Connector and electronic equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of connectors, and discloses a connector and electronic equipment. The connector comprises a plug assembly and a socket assembly, the plug assembly comprises a first shell and a first terminal arranged on the first shell, the first terminal comprises a first section, a second section and a third section which are sequentially connected in a bent mode, the first section and the third section are located on the two sides of the second section respectively, and the end, away from the second section, of the first section is a current input end; the socket assembly comprises a second shell and a second terminal arranged on the second shell, the second terminal is provided with a current output end, a first contact part close to the current output end and a second contact part far away from the current output end, the second section of the first terminal abuts against the first contact part, and the third section of the first terminal abuts against the second contact part. According to the connector, by changing the bending structure of the first terminal, the flowing path of a circuit can be reduced, so that the heating value of the first terminal and the second terminal is reduced, and the overall temperature of the connector can be further reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of connectors, and in particular, to a connector and an electronic device. Background Art

[0002] The connectors in electronic devices usually include plugs and sockets that are plugged into each other. The plugs and sockets are provided with terminals for electrical connection, thereby realizing the transmission of signal data, electric energy, etc. Since the connectors are usually arranged inside the electronic devices, the heat generated by the connectors during operation is an important indicator. The existing connectors, plugs and sockets generate a lot of heat during the power-on process, resulting in a high operating temperature of the connectors. Utility Model Content

[0003] The main technical problem solved by the embodiments of the present application is to provide a connector and an electronic device, which can effectively reduce the length of the flow path of the current in the connector, thereby reducing the heat generated by the connector.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted in the embodiment of the present application is: provide a connector, the connector includes a plug assembly and a socket assembly. The plug assembly includes a first shell and a first terminal arranged on the first shell, the first terminal includes a first section, a second section and a third section which are bent and connected in sequence, the first section and the third section are respectively located on both sides of the second section, and the end of the first section away from the second section is a current input end; the socket assembly includes a second shell and a second terminal arranged on the second shell, the second terminal has a current output end, a first contact portion close to the current output end and a second contact portion away from the current output end, the second section of the first terminal abuts against the first contact portion, and the third section of the first terminal abuts against the second contact portion.

[0005] In some embodiments, the first shell is provided with an inner groove and an outer groove, the inner groove is close to the center of the first shell, the outer groove is close to the edge of the first shell, the third section is passed through the inner groove, the second section is passed through the outer groove, and the current input end of the first section extends out of the first shell.

[0006] In some embodiments, a transition portion is provided at the end of the third section facing away from the second section, and a filling portion is provided in the inner groove of the first shell, and the filling portion abuts against the transition portion.

[0007] In some embodiments, a surface of the third section facing away from the second section is provided with a groove, and the groove is used to scrape away foreign matter on the surface of the second contact portion when the third section is plugged into the second contact portion.

[0008] In some embodiments, the wall thickness of the second segment is greater than or equal to the wall thickness of the third segment.

[0009] In some embodiments, the second shell is provided with a receiving cavity; the second terminal includes a fixed section and a deformable section connected to each other, the fixed section is fixed to the second shell, the fixed section has a current output end, the deformable section is arranged in the receiving cavity, and the second section and the third section of the first terminal are both connected to the deformable section.

[0010] In some embodiments, the deformation section and the second shell are spaced apart to form a gap, and the gap is used for the deformation section to deform in the receiving cavity.

[0011] In some embodiments, a first buckling portion is provided on the first contact portion of the deformation section, a second buckling portion is provided on the surface of the second section facing away from the third section, and the first buckling portion is buckled and connected with the second buckling portion.

[0012] In some embodiments, there are multiple first terminals, all of which are disposed in the first shell; there are multiple second terminals, all of which are disposed in the second shell, and one first terminal is correspondingly plugged into one second terminal.

[0013] In order to solve the above technical problem, another technical solution adopted in the embodiment of the present application is: providing an electronic device, the electronic device includes a connector.

[0014] The connector of the embodiment of the present application includes a plug assembly and a socket assembly, the plug assembly includes a first shell and a first terminal arranged on the first shell, the first terminal includes a first section, a second section and a third section which are bent and connected in sequence, the first section and the third section are respectively located on both sides of the second section, and the end of the first section away from the second section is a current input end; the socket assembly includes a second shell and a second terminal arranged on the second shell, the second terminal has a current output end, a first contact portion close to the current output end and a second contact portion away from the current output end, the second section of the first terminal abuts against the first contact portion, and the third section of the first terminal abuts against the second contact portion. In the present application, the connector changes the bending structure of the first terminal, that is, the second section is closer to the current input end than the third section, or the second section is closer to the current output end than the third section, and the second section is connected to the first contact portion close to the current output end, so that the flow path of the circuit can be reduced, thereby reducing the heat generated by the first terminal and the second terminal, and further reducing the overall temperature of the connector. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the specific embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for describing the specific embodiments. In all drawings, similar elements or parts are generally identified by similar reference numerals. In the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn according to the actual scale.

[0016] Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a connector in the prior art;

[0017] Figure 2 is an exploded view of the connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 The plug assembly of the connector of the embodiment of the present application is Figure 2 Exploded view after AA sectioning;

[0019] Figure 4 The plug assembly of the connector of the embodiment of the present application is Figure 3 A magnified view of the local C in the middle;

[0020] Figure 5 The socket assembly of the connector of the embodiment of the present application is along Figure 2 Exploded view of the middle BB after sectioning;

[0021] Figure 6 The socket assembly of the connector of the embodiment of the present application is along Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the middle BB after sectioning;

[0022] Figure 7 The connector of the present application embodiment is along Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the middle BB after sectioning;

[0023] Figure 8 This is a temperature simulation result diagram of the connector of the embodiment of the present application and the connector of the prior art under the same conditions. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present application, the present application is described in more detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that when an element is described as "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on another element or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. When an element is described as "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to another element or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. The orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "vertical", "horizontal", etc. used in this specification is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0025] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The term "and / or" used in this specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0026] In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present application described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0027] See also Figure 1 The existing connector 100 includes a plug and a socket. The terminal in the plug is bent outward, that is, the first section 121 and the third section 123 in the terminal are both located on the same side of the second section 122. After the current is input from the first section 121, the nearest flow path of the current is as follows Figure 1 As shown by the arrow in the middle, it can be seen that the current flow path is not the optimal path, resulting in a large amount of heat generated by the terminals on the plug during the current flow, thereby increasing the temperature of the entire connector 100. The inventors of the present application found in the process of implementing the connector 100 of the present application embodiment that by changing the bending direction of the terminals on the plug, the improved plug terminals can effectively reduce the current flow path when in contact with the socket terminals, thereby reducing the heat generated by the terminals and reducing the overall temperature of the connector 100.

[0028] See also Figure 2 The connector 100 includes a plug assembly 10 and a socket assembly 20. The plug assembly 10 and the socket assembly 20 can be plugged in and relatively separated. Figure 3 The plug assembly 10 includes a first housing 11 and a first terminal 12. The first terminal 12 is disposed on the first housing 11. The first terminal 12 includes a first section 121, a second section 122, and a third section 123 that are bent and connected in sequence. The first section 121 and the third section 123 are located on both sides of the second section 122, respectively. The end of the first section 121 that is away from the second section 122, that is, the end of the first section 121 that is not connected to the second section 122 is a current input terminal 121a. The first section 121 is connected to an external circuit, so that current is input from the first section 121 to the first terminal 12. Please refer to Figure 5 The socket assembly 20 includes a second shell 21 and a second terminal 22, the second terminal 22 is arranged on the second shell 21, and the second terminal 22 has a current output end 221a, a first contact portion 2221 and a second contact portion 2222, wherein the end of the second terminal 22 extending out of the second shell 21 is the current output end 221a, the first contact portion 2221 is close to the current output end 221a, and the second contact portion 2222 is far away from the current output end 221a.

[0029] See also Figure 7 and Figure 8 , Figure 7 The arrows in the figure show the schematic diagram of the current flowing along the shortest path. Figure 8 1 is a temperature simulation result diagram of the connector of the embodiment of the present application and the connector of the prior art under the same conditions, wherein the broken line L1 represents the temperature condition of the connector of the prior art, and the broken line L2 represents the temperature condition of the connector of the present application. When the plug assembly 10 and the socket assembly 20 are plugged and connected, the second section 122 in the first terminal 12 abuts against the first contact portion 2221, and the third section 123 in the first terminal 12 abuts against the second contact portion 2222. In the present application, by changing the bending structure of the first terminal 12, that is, the second section 122 is closer to the current input terminal 121a than the third section 123, or the second section 122 is closer to the current output terminal 221a than the third section 123, the second section 122 is connected to the first contact portion 2221 close to the current output terminal 221a, so that the flow path of the circuit can be reduced, thereby reducing the heat generated by the first terminal 12 and the second terminal 22, and the overall temperature of the connector 100 can be further reduced.

[0030] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 The first housing 11 is provided with an inner groove 111 and an outer groove 112. The inner groove 111 is closer to the center of the first housing 11 than the outer groove 112, and the outer groove 112 is closer to the edge of the first housing 11 than the inner groove 111. The third section 123 of the first terminal 12 is inserted in the inner groove 111, and the second section 122 is inserted in the outer groove 112. The current input end 121a of the first section 121 extends out of the first housing 11 to facilitate electrical connection with an external circuit. Through the above-mentioned structural setting, after the first terminal 12 is connected to the first housing 11, the second section 122 can directly abut against the first contact portion 2221 of the second terminal 22, thereby shortening the length of the current flow path.

[0031] In some embodiments, see Figure 4 , since the first section 121, the second section 122 and the third section 123 are formed by bending the same first terminal 12, the wall thickness of the second section 122 and the wall thickness of the third section 123 are substantially equal. In other examples, the wall thickness of the second section 122 in the first terminal 12 may be set to be greater than the wall thickness of the third section 123. Since the current mainly flows to the current output end 221a through the second section 122 and the first contact portion 2221, the resistance of the second section 122 may be reduced by setting the wall thickness of the second section 122 to be greater than the wall thickness of the third section 123, thereby further reducing the heat generated when the current flows through the second section 122.

[0032] In some embodiments, see Figure 4, a transition portion 1231 is provided at the end of the third section 123 away from the second section 122, and a filling portion 113 is provided at the inner groove 111 of the first shell 11, and the filling portion 113 is abutted and connected with the transition portion 1231. The first terminal 12 is connected with the first shell 11 by injection molding, that is, the first terminal 12 is placed in a mold and a fluid material is injected, and the first shell 11 is formed after solidification. By providing the transition portion 1231 at the free end of the third section 123, it is possible to avoid the corner of the free end of the third section 123 directly abutting the mold, resulting in a low molding yield of the first shell 11 at the corner, or causing the fluid material to overflow at the corner. At the same time, after the first shell 11 is formed, a filling portion 113 is formed corresponding to the transition portion 1231, which can effectively improve the injection molding yield of the first shell 11 and the first terminal 12 on the one hand, and on the other hand, the filling portion 113 also has the function of fixing and limiting the third section 123, preventing the third section 123 from passing out of the first shell 11.

[0033] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 and Figure 4 The surface of the third section 123 facing away from the second section 122 is provided with a groove 1232, and the groove 1232 is used to scrape away foreign matter adhering to the surface of the second contact portion 2222 during the plug-in connection between the third section 123 and the second contact portion 2222, so that the third section 123 can better form an electrical connection with the second contact portion 2222. Of course, the scraped foreign matter may fall directly or be accommodated in the groove 1232.

[0034] In some embodiments, see Figure 5 and Figure 6 , the second shell 21 is provided with a receiving cavity 211, and the second terminal 22 includes a fixed section 221 and a deformable section 222 connected to each other. The fixed section 221 is fixed in the second shell 21, and the current output end 221a is the free end of the fixed section 221. The current output end 221a extends out of the second shell 21 to facilitate electrical connection with an external circuit. The deformable section 222 is arranged in the receiving cavity 211. When the plug assembly 10 and the socket assembly 20 are plugged in, the second section 122 and the third section 123 of the first terminal 12 are both abutted and connected with the deformable section 222. In some embodiments, the deformable section and the second shell 21 are spaced to form a gap 223, and the gap 223 is used for the deformable section to deform in the receiving cavity 211, so that the deformable section can better abut and connect with the second section 122 and the third section 123.

[0035] In some embodiments, see Figure 6 and Figure 7The deformation section 222 is provided with the above-mentioned first contact portion 2221, wherein the first contact portion 2221 is provided with a first buckling portion 22211, and the first buckling portion 22211 protrudes toward the second contact portion 2222; the second section 122 in the first terminal 12 is provided with a second buckling portion 1221 on the surface away from the third section 123, wherein the second buckling portion 1221 protrudes toward the first end. When the plug assembly 10 and the socket assembly 20 are plugged in, the first buckling portion 22211 is buckled and connected with the second buckling portion 1221, which can improve the firmness of the connection between the first terminal 12 and the second terminal 22 on the one hand, and help to remind the assembler that the first terminal 12 and the second terminal 22 have been assembled in place on the other hand, thereby improving the assembly yield and ensuring the connection quality of the first terminal 12 and the second terminal 22.

[0036] In some embodiments, see Figure 2 and Figure 3 There are multiple first terminals 12, all of which are arranged on the first housing 11; there are multiple second terminals 22, all of which are arranged on the second housing 21, and one first terminal 12 is correspondingly plugged into one second terminal 22. By providing multiple first terminals 12 and multiple second terminals 22 for cooperative connection, the transmission of multiple signal data and power data can be realized at the same time, thereby improving the transmission efficiency.

[0037] The present application further provides an electronic device embodiment, wherein the electronic device includes the above-mentioned connector 100. The specific structure and function of the connector 100 can be referred to the above-mentioned embodiment, which will not be described in detail here.

[0038] The connector 100 of the embodiment of the present application includes a plug assembly 10 and a socket assembly 20. The plug assembly 10 includes a first shell 11 and a first terminal 12 arranged on the first shell 11. The first terminal 12 includes a first section 121, a second section 122 and a third section 123 which are bent and connected in sequence. The first section 121 and the third section 123 are respectively located on both sides of the second section 122. The end of the first section 121 away from the second section 122 is a current input terminal 121a. The socket assembly 20 includes a second shell 21 and a second terminal 22 arranged on the second shell 21. The second terminal 22 has a current output terminal 221a, a first contact portion 2221 close to the current output terminal 221a and a second contact portion 2222 away from the current output terminal 221a. The second section 122 of the first terminal 12 abuts against the first contact portion 2221, and the third section 123 of the first terminal 12 abuts against the second contact portion 2222. In the present application, the connector 100 changes the bending structure of the first terminal 12, that is, the second section 122 is closer to the current input terminal 121a than the third section 123, or the second section 122 is closer to the current output terminal 221a than the third section 123, and the second section 122 is connected to the first contact portion 2221 close to the current output terminal 221a. This can reduce the flow path of the circuit, thereby reducing the heat generated by the first terminal 12 and the second terminal 22, and further reducing the overall temperature of the connector 100.

[0039] The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present application and are not intended to 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 applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A connector, characterized in that: include: A plug assembly, comprising a first housing and a first terminal disposed in the first housing, wherein the first terminal comprises a first section, a second section and a third section which are bent and connected in sequence, wherein the first section and the third section are respectively located on both sides of the second section, and an end of the first section away from the second section is a current input end; A socket assembly includes a second shell and a second terminal arranged in the second shell, the second terminal having a current output end, a first contact portion close to the current output end and a second contact portion away from the current output end, the second section of the first terminal abuts against the first contact portion, and the third section of the first terminal abuts against the second contact portion.

2. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first shell is provided with an inner groove and an outer groove, the inner groove is close to the center of the first shell, the outer groove is close to the edge of the first shell, the third section is penetrated through the inner groove, the second section is penetrated through the outer groove, and the current input end of the first section extends out of the first shell.

3. The connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: A transition portion is provided at the end of the third section away from the second section, and a filling portion is provided in the inner groove of the first shell, and the filling portion abuts against the transition portion.

4. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: A surface of the third section facing away from the second section is provided with a groove, and the groove is used to scrape away foreign matter on the surface of the second contact portion when the third section is plugged into the second contact portion.

5. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wall thickness of the second section is greater than or equal to the wall thickness of the third section.

6. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second shell is provided with a receiving cavity; The second terminal includes a fixed section and a deformable section connected to each other, the fixed section is fixed to the second shell, the fixed section has the current output end, the deformable section is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the second section and the third section of the first terminal are both connected to the deformable section.

7. The connector according to claim 6, characterized in that: The deformation section and the second shell are spaced apart to form a gap, and the gap is used for the deformation section to deform in the receiving cavity.

8. The connector according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first contact portion located at the deformation section is provided with a first buckling portion, and the surface of the second section facing away from the third section is provided with a second buckling portion, and the first buckling portion is buckled and connected with the second buckling portion.

9. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are multiple first terminals, and the multiple first terminals are all arranged in the first housing; There are multiple second terminals, and the multiple second terminals are all arranged in the second housing. One first terminal is plugged into one second terminal correspondingly.

10. An electronic device, characterized in that: Comprising a connector as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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