Connector

Abstract

The utility model relates to a connector, comprising a housing comprising a first side and a second side which are arranged in a back-to-back manner; the first terminal assembly is mounted on the shell and comprises at least two first terminals which are arranged at intervals; the first terminal penetrates from the first side to the second side; at least one part of each first terminal is provided with a protruding structure, and each protruding structure protrudes towards the other adjacent first terminal so as to reduce the local distance between the two adjacent first terminals. According to the connector, the protruding structure protruding towards the other adjacent first terminal is arranged at at least one position of the first terminal on the first terminal assembly, so that the distance between the first terminals can be reduced through the protruding structure, the signal transmission performance of the connector is improved, the transmission efficiency is improved, and the use requirement of a user is met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of electronic devices, in particular to a connector. Background Art

[0002] The connector in the related art usually includes a shell and a terminal, and the terminal can generally be used for signal transmission. However, the current connectors usually have low transmission efficiency, do not meet the requirements of high-speed signal transmission applications, and cannot meet the requirements of current high-speed product applications. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an improved connector.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the technical problem is: construct a connector, including:

[0005] A housing, comprising a first side and a second side disposed opposite to each other;

[0006] A first terminal assembly is installed on the shell, and includes at least two first terminals arranged at intervals; the first terminal passes from the first side to the second side; a protruding structure is arranged at least at one place on the first terminal, and the protruding structure protrudes toward another adjacent first terminal to reduce the local distance between the two adjacent first terminals.

[0007] In some embodiments, the first terminal includes a first segment located at the first side, and a second segment located at the second side;

[0008] The protruding structure is arranged on the first section and / or the second section.

[0009] In some embodiments, the first terminal assembly further includes at least one second terminal, the second terminal passes from the first side to the second side, and each second terminal is spaced apart from the first terminal.

[0010] In some embodiments, the length of the first terminal is less than the length of the second terminal.

[0011] In some embodiments, a shielding member is further included. The shielding member is mounted on the housing and pressed onto the first terminal assembly, and includes at least one elastic contact portion. Each of the elastic contact portions elastically abuts against one of the second terminals.

[0012] In some embodiments, the elastic contact portion includes a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm spaced apart along the length direction of the second terminal;

[0013] In some embodiments, the shield is a sheet-like structure.

[0014] In some embodiments, the housing includes a first base and a second base disposed on the first base;

[0015] The first terminal assembly is mounted on the first seat;

[0016] The first seat body is provided with a terminal installation groove, and the terminal installation groove extends from the first side to the second side.

[0017] In some embodiments, the first terminal assembly further includes at least one second terminal, the second terminal passing from the first side to the second side;

[0018] And / or, the connector further comprises a second terminal assembly mounted on the second seat body, the second terminal assembly comprises a plurality of third terminals arranged at intervals, each third terminal passing from the first side to the second side;

[0019] And / or, the connector further comprises a third terminal assembly mounted on the first seat body, the third terminal assembly comprises a plurality of fourth terminals arranged at intervals, each fourth terminal passing from the first side to the second side;

[0020] And / or, the connector further comprises a fourth terminal assembly mounted on the second seat body; the fourth terminal assembly comprises a plurality of fifth terminals arranged at intervals, and each of the fifth terminals passes from the first side to the second side.

[0021] In some embodiments, one end of the first terminal, the second terminal, the third terminal, the fourth terminal, and / or the fifth terminal located on the first side is provided with a plug-in portion plugged into the housing;

[0022] And / or, the terminal installation groove includes a first end located on the first side and a second end located on the second side; the terminal installation groove is provided with a terminal limiting structure, and the terminal limiting structure is located at or close to the first end.

[0023] The implementation of the connector of the utility model has the following beneficial effects: the connector is provided with a protruding structure protruding toward another adjacent first terminal at at least one point of the first terminal on the first terminal assembly, and the distance between the first terminals can be reduced by the protruding structure, thereby improving the signal transmission performance of the connector, and then improving the transmission efficiency, meeting the user's usage needs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the connector in some embodiments of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Another structural schematic diagram of the connector shown;

[0027] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 An enlarged schematic diagram of a local structure of the connector shown;

[0028] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the connector shown;

[0029] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a partial structure of the connector shown;

[0030] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of the first terminal assembly of the connector shown;

[0031] Figure 7 yes Figure 1 a cross-sectional view of the connector shown;

[0032] Figure 8 yes Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the shielding structure of the connector shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to have a clearer understanding of the technical features, purposes and effects of the present invention, the specific implementation methods of the present invention are now described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by "front", "back", "up", "down", "left", "right", "longitudinal", "horizontal", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "head", "tail", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are constructed and operated in a specific direction, and are only for the convenience of describing the present technical solution, rather than indicating that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present invention.

[0034] It should also be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms such as "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed", "set" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral one; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. When an element is referred to as being "on" or "under" another element, the element can be "directly" or "indirectly" located on the other element, or there may be one or more intermediate elements. The terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only for the convenience of describing the present technical solution, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second", "third", etc. can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0035] Figure 1 and Figure 2 Some preferred embodiments of the connector of the utility model are shown. The connector can be used for hard disk storage and signal transmission. The connector has the advantages of high transmission efficiency and good user experience.

[0036] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, in some embodiments, the connector may include a housing 10, a first terminal assembly 20, a shielding member 30, a second terminal assembly 40, a third terminal assembly 50, and a fourth terminal assembly 60. The housing 10 can be used for installation of the first terminal assembly 20, the shielding member 30, the second terminal assembly 40, the third terminal assembly 50, and the fourth terminal assembly 60. The first terminal assembly 20 can be used for signal transmission, and the shielding member 30 can be used to short-circuit some terminals on the first terminal assembly 20 to improve signal transmission performance. The second terminal assembly 40 can be used to connect a power supply for electrical signal transmission. The third terminal assembly 50 and the fourth terminal assembly 60 can also be used for signal transmission, and in some embodiments, they can be omitted. In some embodiments, the connector also includes a welding piece 70, and the welding piece 70 is two, and the two welding pieces 70 are arranged on two opposite sides of the housing 10.

[0037] In some embodiments, the housing 10 may be a plastic housing. The housing 10 is longitudinally arranged and may include a first side 10a and a second side 10b. The first side 10a and the second side 10b are both sides of the housing 10 with a long cross section, and the first side 10a and the second side 10b are arranged opposite to each other.

[0038] In some embodiments, the housing 10 may include a first base 11 and a second base 12. The first base 11 may be arranged longitudinally and be a plate-like structure. The second base 12 is arranged on the first base 11, and may be located in the thickness direction of the first base 11, and may be integrally formed with the first base 11. The length direction of the second base 12 is parallel to the length direction of the first base 11, and the width of the second base 12 is smaller than the width of the first base 11. The first side 10a and the second side 10b may be two opposite sides of the second base 12.

[0039] The first base body 11 is provided with a terminal mounting groove 111, which is opened on the surface where the first base body 11 and the second base body 12 meet, and the terminal mounting groove 111 can extend along the width direction of the first base body 11, and can extend from the first side 10a to the second side 10b. The terminal mounting groove 111 can be used for terminal installation. There can be multiple terminal mounting grooves 111, and the multiple terminal mounting grooves 111 can be arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first base body 11. Each terminal mounting groove 111 may include a first end 111a and a second end 111b; the first end 111a may be located on the first side 10a, and the second end 111b may be located on the second side 10b. The terminal mounting groove 111 is provided with a terminal limiting structure 1111, and the terminal limiting structure 1111 may be arranged at or near the first end 111a. Specifically, the terminal limiting structure 1111 may be two clamping protrusions disposed on two opposite sides of the terminal mounting groove 111 , and the two clamping protrusions may be used to clamp the terminal, thereby preventing the terminal from tilting up.

[0040] In some embodiments, a boss 112 is provided on the first base 11, the length of the boss 112 is less than the length of the first base 11, and one side is connected to the second base 12. A plurality of terminal installation grooves 111 may be provided on the boss 112 for installation of the third terminal assembly 50. In some other embodiments, the boss 112 may be omitted.

[0041] In some embodiments, a plurality of terminal holes 121 may be disposed on the second base body 12 . The terminal holes 121 may extend from the first side 10 a to the second side 10 b . The terminal holes 121 may be used for terminal installation.

[0042] like Figures 5 to 8As shown, in some embodiments, the first terminal assembly 20 is mounted on the housing 10, specifically, it can be mounted on the first seat 11. In this embodiment, the first terminal assembly 20 may include a connector 21, at least two first terminals 22 arranged at intervals, and at least one second terminal 23 arranged at intervals. The connector 21 may be a colloid member, which may be arranged longitudinally, and is used to connect at least two first terminals 22 and at least one second terminal 23 to form an assembly. There may be multiple first terminals 22, and multiple first terminals 22 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the connector 21. In some embodiments, it should be noted that the multiple may be greater than two. Of course, it can be understood that in some other embodiments, there may also be two first terminals 22. Every two or three first terminals 22 may be arranged adjacently. There may be multiple second terminals 23, and multiple second terminals 23 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the connector 21, and two second terminals 23 may be separated by at least one first terminal 22. In this embodiment, the second terminal 23 may be longer than the first terminal 22. On the second side 10b, the first terminal 22 and the second terminal 23 are flush with each other. On the first side 10a, the end of the second terminal 23 is beyond the end of the first terminal 22. The second terminal 23 may be a ground terminal.

[0043] In some embodiments, the first terminal 22 may include a first section 221 located at the first side 10a, and a second section 222 located at the second side 10b. The first section 221 is connected to the second section 222 and is integrally formed. In some embodiments, a protruding structure 223 is provided at least at one place on the first terminal 22, and the protruding structure 223 may be provided on a side of the first terminal 22 opposite to another first terminal 22 disposed adjacent thereto, and protrude toward the other terminal 22 disposed adjacent thereto. Specifically, the protruding structure 223 may be provided on both the first section 221 and the second section 222 of the first terminal 22. In some other embodiments, the protruding structure 223 may be provided only on the first section 221 or the second section 222. In some embodiments, the protruding structure 223 is integrally formed on the first section 221 and the second section 222. By providing the protruding structure 223, the first terminal 22 is designed to be non-linear, and the local spacing between two adjacent first terminals can be reduced, thereby improving the signal transmission performance of the connector, thereby improving the transmission efficiency, and meeting the user's use requirements.

[0044] In some embodiments, the shielding member 30 may be pressed onto the first terminal assembly 20, and the shielding member 30 may be a sheet-like structure. The shielding member 30 may be arranged in a longitudinal direction, and its length direction is parallel to the length direction of the first terminal assembly 20. The shielding member 30 may include a sheet-like body 31 and at least one elastic contact portion 32. The sheet-like body 31 may be a metal sheet, which may be arranged in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of hollow portions 32 may be provided on the sheet-like body 31, and the plurality of hollow portions 32 may be arranged at intervals along the length direction of the sheet-like body 31. The elastic contact portion 33 may be multiple, and the plurality of elastic contact portions 32 may be arranged at intervals along the length direction of the sheet-like body 31, and an elastic contact portion 33 may be provided in each hollow portion 32. The elastic contact portion 33 may elastically abut against a second terminal 23, thereby realizing a short circuit with the second terminal 23, and further improving the signal transmission performance.

[0045] In some embodiments, the elastic contact portion 33 may include a first elastic arm 331 and a second elastic arm 332, and the first elastic arm 331 and the second elastic arm 332 may be arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second terminal 23, and the first elastic arm 331 and the second elastic arm 332 are both extended and bent toward the side of the sheet body 31 opposite to the first terminal assembly 20, and elastically abut against the first terminal 23, so as to conduct the signal. In some other embodiments, the elastic contact portion 33 may only include the first elastic arm 331 or only include the second elastic arm 332.

[0046] In some embodiments, the second terminal assembly 40 may be mounted on the second base 12 and located above the first terminal assembly 20. The second terminal assembly 40 may include a plurality of third terminals 41. The plurality of third terminals 41 may be arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second base 12, and each third terminal 41 may be inserted into a terminal hole 121 and may pass from the first side 10a to the second side 10b.

[0047] In some embodiments, the third terminal assembly 50 can be installed on the boss 112. The third terminal assembly 50 may include a plurality of fourth terminals 51 spaced apart along the length direction of the first base body 11. The plurality of fourth terminals 51 may be spaced apart. Each fourth terminal 51 may be installed one-to-one in the terminal mounting groove 111 in the boss 112, and may pass from the first side 10a to the second side 10b.

[0048] In some embodiments, the fourth terminal assembly 60 can be installed on the second base body 12 and located on the side of the boss 112 that is opposite to the second terminal assembly 40. The fourth terminal assembly 60 can include a plurality of fifth terminals 61, which can be spaced apart along the length direction of the first base body 11 and can pass from the first side 10a to the second side 10b.

[0049] like Figure 1 and Figure 4As shown, in some embodiments, the first terminal 22, the second terminal 23, the third terminal 41, the fourth terminal 51 and the fifth terminal 61 are located at one end of the first side 10a and can be provided with a plug-in portion 80. Specifically, the plug-in portion 80 can be formed by thinning the ends of the first terminal 22, the second terminal 23, the third terminal 41, the fourth terminal 51 and the fifth terminal 61, which can facilitate the first terminal 22, the second terminal 23, the third terminal 41, the fourth terminal 51 and the fifth terminal 61 to be inserted into the housing 10, thereby preventing the terminal from tilting. In some embodiments, the plug-in portion 80 is not limited to being provided at the ends of the first terminal 22, the second terminal 23, the third terminal 41, the fourth terminal 51 and the fifth terminal 61.

[0050] It can be understood that the above embodiments only express the preferred implementation methods of the utility model, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the patent scope of the utility model. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, without departing from the concept of the utility model, the above-mentioned technical features can be freely combined, and several deformations and improvements can be made, which all belong to the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, all equivalent changes and modifications made to the scope of the claims of the utility model should belong to the scope covered by the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A connector, characterized in that: include: A housing (10) comprising a first side (10a) and a second side (10b) disposed opposite to each other; A first terminal assembly (20) is mounted on the housing (10), comprising at least two first terminals (22) arranged at intervals; the first terminal (22) passes from the first side (10a) to the second side (10b); a protruding structure (223) is provided at least at one location on the first terminal (22), the protruding structure (223) protruding toward another first terminal (22) arranged adjacently to reduce the local spacing between the two adjacent first terminals (22).

2. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first terminal (22) includes a first section (221) located on the first side (10a), and a second section (222) located on the second side (10b); The protruding structure (223) is provided on the first section (221) and / or the second section (222).

3. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first terminal assembly (20) further comprises at least one second terminal (23), wherein the second terminal (23) passes from the first side (10a) to the second side (10b), and each second terminal (23) is spaced apart from the first terminal (22).

4. The connector according to claim 3, characterized in that: The length of the first terminal (22) is smaller than the length of the second terminal (23).

5. The connector according to claim 3, characterized in that: It also includes a shielding member (30), which is mounted on the housing (10) and pressed onto the first terminal assembly (20), and includes at least one elastic contact portion (33), each of the elastic contact portions (33) being elastically abutted against one of the second terminals (23).

6. The connector according to claim 5, characterized in that: The elastic contact portion (33) comprises a first elastic arm (331) and a second elastic arm (332) arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second terminal (23).

7. The connector according to claim 5, characterized in that: The shielding element (30) is a sheet-like structure.

8. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (10) comprises a first base body (11) and a second base body (12) arranged on the first base body (11); The first terminal assembly (20) is mounted on the first base (11); The first seat body (11) is provided with a terminal installation groove (111), and the terminal installation groove (111) extends from the first side (10a) to the second side (10b).

9. The connector according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first terminal assembly (20) further includes at least one second terminal (23), wherein the second terminal (23) passes from the first side (10a) to the second side (10b); And / or, the connector further comprises a second terminal assembly (40) mounted on the second base (12), the second terminal assembly (40) comprising a plurality of third terminals (41) arranged at intervals, each third terminal (41) passing from the first side (10a) to the second side (10b); And / or, the connector further comprises a third terminal assembly (50) mounted on the first base (11), the third terminal assembly (50) comprising a plurality of fourth terminals (51) arranged at intervals, each fourth terminal (51) passing from the first side (10a) to the second side (10b); And / or, the connector further comprises a fourth terminal assembly (60) mounted on the second seat body (12); the fourth terminal assembly (60) comprises a plurality of fifth terminals (61) arranged at intervals, and each of the fifth terminals (61) passes from the first side (10a) to the second side (10b).

10. The connector according to claim 9, characterized in that: One end of the first terminal (22), the second terminal (23), the third terminal (41), the fourth terminal (51), and / or the fifth terminal (61) located on the first side (10a) is provided with a plug-in portion (80) plugged into the housing (10); And / or, the terminal installation groove (111) includes a first end (111a) located on the first side (10a) and a second end (111b) located on the second side (10b); the terminal installation groove (111) is provided with a terminal limiting structure (1111), and the terminal limiting structure (1111) is located at or close to the first end (111a).

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