.11 , the upper support member 41 and the lower support member 42 are respectively provided with buckles 44, the upper support member 41 is further provided with a fixing block 45, and the housing 1 is provided with a card hole 12 and a fixing groove 13; the buckles 44 are used to fixedly connect the upper support member 41 and the lower support member 42 with the housing 1 respectively; the fixing block 45 is used to fix the upper support member 41 in the housing 1.

[0070] In specific implementation: the housing 1 is provided with a clamping hole 12 on the plane close to the upper terminal 21 and the plane close to the lower terminal 22, and a fixing groove 13 is provided on the second contact close to the upper terminal 21 and the lower terminal 22; the buckle 44 of the upper support member 41 and the buckle 44 of the lower support member 42 are respectively engaged and fixed with the clamping hole 12 on the housing; the fixing block 45 of the upper support member 41 is provided on the second upper support member 412 close to the second contact of the upper terminal 21. The fixing block 45 fixes the upper support member 41 in the fixing groove 13 of the housing 1; the fixing directions of the buckle 44 and the fixing block 45 are different, so that the connection between the upper support member 41 and the lower support member 42 and the housing 1 is more firm.

[0071] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, device, article or method including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, device, article or method. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "includes a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, device, article or method including the element.

[0072] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present application specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An integrated OSFP connector, characterized in that: It includes a housing, a terminal, a plastic body and a plurality of supporting members; the supporting member fixes the terminal in the housing, and the plastic body is arranged on one side of the terminal; The terminal comprises an upper terminal and a lower terminal; One end of the upper terminal and the lower terminal are respectively provided with a terminal head and a first contact end, and the other end of the upper terminal and the lower terminal are respectively provided with a second contact end; The terminal head of the upper terminal and the terminal head of the lower terminal are also provided with a plastic body respectively, and the plastic body is fixedly connected to the terminal head; A plurality of through holes are provided on one side of the housing; the through holes include an upper through hole and a lower through hole, and the terminal head of the upper terminal is provided between the upper through hole and the lower through hole; The terminal head of the lower terminal is arranged between the upper through hole and the lower through hole; The plastic body of the upper terminal is disposed in the upper through hole, and the plastic body of the lower terminal is disposed in the lower through hole; The support member includes an upper support member and a lower support member; The upper support member is arranged on the upper terminal; and the lower support member is arranged on the lower terminal.

2. The integrated OSFP connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper through hole and the lower through hole are staggered and arranged opposite to each other.

3. The integrated OSFP connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper terminal and the lower terminal are staggered and arranged opposite to each other on a side close to the first contact end.

4. The integrated OSFP connector according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper terminal and the lower terminal are arranged opposite to each other on a side close to the second contact end.

5. The integrated OSFP connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supporting members are respectively arranged between the first contact end and the second contact end.

6. The integrated OSFP connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support member is provided with bosses for supporting the upper terminal and the lower terminal respectively.

7. The integrated OSFP connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper support member includes a first upper support member and a second upper support member, the first upper support member is in an H shape, and the second upper support member is in a U shape; The lower support member includes a first lower support member and a second lower support member, the first lower support member is in an H shape, and the second lower support member is in a U shape.

8. The integrated OSFP connector according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second upper supporting member and the second lower supporting member are arranged opposite to each other.

9. The integrated OSFP connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper support member and the lower support member are provided with buckles respectively, the upper support member is also provided with a fixing block, and the housing is provided with a clamping hole and a fixing groove; The buckle is used to fix the upper support member and the lower support member to the housing respectively; The fixing block is used to fix the upper support member in the housing.

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