Socket structure with plate spring type terminal

Abstract

The utility model relates to a socket structure with plate spring type terminals, which comprises an insulating seat, a conducting strip and one or more plate spring type terminals, and is characterized in that the insulating seat is provided with a slot and one or more pairs of clamping grooves arranged on two sides of the slot; the conducting strip is accommodated in the insulating seat, the conducting strip is provided with two support arms which are arranged in the slot in a penetrating manner, and the two support arms are provided with two opposite inner side walls; one side of the plate spring type terminal extends to form one or more pairs of clamping tenons, the other side of the plate spring type terminal extends to form a plurality of terminals, the clamping tenons are clamped in the clamping grooves, and the plurality of terminals are arranged corresponding to the two inner side walls. Therefore, the manufacturing and assembling cost of the socket structure is saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a connector structure, and in particular to a socket structure with a leaf spring type terminal. Background Art

[0002] High-current connectors are typically installed inside terminal blocks and are used to connect a power bus bar of network energy equipment, cell base stations, servers, Internet devices, or industrial power distribution equipment to a circuit board.

[0003] Traditional high-current connectors mainly include a female component installed inside a terminal block and a male terminal that docks with the female component. The female component includes a conductive sheet and a leaf spring-type terminal. The conductive sheet is fixed inside the terminal block and has two opposing arms extending therefrom. The leaf spring-type terminal is installed on the arm. When the male terminal is plugged into the terminal block, it will be clamped by the leaf spring-type terminal and electrically connected.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned installation sequence is as follows: the leaf spring type terminal must first be fixed to the conductive sheet, and then the combined conductive sheet and leaf spring type terminal must be installed inside the terminal block. Therefore, the leaf spring type terminal must match the dimensions of both the conductive sheet and the terminal block, resulting in higher tolerance and assembly quality requirements for the leaf spring type terminal, thereby increasing manufacturing and assembly costs.

[0005] In view of this, the present inventor has conducted intensive research on the above-mentioned prior art and applied theoretical knowledge to try his best to solve the above-mentioned problems, which has become the goal of the present inventor's improvement. Utility Model Content

[0006] The utility model provides a socket structure with a leaf spring type terminal, which is directly fixed on an insulating base by using the leaf spring type terminal. The size of the leaf spring type terminal only needs to match the insulating base and does not need to be made with a conductive sheet, thereby saving the manufacturing and assembly costs of the socket structure.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a socket structure with a leaf spring type terminal, comprising: an insulating seat, provided with a slot and at least a pair of slots arranged on both sides of the slot; a conductive sheet, accommodated inside the insulating seat, the conductive sheet having two arms passing through the slot, the two arms having two opposing inner side walls; and at least one leaf spring type terminal, one side of which has at least a pair of tenons extending therefrom and the other side of which has a plurality of terminals extending therefrom, each of the tenons being engaged with each of the slots, and the plurality of terminals being arranged corresponding to the two inner side walls.

[0008] Based on the above, the leaf spring type terminal is engaged with the slot of the insulating base through a tenon, so that the leaf spring type terminal is directly fixed to the insulating base. Compared with the conventional method, which requires first fixing the leaf spring type terminal to the conductive sheet and then installing the combined conductive sheet and leaf spring type terminal inside the insulating base, the present invention omits the assembly step of fixing the leaf spring type terminal to the conductive sheet, so that the size of the leaf spring type terminal only needs to match the insulating base and does not need to be manufactured with the conductive sheet. This can reduce the tolerance and assembly requirements of the leaf spring type terminal, thereby saving the manufacturing and assembly costs of the socket structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional combination diagram of the socket structure of the present utility model.

[0010] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional exploded view of the socket structure of the utility model.

[0011] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the leaf spring type terminal of the utility model.

[0012] Figure 4 It is a partially enlarged stereoscopic view of the socket structure of the utility model.

[0013] Figure 5 It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the socket structure of the present utility model.

[0014] Figure 6 It is another cross-sectional schematic diagram of the socket structure of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the socket structure of the utility model in use state.

[0016] Wherein, the reference numerals:

[0017] 10: Socket structure

[0018] 1: Insulation seat

[0019] 11: Slot

[0020] 12: Card slot

[0021] 121: Conical guide area

[0022] 122: Conical latch area

[0023] 13: front side wall

[0024] 14:Inner wall surface

[0025] 15: Depression groove

[0026] 2: Conductive sheet

[0027] 21: Arm

[0028] 22: Inner wall

[0029] 3: Leaf spring type terminal

[0030] 31: Upright piece

[0031] 32: tenon

[0032] 321: Conical block

[0033] 322: U-shaped bending section

[0034] 33:Terminal

[0035] 331: First V-shaped turning section

[0036] 332: Second V-shaped turning section

[0037] W1, W2: width

[0038] 100:Pale terminal DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The detailed description and technical contents of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0040] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 As shown, the present invention provides a socket structure with leaf spring type terminals. The socket structure 10 is a female socket of a high current connector. The socket structure 10 mainly includes an insulating seat 1, a conductive sheet 2 and one or more leaf spring type terminals 3.

[0041] like Figures 1 to 2 、 Figures 4 to 7 As shown, the insulating seat 1 of this embodiment is a terminal block body, but is not limited to this. The insulating seat 1 is provided with a slot 11 and one or more pairs of slots 12 arranged on both sides of the slot 11. Each slot 12 has a tapered guide area 121 and a tapered latch area 122. Each tapered guide area 121 gradually reduces its width W1 toward the direction approaching the tapered latch area 122, and each tapered latch area 122 gradually increases its width W2 toward the direction approaching the tapered guide area 121.

[0042] The detailed description is as follows: the insulating seat 1 has a front side wall 13, and the slot 11 is opened from the front side wall 13. The insulating seat 1 has two inner wall surfaces 14 formed on the left and right sides of the slot 11. The front side wall 13 and the two inner wall surfaces 14 are jointly recessed with two recessed grooves 15. The two recessed grooves 15 are arranged on both sides of the slot 11 and are connected to the slot 11. One or more pairs of card slots 12 are opened from the bottom walls of the two recessed grooves 15.

[0043] like Figure 2 、 Figures 5 to 7As shown, the conductive sheet 2 is U-shaped and is made of conductive metal materials such as copper. The conductive sheet 2 is accommodated inside the insulating base 1 and has two arms 21 passing through the slot 11. The two arms 21 have two opposite inner side walls 22.

[0044] like Figures 1 to 7 As shown, the number of leaf spring terminals 3 in this embodiment is two, but this is not limiting. Extending from one side of the two leaf spring terminals 3 is one or more pairs of latches 32, and extending from the other side are multiple terminals 33. One latch 32 of each pair extends from one leaf spring terminal 3, and the other latch 32 of each pair extends from the other leaf spring terminal 3. Each latch 32 has a tapered block 321 at its end. Each tapered block 321 can be inserted from each tapered guide area 121 and latched in each tapered latching area 122. The shapes of each tapered latching area 122 match those of each tapered block 321, so that each latch 32 is engaged with each latch slot 12. When the tapered block 321 moves toward the tapered guide area 121, it forms an interference fit with the tapered latching area 122, thereby preventing the tapered block 321 from separating from the tapered latching area 122.

[0045] In addition, multiple terminals 33 are arranged corresponding to the two inner walls 22 and are arranged horizontally parallel to each other. Each terminal 33 is bent to have one or more first V-shaped turning sections 331 that abut against the inner wall 22 of the conductive sheet 2 and one or more second V-shaped turning sections 332 with a bending direction opposite to the first V-shaped turning section 331.

[0046] As further described below, each leaf spring terminal 3 of this embodiment has an upright piece 31, and each latch 32 has a U-shaped bent section 322. The U-shaped bent section 322 and the plurality of terminals 33 extend from opposite sides of the upright piece 31, and each tapered latch block 321 is formed at the end of each U-shaped bent section 322.

[0047] In addition, in this embodiment, each leaf spring terminal 3 has two extending tenons 32 , but this is not limiting. Thus, the U-shaped bent sections 322 of the two tenons 32 and the plurality of terminals 33 extend from opposite sides of the upright piece 31 . A portion of one or more U-shaped bent sections 322 of each leaf spring terminal 3 passes through each tapered guide area 121 , and the remaining portion is accommodated in each recessed groove 15 .

[0048] Furthermore, the number of the slots 12 and the tenons 32 in this embodiment are two pairs, two of which are opened from the bottom wall of one recessed groove 15, and the other two slots 12 are opened from the bottom wall of the other recessed groove 15, two of which are extended from one upright piece 31, and the other two tenons 32 are extended from the other upright piece 31.

[0049] like Figures 2 to 7As shown, the socket structure 10 of the present invention is in use. It utilizes the leaf spring terminal 3 to engage with the slot 12 of the insulating base 1 via the tenon 32, so that the leaf spring terminal 3 is directly fixed to the insulating base 1. Compared with the conventional method, which requires first fixing the leaf spring terminal to the conductive sheet and then installing the combined conductive sheet and leaf spring terminal inside the insulating base, the present invention omits the assembly step of fixing the leaf spring terminal to the conductive sheet. Therefore, the size of the leaf spring terminal 3 only needs to be manufactured to match the insulating base 1, and does not need to match the conductive sheet 2. This can further reduce the tolerance and assembly requirements of the leaf spring terminal 3, thereby saving the manufacturing and assembly costs of the socket structure 10 and making the socket structure 10 convenient and quick to install.

[0050] In addition, the socket structure 10 of this embodiment is a female socket of a high-current connector, which is used to connect with a male terminal 100. When the male terminal 100 is inserted into the slot 11, it can press against the second V-shaped turning section 332 of the multiple terminals 33, so that the male terminal 100 and the two arms 21 of the conductive sheet 2 are electrically connected to each other through the multiple terminals 33, and the multiple contacts of the multiple terminals 33 have excellent conductive effects.

[0051] In summary, the socket structure with leaf spring terminals of the present invention can indeed achieve its intended purpose and resolve known deficiencies. It also possesses practicality, novelty, and inventiveness, fully meeting the patent application requirements. Therefore, an application is filed in accordance with the Patent Law to protect the inventor's rights.

Claims

1. A socket structure with leaf spring type terminals, characterized in that: include: An insulating seat having a slot and at least a pair of slots disposed on both sides of the slot; a conductive sheet accommodated in the insulating seat, the conductive sheet having two arms passing through the slots, the two arms having two opposing inner side walls; and At least one leaf spring type terminal has at least one pair of tenons extending from one side and multiple terminals extending from the other side, each tenon is engaged with each slot, and the multiple terminals are arranged corresponding to the two inner side walls.

2. The socket structure with leaf spring type terminals according to claim 1, wherein: Each of the clamping slots has a tapered guide area and a tapered clamping area, and each of the tenon ends has a tapered clamping block that can be inserted from the tapered guide area and clamped in the tapered clamping area.

3. The socket structure with leaf spring type terminals according to claim 2, wherein: The width of each tapered guide area gradually decreases as it approaches the tapered latching area, and the width of each tapered latching area gradually increases as it approaches the tapered guide area. The shape of each tapered latching area matches that of each tapered latching block.

4. The socket structure with leaf spring type terminals according to claim 2, wherein: There are two leaf spring type terminals, each of which has a vertical piece, and each of the tenons has a U-shaped bending section. The U-shaped bending section and the multiple terminals extend from the two sides opposite to the vertical piece, and each of the conical clamping blocks is formed at the end of each of the U-shaped bending sections.

5. The socket structure with leaf spring type terminals according to claim 4, wherein: The insulating seat has a front side wall, the slot is opened from the front side wall, the insulating seat has two inner wall surfaces formed on the left and right sides inside the slot, the front side wall and the two inner wall surfaces are jointly recessed with two recessed grooves, the at least one pair of locking grooves is opened from the bottom walls of the two recessed grooves, a portion of the at least one U-shaped bent section of each of the leaf spring type terminals is passed through each of the tapered guide areas and the remaining portion is accommodated in each of the recessed grooves.

6. The socket structure with leaf spring type terminals according to claim 5, wherein: There are two pairs of slots and tenons, two of which are opened from the bottom wall of one of the recessed grooves, and the other two slots are opened from the bottom wall of the other recessed groove. Two of the tenons extend from one of the upright pieces, and the other two tenons extend from the other upright piece.

7. The socket structure with leaf spring type terminals according to claim 1, wherein: The terminals are arranged in parallel with each other in a transverse direction. Each terminal is bent to have at least one first V-shaped turning section contacting the inner side wall of the conductive sheet and at least one second V-shaped turning section with a bending direction opposite to the first V-shaped turning section.

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