Connector joint and data line

Abstract

The utility model provides a connector joint and a data line. The connector joint comprises a shell, a circuit board and an insulating part. The shell is provided with a mounting cavity and a window. The inner wall of the mounting cavity is provided with a first limiting part. And the circuit board extends into the mounting cavity. The insulating part is filled between the shell and the circuit board to limit the position of the circuit board relative to the shell; the insulating part is provided with a second limiting part and an avoiding hole communicated with the window; and the second limiting part is in limiting fit with the first limiting part to limit the position of the insulating part relative to the shell. The space between the shell and the circuit board is filled with the insulating part to limit the position of the circuit board relative to the shell, and meanwhile, the insulating part is directly connected to the shell through limiting cooperation of the first limiting part and the second limiting part, so that the connection strength between the shell and the insulating part is improved, and it is guaranteed that the shell is not prone to falling off in the plug-in cooperation process of the shell and the interface. The connector joint does not loosen, and the reliability of the connector joint and the data line is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of data cables, and particularly to a connector joint and a data cable. Background Art

[0002] In the existing (Apple) Lighting joint solution, the gap between the metal shell and the PCB board is filled by plastic injection molding. However, during the use of the Lighting joint, it is prone to looseness, resulting in poor contact between the joint contacts and the contacts of the interface to be plugged, affecting the power-on effect. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] Based on this, in view of the problem that the existing Lighting joint is prone to looseness during use, resulting in poor contact between the joint contacts and the contacts of the interface to be plugged, affecting the power-on effect, it is necessary to provide a connector joint and a data cable.

[0004] The technical solution is as follows:

[0005] On the one hand, a connector joint is provided, including:

[0006] A shell, the shell is provided with an installation cavity and a window communicating with the installation cavity. One side of the installation cavity extends to one end of the shell to form an installation opening, and the inner wall of the installation cavity is provided with a first limiting portion;

[0007] A circuit board, the circuit board extends into the installation cavity through the installation opening; contacts are provided on the circuit board;

[0008] An insulating member, the insulating member is filled between the shell and the circuit board to limit the position of the circuit board relative to the shell; the insulating member is provided with a second limiting portion and an avoidance hole communicating with the window; the second limiting portion and the first limiting portion are in limiting cooperation to limit the position of the insulating member relative to the shell; the contacts pass through the avoidance hole.

[0009] The technical solution is further described below:

[0010] In one embodiment, the inner wall of the installation cavity on the side away from the installation opening is set as an inner top surface, and the first limiting portion is arranged on the inner top surface.

[0011] In one embodiment, one of the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion is set as a limiting protrusion, and the other is set as a limiting groove. There is at least one limiting protrusion and at least one limiting groove, and each limiting protrusion and each limiting groove are in corresponding limiting cooperation.

[0012] In one embodiment, the insulating member is further provided with a stop portion, the stop portion and the second limiting portion are located on the same side of the insulating member, and the stop portion is in abutting cooperation with the inner top surface.

[0013] In one embodiment, the second limiting portions are provided in two, the two second limiting portions are spaced apart, and the stop portion is located between the two second limiting portions.

[0014] In one embodiment, the ends of the two second limiting portions away from each other respectively extend to opposite sides of the insulating member.

[0015] In one embodiment, the housing is further provided with a third limiting portion, the third limiting portion and the mounting opening are located on the same side of the housing, the insulating member includes a first part and a second part connected to each other, the first part is filled between the housing and the circuit board and is provided with the second limiting portion, the second part is located outside the mounting cavity and is provided with a fourth limiting portion, and the fourth limiting portion is in limiting cooperation with the third limiting portion to limit the position of the second part relative to the housing.

[0016] In one embodiment, one of the third limiting portion and the fourth limiting portion is provided as a bayonet, and the other is provided as a tongue, and the number of both the bayonet and the tongue is at least one, and each tongue is in corresponding limiting cooperation with each bayonet.

[0017] In one embodiment, the first part includes two avoiding plates, the two avoiding plates are respectively located on opposite sides of the circuit board so as to be able to cooperate to clamp the circuit board; the two avoiding plates are both provided with avoiding holes, the insulating member further includes a connecting portion, one end of the connecting portion is connected to both the two avoiding plates, and the other end is connected to the second part, and the circuit board is provided with an avoiding groove, and the connecting portion is located in the avoiding groove.

[0018] On the other hand, a data cable is provided, including a cable body and the connector joint as described above, and the cable body is connected to the connector joint.

[0019] In the connector joint and the data cable in the above embodiments, while the insulating member is filled between the housing and the circuit board to limit the position of the circuit board relative to the housing, the insulating member is also directly connected to the housing through the limiting cooperation of the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion, so that the connection strength between the housing and the insulating member is increased, ensuring that during the process of the housing being plugged and matched with the interface, there will be no looseness among the housing, the insulating member and the circuit board, and further ensuring that the contacts on the circuit board can be stably and reliably electrically connected to the contacts in the interface, improving the reliability and power-on effect of the connector joint and the data cable. Description of the Drawings

[0020] The accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, are used to provide a further understanding of this application. The schematic embodiments of this application and their descriptions are used to explain this application and do not constitute an improper limitation to this application.

[0021] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of this application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a connector joint for an embodiment.

[0023] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 an exploded view of the connector joint.

[0024] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 a schematic structural diagram of the insulating part in

[0025] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of a data line for an embodiment.

[0026] Explanation of reference numerals:

[0027] 1. Data line; 10. Connector joint; 100. Outer shell; 110. Installation cavity; 111. Installation opening; 112. Inner top surface; 120. Window; 130. First limiting part; 140. Third limiting part; 200. Circuit board; 210. Contact; 220. Avoidance groove; 300. Insulating part; 310. Second limiting part; 320. Avoidance hole; 330. Stopping part; 340. First part; 341. Avoidance plate; 350. Second part; 360. Fourth limiting part; 370. Connecting part; 20. Wire body. Detailed implementation manners

[0028] To make the above objects, features, and advantages of this application more obvious and understandable, the following will describe the detailed implementation manners of this application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to fully understand this application. However, this application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein. Those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of this application. Therefore, this application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0029] As shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, in one embodiment, a connector joint 10 is provided, which includes a housing 100, a circuit board 200, and an insulating member 300. Among them, the housing 100 is provided with an installation cavity 110 and a window 120 communicating with the installation cavity 110. One side of the installation cavity 110 extends to one end of the housing 100 to form an installation opening 111, and a first limiting portion 130 is provided on the inner wall of the installation cavity 110. The circuit board 200 extends into the installation cavity 110 through the installation opening 111; the circuit board 200 is provided with contacts 210. The insulating member 300 is filled between the housing 100 and the circuit board 200 to limit the position of the circuit board 200 relative to the housing 100; the insulating member 300 is provided with a second limiting portion 310 and an avoidance hole 320 communicating with the window 120; the second limiting portion 310 and the first limiting portion 130 are in limiting cooperation to limit the position of the insulating member 300 relative to the housing 100; the contacts 210 pass through the avoidance hole 320.

[0030] In the connector joint 10 in the above embodiment, while the insulating member 300 is filled between the housing 100 and the circuit board 200 to limit the position of the circuit board 200 relative to the housing 100, it is also directly connected to the housing 100 through the limiting cooperation between the first limiting portion 130 and the second limiting portion 310, increasing the connection strength between the housing 100 and the insulating member 300, ensuring that during the process of the housing 100 being inserted and mated with the interface, there will be no looseness among the housing 100, the insulating member 300, and the circuit board 200, and further ensuring that the contacts 210 on the circuit board 200 can be stably and reliably electrically connected to the contacts in the interface, improving the reliability and power-on effect of the connector joint 10.

[0031] Specifically in this embodiment, the connector joint 10 is set as a lightning joint. The housing 100 can be set as a metal housing. There are two windows 120, and the two windows 120 are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the housing 100. A part of the circuit board 200 is located inside the installation cavity 110, and another part is located outside the installation cavity 110. The contacts 210 on the circuit board 200 pass through the avoidance hole 320 to expose the contacts 210. The insulating member 300 can be obtained by plastic injection molding after the circuit board 200 and the housing 100 are assembled. In other embodiments, the insulating member 300 can also be injection molded with black glue or other materials.

[0032] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, further, the inner wall on the side of the installation cavity 110 away from the installation opening 111 is set as an inner top surface 112, and the first limiting portion 130 is arranged on the inner top surface 112. In this way, it is ensured that the circuit board 200 will not interfere with the first limiting portion 130 during the process of extending into the installation cavity 110, improving the reliability of the connector joint 10.

[0033] In other embodiments, the first limiting portion 130 can also be installed on the inner wall of the side of the installation cavity 110 adjacent to the installation opening 111.

[0034] Wherein, the first limiting portion 130 and the second limiting portion 310 can be in limiting cooperation through plugging, clamping, hooking or other means. The numbers of the first limiting portion 130 and the second limiting portion 310 can be flexibly adjusted according to actual usage needs.

[0035] Such as Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, optionally, one of the first limiting portion 130 and the second limiting portion 310 is set as a limiting protrusion, and the other is set as a limiting card slot. There is at least one limiting protrusion and at least one limiting card slot, and each limiting protrusion and each limiting card slot are in corresponding limiting cooperation. In this way, the limiting protrusion can cooperate with the limiting card slot to limit the insulation part 300 from moving relative to the housing 100 in a direction perpendicular to the plugging direction, improving the reliability of the connector joint 10.

[0036] Wherein, the plugging direction refers to the direction in which the connector joint 10 is inserted into the interface, such as Figure 1 the direction shown as A in

[0037] Such as Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, in one embodiment, the insulation part 300 is further provided with a stop portion 330. The stop portion 330 and the second limiting portion 310 are located on the same side of the insulation part 300, and the stop portion 330 is in abutting cooperation with the inner top surface 112. In this way, by means of the abutting cooperation between the stop portion 330 and the inner top surface 112, the inner top surface 112 can stop the insulation part 300 and the circuit board 200 from moving in the plugging direction, improving the reliability of the connector joint 10.

[0038] Wherein, the stop portion 330 can be set as a stop post, a stop block, a stop surface or other stop structures.

[0039] Such as Figure 3 shown, further, the second limiting portion 310 is set as two, and the two second limiting portions 310 are arranged at intervals, and the stop portion 330 is located between the two second limiting portions 310. In this way, the stop portion 330 and the two second limiting portions 310 are centrally arranged, facilitating the injection molding of the insulation part 300.

[0040] Specifically in this embodiment, both of the two second limiting portions 310 are set as limiting card slots, and the stop portion 330 and the two second limiting portions 310 cooperate to form an H-shaped clamping structure.

[0041] Such as Figure 3As shown, optionally, one end of each of the two second limiting portions 310 away from each other extends to opposite sides of the insulating member 300. The contour shape of the first limiting portion 130 is adapted to the contour shape of the second limiting portion 310. In this way, a relatively large limiting area can be maintained between the first limiting portion 130 and the second limiting portion 310, increasing the connection strength between the housing 100 and the insulating member 300, ensuring that the housing 100, the insulating member 300, and the circuit board 200 do not become loose during the process of inserting the connector joint 10 into the interface, and improving the reliability of the connector joint 10. In addition, the two second limiting portions 310 respectively extend to opposite sides of the insulating member 300, which also facilitates the injection molding of the second limiting portions 310.

[0042] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, in one embodiment, the housing 100 further has a third limiting portion 140. The third limiting portion 140 and the mounting opening 111 are on the same side of the housing 100. The insulating member 300 includes a first part 340 and a second part 350 connected to each other. The first part 340 is filled between the housing 100 and the circuit board 200 and has the second limiting portion 310. The second part 350 is located outside the mounting cavity 110 and has a fourth limiting portion 360. The fourth limiting portion 360 and the third limiting portion 140 are in limiting cooperation to limit the position of the second part 350 relative to the housing 100. In this way, the number of contact surfaces between the insulating member 300 and the housing 100 increases, increasing the connection strength between the insulating member 300 and the housing 100, ensuring the firm connection between the housing 100, the insulating member 300, and the circuit board 200, and preventing the housing 100, the insulating member 300, and the circuit board 200 from becoming loose during the process of inserting the connector joint 10 into the interface, and improving the reliability of the connector joint 10.

[0043] Among them, the third limiting portion 140 and the fourth limiting portion 360 can be in limiting cooperation by means of plugging, clamping, hooking or other methods. The number of the third limiting portion 140 and the fourth limiting portion 360 can be flexibly adjusted according to actual use requirements.

[0044] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, optionally, one of the third limiting portion 140 and the fourth limiting portion 360 is set as a bayonet, and the other is set as a tongue. The number of both the bayonet and the tongue is at least one, and each tongue is in corresponding limiting cooperation with each bayonet.

[0045] Specifically in this embodiment, the number of bayonets is two. The two bayonets are respectively located on opposite sides of the mounting opening 111 and are both in corresponding communication with the mounting opening 111. The number of tongues is two. The two tongues are respectively located on opposite sides of the second part 350 and are in corresponding clamping and limiting cooperation with the two bayonets.

[0046] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, optionally, the first part 340 includes two relief plates 341; the two relief plates 341 are respectively located on opposite sides of the circuit board 200 to be able to cooperate to clamp the circuit board 200; the two relief plates 341 are both provided with relief holes 320, and the insulating member 300 further includes a connecting portion 370. One end of the connecting portion 370 is connected to both of the two relief plates 341, and the other end is connected to the second part 350. The circuit board 200 is provided with a relief groove 220, and the connecting portion 370 is located in the relief groove 220. In this way, the insulating member 300 can be connected to form a whole, and the circuit board 200 is limited on the housing 100, ensuring the insertion effect and power-on effect of the connector joint 10.

[0047] As Figure 4 shown, in one embodiment, a data cable 1 is provided, which includes a cable body 20 and the connector joint 10 in any of the above embodiments, and the cable body 20 is connected to the connector joint 10.

[0048] In the data cable 1 in the above embodiment, while the insulating member 300 is filled between the housing 100 and the circuit board 200 to limit the position of the circuit board 200 relative to the housing 100, it is also directly connected to the housing 100 through the limiting cooperation between the first limiting portion 130 and the second limiting portion 310, increasing the connection strength between the housing 100 and the insulating member 300, ensuring that during the process of the housing 100 being inserted and mated with the interface, there will be no looseness between the housing 100, the insulating member 300, and the circuit board 200, and further ensuring that the contacts 210 on the circuit board 200 can be stably and reliably electrically connected to the contacts 210 in the interface, improving the reliability and power-on effect of the data cable 1.

[0049] Specifically in this embodiment, one end of the cable body 20 is electrically connected to the connector joint 10, and the other end is used to be electrically connected to a power supply or an electronic device.

[0050] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that if there appear these terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., the orientation or positional relationship indicated by these terms is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is 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.

[0051] In addition, if the terms "first" and "second" appear, these terms are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of this application, if the term "a plurality of" appears, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0052] In this application, unless otherwise clearly stipulated and defined, if terms such as "installed", "connected", "joined", "fixed", etc. appear, these terms should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the communication inside two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0053] In this application, unless otherwise clearly stipulated and defined, if there is a description such as a first feature being "on" or "under" a second feature, its meaning may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "beneath" and "underneath" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.

[0054] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may also be an intermediate element. If an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time. If so, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "up", "down", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in this application are only for the purpose of illustration and do not represent the only implementation.

[0055] It should also be understood that when interpreting the connection relationship or position relationship of elements, although not explicitly described, the connection relationship and position relationship are interpreted to include an error range, and this error range should be within the acceptable deviation range of a specific value determined by those skilled in the art. For example, "about", "approximately" or "substantially" may mean within one or more standard deviations, which are not defined herein.

[0056] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope recorded in this specification.

[0057] The above embodiments only express several implementation manners of the present application. The description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as a limitation to the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A connector joint, characterized in that: include: A housing, wherein the housing is provided with a mounting cavity and a window communicating with the mounting cavity, one side of the mounting cavity extends to one end of the housing to form a mounting opening, and an inner wall of the mounting cavity is provided with a first limiting portion; A circuit board, the circuit board extends into the installation cavity through the installation opening, and the circuit board is provided with contacts; An insulating member is filled between the shell and the circuit board to limit the position of the circuit board relative to the shell; the insulating member is provided with a second limiting portion and an avoidance hole connected to the window; the second limiting portion cooperates with the first limiting portion to limit the position of the insulating member relative to the shell; the contact passes through the avoidance hole.

2. The connector joint according to claim 1, characterized in that: An inner wall of the installation cavity at a side away from the installation opening is arranged as an inner top surface, and the first limiting portion is arranged on the inner top surface.

3. The connector joint according to claim 2, characterized in that: One of the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion is configured as a limiting protrusion, and the other is configured as a limiting slot. There is at least one of the limiting protrusion and the limiting slot, and each limiting protrusion is correspondingly limited and matched with each limiting slot.

4. The connector joint according to claim 2, characterized in that: The insulating member is further provided with a stopper, the stopper and the second limiting portion are located on the same side of the insulating member, and the stopper is in abutment with the inner top surface.

5. The connector joint according to claim 4, characterized in that: There are two second limiting portions, the two second limiting portions are spaced apart from each other, and the stopper is located between the two second limiting portions.

6. The connector joint according to claim 5, characterized in that: Ends of the two second limiting portions that are away from each other extend to two opposite sides of the insulating component respectively.

7. The connector joint according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The shell is also provided with a third limiting portion, and the third limiting portion and the installation port are located on the same side of the shell. The insulating member includes a first part and a second part that are connected to each other. The first part is filled between the shell and the circuit board and is provided with the second limiting portion, and the second part is located outside the installation cavity and is provided with a fourth limiting portion. The fourth limiting portion cooperates with the third limiting portion to limit the position of the second part relative to the shell.

8. The connector joint according to claim 7, characterized in that: One of the third limiting portion and the fourth limiting portion is configured as a bayonet, and the other is configured as a protruding tongue. The number of each of the bayonet and the protruding tongue is at least one, and each of the protruding tongues is correspondingly limited and matched with each of the bayonet.

9. The connector joint according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first part includes two avoidance plates, which are respectively located on opposite sides of the circuit board so as to cooperate and clamp the circuit board; the two avoidance plates are both provided with the avoidance hole, and the insulating member also includes a connecting portion, one end of the connecting portion is connected to the two avoidance plates, and the other end is connected to the second part, the circuit board is provided with a avoidance groove, and the connecting portion is located in the avoidance groove.

10. A data line, characterized in that: It comprises a wire body and a connector joint as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the wire body is connected to the connector joint.

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