Communication module, communication connector and communication equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses a communication module, a communication connector and communication equipment, relates to the technical field of communication, and provides the communication module which is connected with a connecting slot of the communication connector, and the connecting slot is in an inverted hexagonal trapezoid shape; the communication module comprises a circuit board, and one end of the circuit board is provided with an interface. The interface is an inverted trapezoid with a wide upper part and a narrow lower part; and the interface width of the interface is smaller than the slot width of the connecting slot, so that the improved interface cannot be inserted into a conventional connector, and a power supply system at a communication equipment end is protected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication module, a communication connector and a communication device. Background Art

[0002] The 5G wireless communication module is connected to the communication equipment through a connector, and can meet the communication requirements of the communication equipment such as high speed, high power, and multi-band combination. Therefore, its corresponding power consumption and power supply requirements are also high.

[0003] The power supply requirement of conventional 5G wireless communication modules generally reaches 3.5A, but the maximum power supply energy of conventional connectors can only reach 2.5A. Therefore, if a conventional 5G wireless communication module is directly inserted into a conventional connector, the communication equipment will trigger the power protection and enter the shutdown state. In severe cases, power overload will occur and damage the power system of the communication equipment. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of this application is to propose a communication module, a communication connector and a communication device, aiming to avoid the technical problem of abnormal communication equipment caused by directly inserting a conventional 5G wireless communication module into a conventional connector.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the communication module proposed in this application is connected to a connection slot of a communication connector, and the connection slot is in the shape of an inverted hexagonal trapezoid;

[0006] The communication module includes a circuit board, one end of which is provided with an interface;

[0007] The interface is an inverted trapezoid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom;

[0008] The interface width of the connector is smaller than the slot width of the connection slot.

[0009] In one embodiment, the shoulders of the interface are greater than a preset interface shoulder angle.

[0010] In one embodiment, a gold finger group is provided on the interface, a device installation area is provided on the circuit board, one end of the device installation area is close to the gold finger group, and the gap width between one end of the device installation area and the gold finger group is smaller than the first preset gap width.

[0011] In one embodiment, a radio frequency antenna connection socket is provided at the other end of the circuit board;

[0012] The other end of the device installation area is close to the radio frequency antenna connection seat, and the gap width between the other end of the device installation area and the radio frequency antenna connection seat is smaller than the second preset gap width;

[0013] The second preset gap width is smaller than the first preset gap width.

[0014] In one embodiment, a bayonet is provided on the interface, and the bayonet is close to the inner side wall of the device installation area and abuts against one end of the device installation area.

[0015] The present application also proposes a communication connector, which is connected to the interface of the communication module as described above, and the interface is an inverted trapezoidal shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom;

[0016] One end of the communication connector forms a connection slot for inserting the interface, and the inner contour of the connection slot is an inverted hexagonal trapezoid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom;

[0017] The slot width of the connection slot is larger than the interface width of the connector.

[0018] In one embodiment, an angle of one inner top corner of the connecting slot and an angle of another inner top corner of the connecting slot are equal to an angle of both shoulders of the interface.

[0019] In one embodiment, the slot depth of the connecting slot is greater than the preset slot depth;

[0020] A clamping post is provided in the connecting slot, and the length of the clamping post is consistent with the depth of the slot.

[0021] In one embodiment, a conductive strip group is provided in the connection slot;

[0022] The width of the gap between a side edge of the conductive strip group and a side wall of the connecting slot is greater than a third preset gap width;

[0023] The width of a gap between another side edge of the conductive strip group and another side wall of the connecting slot is greater than a third predetermined gap width.

[0024] The present application also provides a communication device, which includes the communication connector described above, which is connected to the interface of the communication module described above, and the interface is an inverted trapezoidal shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom;

[0025] One end of the communication connector forms a connection slot for inserting the interface, and the inner contour of the connection slot is an inverted hexagonal trapezoid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom;

[0026] The slot width of the connection slot is larger than the interface width of the connector.

[0027] A communication module is proposed. This application restricts the interface of a conventional 5G wireless communication module and improves the rectangular interface of the conventional 5G wireless communication module into an inverted trapezoidal interface that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. Since the connection slot of the conventional connector is rectangular, when the improved interface is inserted into the conventional connector, the side of the connection slot of the conventional connector will abut against the side of the improved interface, making it impossible for the improved interface to be inserted into the conventional connector, thereby protecting the power supply system of the communication device. At the same time, a communication connector that can be compatible with the communication module of this application is designed. The power supply energy of the communication connector can meet the power supply requirements of the conventional 5G wireless communication module. Therefore, in order to enable the improved interface to be connected to the communication connector, this application improves the rectangular connection slot of the conventional communication connector into an inverted hexagonal trapezoid, and the slot width of the improved connection slot is greater than the interface width of the improved interface, so that the improved interface can be normally inserted into the improved connection slot, thereby achieving the protection of the power supply system of the communication device while ensuring the normal access of the 5G wireless communication module. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0029] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the communication module provided in this application;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the communication module;

[0031] Figure 2 (1) is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a conventional communication module;

[0032] Figure 2 (2) is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the communication module provided by this application;

[0033] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the communication module provided in this application;

[0034] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a conventional communication module.

[0035] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0036] 10. Interface; 20. Interface shoulders; 30. Gold finger assembly; 40. Device mounting area; 50. RF antenna connection socket; 60. Bayonet;

[0037] 70. Connecting slot; 801. One inner top corner; 802. Another inner top corner; 90. Clamping post; 100. Conductive strip assembly.

[0038] The realization of the objectives, functional features and advantages of this application will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0040] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present application involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0041] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present application, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited to "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In addition, if "and / or" or "and / or" appears in the full text, its meaning includes three parallel schemes. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes scheme A, or scheme B, or a scheme in which A and B are satisfied at the same time. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement it. When the combination of technical solutions is mutually contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by this application.

[0042] The power supply requirement of conventional 5G wireless communication modules generally reaches 3.5A, but the maximum power supply energy of conventional connectors can only reach 2.5A. Therefore, if a conventional 5G wireless communication module is directly inserted into a conventional connector, the communication equipment will trigger the power protection and enter the shutdown state. In severe cases, power overload will occur and damage the power system of the communication equipment.

[0043] To resolve the above issues, please refer to Figure 1The present application proposes a communication module, which is connected to a connection slot 70 of a communication connector, and the connection slot 70 is an inverted hexagonal trapezoid; the communication module includes a circuit board, and an interface 10 is provided at one end of the circuit board; the interface 10 is an inverted trapezoid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom; the interface width of the interface 10 is smaller than the slot width of the connection slot 70.

[0044] See Figure 2 As can be seen from (1), the interface of a conventional 5G wireless communication module (hereinafter referred to as a conventional interface) is a rectangular interface with the same width at the top and bottom, that is, a conventional interface shape. The conventional interface can be connected to a conventional connector, causing damage to the power system of the communication device to which the conventional connector is connected.

[0045] Therefore, in order to avoid the abnormal phenomenon of communication equipment caused by directly inserting the communication module capable of realizing 5G wireless communication into the conventional connector, this embodiment proposes Figure 2 (1) The conventional interface shown is improved, specifically: the interface shape of the conventional interface is improved, and it is changed from Figure 2 (1) The rectangular interface with the same width at the top and bottom is changed to Figure 1 The inverted trapezoidal interface shown in the figure is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The interface 10 proposed in this embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the new interface 10) is significantly wider than the conventional interface in width at the top. Because the connection slot of the conventional connector is rectangular, when the new interface 10 is inserted into the conventional connector, the connection slot of the conventional connector (i.e. Figure 4 The side of the connector 70' will abut against the side of the new interface 10, making it impossible to insert the new interface 10 into a conventional connector, thereby protecting the power supply system of the communication device. In other words, this embodiment restricts the interface 10 of the communication module so that it cannot be normally inserted into a conventional connector.

[0046] At the same time, a communication connector that can be compatible with the communication module proposed in this embodiment is also proposed. The power supply capacity of the communication connector is configured to meet the power supply requirements of the 5G wireless communication module. Therefore, the communication module for 5G wireless communication can be inserted into the communication connector proposed in this embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the new connection slot 70), which can avoid abnormal power supply of the communication equipment.

[0047] In order to enable the new interface 10 to be normally inserted into the new connection slot 70, the new connection slot 70 of the communication connector proposed in this embodiment is in the shape of an inverted hexagonal trapezoid, and the slot width of the new connection slot 70 is greater than the interface width of the new interface 10, so that the new interface 10 can be normally inserted into the new connection slot 70 without being blocked by the side of the new connection slot 70, so that the communication module that can realize 5G wireless communication can only be connected to the communication equipment through a communication connector that can meet its functional requirements, effectively protecting the power system on the communication equipment side.

[0048] Furthermore, the shoulders 20 of the interface 10 are greater than a preset interface shoulder angle.

[0049] See Figure 1 It can be seen that the shoulders 20 of the new interface 10 in this embodiment are designed at a 140-degree angle, so that the two sides of the new interface 10 can abut against the sides of the slot of the conventional connector, restricting the new interface 10 from being inserted into the conventional connector.

[0050] It should be noted that the preset interface shoulder angle in this embodiment is the interface shoulder angle of a conventional interface, that is, Figure 2 (1) is 90°, so in actual application, the shoulders of the interface 10 are not necessarily limited to 140 degrees, as long as they are greater than the preset interface shoulder angle so that the two sides of the interface 10 can be against the sides of the slot of the conventional connector.

[0051] Furthermore, a gold finger group 30 is provided on the interface 10, and a device mounting area 40 is provided on the circuit board. One end of the device mounting area 40 is close to the gold finger group 30, and the gap width between one end of the device mounting area 40 and the gold finger group 30 is smaller than the first preset gap width.

[0052] It should be noted that the functions and performance of communication modules that can meet 5G wireless communications are mostly more than / higher than those of wireless communication modules below 5G. Therefore, in order to maintain the external dimensions of the communication module unchanged and avoid increased device costs, the layout area of ​​the device installation area 40 of the communication module is increased to meet the placement of more functional chips and signal isolation requirements. This embodiment proposes to optimize the device installation area of ​​the conventional 5G wireless communication module.

[0053] See Figure 2 Taking the 52*30mm communication module as an example, in this embodiment, one end of the device installation area 40 is extended downward to make it as close as possible to the gold finger group 30 on the new interface 10. Figure 2 (2) The communication module and Figure 2 (1) As can be seen from the conventional communication module shown in FIG. 1 , the gap width between one end of the device installation area 40 and the gold finger group 30 of the improved embodiment is smaller than the device installation area of ​​the conventional communication module (i.e. Figure 2 40') and one end of the gold finger group (ie Figure 2 The first preset gap width between 30') in the device installation area of ​​this embodiment, that is, one end of the device installation area of ​​this embodiment has an additional black oblique line area than one end of the device installation area 4 of the conventional communication module, thereby increasing the layout area of ​​the device installation area 40 without affecting the function of the gold finger group.

[0054] Furthermore, an RF antenna connection seat 50 is provided at the other end of the circuit board; the other end of the device mounting area 40 is close to the RF antenna connection seat 50, and the gap width between the other end of the device mounting area 40 and the RF antenna connection seat 50 is smaller than the second preset gap width; wherein the second preset gap width is smaller than the first preset gap width.

[0055] See Figure 2 , still taking the 52*30mm communication module as an example, in this embodiment, the other end of the device installation area 40 is extended upward to make it as close as possible to the RF antenna connection seat 50. Figure 2 (2) The communication module and Figure 2 As can be seen from the conventional communication module shown in (1), the gap width between the other end of the device installation area 40 of the improved embodiment and the RF antenna connection seat 50 is smaller than the gap width between the other end of the device installation area of ​​the conventional communication module and the RF antenna connection seat (i.e. Figure 2 The second preset gap width between 50' in the figure, that is, the other end of the device installation area 40 of this embodiment has an additional black oblique line area than the other end of the device installation area of ​​the conventional communication module, thereby increasing the layout area of ​​the device installation area 40 without affecting the function of the RF antenna connection seat 50.

[0056] Compared with the device installation area of ​​a conventional communication module, the device installation area 40 optimized in this embodiment has an area available for placement of components increased by about 4.5%.

[0057] Furthermore, a bayonet 60 is provided on the interface 10 , and the bayonet 60 is close to the inner side wall of the device installation area 40 and abuts against one end of the device installation area 40 .

[0058] Also, see Figure 1 It can be seen that the inner side wall of the bayonet 60 on the novel interface 10 in this embodiment abuts against one end of the device mounting area 40, and Figure 2The arched bayonet on the conventional interface does not abut one end of its device installation area. The reason is that in addition to the fact that one end of the device installation area 40 in this embodiment extends downward, the length of the new interface 10 in this embodiment is shortened relative to the length of the conventional interface. The bayonet 60 is conducive to the new interface 10 being inserted into the new connection slot 70, so that it can firmly clamp the card column 90 in the new connection slot 70, thereby avoiding loose connection caused by the shortening of the interface length.

[0059] The technical solution of the present application proposes a communication module, which restricts the interface of the conventional 5G wireless communication module and improves the rectangular interface of the conventional 5G wireless communication module into an inverted trapezoidal interface that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. Because the connection slot of the conventional connector is rectangular, when the improved interface is inserted into the conventional connector, the side of the connection slot of the conventional connector will be against the side of the improved interface, making it impossible for the improved interface to be inserted into the conventional connector, thereby protecting the power supply system of the communication device. At the same time, a communication connector that can be compatible with the communication module of the present application is designed. The power supply energy of the communication connector can meet the power supply requirements of the conventional 5G wireless communication module. Therefore, in order to enable the improved interface to be connected to the communication connector, the present application improves the rectangular connection slot of the conventional communication connector into an inverted hexagonal trapezoid, and the slot width of the improved connection slot is greater than the interface width of the improved interface, so that the improved interface can be normally inserted into the improved connection slot, achieving the goal of protecting the power supply system of the communication device while ensuring the normal access of the 5G wireless communication module.

[0060] The present application also proposes a communication connector, which is connected to the interface of the communication module as described above. Figure 3 The communication connector is provided with a connection slot 70 , the inner contour of which is an inverted hexagonal trapezoid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom; the slot width of the connection slot 70 is greater than the interface width of the interface 10 .

[0061] See Figure 4 It can be seen that the inner contour of the connection slot of a conventional connector (hereinafter referred to as the conventional connection slot) is a rectangle with consistent width at the top and bottom, that is, a conventional slot shape. The conventional connection slot can be inserted into a conventional interface, causing damage to the power system of the communication equipment to which the conventional connector is connected.

[0062] Therefore, in order to avoid the abnormal phenomenon of communication equipment caused by directly inserting the communication module capable of realizing 5G wireless communication into the conventional connector, this embodiment proposes Figure 4The conventional connector shown in the embodiment is improved, specifically: the power supply capacity of the communication connector proposed in this embodiment is configured to meet the power supply requirements of the 5G wireless communication module, so that the communication module of 5G wireless communication can be inserted into the communication connector proposed in this embodiment, which can avoid abnormal power supply of the communication equipment.

[0063] At the same time, the inner contour shape of the conventional connection slot is improved, and it is changed from Figure 4 The rectangular slots with upper and lower width suppression are changed to Figure 3 The inverted hexagonal trapezoidal slot shown in the figure is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The connection slot 70 proposed in this embodiment is significantly wider than the conventional connection slot. Therefore, the new connection slot 70 can not only meet the requirements of Figure 1 The insertion of the new interface 10 shown is also compatible with Figure 2 The conventional interface shown in (1) avoids the high application limitation of an interface that can only be inserted into a single interface shape.

[0064] Furthermore, the angle of one inner top corner 801 of the connecting slot 70 and the angle of the other inner top corner 802 of the connecting slot 70 are equal to the angle of the interface shoulder of the interface 10. Figure 3 It can be seen that one inner top corner 801 and the other inner top corner 802 of the new connection slot 70 in this embodiment are designed at a 140-degree angle, so that the inner contour of the new connection slot 70 can fit with the interface shoulders 20 of the new interface 10.

[0065] It should be noted that, in actual application, the angle of one inner top angle 801 and the angle of the other inner top angle 802 are adjusted accordingly according to the angles of the shoulders of the interface.

[0066] Furthermore, the slot depth of the connecting slot 70 is greater than the preset slot depth; a clamping column 90 is provided in the connecting slot 70, and the length of the clamping column 90 is consistent with the slot depth.

[0067] The depth of the new connection slot 70 in this embodiment is greater than Figure 4 The preset slot depth of the conventional connection slot shown is intended to extend the clamping column 90 provided in the new connection slot 70 so that the clamping column 90 can be firmly clamped on the bayonet 60 of the inserted new interface 10 to prevent the connection from loosening.

[0068] like Figure 4 The card post 90' in the conventional connection slot shown is too short. If the card post is not extended while the interface length of the new interface 10 is shortened, when the new interface 10 is inserted into the new connection slot 70, the contact area between the card post and the card socket will be insufficient, causing the connection to become loose, thereby affecting the stability of the operation of the communication device.

[0069] At the same time, the deepening of the slot depth can also better compatibility with Figure 2 The conventional interface shown avoids loose connection caused by the mismatch between the interface shape of the conventional interface and the inner contour shape of the novel connection slot 70 .

[0070] Furthermore, a conductive strip assembly 100 is disposed in the connection slot 70 ; a gap width between one side of the conductive strip assembly 100 and a side wall of the connection slot 70 is greater than a third predetermined gap width; and a gap width between another side of the conductive strip assembly 100 and another side wall of the connection slot 70 is greater than the third predetermined gap width.

[0071] The conductive strip group 100 provided in the novel connection slot 70 is used to contact the gold finger group 30 on the novel interface 10 to achieve a communication effect.

[0072] contrast Figure 3 The new connection slot 70 and Figure 4 As can be seen from the conventional connection slot shown, the gap width between one side of the conductive strip group 100 in the novel connection slot 70 and one side wall of the novel connection slot 70 is greater than the gap width between the conductive strip group 100 in the conventional connection slot (ie Figure 4 The width of the gap between the other side of the conductive strip group 100 in the novel connection slot 70 and the other side wall of the novel connection slot 70 is greater than the third preset gap width between the other side of the conductive strip group in the conventional connection slot and the other side wall of the conventional connection slot. In this way, the inner contour width of the novel connection slot 70 is widened without changing the overall size of the connector to achieve compatibility with the novel interface 10 and the conventional interface, thereby avoiding practical application limitations.

[0073] It should be noted that one side of the conductive strip group and one side of the connecting slot in this embodiment are Figure 3 and Figure 4 Take the left side as an example, the other side of the conductive strip group and the other side of the connecting slot are Figure 3 and Figure 4 Take the right side shown as an example.

[0074] The present application also proposes a communication device, characterized in that the communication device includes the above communication connector, which is connected to the interface 10 of the above communication module, and the interface 10 is an inverted trapezoidal shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom;

[0075] One end of the communication connector forms a connection slot 70, which is used to insert the interface 10. The inner contour of the connection slot 70 is an inverted hexagonal trapezoid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

[0076] The slot width of the connecting slot 70 is greater than the interface width of the interface 10 .

[0077] The above description is only part of the embodiments of the present application and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. All equivalent structural transformations made by using the contents of the present application specification and drawings under the technical concept of the present application, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A communication module, characterized in that: The communication module is connected to a connection slot of a communication connector, and the connection slot is in the shape of an inverted hexagonal trapezoid; The communication module includes a circuit board, and an interface is provided at one end of the circuit board; The interface is an inverted trapezoid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom; The interface width of the interface is smaller than the slot width of the connecting slot.

2. The communication module according to claim 1, wherein: The shoulders of the interface are greater than a preset interface shoulder angle.

3. The communication module according to claim 2, wherein: A gold finger group is provided on the interface, a device installation area is provided on the circuit board, one end of the device installation area is close to the gold finger group, and the gap width between one end of the device installation area and the gold finger group is smaller than a first preset gap width.

4. The communication module according to claim 3, wherein: The other end of the circuit board is provided with a radio frequency antenna connection seat; The other end of the device installation area is close to the radio frequency antenna connection seat, and the gap width between the other end of the device installation area and the radio frequency antenna connection seat is smaller than a second preset gap width; Wherein, the second preset gap width is smaller than the first preset gap width.

5. The communication module according to claim 4, wherein: A bayonet is provided on the interface, and the bayonet is close to the inner side wall of the device installation area and abuts against one end of the device installation area.

6. A communication connector, characterized in that: The communication connector is connected to the interface of the communication module according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the interface is an inverted trapezoidal shape that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom; One end of the communication connector forms a connection slot, the connection slot is used to insert the interface, and the inner contour of the connection slot is an inverted hexagonal trapezoid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom; The slot width of the connecting slot is greater than the interface width of the interface.

7. The communication connector according to claim 6, wherein: The angle of one inner top angle of the connecting slot and the angle of the other inner top angle of the connecting slot are equal to the angle of the interface shoulders of the interface.

8. The communication connector according to claim 7, wherein: The slot depth of the connecting slot is greater than the preset slot depth; A clamping column is provided in the connecting slot, and the length of the clamping column is consistent with the depth of the slot.

9. The communication connector according to claim 8, wherein: A conductive strip group is provided in the connection slot; The width of the gap between a side edge of the conductive strip group and a side wall of the connecting slot is greater than a third preset gap width; A gap width between another side edge of the conductive strip group and another side wall of the connecting slot is greater than the third preset gap width.

10. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device comprises the communication connector according to any one of claims 6 to 9.

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